Microcar MC1 MOT reliability

Microcar MC1s passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 68 tests in 2025. 63 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 68 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

75%

MOTs analysed

68

Still licensed (GB)

63

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

2006 petrol

9 MOTs

These figures come from only 9 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 56%. Typical mileage 18,602 (most between 13,110 and 22,605).

2008: 91% → 2009: 69% → 2010: 65% → 2011: 70% → 2012: 69% → 2013: 62% → 2014: 65% → 2015: 66% → 2016: 63% → 2017: 65% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 66% → 2020: 63% → 2021: 59% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 59% → 2024: 42% → 2025: 56%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (22.2%)
Exhaust system: system insecure (11.1%)
Headlamp: insecure (11.1%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (11.1%)
Headlamp aim: too low (11.1%)

Where 2006 MC1s fail

Brakes

33.3%

Lights & electrics

22.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

11.1%

Steering

11.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

11.1%

Visibility & wipers

11.1%

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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.