MOT fail rates

LEVC TX MOT fail rate by age

How often the LEVC TX fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 35,503 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 22 September 2026

At 3 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 3 (n=10,751)13.3%

All cars at 3 years (n=8,016,463)12.1%

Median mileage at test68,085

All cars, median mileage22,806

228 of 343 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 3 years.

What stands out

At 3 years the LEVC TX fails 13.3% of MOTs (10,751 tests), 1.3 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 7 years it fails 10.6% (2,022 tests), 10.0 points below the 20.6% average.
The gap is widest at 7 years: 10.0 points below all cars.
Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 3 years: Suspension arm bush worn, at 2.2 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

LEVC TX: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference	Median mileage
3 years	13.3%	10,751	12.1%	+1.3 pts	68,085 miles
4 years	13.3%	9,675	13.4%	0.0 pts	87,915 miles
5 years	11.6%	7,393	15.3%	−3.7 pts	110,057 miles
6 years	11.7%	5,662	17.8%	−6.1 pts	131,460 miles
7 years	10.6%	2,022	20.6%	−10.0 pts	147,726 miles

Most common fail items at 3 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Suspension arm bush worn Major	2.2
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major	0.7
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Major	0.4
Undertray: likely to become detached Dangerous	0.3

Out of 10,751 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Wipers not clearing screen Major	3.4
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous	2.4
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major	1
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous	0.6
Washers: jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen Major	0.4
Headlamp aim: too low Major	0.3

Out of 10,751 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 3 years

Model	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Ford Fiesta	12.9%	187,046	12.1%
Vauxhall Corsa	14.7%	179,235	12.1%
MINI Cooper and One	9.8%	169,611	12.1%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated 28 September 2026.

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First used	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
2018	7 years in 2025	10.6%	2,022	20.6%
2019	6 years in 2025	12.1%	3,659	17.8%
2020	5 years in 2025	10.2%	1,623	15.3%
2021	4 years in 2025	9.7%	1,945	13.4%

More on the LEVC TX

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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