Pass rate
76.4%
Around average — 0.8 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 72 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £39–£116
2012 Aixam Crossover MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 27,745 mi
Only 72 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Brakes
27.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 80.0% pass
- Avoid 2012 76.4% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 3.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 69.6%
- Typical mileage
- 28k mi
The 2012 Aixam Crossover MOT pass rate is 76.4% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 27.6% of everything recorded on the 2012 Aixam Crossover, against 20.9% nationally — 6.7 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Based on a small sample. 72 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Aixam Crossover compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 0.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 69.6%. The median 2012 Aixam Crossover in this dataset had covered 27,745 mi.
57% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 78.0% of the time.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint excessively worn", noted on 6.94% of tests.
- 72 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.4% overall pass rate, 69.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Aixam Crossover, the average is 78.4% — best year 2013 (80.0%), worst 2012 (76.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 72
- Typical mileage (median)
- 27,745 mi
- Make and model
- Aixam Crossover
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Crossover MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 59% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (57% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Crossover
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 23 | 65.2% |
| West Midlands | 18 | 88.9% |
| South East | 15 | 66.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 Crossover
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 Crossover
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 6.9% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 5.6% of tests
“anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 4.2% of tests
“emissions not tested unable to be completed”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 Crossover through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £39–£116 — and 36% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £39–£116
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter missing or no longer…
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 36%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 72 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Crossover, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2012 to 2013. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.4% to 80.0% — a spread of 3.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2012 76.4%ball joint excessively worn
- 2013 80.0% anti-lock braking system warning…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Aixam Crossover with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 76.5%
- Volkswagen Beetle 76.3%
- Volkswagen Polo 76.6%
- Peugeot 508 76.6%
- Peugeot Rcz 76.2%
- Chevrolet Cruze 76.2%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Aixam Crossover 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 127 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 35 | 27.60% | 20.89% | +6.71 |
| Suspension | 32 | 25.20% | 20.98% | +4.22 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15 | 11.80% | 12.21% | −0.41 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 12 | 9.40% | 5.57% | +3.83 |
| Tyres | 11 | 8.70% | 19.76% | −11.06 |
| Steering | 8 | 6.30% | 2.57% | +3.73 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 3.90% | 5.52% | −1.62 |
| Visibility | 4 | 3.10% | 4.97% | −1.87 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 0.80% | 1.76% | −0.96 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 6.9% | £18–45 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 5.6% | £3–15 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.2% | £60–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.2% | £80–250 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 4.2% | £120–300 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Rectified | 2.8% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.8% | £5–25 |
| Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.8% | £8–25 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £45–110 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £45–110 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.9% | £80–180 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 13.9% | £20–55 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.9% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 6.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.6% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 5.6% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 40 | 82.5% | 19,389 mi |
| 30-60k | 28 | 67.9% | 38,862 mi |
| 60-90k | 4 | 75.0% | 68,497 mi |
Source: 72 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 Crossover MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Aixam Crossover?
76.4% of the 72 2012 Aixam Crossover tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 69.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Aixam Crossover?
The three most recorded items are ball joint excessively worn (6.94%), anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an abs fault (5.56%), emissions not tested unable to be completed (4.17%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Aixam Crossover MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 82.5% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Aixam Crossover in this dataset had covered 27,745 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2012 Aixam Crossover?
Petrol: 78.0% pass rate across 41 tests. Diesel: 74.2% pass rate across 31 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.