Pass rate
87.7%
Above average — 15.5 pts ahead of the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 57 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £35–£119
2004 Westfield Sport MOT pass rate
- 2004
- 2 trims combined
- typical 10,984 mi
Only 57 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
Suspension
25.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 90.2% pass
- Avoid 2011 87.3% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 2.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 89.1%
- Typical mileage
- 11k mi
The 2004 Westfield Sport MOT pass rate is 87.7% of its MOT tests — 15.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.0% of what testers record.
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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Westfield Sport does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 3.5× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 19.4% of everything recorded on the 2004 Westfield Sport, against 5.5% nationally — 13.9 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 25.0%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- 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 72.2% and this one manages 87.7% — 15.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 57 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 Westfield Sport first registered in 2004 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2004 Westfield Sport compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 15.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 89.1%. The median 2004 Westfield Sport in this dataset had covered 10,984 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits", noted on 5.26% of tests.
- 57 recorded tests behind this page.
- 87.7% overall pass rate, 89.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Westfield Sport, the average is 88.7% — best year 2005 (90.2%), worst 2011 (87.3%).
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
- 57
- Typical mileage (median)
- 10,984 mi
- Make and model
- Westfield Sport
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Emissions Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Sport MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2004 Sport
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 2004 Sport
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 exhaust and emissions 5.3% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the suspension joints 3.5% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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 3.5% of tests
“rear fog 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 2004 Sport through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £35–£119 — and 40% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £35–£119
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 40%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 57 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 Sport, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2004 to 2011. Across them the pass rate runs from 87.3% to 90.2% — a spread of 2.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2004 87.7%catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2005 90.2% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2008 89.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2011 87.3% catalyst emissions carbon…
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 2004 Westfield Sport 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Porsche 911 87.2%
- BMW M3 88.2%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 86.7%
- Honda S2000 86.7%
- Bentley Continental 89.2%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 83.1%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Westfield Sport 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 36 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 | 9 | 25.00% | 20.98% | +4.02 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7 | 19.40% | 5.52% | +13.88 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 16.70% | 12.21% | +4.49 |
| Visibility | 6 | 16.70% | 4.97% | +11.73 |
| Tyres | 3 | 8.30% | 19.76% | −11.46 |
| Brakes | 2 | 5.60% | 20.89% | −15.29 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 2.80% | 5.57% | −2.77 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 2.80% | 4.18% | −1.38 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 2.80% | 1.76% | +1.04 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 5.3% | £60–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £3–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.5% | £80–200 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £60–250 |
| Drive shaft securing bolt loose Body, chassis, structure | Rectified | 1.8% | £60–160 |
| Headlamp insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.8% | £5–25 |
| Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £8–25 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £8–25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 3.5% | £60–150 |
| Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 3.5% | £200–700 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.8% | £120–300 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.8% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 51 | 90.2% | 11,379 mi |
| 30-60k | 3 | 66.7% | 31,687 mi |
Source: 57 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.
2004 Sport MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Westfield Sport?
87.7% of the 57 2004 Westfield Sport tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 89.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Westfield Sport?
The three most recorded items are catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (5.26%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (3.51%), rear fog lamp not working (3.51%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Westfield Sport MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.2% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Westfield Sport in this dataset had covered 10,984 mi.