Pass rate
68.8%
Below average — 3.4 pts behind the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 96 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£82
2004 Iveco motorhome MOT pass rate
- 2004
- Motorhome
- 4 trims combined
- typical 111,061 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.
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Most common fault
Brakes
27.5% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2007 85.7% pass
- Avoid 2004 68.8% pass · this year
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 16.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 62.3%
- Typical mileage
- 111k mi
The 2004 Iveco motorhome MOT pass rate is 68.8% of its MOT tests — 3.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.5% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.5× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.7% of everything recorded on the 2004 Iveco Motorhome, against 5.6% nationally — 8.1 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 27.5%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, motorhomes this age and mileage expect about 72.2%; this one manages 68.8% — 3.4 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 63% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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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Every Iveco motorhome first registered in 2004 is combined here — 4 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2004 Iveco motorhome compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 3.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 62.3%. The median 2004 Iveco motorhome in this dataset had covered 111,061 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 9.38% of tests.
- 96 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.8% overall pass rate, 62.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Iveco motorhome, the average is 74.6% — best year 2007 (85.7%), worst 2004 (68.8%).
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)
- 111,061 mi
- Make and model
- Iveco Motorhome
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Motorhome MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 53% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Motorhome
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 21 | 66.7% |
| South West | 21 | 81.0% |
| South East | 15 | 46.7% |
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 2004 Motorhome
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 2004 Motorhome
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 9.4% of tests
“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.
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Check the battery 6.3% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check the brake pipes 5.2% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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 2004 Motorhome through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£82 — and 63% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£82
- Cheapest common item: direction indicator tell-tale inoperative
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: pre 01/07/2008 turbo emissions exceed…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 63%
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 Motorhome, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2000 to 2007. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.8% to 85.7% — a spread of 16.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 72.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 70.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 73.3% battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2003 78.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 68.8%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 79.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2007 85.7% rear fog lamp not working
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 2004 Iveco Motorhome 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 2004 motorhomes with a similar record
- Ci Motorhome Motorhome 76.1%
- Fiat Motorhome 77.4%
- Auto Trail Motorhome 79.9%
- Mercedes-Benz Motorhome 81.4%
Closest pass rates among 2004 motorhomes with at least 150 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best motorhomes and worst motorhomes for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2004 Iveco Motorhome 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 311 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 | 86 | 27.50% | 20.89% | +6.61 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 63 | 20.10% | 12.21% | +7.89 |
| Suspension | 52 | 16.60% | 20.98% | −4.38 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 43 | 13.70% | 5.57% | +8.13 |
| Tyres | 17 | 5.40% | 19.76% | −14.36 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 17 | 5.40% | 5.52% | −0.12 |
| Visibility | 14 | 4.50% | 4.97% | −0.47 |
| Steering | 11 | 3.50% | 2.57% | +0.93 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 1.30% | 4.18% | −2.88 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 4 | 1.30% | 1.76% | −0.46 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.4% | £5–20 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.3% | £60–140 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) throwing direct white light to the rear Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.2% | £5–20 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 5.2% | £80–180 |
| Outline marker lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.2% | £3–15 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 4.2% | £5–15 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 4.2% | £8–22 |
| Direction indicator tell-tale inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £3–12 |
| Pre 01/07/2008 turbo emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.1% | £60–250 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.1% | £80–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 18.8% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.5% | £80–180 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.5% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.5% | £40–150 |
| Axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam Suspension | Advisory | 6.3% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.3% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 18 | 66.7% | 46,858 mi |
| 60-90k | 15 | 73.3% | 74,795 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 61.5% | 106,477 mi |
| 120k+ | 45 | 66.7% | 181,773 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.
2004 Motorhome MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Iveco motorhome?
68.8% of the 96 2004 Iveco motorhome tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 62.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Iveco motorhome?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (9.38%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (6.25%), registration plate lamp(s) throwing direct white light to the rear (5.21%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Iveco motorhome MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Iveco motorhome in this dataset had covered 111,061 mi.