MOT pass rates by make and model

In 2025, 71.5% of cars passed their MOT first time, across 31,590,883 tests in Great Britain. Here’s how 751 models compare, by age, and what makes cars fail.

All cars at 3–5 years

86.1%

first-time pass rate

All cars at 6–10 years

76.1%

first-time pass rate

All cars at 11 years and over

61.3%

first-time pass rate

Most-tested models

Compare at the same age: the 6–10 year column is the fairest single comparison for most used cars.

Model	Tests	All ages	3–5 years	6–10 years	11 years and over
Ford Fiesta	1,338,735	65.2%	86.7%	71.1%	56.6%
Ford Focus	884,523	67.5%	85.6%	76.0%	58.2%
Vauxhall Corsa	871,499	63.8%	83.0%	66.6%	55.6%
Volkswagen Golf	854,858	74.6%	89.7%	83.8%	64.0%
MINI Hatch	647,681	75.5%	88.6%	84.1%	64.2%
Volkswagen Polo	612,991	66.7%	85.5%	73.7%	55.9%
Vauxhall Astra	587,853	65.6%	84.9%	73.1%	59.6%
Nissan Qashqai	563,794	67.6%	86.7%	73.5%	50.1%
BMW 3 Series	467,987	75.7%	87.3%	82.5%	69.1%
Toyota Yaris	447,176	71.8%	89.5%	80.6%	61.1%
Audi A3	405,927	75.4%	88.2%	82.9%	64.8%
BMW 1 Series	383,231	75.9%	88.6%	80.2%	67.3%
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	355,206	74.5%	86.3%	80.8%	65.8%
Mercedes-Benz A-Class	349,767	77.8%	87.9%	77.7%	63.6%
Fiat 500	334,370	67.1%	85.0%	69.5%	59.6%
Honda Jazz	330,484	73.9%	91.8%	86.3%	64.7%
Nissan Juke	313,563	68.7%	86.9%	71.2%	54.8%
Volkswagen Transporter	310,396	67.7%	80.8%	74.5%	60.2%
Renault Clio	300,169	56.3%	81.1%	60.2%	48.6%
Ford Kuga	290,452	78.5%	87.2%	79.8%	63.9%
Ford Transit	278,960	62.2%	78.8%	67.2%	55.1%
Kia Sportage	277,385	76.0%	84.8%	77.4%	60.2%
Honda Civic	259,318	67.0%	87.4%	81.6%	58.5%
Toyota Aygo	257,919	75.0%	88.0%	82.4%	60.5%
Hyundai i10	243,325	72.2%	84.4%	78.6%	62.4%
Volkswagen Tiguan	239,604	80.9%	88.8%	82.1%	66.2%
Audi A4	238,100	72.7%	86.7%	77.6%	66.5%
Vauxhall Mokka	235,919	67.6%	82.3%	65.7%	61.9%
Nissan Micra	232,703	62.8%	84.3%	70.6%	57.2%
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	228,286	77.3%	86.6%	81.2%	70.1%
Audi A1	223,357	75.5%	88.0%	76.0%	66.7%
Skoda Fabia	222,775	70.0%	85.0%	76.2%	61.2%
Citroen C3	220,206	67.0%	86.9%	71.7%	53.7%
Peugeot 208	205,837	69.3%	81.3%	69.7%	59.3%
BMW 5 Series	199,811	79.5%	87.8%	84.8%	72.6%
Skoda Octavia	195,087	75.3%	86.0%	80.3%	63.6%
Honda CR-V	189,930	74.0%	91.8%	85.0%	65.0%
SEAT Ibiza	185,535	65.5%	86.0%	67.7%	56.4%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	182,430	81.9%	86.5%	82.4%	74.5%
Kia Picanto	181,473	70.6%	85.8%	77.6%	57.7%

The most common reasons cars fail

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 3.0% of tests
Position lamp: not working failed 2.9% of tests · what this means
Coil spring: fractured or broken failed 2.8% of tests · what this means
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively failed 2.3% of tests · what this means
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick failed 2.1% of tests · what this means
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 2.0% of tests · what this means
Stop lamp: not working failed 2.0% of tests · what this means
Ball joint excessively worn failed 2.0% of tests · what this means
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect failed 1.6% of tests · what this means
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords failed 1.6% of tests

All makes

Ford 68.1% · 29 models
Volkswagen 72.3% · 34 models
Vauxhall 65.2% · 26 models
BMW 78.9% · 28 models
Audi 77.8% · 33 models
Mercedes-Benz 76.6% · 43 models
Toyota 74.1% · 34 models
Nissan 66.8% · 33 models
Peugeot 65.8% · 28 models
Citroen 62.8% · 21 models
Kia 73.9% · 17 models
Renault 61.6% · 21 models
Land Rover 76.9% · 9 models
Hyundai 72.9% · 20 models
Honda 71.9% · 18 models
MINI 76.7% · 5 models
Skoda 75.6% · 13 models
Fiat 66.0% · 23 models
Volvo 74.5% · 19 models
SEAT 73.4% · 11 models
Mazda 72.0% · 20 models
Suzuki 72.9% · 14 models
Jaguar 79.0% · 16 models
Mitsubishi 71.3% · 13 models
Dacia 68.0% · 3 models
Porsche 87.2% · 11 models
Lexus 83.3% · 24 models
MG 78.7% · 14 models
Tesla 83.4% · 4 models
Smart 71.1% · 6 models
Jeep 70.4% · 8 models
Alfa Romeo 67.3% · 11 models
Subaru 74.1% · 9 models
Chevrolet 53.7% · 10 models
DS 67.5% · 5 models
Isuzu 67.4% · 4 models
Saab 63.9% · 4 models
Abarth 77.6% · 5 models
SsangYong 66.6% · 5 models
Rover 66.5% · 7 models
Aston Martin 92.1% · 9 models
Bentley 91.4% · 6 models
Chrysler 61.1% · 7 models
Daihatsu 61.3% · 7 models
Cupra 87.6% · 3 models
London Taxis International 67.5% · 1 model
Maserati 82.8% · 6 models
LEVC 89.1% · 1 model
Lotus 86.2% · 5 models
Ferrari 95.0% · 8 models
Infiniti 77.9% · 2 models
Polestar 86.4% · 1 model
Morgan 88.0% · 3 models
Talbot 54.4% · 1 model
TVR 88.0% · 3 models
Rolls-Royce 92.3% · 4 models
Iveco 65.7% · 1 model
Lamborghini 96.3% · 4 models
Austin 72.8% · 1 model
Triumph 82.3% · 3 models
Dodge 65.3% · 3 models
LDV 52.7% · 2 models
Morris 78.9% · 1 model
Perodua 68.7% · 1 model
Caterham 88.2% · 1 model
McLaren 95.1% · 2 models
Maxus 70.5% · 1 model
Great Wall 58.2% · 1 model
Renault Trucks 68.9% · 1 model
Alpine 87.9% · 1 model
Daewoo 49.5% · 1 model
MAN 89.1% · 1 model
Lancia 86.4% · 1 model

How these figures are worked out

Every normal MOT test of a car or light van (class 4) in Great Britain in 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data. Retests and appeals are left out.
The pass rate is the first-time pass rate. A “pass with rectification” (a fault fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
DVSA records models with their trim (“Focus Zetec TDCi”); we group them under the model name, so each figure covers all versions and generations. Models with fewer than 500 tests aren’t shown.
The anonymised data contains no number plates, and we publish nothing about individual vehicles.

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.

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