Pass rate
93.2%
Above average — 2.5 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 103 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£81
2020 Cupra Formentor Vz MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 30,447 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
41.3% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 93.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2021 93.0% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.7%
- Typical mileage
- 30k mi
The 2020 Cupra Formentor Vz MOT pass rate is 93.2% of its MOT tests — 2.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 41.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Cupra Formentor Vz does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.1× the national share
Tyres make up 41.3% of everything recorded on the 2020 Cupra Formentor Vz, against 19.8% nationally — 21.5 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 11% 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. 103 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 2020 Cupra Formentor Vz compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 2.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.7%. The median 2020 Cupra Formentor Vz in this dataset had covered 30,447 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements", noted on 1.94% of tests.
- 103 recorded tests behind this page.
- 93.2% overall pass rate, 92.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Cupra Formentor Vz, the average is 93.1% — best year 2020 (93.2%), worst 2021 (93.0%).
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
- 103
- Typical mileage (median)
- 30,447 mi
- Make and model
- Cupra Formentor Vz
- 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 Formentor Vz MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Formentor Vz
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 24 | 95.8% |
| South East | 18 | 94.4% |
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 Formentor Vz
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 Formentor Vz
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 1.9% of tests
“registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”
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 brakes 1.0% 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 1.0% of tests
“individual direction indicators with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning”
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 Formentor Vz through its MOT
Across the 8 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£81 — and 11% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 8 common items
- £30–£81
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators with a…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 88%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 11%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 103 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 Formentor Vz, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2020 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 93.0% to 93.2% — a spread of 0.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2020 93.2%registration plates does not…
- 2021 93.0% has ply or cords exposed
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 Cupra Formentor Vz 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
- Audi Q5 93.2%
- Kia Stonic 93.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Gla 93.1%
- Volvo XC40 R-Design Pro 93.1%
- Volkswagen Polo United 93.1%
- Volkswagen Golf 93.0%
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 Cupra Formentor Vz 8 failure items · 6 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 26 | 41.30% | 19.76% | +21.54 |
| Brakes | 22 | 34.90% | 20.89% | +14.01 |
| Suspension | 6 | 9.50% | 20.98% | −11.48 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 6.30% | 4.18% | +2.12 |
| Visibility | 2 | 3.20% | 4.97% | −1.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 3.20% | 1.76% | +1.44 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 1.60% | 12.21% | −10.61 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 1.9% | £20–80 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.97% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads worn down to wear indicator Brakes | Major | 0.97% | £18–45 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.97% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.97% | £45–95 |
| Individual direction indicators with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.97% | £3–12 |
| Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.97% | £20–80 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.97% | £80–200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.7% | £18–45 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 5.8% | £30–75 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 2.9% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 2.9% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 49 | 98.0% | 21,299 mi |
| 30-60k | 52 | 90.4% | 39,092 mi |
| 60-90k | 2 | 50.0% | 60,458 mi |
Source: 103 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 Formentor Vz MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Cupra Formentor Vz?
93.2% of the 103 2020 Cupra Formentor Vz tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 92.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Cupra Formentor Vz?
The three most recorded items are registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements (1.94%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (0.97%), brake pads worn down to wear indicator (0.97%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Cupra Formentor Vz MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 98.0% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Cupra Formentor Vz in this dataset had covered 30,447 mi.