Cupra Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A MOT pass rate: 92.0% (1,721 tests, 2025)

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The Cupra Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A passed 92.0% of its 1,721 MOT tests in 2025 — 14.5 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 4 years old with 27,654 miles on the clock.
92.0%Pass rate (2025)
1,721MOT tests analysed
27,654 miMedian mileage at test
4 yrsMedian age at test

How the Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A compares

Cupra Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A

92.0%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Cupra average (all models)

90.7%

What fails most on the Cupra Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A:

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#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Tyres84100.0%

Pre-MOT checklist for Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

  • Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A pass rate by registration year

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Registration yearTestsPass rateVs same-ageMedian mileagePass-rate bar
2021 1,649 90.7% +0.2 pts 27,030 90.7% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Check a specific Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

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FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Cupra Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A?

In 2025, 92.0% of 1,721 first MOT tests on the Cupra Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is tyres (100.0% of its recorded defects, 84 recorded) across 1,721 first MOT tests.

Is the Cupra Formentor VZ2 TSI 4DRIVE S-A reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 92.0% it performs above the national average at a median age of 4 years and 27,654 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

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