Morris 1300 MOT reliability

Morris 1300s passed their MOT first time 43% of the time across 7 tests in 2025. 129 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 7 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.

First-time pass rate

43%

MOTs analysed

7

Still licensed (GB)

129

Body type

Sedan

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

1969 petrol

5 MOTs

Passed first time 20%. Typical mileage 27,037 (most between 22,896 and 27,098).

2005: 33% → 2006: 62% → 2007: 78% → 2008: 77% → 2009: 81% → 2010: 73% → 2011: 56% → 2012: 63% → 2013: 78% → 2014: 77% → 2015: 84% → 2016: 54% → 2017: 83% → 2018: 78% → 2019: 75% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 20%

Most common failures

Flexible brake hoses: excessively damaged (20.0%)
Individual direction indicators: not working (20.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (20.0%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (20.0%)
Sub-frame: fractured (20.0%)

Where 1969 1300s fail

Brakes

60.0%

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Suspension & axles

20.0%

Visibility & wipers

20.0%

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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.