Make overview
Morgan MOT pass rates by model
Data updated
Quick answer
Morgan cars pass 87.6% of MOT tests across 4,702 recorded tests, against a national average of 72.3%. We hold data for 4 Morgan models. The item recorded most often on a failed Morgan is significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake.
- Tests analysed
- 4,702
- Unadjusted pass rate
- 87.6%
- Models with data
- 4
Unadjusted, not ranked
Other Morgan models with MOT data
These models have at least 500 recorded tests, but their tested examples do not span enough ages and mileages to rank fairly. Their failure and advisory patterns are still drawn from real tests.
| Model | Unadjusted pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan 4/4 | 86.3% | 1,894 |
| Morgan Plus 4 | 89.1% | 1,460 |
| Morgan Plus 8 | 86.9% | 731 |
| Morgan Roadster | 89.1% | 617 |
Across the range
What Morgan cars fail on most
Share of failed Morgan tests recording each item, summed across every model above.
- 1.Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake12.8%
- 2.Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle11.1%
- 3.Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc9.6%
- 4.A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning8.0%
- 5.Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen7.8%
- 6.Stop lamps all missing or inoperative7.2%
Common questions
- What is the MOT pass rate for Morgan?
- Across 4,702 recorded MOT tests, 87.6% of Morgan tests ended in a pass, against a national average of 72.3%. A make-level figure blends very different cars, so the individual model pages are the more useful comparison.
- What do Morgan cars most often fail their MOT on?
- The most commonly recorded failure item across Morgan tests is "Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake", appearing in 12.8% of failed tests. One failed test can list several items, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
- Why do some Morgan models not have a pass rate ranking?
- A model is only ranked when its tested examples cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages for a fair comparison. 0 of the 4 Morgan models here qualify. For the rest we publish the unadjusted rate and the failure patterns, but not a rank, because comparing unadjusted rates mostly sorts cars by how new they are.
How to read these figures
Why the adjusted rate is the fair one
An unadjusted pass rate is strongly driven by the age and mileage of the cars being tested, not by how well they were built. A model bought mainly as a lightly used second car will look better than an identical car sold to high-mileage drivers. Adjusting for age and mileage compares each model against cars that have lived a similar life.
For a specific car, its own record beats any model average — check that vehicle’s MOT history and read what testers actually recorded against it.
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