Dinli DL801 MOT reliability

Dinli DL801s passed their MOT first time 83% of the time across 123 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

83%

MOTs analysed

123

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

2011 petrol

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 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 86%. Typical mileage 4,713 (most between 3,941 and 6,880).

2013: 100% → 2014: 85% → 2015: 71% → 2016: 82% → 2017: 81% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 82% → 2020: 88% → 2021: 78% → 2022: 82% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (14.3%)
Decelerometer (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (14.3%)

Where 2011 DL801s fail

Brakes

14.3%

Lights & electrics

14.3%

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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.