Pass rate
94.6%
Above average — 19.9 pts ahead of the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 56 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £14–£54
2010 Morgan Plus Four MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 23,177 mi
Only 56 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
35.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 94.6% pass · this year
- Avoid 2012 88.7% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 5.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 94.4%
- Typical mileage
- 23k mi
The 2010 Morgan Plus Four MOT pass rate is 94.6% of its MOT tests — 19.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 35.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.7× the national share
Brakes make up 35.0% of everything recorded on the 2010 Morgan Plus Four, against 20.9% nationally — 14.1 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 74.7% and this one manages 94.6% — 19.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 75% 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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How does the 2010 Morgan Plus Four compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 19.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 94.4%. The median 2010 Morgan Plus Four in this dataset had covered 23,177 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp not working on dipped beam", noted on 1.79% of tests.
- 56 recorded tests behind this page.
- 94.6% overall pass rate, 94.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Morgan Plus Four, the average is 91.8% — best year 2010 (94.6%), worst 2012 (88.7%).
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
- 56
- Typical mileage (median)
- 23,177 mi
- Make and model
- Morgan Plus Four
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
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 Plus Four MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 78% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Plus Four
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 20 | 90.0% |
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 2010 Plus Four
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 2010 Plus Four
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 1.8% of tests
“headlamp not working on dipped beam”
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 horn 1.8% of tests
“horn not working”
Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.
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Check the suspension joints 1.8% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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 2010 Plus Four through its MOT
Across the 4 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £14–£54 — and 75% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 4 common items
- £14–£54
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: pins
- £40–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 75%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 75%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 56 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 Plus Four, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2010 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 88.7% to 94.6% — a spread of 5.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 94.6%headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2011 92.1% cable damaged
- 2012 88.7% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2020 90.2% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2021 92.0% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2022 93.6% parking brake performance…
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 2010 Morgan Plus Four 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 2010 cars with a similar record
- Porsche 911 92.7%
- Porsche Boxster 91.8%
- BMW M3 90.8%
- Nissan 370 Z 86.6%
- Porsche Cayenne 86.5%
- Toyota Estima 85.9%
Closest pass rates among 2010 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 2010 Morgan Plus Four 4 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 20 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 | 7 | 35.00% | 20.89% | +14.11 |
| Suspension | 5 | 25.00% | 20.98% | +4.02 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3 | 15.00% | 12.21% | +2.79 |
| Tyres | 2 | 10.00% | 19.76% | −9.76 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 10.00% | 4.18% | +5.82 |
| Steering | 1 | 5.00% | 2.57% | +2.43 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £5–25 |
| Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £8–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £40–150 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £3–15 |
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 | 7.1% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.6% | £120–300 |
| Other suspension component corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 3.6% | £180–450 |
| Pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth Brakes | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–95 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 3.6% | £20–55 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 41 | 97.6% | 16,603 mi |
| 30-60k | 15 | 86.7% | 40,272 mi |
Source: 56 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.
2010 Plus Four MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 Morgan Plus Four?
94.6% of the 56 2010 Morgan Plus Four tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 94.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 Morgan Plus Four?
The three most recorded items are headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.79%), horn not working (1.79%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (1.79%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 Morgan Plus Four MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 97.6% of the time, falling to 86.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Morgan Plus Four in this dataset had covered 23,177 mi.