Repair costs

Washer system repair garage rates and how often MOTs call for it

What UK garages charge per hour, from ONS price quotes, and how often MOT tests fail on the items this repair fixes, from 130,233,413 DVSA MOT tests (2022 to 2025).

Prices updated 22 September 2026. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

Garage labour rates

No public source records the price of this whole job, and the time it takes varies from car to car, so we do not publish a single figure. Garages charge by the hour, so ask for a quote that lists labour time and parts. The rates below are what UK garages charge per hour.

Local garage labour, per hour (65 shops)£78

Local garage, middle half£70 to £96

Main dealer labour, per hour (62 shops)£156

Main dealer, middle half£144 to £174

Median hourly rate charged for car repairs, from 1,058 local garage and 953 main dealer price quotes collected by the ONS, September 2025 to August 2026. The same shops are priced each month, so the number of shops is the real sample.

MOT defects this repair fixes

Windscreen washer not working0.76 per 100

Records per 100 MOT tests at all ages (n=130,233,413 tests).

How often by age

All cars: 0.76 fail items per 100 MOTs that this repair fixes (n=130,233,413 tests), highest at 20 years with 1.36 per 100 (n=1,845,952). A test with two such items counts twice.

Fail items fixed by washer system repair, per 100 MOT tests of cars at each age.
Age	Per 100 MOTs	Tests (n)
3 years	0.26	8,016,463
4 years	0.31	8,699,937
5 years	0.38	9,425,360
6 years	0.43	10,382,720
7 years	0.51	10,537,318
8 years	0.60	10,440,457
9 years	0.69	9,949,012
10 years	0.78	9,049,507
11 years	0.88	8,087,514
12 years	0.93	7,303,151
13 years	1.02	6,612,160
14 years	1.13	6,054,526
15 years	1.19	5,591,675
16 years	1.24	4,858,625
17 years	1.25	4,040,458
18 years	1.28	3,261,622
19 years	1.33	2,479,858
20 years	1.36	1,845,952
21 years	1.36	1,321,417
22 years	1.36	913,980
23 years	1.33	619,531
24 years	1.31	428,815
25 years	1.30	313,355

Models that fail on these items more often

At least 1.3 times the rate of cars of the same ages and fuel, over ages with at least 1,000 tests each and 20,000 in total. Each generation of a model is compared on its own. 31 of these have their own page.

Model	Times as often	Tests (n)
MG HS	at least 3.2	45,337
SsangYong Tivoli	at least 3.1	27,007
Fiat Bravo	at least 3.0	20,980
Ford Transit Courier	at least 2.8	103,155
Citroen C3 Picasso	at least 2.7	22,583
DS DS3	at least 2.6	425,461
Dacia Sandero	at least 2.5	415,804
Ford Transit Custom	at least 2.4	499,881
Dacia Logan	at least 2.3	61,822
Volkswagen Fox	at least 2.2	108,524
Peugeot 207	at least 2.2	587,825
Citroen Dispatch	at least 2.1	189,276
Renault Kangoo	at least 2.1	229,058
Peugeot 5008	at least 2.1	130,903
Peugeot Partner	at least 2.1	605,323
Citroen C3	at least 2.0	784,141
Citroen Berlingo	at least 2.0	750,010
SEAT Ibiza	at least 2.0	775,282
Vauxhall Combo	at least 1.9	423,103
Mercedes-Benz Citan	at least 1.9	80,122
Volkswagen T-Cross	at least 1.9	75,652
Renault Clio	at least 1.8	1,326,120
Peugeot Expert	at least 1.8	218,991
SEAT Arona	at least 1.8	173,475
Renault Twingo	at least 1.8	101,465

32 more models

Model	Times as often	Tests (n)
Citroen C2	at least 1.8	49,932
Citroen C4 Cactus	at least 1.7	82,843
Vauxhall Zafira	at least 1.7	861,172
Nissan Pathfinder	at least 1.7	23,532
Toyota Corollafirst used 2019 or later	at least 1.7	181,405
Vauxhall Astra	at least 1.7	2,724,083
Volkswagen Caddy	at least 1.7	587,699
Dacia Duster	at least 1.6	274,804
Peugeot Bipper	at least 1.5	82,778
Mercedes-Benz Vito	at least 1.5	350,481
Nissan Navara	at least 1.5	286,820
Toyota Proace	at least 1.5	41,151
Fiat Scudo	at least 1.5	32,566
Hyundai i20	at least 1.5	511,594
Vauxhall Corsa	at least 1.5	3,740,055
Hyundai Ioniq	at least 1.4	151,341
Citroen C4	at least 1.4	557,142
Chevrolet Aveo	at least 1.4	36,812
Ford Pumafirst used 2019 or later	at least 1.4	171,401
Kia Venga	at least 1.4	190,286
Kia Rio	at least 1.4	395,218
Peugeot 407	at least 1.4	41,389
Citroen C4 Grand Picasso	at least 1.3	88,311
Kia Ceed	at least 1.3	487,429
Renault Zoe	at least 1.3	74,266
Ford Tourneo	at least 1.3	55,404
Chevrolet Captiva	at least 1.3	25,550
Mercedes-Benz CLC	at least 1.3	35,024
Ford Transit	at least 1.3	1,227,954
Volvo C30	at least 1.3	93,795
Volkswagen Polo	at least 1.3	2,506,053
Jaguar XF	at least 1.3	399,683

Models that fail on these items less often

At most 0.7 times the rate of cars of the same ages and fuel, on the same rules.

Model	Times as often	Tests (n)
Volvo XC40	at most 0.3	229,238
Porsche Macan	at most 0.4	115,297
Porsche 911	at most 0.4	174,386
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	at most 0.4	704,715
Skoda Karoq	at most 0.4	184,189
Honda HR-Vfirst used 2015 or later	at most 0.4	124,839
Jaguar E-Pace	at most 0.4	114,724
Volvo XC60	at most 0.5	433,710
Suzuki Vitarafirst used 2015 or later	at most 0.5	248,462
Suzuki Ignisfirst used 2016 or later	at most 0.5	86,194
Audi Q7	at most 0.5	191,601
Mazda CX-5	at most 0.5	257,821
Mercedes-Benz GLE	at most 0.5	113,268
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	at most 0.5	498,033
Land Rover Defenderfirst used 2020 or later	at most 0.5	39,776
Mercedes-Benz GLC	at most 0.5	298,696
Land Rover Discovery Sport	at most 0.5	447,155
Audi Q5	at most 0.5	422,669
Volkswagen T-Roc	at most 0.5	260,443
Land Rover Range Rover	at most 0.5	352,624
Mazda CX-3	at most 0.5	102,215
Jaguar XE	at most 0.5	174,594
Volvo V90first used 2016 or later	at most 0.6	57,957
Audi A5	at most 0.6	501,056
Audi A7	at most 0.6	67,548

43 more models

Model	Times as often	Tests (n)
Volvo V40first used 2012 or later	at most 0.6	384,615
Volkswagen Tiguan	at most 0.6	901,561
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	at most 0.6	964,062
Porsche Cayenne	at most 0.6	118,942
BMW 4 Series	at most 0.6	417,430
Audi A6	at most 0.6	510,103
Porsche Boxster	at most 0.6	129,291
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	at most 0.6	45,345
Peugeot 108	at most 0.6	296,826
Volkswagen Touareg	at most 0.6	149,245
MINI Clubman	at most 0.6	109,425
Jaguar I-Pace	at most 0.6	57,577
Mercedes-Benz CLS	at most 0.6	97,895
MINI Paceman	at most 0.6	31,176
Toyota Hiace	at most 0.6	55,241
Skoda Kodiaq	at most 0.6	134,246
Skoda Yeti	at most 0.7	303,988
Toyota RAV4	at most 0.7	502,711
Mazda MX-5	at most 0.7	348,258
BMW 5 Series	at most 0.7	849,601
Mercedes-Benz SL	at most 0.7	70,445
BMW X4	at most 0.7	65,595
Tesla Model 3	at most 0.7	192,551
Toyota MR2	at most 0.7	30,113
Mercedes-Benz M-Class	at most 0.7	139,242
Land Rover Range Rover Velar	at most 0.7	125,495
Land Rover Discovery	at most 0.7	591,956
Jaguar F-Type	at most 0.7	57,526
MINI Countryman	at most 0.7	415,833
BMW M4	at most 0.7	47,927
Skoda Superb	at most 0.7	248,705
Suzuki Celerio	at most 0.7	110,627
Audi Q3	at most 0.7	499,272
BMW Z4	at most 0.7	141,225
Vauxhall Insignia	at most 0.7	834,880
BMW X3	at most 0.7	404,678
Volkswagen Passat	at most 0.7	792,205
Nissan Note	at most 0.7	620,623
Mazda 3	at most 0.7	435,738
Porsche Cayman	at most 0.7	59,394
BMW X5	at most 0.7	366,311
Suzuki SX4	at most 0.7	167,151
Bentley Continental	at most 0.7	56,740

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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Brake imbalance repairlabour rate
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Tyre pressure sensor replacementlabour rate
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Brake efficiency repairlabour rate
Headlight mounting repairlabour rate
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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, and the MOT inspection manual published on GOV.UK. Prices: ONS consumer price inflation price quotes, September 2025 to August 2026, UK.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026. Prices updated 22 September 2026.

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