How often each of the 50 commonest models passed its MOT first time, and the rate for all cars at the same ages beside it. Older cars fail more, so a model is only ever compared with cars its own age.
Compare two cars by model and year registered , age for age.
Ford Fiesta Cars its age: 70%. 11,709,349 MOTs 67% Ford Focus Cars its age: 68%. 8,576,683 MOTs 67% Vauxhall Corsa Cars its age: 70%. 7,918,492 MOTs 64% Volkswagen Golf Cars its age: 69%. 7,739,141 MOTs 73% Ford Transit Cars its age: 73%. 7,673,406 MOTs 64% Vauxhall Astra Cars its age: 68%. 6,175,151 MOTs 65% Volkswagen Polo Cars its age: 70%. 5,136,901 MOTs 67% Nissan Qashqai Cars its age: 74%. 4,267,237 MOTs 71% Toyota Yaris Cars its age: 69%. 3,762,548 MOTs 72% BMW 3 Series Cars its age: 67%. 3,537,918 MOTs 72% Audi A3 Cars its age: 71%. 3,508,872 MOTs 75% Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cars its age: 71%. 3,049,137 MOTs 74% Renault Clio Cars its age: 68%. 2,991,045 MOTs 56% Honda Jazz Cars its age: 68%. 2,736,060 MOTs 75% Fiat 500 Cars its age: 73%. 2,573,871 MOTs 70% Honda Civic Cars its age: 66%. 2,545,896 MOTs 66% Volkswagen Transporter Cars its age: 70%. 2,452,108 MOTs 67% Audi A4 Cars its age: 68%. 2,346,356 MOTs 73% Nissan Juke Cars its age: 76%. 2,329,434 MOTs 73% Nissan Micra Cars its age: 66%. 2,238,374 MOTs 63% Vauxhall Zafira Cars its age: 67%. 2,118,999 MOTs 61% Ford Kuga Cars its age: 77%. 2,055,990 MOTs 80% Land Rover Discovery Cars its age: 72%. 2,024,086 MOTs 75% Kia Sportage Cars its age: 77%. 1,965,851 MOTs 78% Ford Mondeo Cars its age: 67%. 1,962,813 MOTs 65% Skoda Fabia Cars its age: 70%. 1,934,133 MOTs 71% Toyota Aygo Cars its age: 73%. 1,928,266 MOTs 76% Mercedes-Benz A-Class Cars its age: 74%. 1,911,925 MOTs 76% Hyundai I10 Cars its age: 73%. 1,908,100 MOTs 75% Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cars its age: 72%. 1,882,562 MOTs 77% Volkswagen Passat Cars its age: 69%. 1,869,145 MOTs 70% Citroen C3 Cars its age: 71%. 1,860,250 MOTs 66% Vauxhall Insignia Cars its age: 73%. 1,809,820 MOTs 70% Vauxhall Vivaro Cars its age: 72%. 1,796,103 MOTs 58% Vauxhall Mokka Cars its age: 78%. 1,730,140 MOTs 76% Honda CR-V Cars its age: 68%. 1,708,303 MOTs 74% Skoda Octavia Cars its age: 72%. 1,670,287 MOTs 75% Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cars its age: 74%. 1,657,261 MOTs 67% Ford KA Cars its age: 68%. 1,652,727 MOTs 66% Volkswagen Tiguan Cars its age: 77%. 1,646,460 MOTs 82% Audi A1 Cars its age: 76%. 1,622,183 MOTs 80% SEAT Ibiza Cars its age: 72%. 1,621,341 MOTs 67% Citroen Berlingo Cars its age: 71%. 1,592,398 MOTs 60% Citroen C4 Cars its age: 73%. 1,568,020 MOTs 65% Peugeot 208 Cars its age: 77%. 1,544,346 MOTs 75% SEAT Leon Cars its age: 73%. 1,532,004 MOTs 76% Peugeot 207 Cars its age: 63%. 1,474,489 MOTs 53% Kia Picanto Cars its age: 72%. 1,418,648 MOTs 71% Citroen C1 Cars its age: 70%. 1,369,404 MOTs 72% Nissan Note Cars its age: 68%. 1,330,030 MOTs 66%
Most MOTs first. May 2018 to October 2026.
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, and a fail put right at the test counts as a
first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it.
About each model in general, not a prediction for any one car.
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