Pass rate
87.4%
Above average — 5.3 pts ahead of the 82.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 119 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £42–£112
2015 Morgan Roadster MOT pass rate
- 2015
- typical 11,249 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
32.3% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 97.8% pass
- Avoid 2015 87.4% pass · this year
Across the 16 years on record, a spread of 10.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 85.7%
- Typical mileage
- 11k mi
The 2015 Morgan Roadster MOT pass rate is 87.4% of its MOT tests — 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.0× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 24.2% of everything recorded on the 2015 Morgan Roadster, against 12.2% nationally — 12.0 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 32.3%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- 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 82.1% and this one manages 87.4% — 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 33% 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 2015 Morgan Roadster compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 82.1%, so this figure is 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 85.7%. The median 2015 Morgan Roadster in this dataset had covered 11,249 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 89.1% of the time, April–September 86.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim too high", noted on 1.68% of tests.
- 119 recorded tests behind this page.
- 87.4% overall pass rate, 85.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Morgan Roadster, the average is 92.2% — best year 2013 (97.8%), worst 2015 (87.4%).
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
- 119
- Typical mileage (median)
- 11,249 mi
- Make and model
- Morgan Roadster
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Alignment
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Roadster MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 72% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Roadster
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 43 | 83.7% |
| South West | 25 | 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 2015 Roadster
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 2015 Roadster
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 1.7% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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 number plates 1.7% of tests
“registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”
Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.
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Check the steering 1.7% of tests
“steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
With the wheels straight, rock the steering wheel gently with the engine off — more than about an inch of free play before the wheels move is worth investigating. Split rack gaiters are cheap to replace and commonly recorded.
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 2015 Roadster through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £42–£112 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £42–£112
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter missing or no longer…
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 119 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 Roadster, side by side
16 model years on record, from 2004 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 87.4% to 97.8% — a spread of 10.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2004 93.9% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2005 94.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2006 94.9% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 89.3% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2008 92.8% headlamp aim too high
- 2009 94.7% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2010 90.9% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2011 94.6% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2012 94.2% reversing lamps inoperative
- 2013 97.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 87.4% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2015 87.4%headlamp aim too high
- 2016 92.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 94.1% steering rack gaiter damaged or…
- 2018 89.9% steering rack gaiter missing or…
- 2019 89.6% steering rack gaiter missing or…
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 2015 Morgan Roadster 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 2015 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz Ml 87.4%
- BMW Z4 87.4%
- Audi A6 87.5%
- BMW 428 87.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Gl 87.5%
- Toyota Aygo 87.3%
Closest pass rates among 2015 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 2015 Morgan Roadster 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 20 | 32.30% | 20.98% | +11.32 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15 | 24.20% | 12.21% | +11.99 |
| Visibility | 7 | 11.30% | 4.97% | +6.33 |
| Brakes | 5 | 8.10% | 20.89% | −12.79 |
| Tyres | 5 | 8.10% | 19.76% | −11.66 |
| Steering | 4 | 6.50% | 2.57% | +3.93 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3 | 4.80% | 5.57% | −0.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 3.20% | 1.76% | +1.44 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 1.60% | 4.18% | −2.58 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.7% | £30–80 |
| Individual direction indicators not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £3–12 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 1.7% | £20–80 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £60–150 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 1.7% | £120–300 |
| Stop lamp all not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £3–12 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.7% | £80–200 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.7% | £8–22 |
| Attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting insecure Suspension | Major | 0.84% | £40–150 |
| Brake performance not tested unable to be tested Brakes | Major | 0.84% | £60–150 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 5.9% | £20–55 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.2% | £45–95 |
| Swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.2% | £40–150 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.4% | £40–150 |
| Rams leaking Steering | Advisory | 1.7% | £60–200 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 0.84% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 114 | 87.7% | 12,545 mi |
| 30-60k | 5 | 80.0% | 43,327 mi |
Source: 119 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.
2015 Roadster MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2015 Morgan Roadster?
87.4% of the 119 2015 Morgan Roadster tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 82.1% for cars first used in 2015. First-attempt pass rate: 85.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2015 Morgan Roadster?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim too high (1.68%), individual direction indicators not working (1.68%), registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements (1.68%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2015 Morgan Roadster MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.7% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2015 Morgan Roadster in this dataset had covered 11,249 mi.
Does the season affect the 2015 Morgan Roadster MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 89.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 86.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.