Dethleffs Globebus MOT reliability

Dethleffs Globebuss passed their MOT first time 78% of the time across 37 tests in 2025. 40 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 37 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

78%

MOTs analysed

37

Still licensed (GB)

40

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

2019 diesel

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 60%. Typical mileage 19,239 (most between 12,261 and 24,598).

2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 60% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low and too far to the right. (20.0%)
Attachment: fixing missing (20.0%)

Where 2019 Globebuss fail

Wheels & tyres

20.0%

Lights & electrics

20.0%

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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.