M Orris Cowley MOT reliability

M Orris Cowleys passed their MOT first time 0% of the time across 1 test in 2025. 503 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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

0%

MOTs analysed

1

Still licensed (GB)

503

Body type

Convertible

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

1968 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 5,421 (most between 5,421 and 5,421).

2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: excessively binding (100.0%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (100.0%)

Where 1968 Cowleys fail

Brakes

100.0%

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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.