Real MOT data for UK car buyers
MOT pass rates from real DVSA data: test results for 117 makes, 2,351 models and every model year — what fails, how often, and what the repair costs.
- National pass rate
- 81.1%
- 111,079,869 class-4 tests · 2023–2025
- MOT test stations
- 22,104
- Find one that is actually near you
- Model pages
- 12,797
- per model and year
Pass rates by postcode area
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All 117 makes →Every MOT test the DVSA publishes, counted — not sampled
- Each recorded defect joined to its inspection item and priced
- Repair ranges built from real bills, not quotes
- No modelled pass rates, no estimates
Aggregated from DVSA anonymised MOT test data, 2023–2025. How every figure is calculated →
MOTFaults
Every figure here is a test that actually happened
111,079,869 MOT tests, recorded by testers at UK stations and published anonymously by the DVSA. We join each recorded defect to its inspection item and count what the data shows — no estimates and no modelled pass rates.
National pass rate by vehicle age
Pass rates fall from 98.5% on cars first used in 2025 to 87.9% on 2018.
| First used | Tests | Pass rate | First attempt | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,115 | 98.5% | 98.4% | |
| 2024 | 24,403 | 96.4% | 96.3% | |
| 2023 | 129,202 | 94.8% | 94.5% | |
| 2022 | 1,840,130 | 92.0% | 91.3% | |
| 2021 | 3,849,637 | 91.2% | 90.4% | |
| 2020 | 5,451,347 | 90.7% | 89.9% | |
| 2019 | 7,659,905 | 89.5% | 88.3% | |
| 2018 | 7,951,078 | 87.9% | 86.3% | |
| 2017 | 8,454,107 | 86.0% | 83.9% | |
| 2016 | 9,038,769 | 84.0% | 81.2% | |
| 2015 | 8,896,129 | 82.1% | 78.6% | |
| 2014 | 8,323,796 | 80.2% | 75.7% | |
| 2013 | 7,454,465 | 78.6% | 73.2% | |
| 2012 | 6,464,115 | 77.2% | 71.1% | |
| 2011 | 5,896,443 | 75.9% | 69.1% | |
| 2010 | 5,682,971 | 74.7% | 67.3% | |
| 2009 | 5,032,942 | 74.0% | 66.4% | |
| 2008 | 4,376,887 | 73.1% | 65.1% | |
| 2007 | 4,098,227 | 73.0% | 65.1% | |
| 2006 | 3,155,616 | 72.5% | 64.4% | |
| 2005 | 2,390,577 | 72.4% | 64.4% | |
| 2004 | 1,836,629 | 72.2% | 64.2% | |
| 2003 | 1,375,341 | 72.6% | 64.9% | |
| 2002 | 951,440 | 72.9% | 65.6% | |
| 2001 | 610,775 | 73.3% | 66.5% | |
| 2000 | 394,381 | 73.8% | 67.4% |
Bars are scaled to the 55–100% range so small differences between years are visible; the figure beside each row is the actual pass rate.
Before about 2018 the MOT defect categories changed, so older records are not directly comparable item-by-item.
Most-tested cars on MOTFaults
| Vehicle | Tests | Pass rate | Vs average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Ford Fiesta | 458,482 | 79.9% | −2.2 |
| 2014 Ford Fiesta | 454,085 | 78.5% | −1.7 |
| 2013 Ford Fiesta | 427,994 | 76.4% | −2.2 |
| 2016 Ford Fiesta | 413,733 | 80.6% | −3.4 |
| 2012 Ford Fiesta | 382,851 | 74.7% | −2.5 |
| 2009 Ford Fiesta | 361,346 | 72.3% | −1.7 |
| 2010 Ford Fiesta | 338,448 | 73.2% | −1.5 |
| 2011 Ford Fiesta | 329,546 | 74.2% | −1.7 |
| 2015 Vauxhall Corsa | 323,747 | 77.7% | −4.4 |
| 2017 Ford Fiesta | 310,133 | 84.9% | −1.1 |
Ranked by how many tests back each page — the most statistically solid comparisons.
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What is this site?
A data project, not a review site. Rankings are computed from the same DVSA tables for everyone and the method is public. Read the methodology.
What the data shows
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