Leyland Roadrunner MOT reliability

Leyland Roadrunners passed their MOT first time 42% of the time across 12 tests in 2025. 1 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 12 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

42%

MOTs analysed

12

Still licensed (GB)

1

Body type

–

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

1989 diesel

4 MOTs

Passed first time 25%. Typical mileage 125,075 (most between 99,952 and 145,677).

2006: 60% → 2007: 68% → 2008: 87% → 2009: 63% → 2010: 42% → 2011: 71% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 40% → 2014: 10% → 2015: 57% → 2016: 70% → 2017: 56% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 70% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 25%

Most common failures

Condition: fouling a part of the vehicle (25.0%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (25.0%)
Rear fog lamp: missing (25.0%)
Pre 01/07/2008 Non turbo: emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (25.0%)
Hydraulic brake cylinder: leaking hydraulic fluid (25.0%)

Where 1989 Roadrunners fail

Body, structure & corrosion

50.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

50.0%

Wheels & tyres

25.0%

Brakes

25.0%

Lights & electrics

25.0%

Steering

25.0%

Suspension & axles

25.0%

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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.