Pass rate
84.7%
Around average — 11.7 pts ahead of the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 59 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £17–£49
2007 Smc Quadzilla MOT pass rate
- 2007
- 4 trims combined
- typical 4,225 mi
Only 59 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
Suspension
27.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2007 84.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2007 84.7% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 82.0%
- Typical mileage
- 4k mi
The 2007 Smc Quadzilla MOT pass rate is 84.7% of its MOT tests — 11.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.4% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Steering: 4.8× the national share
Steering accounts for 12.3% of everything recorded on the 2007 Smc Quadzilla, against 2.6% nationally — 9.7 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 27.4%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Ask for the steering to be checked for play with the wheels on the ground, not on a jack.
- 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 73.0% and this one manages 84.7% — 11.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 59 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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Every Smc Quadzilla first registered in 2007 is combined here — 4 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2007 Smc Quadzilla compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 11.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 82.0%. The median 2007 Smc Quadzilla in this dataset had covered 4,225 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim too low", noted on 3.39% of tests.
- 59 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.7% overall pass rate, 82.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Smc Quadzilla, the average is 84.7% — best year 2007 (84.7%), worst 2007 (84.7%).
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
- 59
- Typical mileage (median)
- 4,225 mi
- Make and model
- Smc Quadzilla
- 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 Quadzilla MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 67% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2007 Quadzilla
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 2007 Quadzilla
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 3.4% of tests
“headlamp aim too low”
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 suspension joints 3.4% of tests
“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.
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 2007 Quadzilla through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £17–£49 — and 53% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £17–£49
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: axle with loose fixing bolts
- £40–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 53%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 59 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 →
Compare the 2007 Smc Quadzilla 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Porsche Cayman 85.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 85.5%
- Toyota Alphard 83.3%
- BMW 535 82.8%
- Toyota Estima 82.4%
- Porsche Boxster 87.3%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Smc Quadzilla 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 73 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 | 27.40% | 20.98% | +6.42 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 16 | 21.90% | 12.21% | +9.69 |
| Brakes | 10 | 13.70% | 20.89% | −7.19 |
| Steering | 9 | 12.30% | 2.57% | +9.73 |
| Tyres | 8 | 11.00% | 19.76% | −8.76 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 7 | 9.60% | 1.76% | +7.84 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 2.70% | 5.57% | −2.87 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 1.40% | 5.52% | −4.12 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £30–80 |
| Individual direction indicators not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.4% | £3–12 |
| Individual direction indicators not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £3–12 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £3–12 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 3.4% | £18–45 |
| Axle with loose fixing bolts Suspension | Major | 1.7% | £40–150 |
| Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £5–25 |
| Lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £45–110 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 11.9% | £18–45 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 11.9% | £20–55 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.2% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.5% | £40–150 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.1% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.1% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 51 | 84.3% | 7,271 mi |
| 30-60k | 4 | 75.0% | 39,941 mi |
| 60-90k | 1 | 100.0% | 64,958 mi |
Source: 59 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.
2007 Quadzilla MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Smc Quadzilla?
84.7% of the 59 2007 Smc Quadzilla tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 82.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Smc Quadzilla?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim too low (3.39%), individual direction indicators not working (3.39%), individual direction indicators not working (3.39%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Smc Quadzilla MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 84.3% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Smc Quadzilla in this dataset had covered 4,225 mi.