MOT statistics for 2025
MOT tests in 2025, published 22 Jun 2026. DVSA publishes a new year each summer.
How cars in Great Britain did at their MOT in 2025, from 33,210,951 class 4 tests recorded by the DVSA. Look up a make and model, see reliability by model or compare postcode areas.
Pass rate by age
Most cars have their first MOT at three years old. 88.5% pass first time then, falling to 62.2% for cars 21 or more years old.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 88.5% |
| 4 years | 87.2% |
| 5 years | 86.0% |
| 6 years | 83.5% |
| 7 years | 80.9% |
| 8 years | 78.2% |
| 9 years | 74.9% |
| 10 years | 71.9% |
| 11 years | 68.6% |
| 12 years | 65.8% |
| 13 years | 63.5% |
| 14 years | 61.2% |
| 15 years | 59.3% |
| 16 years | 58.3% |
| 17 years | 57.2% |
| 18 years | 57.4% |
| 19 years | 57.0% |
| 20 years | 57.6% |
| 21 years and over | 62.2% |
Age is the test year minus the year the car was first used. Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Why cars fail
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment come first, then suspension. A car that does not pass first time often fails on more than one thing, so the shares add up to more than 100%. What failures and advisories mean.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 38.2% |
| Suspension | 32.4% |
| Tyres | 22.5% |
| Brakes | 22.4% |
| Visibility | 15.6% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 11.8% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11.2% |
| Steering | 7.1% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3.5% |
Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
| Item | Cars | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Position lamp: not working | 795,991 | 2.4% |
| Coil spring: fractured or broken | 787,727 | 2.4% |
| Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm | 729,873 | 2.2% |
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively | 627,336 | 1.9% |
| Stop lamp: not working | 609,458 | 1.8% |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick | 586,632 | 1.8% |
| Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn | 553,556 | 1.7% |
| Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction | 494,028 | 1.5% |
| Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn | 470,405 | 1.4% |
| Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords | 460,177 | 1.4% |
Share of all cars tested with this item failed or fixed at the station. Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Dangerous defects
7.3% of cars tested had at least one defect the tester marked dangerous. A car with a dangerous defect must not be driven until it is repaired.
| Item | Cars | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm | 729,873 | 2.2% |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick | 586,632 | 1.8% |
| Condition: has ply or cords exposed | 437,326 | 1.3% |
| Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure | 188,703 | 0.6% |
| Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure | 138,009 | 0.4% |
| Service brake (roller test): efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 86,515 | 0.3% |
| Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73,538 | 0.2% |
| Condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure | 54,421 | 0.2% |
Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Make league table
Makes ranked by their age-adjusted pass rate: the pass rate each make would have if its cars were the same ages as all cars tested. That stops a make with mostly new cars looking better than it is.
Makes with at least 20,000 tests. How the adjustment works.
| Make | Tests | Pass rate | Age-adjusted | Vs same-age cars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Aston Martin | 23,192 | 92.1% | 95.8% | 23.5 pts better |
| 2. Bentley | 23,301 | 91.3% | 94.4% | 22.2 pts better |
| 3. Porsche | 191,101 | 87.5% | 87.9% | 15.7 pts better |
| 4. Lexus | 169,717 | 83.9% | 83.3% | 11.1 pts better |
| 5. Subaru | 57,243 | 74.5% | 79.1% | 6.9 pts better |
| 6. BMW | 1,880,334 | 79.3% | 78.4% | 6.1 pts better |
| 7. Jaguar | 347,750 | 79.4% | 78.4% | 6.2 pts better |
| 8. Land Rover | 941,140 | 77.3% | 77.5% | 5.2 pts better |
| 9. Rover | 27,484 | 67.1% | 77.5% | 5.2 pts better |
| 10. Audi | 1,756,645 | 78.4% | 77.4% | 5.2 pts better |
| 11. Saab | 42,031 | 63.9% | 77.2% | 4.9 pts better |
| 12. MINI | 818,785 | 77.3% | 77.0% | 4.8 pts better |
| 13. Honda | 898,281 | 72.4% | 76.9% | 4.6 pts better |
| 14. Mercedes-Benz | 1,733,547 | 77.0% | 75.5% | 3.3 pts better |
| 15. Toyota | 1,736,063 | 74.9% | 75.4% | 3.1 pts better |
| 16. Skoda | 807,863 | 76.3% | 74.2% | 2.0 pts better |
| 17. Smart | 85,079 | 71.3% | 74.2% | 2.0 pts better |
| 18. Volvo | 603,356 | 75.2% | 74.1% | 1.8 pts better |
| 19. Suzuki | 434,944 | 73.5% | 73.8% | 1.5 pts better |
| 20. Mazda | 532,782 | 72.7% | 73.8% | 1.6 pts better |
| 21. LEVC | 23,762 | 79.0% | 73.7% | 1.5 pts better |
| 22. Volkswagen | 3,088,700 | 73.0% | 73.6% | 1.4 pts better |
| 23. CUPRA | 22,127 | 89.1% | 73.3% | 1.0 pts better |
| 24. Abarth | 30,278 | 78.0% | 73.2% | About the same |
| 25. Mitsubishi | 273,507 | 71.3% | 72.3% | About the same |
| 26. Hyundai | 950,800 | 73.8% | 71.8% | About the same |
| 27. Alfa Romeo | 67,706 | 67.9% | 71.6% | About the same |
| 28. Kia | 1,018,543 | 75.0% | 71.3% | About the same |
| 29. SEAT | 559,987 | 73.9% | 71.2% | 1.0 pts worse |
| 30. MG | 163,764 | 80.5% | 71.1% | 1.2 pts worse |
| 31. Jeep | 70,861 | 72.5% | 70.4% | 1.9 pts worse |
| 32. Fiat | 778,603 | 67.6% | 69.8% | 2.5 pts worse |
| 33. Tesla | 136,255 | 83.6% | 69.6% | 2.6 pts worse |
| 34. Ford | 4,354,733 | 68.8% | 69.5% | 2.8 pts worse |
| 35. Nissan | 1,661,538 | 67.7% | 68.1% | 4.1 pts worse |
| 36. Peugeot | 1,391,444 | 66.7% | 67.2% | 5.1 pts worse |
| 37. Vauxhall | 2,812,270 | 65.7% | 67.0% | 5.3 pts worse |
| 38. Isuzu | 45,617 | 68.3% | 66.0% | 6.3 pts worse |
| 39. Chevrolet | 49,256 | 54.9% | 65.5% | 6.7 pts worse |
| 40. Citroen | 983,442 | 63.5% | 64.6% | 7.6 pts worse |
| 41. Renault | 950,503 | 62.4% | 63.3% | 9.0 pts worse |
| 42. Dacia | 216,639 | 69.9% | 63.0% | 9.3 pts worse |
| 43. DS | 47,101 | 68.8% | 62.5% | 9.8 pts worse |
| 44. SsangYong | 26,119 | 67.3% | 61.2% | 11.1 pts worse |
Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Mileage at the MOT
The typical (median) recorded mileage by age. Half of cars that age had covered more, half less.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 30,900 miles |
| 6-8 years | 51,800 miles |
| 9-11 years | 73,500 miles |
| 12-14 years | 91,400 miles |
| 15-17 years | 101,600 miles |
| 18-20 years | 106,700 miles |
| 21+ years | 99,200 miles |
Mileages over 400,000 or missing are left out. Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
By fuel type
Electric and hybrid cars pass more often, but they are also younger. Against cars of the same ages: petrol about level, diesel worse, hybrid electric better, electric worse.
| Fuel | Tests | Pass rate | Vs same-age cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 17,534,430 | 72.4% | About the same |
| Diesel | 13,051,306 | 69.5% | 1.3 pts worse |
| Hybrid electric | 1,335,661 | 86.9% | 3.5 pts better |
| Electric | 623,922 | 85.3% | 1.2 pts worse |
Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Check a make and model
Pass rates by year, common faults and typical mileage for each model.
- Abarth 78.0%
- Alfa Romeo 67.9%
- Aston Martin 92.1%
- Audi 78.4%
- Bentley 91.3%
- BMW 79.3%
- Chevrolet 54.9%
- Citroen 63.5%
- CUPRA 89.1%
- Dacia 69.9%
- Daihatsu 61.5%
- DS 68.8%
- Fiat 67.6%
- Ford 68.8%
- Honda 72.4%
- Hyundai 73.8%
- Isuzu 68.3%
- Jaguar 79.4%
- Jeep 72.5%
- Kia 75.0%
- Land Rover 77.3%
- LEVC 79.0%
- Lexus 83.9%
- Lotus 86.2%
- Mazda 72.7%
- Mercedes-Benz 77.0%
- MG 80.5%
- MINI 77.3%
- Mitsubishi 71.3%
- Nissan 67.7%
- Peugeot 66.7%
- Polestar 86.9%
- Porsche 87.5%
- Renault 62.4%
- Rover 67.1%
- Saab 63.9%
- SEAT 73.9%
- Skoda 76.3%
- Smart 71.3%
- SsangYong 67.3%
- Subaru 74.5%
- Suzuki 73.5%
- Tesla 83.6%
- Toyota 74.9%
- Vauxhall 65.7%
- Volkswagen 73.0%
- Volvo 75.2%
Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.
Checking one car?
These figures describe groups of cars. A vehicle history report shows the full MOT history, mileage, outstanding finance, write-offs and stolen records for one registration.
Figures from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing data for MOT tests in 2025, published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Analysis by Motoring Insider. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we work out these figures.
Every dataset we use is listed on our data sources page, with the credit lines on our attribution page.