Marcos Unclassified MOT reliability

Marcos Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 32 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 32 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

32

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

1996 petrol

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 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 0%. Typical mileage 2,200 (most between 2,189 and 2,364).

2016: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Decelerometer (sp): efficiency below requirements (75.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (75.0%)
Door condition: cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (25.0%)
Pedal: has insufficient reserve travel (25.0%)
Rear fog lamp tell-tale: not working (25.0%)

Where 1996 Unclassifieds fail

Brakes

100.0%

Lights & electrics

75.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

50.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

25.0%

Visibility & wipers

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.