Pass rate
92.5%
Above average — 8.5 pts ahead of the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 120 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£97
2016 Cf Moto Cf MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 2,392 mi
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Most common fault
Suspension
38.3% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 96.1% pass
- Avoid 2015 87.9% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 8.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.2%
- Typical mileage
- 2k mi
The 2016 Cf Moto Cf MOT pass rate is 92.5% of its MOT tests — 8.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 38.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.8× the national share
Suspension accounts for 38.3% of everything recorded on the 2016 Cf Moto Cf, against 21.0% nationally — 17.3 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 84.0% and this one manages 92.5% — 8.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 13% 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.
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 2016 Cf Moto Cf compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 8.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.2%. The median 2016 Cf Moto Cf in this dataset had covered 2,392 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 95.8% of the time, April–September 90.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 2.50% of tests.
- 120 recorded tests behind this page.
- 92.5% overall pass rate, 92.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Cf Moto Cf, the average is 91.5% — best year 2014 (96.1%), worst 2015 (87.9%).
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
- 120
- Typical mileage (median)
- 2,392 mi
- Make and model
- Cf Moto Cf
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Cf MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 84% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Cf
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 26 | 92.3% |
| Yorkshire | 17 | 94.1% |
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 2016 Cf
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 2016 Cf
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 brakes 1.7% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 1.7% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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 suspension joints 1.7% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush 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.
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 2016 Cf through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£97 — and 13% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£97
- Cheapest common item: headlamp lens slightly defective
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 13%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 120 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 Cf, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2012 to 2017. Across them the pass rate runs from 87.9% to 96.1% — a spread of 8.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2012 90.2% registration plates missing
- 2013 90.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2014 96.1% decelerometer (sp) efficiency…
- 2015 87.9% ball joint excessively worn
- 2016 92.5%decelerometer (sp) efficiency…
- 2017 92.5% pins and bushes pin or bush…
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 2016 Cf Moto Cf 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 2016 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 Cf Moto Cf 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 81 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 | 31 | 38.30% | 20.98% | +17.32 |
| Brakes | 22 | 27.20% | 20.89% | +6.31 |
| Steering | 9 | 11.10% | 2.57% | +8.53 |
| Tyres | 6 | 7.40% | 19.76% | −12.36 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5 | 6.20% | 5.57% | +0.63 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3 | 3.70% | 12.21% | −8.51 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 3.70% | 1.76% | +1.94 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 1.20% | 5.52% | −4.32 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 1.20% | 4.18% | −2.98 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.5% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Brake performance not tested unable to be tested Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £60–150 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.7% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.7% | £40–150 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.83% | £18–45 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Rectified | 0.83% | £18–45 |
| Flexible brake hoses excessively stretched Brakes | Major | 0.83% | £25–70 |
| Flexible brake hoses excessively twisted Brakes | Major | 0.83% | £25–70 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 0.83% | £80–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 11.7% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.3% | £18–45 |
| Universal joint has excessive wear or play Steering | Advisory | 3.3% | £60–200 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 3.3% | £20–55 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 118 | 92.4% | 2,874 mi |
Source: 120 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.
2016 Cf MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Cf Moto Cf?
92.5% of the 120 2016 Cf Moto Cf tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 92.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Cf Moto Cf?
The three most recorded items are decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements (2.50%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.67%), brake performance not tested unable to be tested (1.67%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Cf Moto Cf MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.4% of the time, falling to 92.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Cf Moto Cf in this dataset had covered 2,392 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 Cf Moto Cf MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 95.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.