Buick Riviera MOT reliability

Buick Rivieras passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 9 tests in 2025. 107 are still licensed in Great Britain.

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.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

9

Still licensed (GB)

107

Body type

Coupe

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

1991 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 67,907 (most between 67,894 and 67,919).

2006: 0% → 2007: 0% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 33% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: has no recorded effort at a wheel (50.0%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (50.0%)
Hydraulic brake cylinder: leaking hydraulic fluid (50.0%)

Where 1991 Rivieras fail

Brakes

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.