motintel Check a reg

MOT reliability rankings

Used cars with the highest MOT failure rates

These high-confidence models have the highest MOT failure rates in MOTIntel's used-car data. Treat the list as a caution signal, then look for clean repair history on any individual car. This page includes 40 models and 934,351 MOT tests.

Raw failure rates reflect each model's age and mileage mix in the tested fleet — many models here are older designs with ageing fleets. For a like-for-like view, use the same-age comparisons on each model page.

#ModelMOT failure rateTestsVehicles
1 Nissan Cabstar 33.3% 14,369 tests 9,548 vehicles
2 Nissan Primastar 31.8% 15,714 tests 10,481 vehicles
3 Talbot Express 31.5% 5,738 tests 3,984 vehicles
4 Fiat Bravo 31.2% 8,931 tests 6,184 vehicles
5 Hyundai Coupe 31.1% 9,831 tests 6,836 vehicles
6 Mazda Bongo 30.8% 12,936 tests 8,974 vehicles
7 Chevrolet Aveo 30.8% 13,906 tests 9,596 vehicles
8 Peugeot 307 30.6% 53,568 tests 38,098 vehicles
9 Ldv Maxus 30.6% 7,156 tests 5,023 vehicles
10 Vauxhall Tigra 30.5% 11,472 tests 8,003 vehicles
11 Renault Modus 30.4% 19,443 tests 13,389 vehicles
12 Citroen Xsara 30.4% 46,898 tests 33,506 vehicles
13 Chevrolet Matiz 30.1% 16,349 tests 11,474 vehicles
14 Fiat Scudo 30.1% 13,148 tests 9,036 vehicles
15 Citroen C2 30.0% 18,586 tests 13,151 vehicles
16 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 29.8% 7,256 tests 4,961 vehicles
17 Nissan Pathfinder 29.8% 8,940 tests 6,256 vehicles
18 Volkswagen Lt 29.8% 10,357 tests 7,325 vehicles
19 Ford Focus C Max 29.5% 25,159 tests 18,032 vehicles
20 Mazda 5 29.5% 16,762 tests 11,735 vehicles
21 Citroen Saxo 29.4% 5,749 tests 4,203 vehicles
22 Alfa Romeo 159 29.4% 5,528 tests 3,903 vehicles
23 Renault Laguna 29.3% 15,606 tests 11,183 vehicles
24 Chevrolet Captiva 29.3% 9,674 tests 6,703 vehicles
25 Rover 75 29.1% 12,279 tests 8,894 vehicles
26 KIA Sedona 28.9% 8,352 tests 5,907 vehicles
27 Peugeot 206 28.8% 77,695 tests 55,953 vehicles
28 Vauxhall Vectra 28.8% 52,400 tests 37,428 vehicles
29 Mercedes-Benz Clc 28.8% 12,399 tests 8,692 vehicles
30 Hyundai Matrix 28.8% 5,563 tests 4,050 vehicles
31 Peugeot 106 28.8% 7,920 tests 5,740 vehicles
32 Audi A2 28.7% 9,817 tests 7,041 vehicles
33 Peugeot 207 28.7% 215,706 tests 152,687 vehicles
34 Jaguar X Type 28.5% 39,279 tests 28,882 vehicles
35 Peugeot 407 28.5% 15,391 tests 11,086 vehicles
36 Volvo V50 28.5% 46,001 tests 32,528 vehicles
37 Volkswagen Fox 28.5% 38,598 tests 27,365 vehicles
38 Mitsubishi Shogun Sport 28.5% 7,131 tests 5,207 vehicles
39 Isuzu Rodeo 28.4% 7,289 tests 5,214 vehicles
40 Suzuki Carry 28.4% 5,455 tests 3,951 vehicles