Man Unclassified MOT reliability

Man Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 668 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

668

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

2020 diesel

30 MOTs

These figures come from 30 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 94,484 (most between 60,960 and 136,437).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 81% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (16.7%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.7%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.3%)
Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator (3.3%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (3.3%)

Where 2020 Unclassifieds fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

16.7%

Brakes

10.0%

Lights & electrics

10.0%

Visibility & wipers

6.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.3%

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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.