Cars most likely to pass / fail MOT

[Smick]

Interesting stats on the best and worst performers at MOT for 2017.
Obviously there are other factors involved in how good a car is mechanically and how it's been looked after but nevertheless useful info to have when considering used car options.

The cars most likely to fail an MOT test revealed

MOT results sourced from the DVSA for 2017 has been used to list the 10 models in each vehicle category - from city cars to large SUVs - that had the highest and lowest pass rates.

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[warren]

I feel that would be more useful if they compared cars of similar age. Interesting read though, I'm just not shocked a 2014 911 is more likely to pass an MOT than my 2003 MX5 lol

 

[carmad.]

going by most off those lists ya get what ya pay for

 

[Gavlar]

Sports car category.....Vauxhall Tigra

Lol

 

[NI_Volvo_Nut]

Its nonsense! Its all about how a car is maintained. A Ford stored in a garage all its life and never used in the wet will pass MOT for many many years, the same car if kept outside will start to dissolve back into the ground after its 8th Birthday.
I've seen Ferrari's with worn rose joints (track rod ends) at 10k miles, I've seen Toyota's with original joints still in them at 120k

 

[Bryan]

Exactly. It's all relative.

 

[Coog]

Ka's were failing their first MOT's on rust

My grand parents one needed some welding at 4 years old

 

[A-ron]

Had to laugh at the Rover 600 being included in the highest fail rate within the executive segment - when is the last time you see one of those on the road? The data is obviously a bit skewed and not the fairest representation.

Interesting nonetheless..

 

[Boabybooster]

Ka's were failing their first MOT's on rust

My grand parents one needed some welding at 4 years old

With the topic title was going to suggest anything sold by you would be on the fail list.

 

[AMG]

I've seen Ferrari's with worn rose joints (track rod ends) at 10k miles, I've seen Toyota's with original joints still in them at 120k

Only I drive it myself, I wouldnt believe it, but I have a Peugeot Partner with 130k on it and it has never had a suspension component replaced yet!

 

[NI_Volvo_Nut]

Only I drive it myself, I wouldnt believe it, put I have a Peugeot Partner with 130k on it and it has never had a suspension component replaced yet!

And yet the number of those I failed with rear axle arms ready to fall off with less than 100k!

 

[andy9eleven]

This is what happens when people do FOI requests in areas they have little knowledge about!

 

['96dc2]

And yet the number of those I failed with rear axle arms ready to fall off with less than 100k!

And yet the number of arms that actually fall off or brake lines that explode are...

You can tell I have a retest soon and the examiner 1st time was a ****

 

[NI_Volvo_Nut]

Seen plenty of brake pipes blow off / burst

Even seen airbag on lorry's explode

 

[Mark_C]

The cars most likely to fail MOT are those not maintained correctly by their owners.

The cars most likely to pass are those kept to a high standard by their owners.

 

[Überdub]

Okay. Cars that went into production c.2010/11 are most likely to pass. Cars that went OUT of production c. 2007-ish are least likely to pass. I think I detect a "No sh1t Sherlock" trend here.

 

[stevieturbo]

What a dumb report.

So it's saying older cars are more likely to fail, and newer more likely to pass.

 

[Artoir]

Ka's were failing their first MOT's on rust

My grand parents one needed some welding at 4 years old

I watched one clip a postbox at about 3mph and the bumper fell clean off the front like it had been hanging on 2 nails the whole time. This was when they were fairly fresh too.

 

[Smick]

Agree it's obvious that the newer cars are more likely to pass than older ones. You could guess that without data.

I'd see the data as more useful pointing out older cars to perhaps avoid. 35-40% failures for some models is crazy! That figure isn't down to poor maintenance IMO that is more of an underlying trend of how that model holds up as it ages.

So if you have the choice between a 2005 Clio and a 2005 something else that's not on the list, probably good to have that bit of insight when weighing up options.