Pass rate, every year
53 tests across 1 model years, 2020–2020.
+5.8 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
53 tests across 1 model years, 2020–2020.
+5.8 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2020 86.8%
The strongest of the 1 years on record. See the 2020 page →
Worst year to buy
2020 86.8%
0.0 points below the 2020 peak. See the 2020 page →
The Taiwan Golden Bee Esa MOT pass rate is 86.8%, +5.8 percentage points above the UK average. That is 53 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2020. This page lists the most common Taiwan Golden Bee Esa MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Taiwan Golden Bee Esa MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Taiwan Golden Bee Esa passed on its first attempt in 85.4%, and its overall record sits +5.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Taiwan Golden Bee Esa in the 2023–2025 data: 53 tests across 1 model years (2020–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 53 |
| Overall pass rate | 86.8% |
| Passed on first attempt | 85.4% |
| Average mileage at test | 1,599 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2020 (1 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +5.8 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Taiwan Golden Bee Esa, 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.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 58% |
| Suspension | 16% |
| Brakes | 16% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 11% |
Shares are over the Taiwan Golden Bee Esa's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 58% of the recorded Taiwan Golden Bee Esa failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps" (11.3%), "Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning" (3.8%), "Headlamp aim too low" (1.9%) among the Taiwan Golden Bee Esa's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
Around 16% of the recorded Taiwan Golden Bee Esa failures fall in the Suspension section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Ball joint excessively worn" (5.7%) among the Taiwan Golden Bee Esa's suspension faults.
Around 16% of the recorded Taiwan Golden Bee Esa failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements" (3.8%), "Decelerometer (sp) efficiency less than 50% of the required value" (1.9%) among the Taiwan Golden Bee Esa's brakes faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Taiwan Golden Bee Esa, each with how many of the model's 53 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Taiwan Golden Bee Esa model year on record is 2020 (86.8% across 53 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (86.8%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Esa | 53 | 86.8% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Taiwan Golden Bee Esa's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Taiwan Golden Bee Esa.
the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps”
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.
the suspension joints — “ball joint 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.
the number plates — “registration plates missing”
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.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Taiwan Golden Bee Esa. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
86.8% of the 53 recorded Taiwan Golden Bee Esa MOT tests ended in a pass, +5.8 percentage points above the national average. 85.4% of those passed on the first attempt.
2020 is the strongest Taiwan Golden Bee Esa year on record at 86.8%, while 2020 is the weakest at 86.8%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Taiwan Golden Bee Esa failures are "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps" and "Ball joint excessively worn" — together around 17% of tests, mostly in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section.