Lancia Thema MOT reliability

Lancia Themas passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 36 tests in 2025. 22 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 36 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

69%

MOTs analysed

36

Still licensed (GB)

22

Body type

Sedan

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

1991 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 33%. Typical mileage 67,193 (most between 62,820 and 130,891).

2005: 64% → 2006: 58% → 2007: 71% → 2008: 35% → 2009: 50% → 2010: 46% → 2011: 70% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 57% → 2015: 75% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Hydraulic brake callipers: leaking (33.3%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (33.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (33.3%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (33.3%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (33.3%)

Where 1991 Themas fail

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Brakes

33.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

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.