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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 3,867,962 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 Peugeot 307 30.6% 53,568 tests 38,098 vehicles
2 Citroen Xsara 30.4% 46,898 tests 33,506 vehicles
3 Ford Focus C Max 29.5% 25,159 tests 18,032 vehicles
4 Peugeot 206 28.8% 77,695 tests 55,953 vehicles
5 Vauxhall Vectra 28.8% 52,400 tests 37,428 vehicles
6 Peugeot 207 28.7% 215,706 tests 152,687 vehicles
7 Jaguar X Type 28.5% 39,279 tests 28,882 vehicles
8 Volvo V50 28.5% 46,001 tests 32,528 vehicles
9 Volkswagen Fox 28.5% 38,598 tests 27,365 vehicles
10 Renault Megane 28.3% 157,610 tests 111,621 vehicles
11 Renault Grand Scenic 28.2% 33,255 tests 23,538 vehicles
12 Renault Kangoo 28.1% 78,950 tests 55,346 vehicles
13 Citroen Ds3 28.0% 102,347 tests 70,983 vehicles
14 Hyundai Getz 27.8% 30,422 tests 21,987 vehicles
15 Vauxhall Vivaro 27.7% 275,861 tests 194,599 vehicles
16 Renault Clio 27.7% 442,016 tests 315,503 vehicles
17 Renault Trafic 27.4% 157,258 tests 113,204 vehicles
18 Renault Scenic 27.4% 57,894 tests 41,663 vehicles
19 Volvo S40 27.2% 28,007 tests 20,231 vehicles
20 Fiat Punto 27.1% 90,259 tests 65,101 vehicles
21 Volkswagen Beetle 27.0% 63,580 tests 46,587 vehicles
22 Citroen Nemo 26.8% 20,680 tests 14,772 vehicles
23 Peugeot Bipper 26.7% 29,376 tests 21,390 vehicles
24 Nissan Almera 26.3% 23,447 tests 17,322 vehicles
25 Chevrolet Spark 26.2% 20,894 tests 15,066 vehicles
26 Mitsubishi Colt 26.2% 33,643 tests 24,793 vehicles
27 Volvo C30 26.0% 32,393 tests 23,537 vehicles
28 Vauxhall Antara 26.0% 29,577 tests 21,190 vehicles
29 SEAT Altea 25.9% 20,213 tests 14,733 vehicles
30 Vauxhall Combo 25.7% 131,611 tests 95,217 vehicles
31 Renault Master 25.4% 86,765 tests 63,460 vehicles
32 Saab 9 3 25.3% 55,374 tests 41,606 vehicles
33 Vauxhall Movano 25.3% 65,540 tests 47,575 vehicles
34 Mercedes-Benz Clk 25.3% 41,597 tests 30,571 vehicles
35 Nissan Nv200 25.2% 34,515 tests 25,042 vehicles
36 Alfa Romeo Mito 25.1% 27,004 tests 19,841 vehicles
37 Ford Transit 24.6% 786,518 tests 581,940 vehicles
38 Citroen Dispatch 24.6% 60,627 tests 44,668 vehicles
39 Citroen Relay 24.6% 72,987 tests 53,986 vehicles
40 Citroen C4 24.4% 182,438 tests 132,917 vehicles