Reliant MOT failure rates by model
Reliant cars fail 27.6% of MOT tests. Here is every Reliant model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Reliant cars?
Across 139,173 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 27.6% of Reliant cars fail. That is 1.9 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Reliant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliant Kitten | 29.3% | 3,206 | Brakes |
| Reliant Robin | 28.9% | 54,429 | Lamps & electrical |
| Reliant Rialto | 27.9% | 38,110 | Lamps & electrical |
| Reliant Fox | 26.6% | 1,334 | Lamps & electrical |
| Reliant Scimitar | 26.5% | 34,383 | Lamps & electrical |
| Reliant Super | 22.9% | 1,273 | Lamps & electrical |
| Reliant Regal | 20.6% | 1,053 | Brakes |
| Reliant Trike | 19.7% | 1,705 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Reliant fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Reliant Kitten has the highest failure rate at 29.3%, and the Reliant Trike the lowest at 19.7%. 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