Iris Bus Unclassified MOT reliability

Iris Bus Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 62% of the time across 40 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 40 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

62%

MOTs analysed

40

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

2008 diesel

13 MOTs

These figures come from only 13 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 62%. Typical mileage 93,061 (most between 86,075 and 118,732).

2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 33% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 57% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 62%

Most common failures

Shock absorbers: has negligible damping effect (7.7%)
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush likely to become detached (7.7%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.7%)
Pedal: has insufficient reserve travel (7.7%)
Position lamp: not working (7.7%)

Where 2008 Unclassifieds fail

Lights & electrics

30.8%

Brakes

23.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

15.4%

Suspension & axles

7.7%

Visibility & wipers

7.7%

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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.