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Zero Motorcycles DS common MOT failures and failure rate

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

Based on 103 MOT tests in DVSA data.

About 6.8% of MOT tests recorded on the Zero Motorcycles DS in DVSA data end in a failure. The same handful of items account for most of them.

Its most common failure is tyres, which makes up 28.6% of the Zero Motorcycles DS's failures, followed by tyres, lamps & electrical. 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

Tyres28.6% 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.

Lamps & electrical14.3% 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.

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

Zero Motorcycles Sr/S MOT failures9.2% failure rateZero Motorcycles Sr/F MOT failures9.3% failure rateZero Motorcycles S MOT failures10.1% failure rateFord Fiesta MOT failures27.1% failure rate

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