Pass rate, every year
3,049 tests across 4 model years, 2020–2023.
+0.9 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
3,049 tests across 4 model years, 2020–2023.
+0.9 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2020 84.6%
The strongest of the 4 years on record. See the 2020 page →
Worst year to buy
2021 80.9%
3.7 points below the 2020 peak. See the 2021 page →
The Maxus E Deliver MOT pass rate is 81.9%, +0.9 percentage points above the UK average. That is 3,049 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2023. This page lists the most common Maxus E Deliver MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Maxus E Deliver MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Maxus E Deliver passed on its first attempt in 78.9%, and its overall record sits +0.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Maxus E Deliver in the 2023–2025 data: 3,049 tests across 4 model years (2020–2023). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 3,049 |
| Overall pass rate | 81.9% |
| Passed on first attempt | 78.9% |
| Average mileage at test | 27,883 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2023 (4 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +0.9 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Maxus E Deliver, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 30% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 25% |
| Tyres | 23% |
| Brakes | 9% |
| Suspension | 6% |
| Steering | 6% |
| Seat belt installation check | 0% |
Shares are over the Maxus E Deliver's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 30% of the recorded Maxus E Deliver failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (3.6%), "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (2.9%), "Wipers blade defective" (0.6%) among the Maxus E Deliver's visibility faults.
Around 25% of the recorded Maxus E Deliver failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Stop lamp not working" (2.4%), "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (1.9%), "Headlamp aim too low" (0.8%) among the Maxus E Deliver's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
Around 23% of the recorded Maxus E Deliver failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative" (2.0%), "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (1.8%), "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (1.8%) among the Maxus E Deliver's tyres faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Maxus E Deliver, each with how many of the model's 3,049 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Maxus E Deliver model year on record is 2020 (84.6% across 136 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (80.9%). The gap between them is 3.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 E Deliver | 64 | 84.4% |
| 2022 E Deliver | 872 | 83.5% |
| 2021 E Deliver | 1,977 | 80.9% |
| 2020 E Deliver | 136 | 84.6% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Maxus E Deliver's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Maxus E Deliver.
the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
the lights — “stop lamp not working”
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.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Maxus E Deliver. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
81.9% of the 3,049 recorded Maxus E Deliver MOT tests ended in a pass, +0.9 percentage points above the national average. 78.9% of those passed on the first attempt.
2020 is the strongest Maxus E Deliver year on record at 84.6%, while 2021 is the weakest at 80.9%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Maxus E Deliver failures are "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" — together around 6% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.