Pass rate
90.2%
Above average — 0.5 pts behind the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 61 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£97
2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander MOT pass rate
- 2020
- 7 trims combined
- typical 2,190 mi
Only 61 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.
Most common fault
Suspension
19.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 90.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2019 88.2% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 89.5%
- Typical mileage
- 2k mi
The 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander MOT pass rate is 90.2% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Brp Can-Am Outlander does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Identification: 9.5× the national share
Identification accounts for 16.7% of everything recorded on the 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander, against 1.8% nationally — 14.9 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 19.0%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A missing or unreadable VIN plate is an administrative failure — usually easy to fix, but it stops the test.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 19% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 61 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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Every Brp Can-Am Outlander first registered in 2020 is combined here — 7 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 0.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 89.5%. The median 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander in this dataset had covered 2,190 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plates missing", noted on 6.56% of tests.
- 61 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.2% overall pass rate, 89.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Brp Can-Am Outlander, the average is 89.3% — best year 2020 (90.2%), worst 2019 (88.2%).
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
- 61
- Typical mileage (median)
- 2,190 mi
- Make and model
- Brp Can-Am Outlander
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Replacement Service Parts
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Can-Am Outlander MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 85% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Can-Am Outlander
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 15 | 86.7% |
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 2020 Can-Am Outlander
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 2020 Can-Am Outlander
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 number plates 6.6% of tests
“registration plates missing”
Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.
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Check the mirrors 4.9% of tests
“mirrors missing”
Make sure both door mirrors are present, intact and adjustable, and that nothing is obscuring the view through the windscreen.
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Check the lights 3.3% of tests
“rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface”
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.
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 2020 Can-Am Outlander through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£97 — and 19% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £27–£97
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 19%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 61 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 Can-Am Outlander, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2019 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 88.2% to 90.2% — a spread of 2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 88.2% horn not working
- 2020 90.2%registration plates missing
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 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander 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 2020 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Astra 90.2%
- BMW 520D 90.2%
- Hyundai I30 90.2%
- Hyundai Tucson N LN48V 90.2%
- Vauxhall Grandland X Businss 90.2%
- Audi A4 90.3%
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8 | 19.00% | 20.98% | −1.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8 | 19.00% | 5.57% | +13.43 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 7 | 16.70% | 12.21% | +4.49 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 7 | 16.70% | 1.76% | +14.94 |
| Brakes | 6 | 14.30% | 20.89% | −6.59 |
| Visibility | 3 | 7.10% | 4.97% | +2.13 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 2.40% | 5.52% | −3.12 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 2.40% | 4.18% | −1.78 |
| Steering | 1 | 2.40% | 2.57% | −0.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plates missing Identification of the vehicle | Major | 6.6% | £20–80 |
| Mirrors missing Visibility | Major | 4.9% | £20–80 |
| Rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.3% | £5–25 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £3–15 |
| Attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting insecure Suspension | Rectified | 1.6% | £40–150 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.6% | £60–250 |
| Coupling too weak Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.6% | £80–250 |
| Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £30–80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.9% | £18–45 |
| Joints excessively worn Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 4.9% | £80–250 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.9% | £40–150 |
| Registration plates insecure Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 3.3% | £20–80 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 3.3% | £20–55 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.6% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 58 | 93.1% | 3,464 mi |
Source: 61 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.
2020 Can-Am Outlander MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander?
90.2% of the 61 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 89.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander?
The three most recorded items are registration plates missing (6.56%), mirrors missing (4.92%), rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (3.28%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.1% of the time, falling to 93.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Brp Can-Am Outlander in this dataset had covered 2,190 mi.