Morgan Aero MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Morgan Aero MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Morgan Aero passed on its first attempt in 89.4%, and its overall record sits +9.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Morgan Aero in the 2023–2025 data: 458 tests across 5 model years (2002–2017). 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 Morgan Aero MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Morgan Aero, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Morgan Aero's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Morgan Aero DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Morgan Aero, each with how many of the model's 458 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 7 Morgan Aero tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Horn not working" (Major) — noted on about 5 Morgan Aero tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 4 Morgan Aero tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 4 Morgan Aero tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 4 Morgan Aero tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 4 Morgan Aero tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Morgan Aero Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Morgan Aero model year on record is 2017 (91.8% across 110 tests), and the weakest is 2008 (85.0%). The gap between them is 6.8 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 Morgan Aero Owners

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

• the lights — “headlamp aim too low”

  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.

• the horn — “horn not working”

  Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.

• the coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Morgan Aero MOT & Reliability