Pulse MOT data

From the national MOT record: 25,535 tests across 9,937 vehicles on record.

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Vehicles on record

9,937

Average engine

N/A

MOT pass rate

59.9%

How Pulse compares

Pulse has an MOT pass rate of 59.9%, against 69.4% across every make in the national record. That is 25,535 tests and 9,064 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 Pulse vehicles fail on.

Common Pulse defects

From 9,064 Pulse tests in the national record with a DVSA defect code to categorise.

Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension 4,009 (44.2%)

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3,153 (34.8%)

Brakes 2,933 (32.4%)

Body, structure and attachments 1,974 (21.8%)

Steering 1,055 (11.6%)

Nuisance (emissions and noise) 516 (5.7%)

Registration plates and vehicle identification 283 (3.1%)

Other equipment 187 (2.1%)

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

Pulse models

Models with a page of their own, with vehicles on record, average engine size and pass rate
Model	On record	Engine	Pass rate
Bt 49 Qt 9d1	3,075	-	54%
Xf 125 Gy 2b Adrenaline	1,745	-	53%
Wy 125 T 74 Lightspeed 2	1,139	-	43%
Bt	899	-	75%
Xf	774	-	67%
Wy	514	-	70%
Adrenaline	297	-	74%

Check a specific Pulse

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

Figures cover every Pulse 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.