Porsche 911 MOT pass rate by year
How the Porsche 911's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1980 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Porsche 911 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Porsche 911 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Porsche 911 averages 14.6% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.1% | 23.9% | 3,912 |
| 1981 | 76.6% | 23.4% | 4,260 |
| 1982 | 77.5% | 22.5% | 6,100 |
| 1983 | 78.5% | 21.5% | 5,781 |
| 1984 | 77.6% | 22.4% | 6,842 |
| 1985 | 77.9% | 22.1% | 7,743 |
| 1986 | 78.3% | 21.7% | 9,923 |
| 1987 | 80.4% | 19.6% | 11,058 |
| 1988 | 81.4% | 18.6% | 11,240 |
| 1989 | 82.7% | 17.3% | 16,197 |
| 1990 | 81.7% | 18.3% | 21,527 |
| 1991 | 81.4% | 18.6% | 9,618 |
| 1992 | 82.7% | 17.3% | 6,735 |
| 1993 | 82.8% | 17.2% | 8,243 |
| 1994 | 83.8% | 16.2% | 15,212 |
| 1995 | 84.4% | 15.6% | 18,407 |
| 1996 | 85.4% | 14.6% | 26,623 |
| 1997 | 84.6% | 15.4% | 21,533 |
| 1998 | 80.5% | 19.5% | 33,872 |
| 1999 | 80.2% | 19.8% | 39,186 |
| 2000 | 81.3% | 18.7% | 29,177 |
| 2001 | 81.9% | 18.1% | 45,694 |
| 2002 | 82.4% | 17.6% | 68,962 |
| 2003 | 83.0% | 17.0% | 71,897 |
| 2004 | 84.1% | 15.9% | 62,646 |
| 2005 | 86.3% | 13.7% | 67,173 |
| 2006 | 86.2% | 13.8% | 62,823 |
| 2007 | 88.3% | 11.7% | 50,850 |
| 2008 | 88.7% | 11.3% | 35,717 |
| 2009 | 89.4% | 10.6% | 25,538 |
| 2010 | 90.5% | 9.5% | 27,741 |
| 2011 | 91.6% | 8.4% | 18,801 |
| 2012 | 92.5% | 7.5% | 20,275 |
| 2013 | 93.4% | 6.6% | 15,167 |
| 2014 | 93.8% | 6.2% | 16,807 |
| 2015 | 94.3% | 5.7% | 16,335 |
| 2016 | 94.5% | 5.5% | 14,433 |
| 2017 | 94.7% | 5.3% | 14,237 |
| 2018 | 94.2% | 5.8% | 13,718 |
| 2019 | 94.8% | 5.2% | 11,781 |
| 2020 | 95.4% | 4.6% | 6,008 |
| 2021 | 95.9% | 4.1% | 4,546 |
| 2022 | 96.1% | 3.9% | 4,459 |
| 2023 | 95.6% | 4.4% | 1,808 |
Does age change how often a Porsche 911 fails?
Older Porsche 911s fail more often, as expected. The 1980 cars fail 23.9% of tests against 4.4% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 14.6%. The 1980 is the weakest year at 23.9%, and the 2022 the strongest at 3.9%.
More on the Porsche 911
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Porsche 911: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Porsche models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain