Austin Moke MOT reliability

Austin Mokes passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 14 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 14 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

86%

MOTs analysed

14

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

1987 petrol

7 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 20,929 (most between 19,255 and 23,038).

2006: 50% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Washers: jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (14.3%)
Registration plate lamp(s): missing in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (14.3%)
Ball joint excessively worn (14.3%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (14.3%)
Switch: inoperative (14.3%)

Where 1987 Mokes fail

Body, structure & corrosion

14.3%

Lights & electrics

14.3%

Steering

14.3%

Suspension & axles

14.3%

Visibility & wipers

14.3%

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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.