Auto Trail Scudo MOT reliability

Auto Trail Scudos passed their MOT first time 43% of the time across 7 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 7 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

43%

MOTs analysed

7

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

2001 diesel

7 MOTs

Passed first time 43%. Typical mileage 73,039 (most between 48,724 and 76,668).

2006: 57% → 2007: 88% → 2008: 86% → 2009: 88% → 2010: 88% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 71% → 2013: 33% → 2014: 57% → 2015: 33% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 83% → 2019: 75% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 57% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 57% → 2025: 43%

Most common failures

Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (14.3%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (14.3%)
Individual direction indicators: not working (14.3%)
Position lamp: not working (14.3%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (14.3%)

Where 2001 Scudos fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

28.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

14.3%

Brakes

14.3%

Lights & electrics

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.