Ci Carioca MOT reliability

Ci Cariocas passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 49 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 49 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

67%

MOTs analysed

49

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

2006 diesel

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 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.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 28,441 (most between 19,579 and 43,896).

2009: 71% → 2010: 75% → 2011: 57% → 2012: 75% → 2013: 88% → 2014: 63% → 2015: 88% → 2016: 86% → 2017: 29% → 2018: 86% → 2019: 83% → 2020: 40% → 2021: 60% → 2022: 57% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Outline marker lamp: not working (25.0%)
Outline marker lamp: showing white light to the rear (25.0%)
Position lamp: not working (25.0%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (25.0%)
Bumpers: damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (12.5%)

Where 2006 Cariocas fail

Lights & electrics

37.5%

Brakes

25.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

12.5%

Suspension & axles

12.5%

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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.