M A N Man MOT reliability

M A N Mans passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 8 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 8 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

8

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

2002 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 185,069 (most between 184,900 and 185,129).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (66.7%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (66.7%)
Suspension unit: leaking (33.3%)
Drag link end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (33.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high and too far to the left. (33.3%)

Where 2002 Mans fail

Steering

100.0%

Suspension & axles

100.0%

Brakes

66.7%

Lights & electrics

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.