Morris MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 2,214 MOT tests on Morris cars from 2023, covering 1 model with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 2,214 MOT tests on Morris cars in 2023, 79% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars.
Morris models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Minor | 2,214 | 79% |
What Morris cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Brakes11.2% (all cars 6.8%)
- Lights and electrics9.1% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension5.2% (all cars 9.0%)
- Visibility4.3% (all cars 4.8%)
- Steering3.2% (all cars 1.8%)
- Body and structure2.3% (all cars 3.5%)
- Tyres1.2% (all cars 6.4%)
- Seat belts and airbags0.9% (all cars 1.0%)
Most common Morris failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Service brake imbalance: across an axle 5.5%
- Service brake performance: excessively binding 3.2%
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 2.8%
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 2.8%
- Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 2.1%
- Washers: not working 2.0%
- Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements 1.8%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 1.6%
Check a particular Morris
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
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.