Cupra MOT failure rates by model
Cupra cars fail 10.1% of MOT tests. Here is every Cupra model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Cupra cars?
Across 59,143 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 10.1% of Cupra cars fail. That is 15.6 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Cupra models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cupra Leon | 13.9% | 5,570 | Tyres |
| Cupra Formentor | 9.8% | 41,365 | Tyres |
| Cupra Born | 9.1% | 9,954 | Tyres |
| Cupra Ateca | 9.0% | 2,254 | Tyres |
Which Cupra fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Cupra Leon has the highest failure rate at 13.9%, and the Cupra Ateca the lowest at 9.0%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain