A wheel is slightly bent out of shape, often from a pothole or kerb. The tester saw distortion, but not enough to fail.
1 in 127 of all MOTs note it 1 in 94 failed on the same part at the next MOT 1 in 3 had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory 1% All vehicles 0.1%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 5.2.2 at the next MOT.
By age
0 10 20 30+ yrs
Highest at 15 years old: 1% of MOTs.
By mileage
0 100k 200k+ mi
Highest at 100k to 110k miles: 1% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
Ford FiestaOther cars its age: 0.8 in 100 4 in 100 MINI RoadsterOther cars its age: 0.7 in 100 4 in 100 Peugeot 107Other cars its age: 1.0 in 100 3 in 100 Renault ClioOther cars its age: 0.9 in 100 3 in 100 Citroen C1Other cars its age: 0.8 in 100 3 in 100 Suzuki Wagon-ROther cars its age: 1 in 100 3 in 100 Renault ModusOther cars its age: 1 in 100 3 in 100 Jaguar XKOther cars its age: 1.0 in 100 3 in 100
22 more models
Renault Grand ModusOther cars its age: 1 in 100 3 in 100 Volvo C70Other cars its age: 1 in 100 3 in 100 Volvo V50Other cars its age: 1 in 100 3 in 100 Jaguar XKROther cars its age: 1 in 100 2 in 100 BMW I3Other cars its age: 0.5 in 100 2 in 100 Toyota CelicaOther cars its age: 1.0 in 100 2 in 100 Ford KAOther cars its age: 0.9 in 100 2 in 100 Mercedes-Benz CitanOther cars its age: 0.6 in 100 2 in 100 MINI ClubmanOther cars its age: 0.6 in 100 2 in 100 Peugeot 108Other cars its age: 0.6 in 100 2 in 100 Renault TwingoOther cars its age: 0.8 in 100 2 in 100 Renault ZOEOther cars its age: 0.5 in 100 2 in 100 Volkswagen SciroccoOther cars its age: 0.8 in 100 2 in 100 Toyota AygoOther cars its age: 0.8 in 100 2 in 100 MINI CooperOther cars its age: 0.6 in 100 2 in 100 SsangYong TivoliOther cars its age: 0.5 in 100 2 in 100 Renault KadjarOther cars its age: 0.5 in 100 1 in 100 Mercedes-Benz SLCOther cars its age: 0.5 in 100 1 in 100 Nissan E-Nv200Other cars its age: 0.4 in 100 1 in 100 Saab 900Other cars its age: 0.4 in 100 1 in 100 BMW 330eOther cars its age: 0.4 in 100 1 in 100 Citroen 2CVOther 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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