A C Ace MOT reliability

A C Aces passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 26 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 26 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

26

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1996 petrol

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 51,678 (most between 50,487 and 55,778).

2005: 100% → 2006: 67% → 2007: 60% → 2008: 83% → 2009: 75% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 83% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 80% → 2014: 67% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 80% → 2017: 80% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (25.0%)

Where 1996 Aces fail

Lights & electrics

25.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.