Pass rate
89.6%
Above average — 11.0 pts ahead of the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 96 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £39–£104
2013 Infiniti M35H MOT pass rate
- 2013
- typical 85,010 mi
Only 96 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
33.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 89.6% pass · this year
- Avoid 2012 82.8% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 6.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 88.6%
- Typical mileage
- 85k mi
The 2013 Infiniti M35H MOT pass rate is 89.6% of its MOT tests — 11.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Infiniti M35H does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.6× the national share
Brakes make up 33.6% of everything recorded on the 2013 Infiniti M35h, against 20.9% nationally — 12.7 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- 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 78.6% and this one manages 89.6% — 11.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% 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 2013 Infiniti M35H compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 11.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 88.6%. The median 2013 Infiniti M35H in this dataset had covered 85,010 mi.
53% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 90.2% of the time.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp levelling device inoperative", noted on 2.08% of tests.
- 96 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.6% overall pass rate, 88.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Infiniti M35H, the average is 84.9% — best year 2013 (89.6%), worst 2012 (82.8%).
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
- 96
- Typical mileage (median)
- 85,010 mi
- Make and model
- Infiniti M35H
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the M35H MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 78% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (53% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the M35H
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 18 | 100.0% |
| North West | 16 | 81.3% |
| South West | 15 | 80.0% |
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 2013 M35H
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 2013 M35H
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 lights 2.1% of tests
“headlamp levelling device inoperative”
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 shock absorbers 2.1% of tests
“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.
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Check the tyre tread 2.1% of tests
“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.
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 2013 M35H through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £39–£104 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £39–£104
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 96 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 M35H, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2012 to 2013. Across them the pass rate runs from 82.8% to 89.6% — a spread of 6.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2012 82.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2013 89.6%headlamp levelling device…
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 2013 Infiniti M35H 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 2013 cars with a similar record
- Lexus Rx 90.2%
- Lexus Is 88.9%
- Jaguar Xk 90.5%
- Jaguar F-Type 91.0%
- Audi A8 91.0%
- Porsche Panamera 87.9%
Closest pass rates among 2013 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 2013 Infiniti M35H 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 128 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 43 | 33.60% | 20.89% | +12.71 |
| Suspension | 32 | 25.00% | 20.98% | +4.02 |
| Tyres | 27 | 21.10% | 19.76% | +1.34 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 4.70% | 12.21% | −7.51 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 6 | 4.70% | 5.57% | −0.87 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 5 | 3.90% | 1.76% | +2.14 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 2.30% | 5.52% | −3.22 |
| Visibility | 3 | 2.30% | 4.97% | −2.67 |
| Steering | 2 | 1.60% | 2.57% | −0.97 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 0.80% | 4.18% | −3.38 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.1% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.1% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.1% | £5–20 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £30–75 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 2.1% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.1% | £80–200 |
| Flexible brake hoses slightly chafed Brakes | Minor | 1.0% | £25–70 |
| Flexible brake hoses slightly twisted Brakes | Minor | 1.0% | £25–70 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.0% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.0% | £45–95 |
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 | 16.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.6% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.4% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £18–45 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 8.3% | £80–180 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.3% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 14 | 100.0% | 48,454 mi |
| 60-90k | 41 | 87.8% | 74,350 mi |
| 90-120k | 30 | 86.7% | 103,281 mi |
| 120k+ | 11 | 90.9% | 128,342 mi |
Source: 96 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.
2013 M35H MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 Infiniti M35H?
89.6% of the 96 2013 Infiniti M35H tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 88.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 Infiniti M35H?
The three most recorded items are headlamp levelling device inoperative (2.08%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (2.08%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.08%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 Infiniti M35H MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 90.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 Infiniti M35H in this dataset had covered 85,010 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2013 Infiniti M35H?
Petrol: 90.2% pass rate across 51 tests. Hybrid: 88.9% pass rate across 45 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.