An indicator lens has faded or discoloured with age, but the light still shows the right colour and works.
1 in 119 of all MOTs note it 1 in 12 failed on the same part at the next MOT 1 in 5 had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory 8% All vehicles 0.7%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 4.4.3 at the next MOT.
By age
0 10 20 30+ yrs
Highest at 14 years old: 2% of MOTs.
By mileage
0 100k 200k+ mi
Highest at 200k miles or more: 2% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Citroen C2Other cars its age: 2 in 100 5 in 100 Chevrolet OrlandoOther cars its age: 0.9 in 100 4 in 100 Mercedes-Benz CLCOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Peugeot 406Other cars its age: 2 in 100 4 in 100 Skoda RoomsterOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Renault ScenicOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Citroen Grand C4Other cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 Fiat PuntoOther cars its age: 1 in 100 3 in 100
22 more models
Mercedes-Benz VianoOther cars its age: 1 in 100 3 in 100 Nissan Nv200Other cars its age: 0.7 in 100 3 in 100 Renault Grand ScenicOther cars its age: 1 in 100 3 in 100 Citroen C3Other cars its age: 0.8 in 100 3 in 100 Toyota VersoOther cars its age: 0.8 in 100 2 in 100 Renault TwingoOther cars its age: 0.9 in 100 2 in 100 Citroen BerlingoOther cars its age: 0.8 in 100 2 in 100 Iveco DailyOther cars its age: 0.9 in 100 2 in 100 Mercedes-Benz SprinterOther cars its age: 0.7 in 100 2 in 100 Peugeot PartnerOther cars its age: 0.7 in 100 2 in 100 Citroen DispatchOther cars its age: 0.7 in 100 2 in 100 Ford Grand C-MAXOther cars its age: 0.6 in 100 2 in 100 Peugeot 508Other cars its age: 0.7 in 100 2 in 100 Renault ZOEOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 2 in 100 Peugeot HorizonOther cars its age: 0.4 in 100 2 in 100 Peugeot RifterOther cars its age: 0.1 in 100 1 in 100 SsangYong TivoliOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 1 in 100 Yamaha Gpd125-AOther cars its age: 0.1 in 100 1 in 100 Ford EcosportOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 1 in 100 Ford AlliedOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 1.0 in 100 Nissan E-Nv200Other cars its age: 0.1 in 100 0.8 in 100 Toyota ProaceOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 0.8 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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