Generic Code MOT data

From the national MOT record: 2,090 tests across 559 vehicles on record.

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Vehicles on record

559

Average engine

N/A

MOT pass rate

67.7%

How the Generic Code compares

The Generic Code has an MOT pass rate of 67.7%, against 65.0% across all Generic vehicles, and 69.4% across every make in the national record. That is 2,090 tests for this model and 12,450 for the make, so the comparison rests on the whole national record rather than a sample of it. See what Generic Code models fail on.

Common Generic Code defects

From 1,699 Generic Code tests in the national record with a DVSA defect code to categorise.

Brakes 651 (38.3%)

Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension 569 (33.5%)

Body, structure and attachments 421 (24.8%)

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 285 (16.8%)

Steering 207 (12.2%)

Registration plates and vehicle identification 56 (3.3%)

Nuisance (emissions and noise) 56 (3.3%)

A test can find problems in more than one category, so these figures do not sum to 100%. Common Generic Code MOT failures has the full breakdown and how it is worked out.

Other Generic models

Xor (800) Cracker (647) Trigger Sm 50 (357)

Check a specific Generic Code

These are averages. For one vehicle's actual test history, enter its registration.

Figures cover every Generic Code in the national MOT record, which includes vehicles since scrapped or exported, so "on record" is not a count of cars on the road. Pass rate counts every recorded MOT test, retests included. Some MOT records describe the same model with extra trim or engine detail attached; where that detail is a recognised trim or drivetrain code, the vehicle is counted under the base model shown here rather than treated as a separate one.