Pass rate
89.6%
Above average — 0.1 pts ahead of the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 96 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £48–£131
2019 Morgan Roadster MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 6,678 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.
Most common fault
Tyres
25.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 97.8% pass
- Avoid 2015 87.4% pass
Across the 16 years on record, a spread of 10.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 88.6%
- Typical mileage
- 7k mi
The 2019 Morgan Roadster MOT pass rate is 89.6% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Morgan Roadster does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Steering: 8.1× the national share
Steering accounts for 20.8% of everything recorded on the 2019 Morgan Roadster, against 2.6% nationally — 18.2 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 25.0%, but at 19.8% nationally that one is ordinary. Ask for the steering to be checked for play with the wheels on the ground, not on a jack.
- Based on a small sample. 96 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2019 Morgan Roadster compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 0.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 88.6%. The median 2019 Morgan Roadster in this dataset had covered 6,678 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 3.13% of tests.
- 96 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.6% overall pass rate, 88.6% 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
- 96
- Typical mileage (median)
- 6,678 mi
- Make and model
- Morgan Roadster
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Steering Rack
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 81% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Roadster
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 25 | 100.0% |
| East of England | 21 | 76.2% |
| South West | 15 | 100.0% |
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 2019 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 2019 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 steering 3.1% 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.
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Check the suspension joints 2.1% 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.
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Check the lights 2.1% of tests
“position 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.
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 2019 Roadster through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £48–£131 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £48–£131
- Cheapest common item: all 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
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
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 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 2019 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 2019 cars with a similar record
- BMW X5 89.6%
- BMW 330 89.6%
- Jaguar F-Pace 89.5%
- Volkswagen T-Cross 89.5%
- Nissan Qashqai 89.7%
- Vauxhall Grandland 89.7%
Closest pass rates among 2019 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 2019 Morgan Roadster 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 12 | 25.00% | 19.76% | +5.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11 | 22.90% | 12.21% | +10.69 |
| Steering | 10 | 20.80% | 2.57% | +18.23 |
| Suspension | 6 | 12.50% | 20.98% | −8.48 |
| Brakes | 5 | 10.40% | 20.89% | −10.49 |
| Visibility | 3 | 6.20% | 4.97% | +1.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 2.10% | 4.18% | −2.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 3.1% | £120–300 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £40–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.1% | £5–25 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 2.1% | £120–300 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 2.1% | £5–15 |
| All direction indicators not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.0% | £3–12 |
| Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.0% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.0% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.0% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.0% | £5–25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.3% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.2% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 4.2% | £45–95 |
| Universal joint has excessive wear or play Steering | Advisory | 4.2% | £60–200 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 2.1% | £60–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.0% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 96 | 89.6% | 8,473 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.
2019 Roadster MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 Morgan Roadster?
89.6% of the 96 2019 Morgan Roadster tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 88.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 Morgan Roadster?
The three most recorded items are steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.13%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (2.08%), position lamp not working (2.08%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 Morgan Roadster MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.6% of the time, falling to 89.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 Morgan Roadster in this dataset had covered 6,678 mi.