Pass rate
96.8%
Above average — 22.8 pts ahead of the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 62 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £56–£158
2009 Porsche Carrera MOT pass rate
- 2009
- 3 trims combined
- typical 64,508 mi
Only 62 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
30.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2009 96.8% pass · this year
- Avoid 2003 79.7% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 17.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 96.7%
- Typical mileage
- 65k mi
The 2009 Porsche Carrera MOT pass rate is 96.8% of its MOT tests — 22.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 30.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Porsche Carrera does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.5× the national share
Tyres make up 30.0% of everything recorded on the 2009 Porsche Carrera, against 19.8% nationally — 10.2 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- 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 74.0% and this one manages 96.8% — 22.8 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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Every Porsche Carrera first registered in 2009 is combined here — 3 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2009 Porsche Carrera compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 22.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 96.7%. The median 2009 Porsche Carrera in this dataset had covered 64,508 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 3.23% of tests.
- 62 recorded tests behind this page.
- 96.8% overall pass rate, 96.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Porsche Carrera, the average is 87.8% — best year 2009 (96.8%), worst 2003 (79.7%).
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
- 62
- Typical mileage (median)
- 64,508 mi
- Make and model
- Porsche Carrera
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Carrera MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 87% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Carrera
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 17 | 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 2009 Carrera
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 2009 Carrera
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 windscreen 3.2% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 1.6% of tests
“headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative”
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 wipers and washers 1.6% of tests
“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.
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 2009 Carrera through its MOT
Across the 4 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £56–£158 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 4 common items
- £56–£158
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 62 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 Carrera, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2000 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.7% to 96.8% — a spread of 17.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 88.4% mirrors slightly damaged
- 2001 80.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2002 89.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2003 79.7% rigid brake pipes excessively…
- 2004 93.8% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2005 91.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 87.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2007 92.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 96.8%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2010 85.1% joints constant velocity boot…
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 2009 Porsche Carrera 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 2009 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 Porsche Carrera 4 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 30 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 | 9 | 30.00% | 19.76% | +10.24 |
| Brakes | 8 | 26.70% | 20.89% | +5.81 |
| Suspension | 6 | 20.00% | 20.98% | −0.98 |
| Visibility | 3 | 10.00% | 4.97% | +5.03 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 6.70% | 5.57% | +1.13 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 3.30% | 12.21% | −8.91 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 3.30% | 4.18% | −0.88 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.2% | £80–250 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.2% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £5–25 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 1.6% | £8–22 |
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 | 6.5% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 6.5% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 6.5% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.8% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 3.2% | £30–75 |
| Anti-roll bar corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 1.6% | £12–30 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 100.0% | 16,938 mi |
| 30-60k | 22 | 95.5% | 48,858 mi |
| 60-90k | 27 | 96.3% | 73,243 mi |
| 90-120k | 8 | 100.0% | 100,809 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 123,113 mi |
Source: 62 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.
2009 Carrera MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Porsche Carrera?
96.8% of the 62 2009 Porsche Carrera tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 96.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Porsche Carrera?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.23%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.23%), headlamp cleaning device for led or hid headlamp inoperative (1.61%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Porsche Carrera MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Porsche Carrera in this dataset had covered 64,508 mi.