Gbs Zero MOT reliability

Gbs Zeros passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 27 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 27 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

89%

MOTs analysed

27

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

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 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 83%. Typical mileage 10,034 (most between 4,180 and 13,248).

2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 75% → 2015: 89% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 86% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 83% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Wheel bearings: has excessive play (16.7%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (16.7%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (16.7%)
Catalyst emissions: emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (16.7%)

Where 2011 Zeros fail

Brakes

16.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

16.7%

Suspension & axles

16.7%

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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.