Iveco 35S12 MOT reliability

Iveco 35S12s passed their MOT first time 70% of the time across 10 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 10 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

70%

MOTs analysed

10

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

2004 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 240,562 (most between 147,065 and 240,567).

2006: 100% → 2007: 56% → 2008: 41% → 2009: 46% → 2010: 57% → 2011: 40% → 2012: 26% → 2013: 36% → 2014: 45% → 2015: 44% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 43% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 18% → 2020: 38% → 2021: 22% → 2022: 17% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Outline marker lamp: not working (33.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (33.3%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (33.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (33.3%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (33.3%)

Where 2004 35S12s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Brakes

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

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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.