Morris MOT failure rates by model
Morris cars fail 25.8% of MOT tests. Here is every Morris model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Morris cars?
Across 310,112 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 25.8% of Morris cars fail. That is 0.1 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Morris 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Minor | 27.5% | 225,627 | Brakes |
| Morris 1000 | 27.4% | 5,096 | Brakes |
| Morris Traveller | 26.8% | 1,220 | Brakes |
| Morris 1100 | 26.4% | 3,740 | Brakes |
| Morris Ital | 26.2% | 1,577 | Suspension |
| Morris 6 | 25.0% | 5,666 | Brakes |
| Morris Marina | 23.8% | 6,141 | Brakes |
| Morris MINI | 22.3% | 32,744 | Brakes |
| Morris 1300 | 21.6% | 1,179 | Brakes |
| Morris 1800 | 19.6% | 1,103 | Lamps & electrical |
| Morris Oxford | 17.0% | 7,197 | Brakes |
| Morris 8 | 16.0% | 4,289 | Brakes |
| Morris Eight | 13.5% | 1,026 | Brakes |
| Morris Cowley | 7.2% | 2,847 | Brakes |
Which Morris fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Morris Minor has the highest failure rate at 27.5%, and the Morris Cowley the lowest at 7.2%. 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