Marlin MOT data

From the national MOT record: 9,267 tests across 1,003 vehicles on record.

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Vehicles on record

1,003

Average engine

N/A

MOT pass rate

80.0%

How Marlin compares

Marlin has an MOT pass rate of 80.0%, against 69.4% across every make in the national record. That is 9,267 tests and 2,564 since 2012 with a defect code to categorise, so the figure rests on the whole national record for this make rather than a sample of it. See what Marlin vehicles fail on.

Common Marlin defects

From 2,564 Marlin tests in the national record with a DVSA defect code to categorise.

Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension 805 (31.4%)

Brakes 454 (17.7%)

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 432 (16.8%)

Nuisance (emissions and noise) 419 (16.3%)

Steering 235 (9.2%)

Body, structure and attachments 149 (5.8%)

Visibility 126 (4.9%)

Registration plates and vehicle identification 46 (1.8%)

Other equipment 27 (1.1%)

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

Marlin models

Models with a page of their own, with vehicles on record, average engine size and pass rate
Model	On record	Engine	Pass rate
	340	-	77%
Roadster	228	-	81%

Check a specific Marlin

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

Figures cover every Marlin 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.