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Free daily MOT facts from 557 million UK tests — pass rates, failure patterns, and used-car reliability insights. New revealing stat every day, no login.
557.3M+ MOT tests
CARMOTIQ research draws on 557 million DVSA MOT tests across 83.9 million vehicles — not single-registration lookups.
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88.6% pass rate
Premium SUV, huge sample — rank 49 of 50 on the public leaderboard.
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82.2% vs 82.6%
SUV vs supermini within the same badge — similar pass rates, different defect mixes.
+2.7 pp
Same brand, different outcomes — model choice matters within Ford.
+56.7% vs X3 (MOT rate)
In 2021–2026 registrations, iX3 tests show more section-5 tyre majors/dangerous than comparable X3 tests.
Section 5 codes
Structured defect codes beat free-text — they make EV vs ICE tyre comparisons possible.
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5–10 year vehicle age
That is the heart of the UK used market — past first MOT, before high-mileage retirement.
Free brand pages
Four mainstream makes — Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Peugeot — have crawlable research summaries.
6.3M+ VWs
Golf, Polo, and Transporter families drive huge test volume for the 5–10 year research vehicle age.
Age band > one reg
CARMOTIQ is built for make/model research — the opposite of a one-plate history site.
76.8% pass rate
Among Vauxhall’s highest-volume models for the 5–10 year vehicle age, the Vivaro van trails the Corsa, Astra, and Mokka.
10.5M+ tests
The public leaderboard rests on serious volume — not a handful of examples.
56 makes
From mainstream Ford and Vauxhall to low-volume specialists — the coverage is broader than a single-marque tool.
83.9% pass rate
2,376,411 MOT tests on UK Fiestas in this age band — and roughly one in six ends in a fail.
88.5% — rank #50
The last model on the top-50 leaderboard is still an Audi A3 with 677,723 tests.
64% owner neglect
Of 2,160,428 defect lines on 5–10 year Corsas, maintenance-related issues dominate.
1.19B+ defects
Passes and fails are only half the story — advisories and defect codes build the wear picture.
6.64 tests per vehicle
MOT is a recurring snapshot — not a one-off event — and the averages show that clearly.
79.9% pass rate
The Transit is Ford’s highest-test model in this vehicle age band — and its pass rate trails the Fiesta and Focus.
18,689,183 Fords
No other make comes close to Ford’s footprint among UK MOT outcomes in this research.
94.1% pass rate
Across 36,391 UK MOT tests, the Lexus RX leads popular used models aged 5–10 years.
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