The exhaust hangs from the car on rubber mountings and brackets. The tester found one worn or broken, but the exhaust is still held securely.
1 in 136 of all MOTs note it 1 in 17 failed on the same part at the next MOT 1 in 4 had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory 6% All vehicles 1%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 6.1.2 at the next MOT.
By age
0 10 20 30+ yrs
Highest at 17 years old: 2% of MOTs.
By mileage
0 100k 200k+ mi
Highest at 120k to 130k miles: 1% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Citroen DS3Other cars its age: 0.7 in 100 10 in 100 Peugeot 208Other cars its age: 0.4 in 100 7 in 100 Peugeot 207Other cars its age: 1 in 100 7 in 100 Vauxhall SignumOther cars its age: 1 in 100 6 in 100 Citroen C3Other cars its age: 0.7 in 100 6 in 100 Talbot ExpressOther cars its age: 0.9 in 100 6 in 100 Peugeot 2008Other cars its age: 0.3 in 100 6 in 100 DS DS3Other cars its age: 0.3 in 100 6 in 100
22 more models
Suzuki Wagon-ROther cars its age: 1 in 100 5 in 100 Mitsubishi SpaceOther cars its age: 1 in 100 5 in 100 Alfa Romeo GTOther cars its age: 1 in 100 5 in 100 Vauxhall VectraOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Vauxhall CrosslandOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 4 in 100 Alfa Romeo 147Other cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Chevrolet MatizOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Fiat BravoOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Mercedes-Benz CLCOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Vauxhall VivaOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 4 in 100 Peugeot HorizonOther cars its age: 0.4 in 100 3 in 100 Chevrolet SparkOther cars its age: 0.8 in 100 3 in 100 Mercedes-Benz VianoOther cars its age: 1 in 100 3 in 100 Citroen DispatchOther cars its age: 0.7 in 100 2 in 100 Suzuki IgnisOther cars its age: 0.7 in 100 2 in 100 Citroen C4Other cars its age: 0.6 in 100 2 in 100 Chrysler YpsilonOther cars its age: 0.7 in 100 2 in 100 Peugeot ExpertOther cars its age: 0.6 in 100 2 in 100 Isuzu Trucks GrafterOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 1 in 100 Toyota ProaceOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 1 in 100 Peugeot RifterOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 0.9 in 100 Vauxhall GrandlandOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 0.7 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.
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