BYD Atto 3 MOT reliability

BYD Atto 3s passed their MOT first time 92% of the time across 491 tests in 2025. 10,818 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

92%

MOTs analysed

491

Still licensed (GB)

10,818

Body type

Hatchback

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

2023 electric

285 MOTs

Passed first time 94%. Typical mileage 34,948 (most between 25,149 and 44,291).

2024: 97% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.5%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.4%)
Washers: not working (0.4%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (0.4%)
Ball joint excessively worn (0.4%)

Where 2023 Atto 3s fail

Wheels & tyres

2.5%

Visibility & wipers

1.8%

Lights & electrics

1.1%

Brakes

0.7%

Steering

0.7%

Suspension & axles

0.4%

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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.