UK MOT data · 81% average pass rate

What the MOT record says before you buy

Pass rates, the failures that come up most often, and how they change with mileage — for real UK cars by make, model and year. Built from the DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset, and honest about what it can't tell you.

Ford Fiesta Ford Focus Vauxhall Corsa Volkswagen Golf Vauxhall Astra Volkswagen Polo

195,651,068

MOT tests analysed

112

Makes covered

6844

Models

81%

Average pass rate

Browse by make

Every make below links to its models, then to a full per-year breakdown.

A–Z Best MOT pass rate

358 models · 27,061,763 tests

315 models · 18,910,276 tests

301 models · 18,163,988 tests

164 models · 10,532,335 tests

174 models · 9,932,175 tests

238 models · 9,784,608 tests

376 models · 9,691,491 tests

222 models · 9,562,060 tests

275 models · 8,880,676 tests

261 models · 6,484,681 tests

207 models · 6,467,884 tests

78 models · 5,546,811 tests

275 models · 5,324,153 tests

172 models · 5,301,721 tests

132 models · 5,137,250 tests

319 models · 4,852,188 tests

135 models · 4,569,599 tests

120 models · 4,440,752 tests

271 models · 3,398,774 tests

109 models · 3,190,038 tests

133 models · 3,188,630 tests

75 models · 2,531,904 tests

96 models · 1,966,214 tests

87 models · 1,785,638 tests

50 models · 1,056,535 tests

140 models · 919,542 tests

106 models · 871,374 tests

74 models · 552,026 tests

43 models · 456,306 tests

12 models · 451,009 tests

49 models · 428,222 tests

118 models · 407,527 tests

59 models · 366,729 tests

75 models · 355,743 tests

5 models · 350,538 tests

78 models · 265,359 tests

40 models · 252,607 tests

44 models · 221,212 tests

22 models · 155,169 tests

31 models · 140,809 tests

24 models · 128,984 tests

21 models · 117,185 tests

22 models · 114,423 tests

28 models · 111,268 tests

London Taxis Int

13 models · 96,276 tests

16 models · 86,916 tests

84 models · 76,299 tests

63 models · 65,919 tests

6 models · 63,775 tests

34 models · 59,785 tests

20 models · 56,321 tests

24 models · 51,354 tests

20 models · 39,802 tests

20 models · 34,425 tests

28 models · 33,423 tests

19 models · 32,034 tests

14 models · 30,037 tests

28 models · 27,947 tests

35 models · 25,144 tests

26 models · 23,928 tests

3 models · 22,739 tests

33 models · 19,530 tests

11 models · 18,803 tests

16 models · 18,349 tests

13 models · 18,087 tests

6 models · 17,395 tests

14 models · 15,355 tests

19 models · 12,069 tests

28 models · 10,376 tests

26 models · 9,942 tests

Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto

1 models · 9,452 tests

22 models · 9,000 tests

5 models · 8,294 tests

4 models · 7,914 tests

18 models · 7,660 tests

22 models · 7,302 tests

22 models · 6,839 tests

19 models · 6,657 tests

17 models · 6,633 tests

17 models · 6,228 tests

17 models · 6,195 tests

15 models · 5,643 tests

7 models · 4,695 tests

11 models · 4,429 tests

13 models · 4,293 tests

11 models · 4,076 tests

12 models · 3,960 tests

8 models · 3,860 tests

5 models · 3,579 tests

Auto - Sleepers

1 models · 3,428 tests

3 models · 3,401 tests

2 models · 2,971 tests

3 models · 2,915 tests

5 models · 2,809 tests

Smart Fortwo Pulse Mhd Auto

1 models · 2,737 tests

Erwin Hymer Group Uk

1 models · 2,591 tests

1 models · 2,246 tests

Swift Group Ltd

1 models · 2,208 tests

7 models · 2,053 tests

1 models · 2,035 tests

Smart Fortwo Pure 61 Mhd Auto

1 models · 2,030 tests

3 models · 1,908 tests

The Explorer Group

1 models · 1,843 tests

3 models · 1,600 tests

3 models · 1,411 tests

Smart Fortwo Passion Cdi Auto

1 models · 1,374 tests

2 models · 1,294 tests

1 models · 1,249 tests

Explorer Group Ltd

1 models · 1,247 tests

1 models · 1,247 tests

Smart Fortwo Passion Auto

1 models · 1,174 tests

1 models · 1,083 tests

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Why this is different

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Real data, not opinion

Every figure comes from millions of actual MOT tests — pass rates, defect categories, mileage bands — not blog guesswork.

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Fewer, better pages

Pages backed by too little data aren't published. We'd rather show one reliable report than ten thin ones.

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Honest about limits

MOT data covers testable defects only — not engines or gearboxes. We say so on every page, clearly.

Want to know how all this is calculated? Read the methodology.