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MOT pass rates and reliability by make and model

Every MOT test is recorded by the DVSA, and the Department for Transport publishes the results for anyone to use. We have read all 32,737,825 car and light van tests from 2023 and worked out, for every model with enough tests to be meaningful, how often it passes first time, what it fails on and how far it is driven. Across all cars the first-time pass rate was 71%.

Highest first-time pass rates

Among models with at least 10,000 tests. Newer cars pass more often, so a model sold mostly in recent years will rank higher than an older one regardless of how well it is built.

  1. Porsche Macan 92%
  2. Jaguar I Pace 92%
  3. Lexus RX 92%
  4. Lexus NX 91%
  5. Bentley Continental 91%
  6. Volkswagen T ROC 91%
  7. Jaguar F Type 91%
  8. Audi Q2 91%
  9. Skoda Karoq 90%
  10. Volvo XC40 90%

Choose a make

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.