Chausson Best MOT reliability

Chausson Bests passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 54 tests in 2025. 59 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 54 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

54

Still licensed (GB)

59

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

2014 diesel

48 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 30,374 (most between 22,678 and 36,856).

2016: 100% → 2017: 96% → 2018: 92% → 2019: 92% → 2020: 87% → 2021: 86% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 84% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.1%)
Reversing lamps: inoperative (2.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.1%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (2.1%)
Outline marker lamp: not working (2.1%)

Where 2014 Bests fail

Lights & electrics

6.3%

Wheels & tyres

2.1%

Brakes

2.1%

Suspension & axles

2.1%

Visibility & wipers

2.1%

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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.