Cupra Formentor VZ3 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Cupra Formentor VZ3 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Cupra Formentor VZ3 passed on its first attempt in 92.5%, and its overall record sits +11.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Cupra Formentor VZ3 in the 2023–2025 data: 524 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). 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 VZ3 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Cupra Formentor VZ3, 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 VZ3's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Cupra Formentor VZ3 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Cupra Formentor VZ3, each with how many of the model's 524 tests it was noted on.

• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 8 Cupra Formentor VZ3 tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 5 Cupra Formentor VZ3 tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 5 Cupra Formentor VZ3 tests, 1.0% 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 5 Cupra Formentor VZ3 tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 4 Cupra Formentor VZ3 tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault" (Major) — noted on about 3 Cupra Formentor VZ3 tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Cupra Formentor VZ3 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Cupra Formentor VZ3 model year on record is 2022 (93.0% across 187 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (92.9%). The gap between them is 0.1 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 VZ3 Owners

These checks follow this Cupra Formentor VZ3's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Cupra Formentor VZ3.

• 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.

• the shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Cupra Formentor VZ3. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Cupra Formentor VZ3 MOT & Reliability