Morgan 44 MOT reliability

Morgan 44s passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 1,897 tests in 2025. 2,019 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

1,897

Still licensed (GB)

2,019

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

2016 petrol

41 MOTs

These figures come from 41 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 88%. Typical mileage 13,960 (most between 6,458 and 17,287).

2019: 88% → 2020: 88% → 2021: 88% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 84% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: excessively binding (4.9%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (2.4%)
Attachment: fixing loose (2.4%)
Side repeaters: not working (2.4%)

Where 2016 44s fail

Lights & electrics

7.3%

Brakes

4.9%

Wheels & tyres

2.4%

Steering

2.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.4%

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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.