Am General M998 MOT reliability

Am General M998s passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

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.

First-time pass rate

50%

MOTs analysed

4

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

1989 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 43,422 (most between 43,422 and 43,422).

2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (100.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (100.0%)

Where 1989 M998s fail

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

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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.