Aixam Crossover MOT reliability

Aixam Crossovers passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 44 tests in 2025. 154 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 44 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

75%

MOTs analysed

44

Still licensed (GB)

154

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

2012 petrol

9 MOTs

These figures come from only 9 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 78%. Typical mileage 23,045 (most between 18,026 and 26,905).

2015: 61% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 63% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 82% → 2020: 53% → 2021: 71% → 2022: 57% → 2023: 62% → 2024: 69% → 2025: 78%

Most common failures

Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (11.1%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (11.1%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (11.1%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (11.1%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (11.1%)

2012 diesel

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 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 50%. Typical mileage 31,281 (most between 26,551 and 41,432).

2015: 100% → 2016: 64% → 2017: 33% → 2018: 56% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 33% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 44% → 2024: 63% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (12.5%)
Ball joint excessively worn (12.5%)
Headlamp aim: too low (12.5%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (12.5%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (12.5%)

Where 2012 Crossovers fail

Lights & electrics

22.2%

Suspension & axles

22.2%

Brakes

11.1%

Steering

11.1%

Visibility & wipers

11.1%

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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.