Cupra Formentor Vz MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Cupra Formentor Vz MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Cupra Formentor Vz passed on its first attempt in 92.6%, and its overall record sits +12.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Cupra Formentor Vz in the 2023–2025 data: 245 tests across 2 model years (2020–2021). 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 Cupra Formentor Vz MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Cupra Formentor Vz, the Tyres 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 Cupra Formentor Vz's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Cupra Formentor Vz DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Cupra Formentor Vz, each with how many of the model's 245 tests it was noted on.

• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 3 Cupra Formentor Vz tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (Major) — noted on about 3 Cupra Formentor Vz tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 2 Cupra Formentor Vz tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 2 Cupra Formentor Vz tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 2 Cupra Formentor Vz tests, 0.8% 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 2 Cupra Formentor Vz tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Cupra Formentor Vz Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Cupra Formentor Vz model year on record is 2020 (93.2% across 103 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (93.0%). The gap between them is 0.2 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 Cupra Formentor Vz Owners

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

• the number plates — “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.

• the exhaust and emissions — “catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”

  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.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Cupra Formentor Vz MOT & Reliability