Advisory: the vehicle passedVehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced
DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 6.1.1 (c) (i)
The tester saw rust on the car's main structure, such as the floor, sills or chassis, but not enough to make it noticeably weaker. Rust that significantly weakens the structure fails.
1 in 233of all MOTs note it
1 in 16failed 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 advisory6%
All vehicles0.3%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 6.1.1 at the next MOT.
By age
0102030+ yrs
Highest at 24 years old: 2% of MOTs.
By mileage
0100k200k+ mi
Highest at 200k miles or more: 2% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Nissan TerranoOther cars its age: 2 in 1009 in 100
LDV ConvoyOther cars its age: 2 in 1009 in 100
Isuzu TrooperOther cars its age: 2 in 1008 in 100
Mitsubishi PajeroOther cars its age: 2 in 1008 in 100
Nissan PathfinderOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1007 in 100
Isuzu RodeoOther cars its age: 0.8 in 1007 in 100
Toyota LandcruiserOther cars its age: 2 in 1005 in 100
Daihatsu TeriosOther cars its age: 1 in 1005 in 100
22 more models
Mitsubishi ShogunOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
Mitsubishi L200Other cars its age: 0.5 in 1004 in 100
Toyota LandOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
SsangYong RextonOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1004 in 100
Toyota HiluxOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1004 in 100
Suzuki JimnyOther cars its age: 1.0 in 1004 in 100
Suzuki Grand VitaraOther cars its age: 1 in 1003 in 100
Iveco DailyOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1003 in 100
Nissan NavaraOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1003 in 100
Land Rover DiscoveryOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1003 in 100
Nissan CabstarOther cars its age: 0.7 in 1002 in 100
Ford RangerOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
Mazda 5Other cars its age: 0.6 in 1002 in 100
Ford TransitOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1002 in 100
Kia SorentoOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1001 in 100
Ford KAOther cars its age: 0.4 in 1001 in 100
Mazda 6Other cars its age: 0.3 in 1001 in 100
Isuzu Trucks GrafterOther cars its age: 0.0 in 1001.0 in 100
Citroen RelayOther cars its age: 0.3 in 1000.8 in 100
Isuzu D-MAXOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.7 in 100
SsangYong RodiusOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.5 in 100
SsangYong KorandoOther cars its age: 0.1 in 1000.3 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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