S Santana Ps-10 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Santana Ps-10 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Santana Ps-10 passed on its first attempt in 53.8%, and its overall record sits −19.5 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Santana Ps-10 in the 2023–2025 data: 78 tests across 1 model years (2007–2007). 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 Santana Ps-10 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Santana Ps-10, 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 Santana Ps-10's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Santana Ps-10 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Santana Ps-10, each with how many of the model's 78 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Major) — noted on about 7 Santana Ps-10 tests, 9.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 7 Santana Ps-10 tests, 9.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting" (Major) — noted on about 5 Santana Ps-10 tests, 6.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Stop lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 5 Santana Ps-10 tests, 6.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint has excessive play" (Major) — noted on about 5 Santana Ps-10 tests, 6.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers not working" (Major) — noted on about 5 Santana Ps-10 tests, 6.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Santana Ps-10 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Santana Ps-10 model year on record is 2007 (61.5% across 78 tests), and the weakest is 2007 (61.5%). 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 Santana Ps-10 Owners

These checks follow this Santana Ps-10's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Santana Ps-10.

• the lights — “headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”

  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.

• corrosion — “chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting”

  Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.

• the suspension joints — “track rod end ball joint has excessive play”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Santana Ps-10. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Santana Ps-10 MOT & Reliability