General Motors Sonama MOT reliability

General Motors Sonamas passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 4 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.

First-time pass rate

50%

MOTs analysed

4

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

1995 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 161,299 (most between 161,299 and 161,299).

2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (50.0%)
Flexible brake hoses: excessively twisted (50.0%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (50.0%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (50.0%)

Where 1995 Sonamas fail

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Suspension & axles

50.0%

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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.