A K MOT reliability

First-time MOT pass rates for 9 A K models.

These figures come from 47 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Model	First-time pass rate	MOTs analysed	Years
A K Cobra Few MOTs	88%	24	1978–2012
A K 427 Very few MOTs	100%	10	1980–2022
A K Sport Very few MOTs	67%	3	2003–2009
A K AK427 Very few MOTs	100%	2	1986–2011
A K Sports Very few MOTs	100%	2	1976–2009
A K Sportscar Very few MOTs	50%	2	1982–2011
A K Unclassified Very few MOTs	50%	2	1979–2004
A K Ak Very few MOTs	100%	1	1977–1977
A K Sportscars Very few MOTs	100%	1	2008–2008

Models marked “Few MOTs” or “Very few MOTs” have only a small number of tests behind them. With so few cars, one more pass or fail can move the pass rate a long way, so compare them with care.

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Based on recent 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.