Advisory: the vehicle passedExhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases
DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 6.1.2 (a)
A small amount of exhaust gas is escaping from a joint, pipe or silencer. Exhaust parts rust from the inside, and a small leak is often where a larger hole later appears.
1 in 54of all MOTs note it
1 in 11failed on the same part at the next MOT
1 in 4had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory9%
All vehicles1%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 6.1.2 at the next MOT.
By age
0102030+ yrs
Highest at 20 years old: 5% of MOTs.
By mileage
0100k200k+ mi
Highest at 130k to 140k miles: 3% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Vauxhall TigraOther cars its age: 4 in 10014 in 100
SEAT ArosaOther cars its age: 5 in 10011 in 100
Volvo 900Other cars its age: 4 in 10011 in 100
Hyundai CoupeOther cars its age: 4 in 10010 in 100
Volkswagen FOXOther cars its age: 3 in 10010 in 100
Fiat Grande PuntoOther cars its age: 3 in 1009 in 100
Fiat PuntoOther cars its age: 3 in 1008 in 100
Fiat Grand PuntoOther cars its age: 3 in 1008 in 100
22 more models
Fiat BravoOther cars its age: 3 in 1008 in 100
Mazda 5Other cars its age: 3 in 1007 in 100
Vauxhall MerivaOther cars its age: 2 in 1007 in 100
Chrysler YpsilonOther cars its age: 1 in 1007 in 100
Chevrolet AveoOther cars its age: 2 in 1007 in 100
Chevrolet CaptivaOther cars its age: 2 in 1007 in 100
Vauxhall ZafiraOther cars its age: 2 in 1007 in 100
Ford KAOther cars its age: 2 in 1006 in 100
Fiat 500Other cars its age: 1 in 1006 in 100
Fiat PandaOther cars its age: 2 in 1005 in 100
Alfa Romeo MitoOther cars its age: 2 in 1005 in 100
Chevrolet CruzeOther cars its age: 2 in 1005 in 100
Fiat 500cOther cars its age: 1 in 1005 in 100
Vauxhall AstraOther cars its age: 2 in 1005 in 100
Vauxhall MokkaOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1004 in 100
Isuzu D-MAXOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1003 in 100
Peugeot 208Other cars its age: 0.9 in 1003 in 100
Peugeot HorizonOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1002 in 100
Ford EcosportOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1002 in 100
Vauxhall CrosslandOther cars its age: 0.2 in 1001 in 100
Abarth 595Other cars its age: 0.5 in 1001 in 100
Ford AlliedOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1000.7 in 100
Out of every 100 MOTs on each model. Models with 20,000 or more MOTs, well above other cars their age, highest first.
Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs,
20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its
retests count as one MOT.
About other vehicles, not a prediction for yours: for what to do,
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