UK MOT pass rates by make and model (2025)

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Built from 33.1 million first tests in the official DVSA 2025 dataset. UK average pass rate: 77.5%. Pick a make below, or jump straight to a model. Dashboard lamps that we can quantify live under warning lights, including the engine management light.
77.5%UK average pass rate
33.1 millionTests analysed
68,112 miMedian mileage at test
60Makes covered

Best and worst pass rates (popular models)

Highest pass rates

ModelPass rate
Toyota Yaris Design Hev Cvt95.0%
Ford Puma ST-Line X Mhev93.8%
Lexus NX92.7%
Porsche Macan92.3%
Audi Q292.0%
Volkswagen T-Roc92.0%
Skoda Karoq90.8%
Toyota C-Hr90.5%
Kia Niro90.5%
Porsche 91190.2%

Lowest pass rates

ModelPass rate
Peugeot 30758.2%
Volkswagen Fox60.0%
Peugeot 20760.2%
Citroen DS360.5%
Renault Clio60.6%
Vauxhall Vivaro60.6%
Volvo V5061.0%
Renault Megane61.8%
Renault Kangoo61.8%
Renault Trafic62.0%

Ranking limited to models with at least 20,000 tests in 2025 so small samples don’t skew the list.

Years to inspect on popular models

Age-adjusted rankings from the same DVSA extracts. These pages earned the site’s actual search clicks; the year-by-year pass-rate tables sit under each model.

Ford FiestaInspect 2001, 2012, 2016 Ford FocusInspect 2001, 2002, 2003 Vauxhall CorsaInspect 2001, 2014 Volkswagen GolfInspect 2001, 2004, 2005 Vauxhall AstraInspect 2005, 2006, 2007 Volkswagen PoloInspect 2002, 2003, 2005 Nissan QashqaiInspect 2009, 2010, 2011 Toyota YarisInspect 2001, 2003, 2004 Audi A3Inspect 2002, 2004 BMW 3 SeriesInspect 2019, 2020 Mercedes-Benz CInspect 2020, 2021 Honda JazzInspect 2002, 2003, 2005

Browse by make

Ford75.3% · 4,351,038 tests Volkswagen77.6% · 3,088,365 tests Vauxhall72.2% · 2,807,114 tests BMW83.0% · 1,880,801 tests Audi81.8% · 1,756,188 tests Toyota81.6% · 1,742,970 tests Mercedes-Benz80.7% · 1,729,906 tests Nissan73.3% · 1,659,815 tests Peugeot73.6% · 1,389,170 tests Kia79.8% · 1,025,646 tests Citroen71.1% · 982,174 tests Hyundai79.4% · 951,989 tests Renault68.3% · 951,205 tests Land Rover81.1% · 939,968 tests Honda78.8% · 896,680 tests MINI82.1% · 817,393 tests Skoda80.5% · 810,496 tests Fiat73.2% · 776,432 tests Volvo79.0% · 603,268 tests SEAT78.4% · 559,551 tests Mazda77.3% · 531,928 tests Suzuki79.9% · 434,582 tests Jaguar82.6% · 346,573 tests Mitsubishi76.6% · 272,681 tests Dacia77.4% · 217,036 tests Porsche89.5% · 190,678 tests Lexus88.0% · 169,877 tests MG84.9% · 169,823 tests Tesla85.2% · 139,032 tests Smart (mcc)77.4% · 71,303 tests Jeep77.1% · 70,853 tests Alfa Romeo72.2% · 67,511 tests Subaru79.1% · 57,187 tests Chevrolet63.5% · 49,140 tests DS74.5% · 46,979 tests Isuzu73.9% · 45,627 tests Saab69.4% · 41,995 tests Abarth81.6% · 30,083 tests Rover71.5% · 27,325 tests Ssangyong73.3% · 26,061 tests Bentley92.7% · 23,181 tests Aston Martin93.3% · 23,028 tests Cupra90.7% · 22,646 tests LEVC95.0% · 17,745 tests Chrysler67.5% · 15,122 tests Daihatsu67.9% · 14,907 tests Polestar88.7% · 13,883 tests Smart78.2% · 13,338 tests Maserati84.9% · 11,591 tests London Taxis Int77.6% · 10,888 tests Lotus88.4% · 9,892 tests Infiniti81.8% · 9,778 tests Chrysler-Jeep68.5% · 9,477 tests Mercedes77.1% · 6,807 tests Morgan90.5% · 6,024 tests TVR90.1% · 5,858 tests Talbot60.9% · 5,347 tests Iveco71.6% · 2,844 tests Maxus78.5% · 1,727 tests LDV61.2% · 1,674 tests

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.