Dfsk EC35 MOT reliability

Dfsk EC35s passed their MOT first time 66% of the time across 32 tests in 2025. 206 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 32 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

66%

MOTs analysed

32

Still licensed (GB)

206

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.

In detail:

First registered

2022 electric

32 MOTs

Passed first time 66%. Typical mileage 5,113 (most between 2,775 and 11,254).

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (15.6%)
Lever: has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (9.4%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (9.4%)
Hand lever: has insufficient reserve travel (6.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (3.1%)

Where 2022 EC35s fail

Lights & electrics

18.8%

Visibility & wipers

12.5%

Brakes

9.4%

Steering

3.1%

Suspension & axles

3.1%

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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.