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Lamborghini Aventador common MOT failures and failure rate

What a Lamborghini Aventador fails its MOT on, from real DVSA test data, and the part that resolves each item.

Based on 4,316 MOT tests in DVSA data.

About 4.8% of MOT tests recorded on the Lamborghini Aventador in DVSA data end in a failure. The same handful of items account for most of them.

Its most common failure is registration plate, which makes up 27.5% of the Lamborghini Aventador's failures, followed by registration plate, exhaust & emissions, tyres, other. Each item below links to the part that resolves it. Confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying, and have safety-critical work done by a competent mechanic.

What it fails on, and why

Registration plate27.5% of failures

A missing, damaged, dirty or incorrectly-spaced number plate, or one using the wrong font, will fail. A replacement plate is inexpensive.

Exhaust & emissions20.8% of failures

Exhaust failures cover leaks, insecure mountings and emissions over the limit. A blowing exhaust, a failed lambda reading or a diesel that smokes beyond the limit will fail.

Tyres16.9% of failures

Tyres fail for tread below the 1.6mm legal limit across the central three-quarters, uneven or exposed-cord wear, or sidewall damage. The tester inspects all four; a single illegal tyre is a fail.

Other14.5% of failures

This covers a range of smaller items, from a non-working horn to a warning light left on.

Lamps & electrical9.2% of failures

Lighting is the single most common MOT failure and the cheapest to put right. A blown headlight, brake-light or number-plate bulb, a cracked lens, or a headlamp beam that points too high or low will all fail. Most are a two-minute bulb swap.

Visibility/wipers4.8% of failures

Visibility failures include torn or smearing wiper blades, a washer jet that does not reach the screen, and chips or cracks in the driver's swept area. Blades and washer fluid are quick, cheap fixes.

Failure rate by year

How the MOT failure rate varies by the car's year of first registration (older examples generally fail more as wear sets in).

20115.4% fail · 112 tests
20125.4% fail · 373 tests
20134.3% fail · 414 tests
20145.1% fail · 533 tests
20157.2% fail · 475 tests
20164.3% fail · 817 tests
20172.4% fail · 579 tests
20185.4% fail · 645 tests
20194.4% fail · 203 tests

The parts that fix each

If your car has just failed, you have 10 working days to fix the items and get a free partial retest. These are the usual parts; confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying.

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Other models

Lamborghini Gallardo MOT failures8.2% failure rateLamborghini Huracan MOT failures4.2% failure rateLamborghini Urus MOT failures4.5% failure rateFord Fiesta MOT failures27.1% failure rate

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data · DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain