CM Coleman Milne Norwood MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Coleman Milne Norwood MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Coleman Milne Norwood passed on its first attempt in 81.2%, and its overall record sits +3.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Coleman Milne Norwood in the 2023–2025 data: 948 tests across 6 model years (2016–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Coleman Milne Norwood MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Coleman Milne Norwood, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Coleman Milne Norwood's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Coleman Milne Norwood DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Coleman Milne Norwood, each with how many of the model's 948 tests it was noted on.

• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 49 Coleman Milne Norwood tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 25 Coleman Milne Norwood tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 25 Coleman Milne Norwood tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 22 Coleman Milne Norwood tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 21 Coleman Milne Norwood tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 18 Coleman Milne Norwood tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Coleman Milne Norwood Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Coleman Milne Norwood model year on record is 2016 (90.0% across 140 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (80.6%). The gap between them is 9.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Coleman Milne Norwood Owners

These checks follow this Coleman Milne Norwood's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Coleman Milne Norwood.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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.

• the coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Coleman Milne Norwood. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Coleman Milne Norwood MOT & Reliability