Morris 6 MOT reliability

Morris 6s passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 38 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 38 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

89%

MOTs analysed

38

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

1969 petrol

7 MOTs

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.

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 69,852 (most between 30,652 and 81,810).

2005: 78% → 2006: 62% → 2007: 62% → 2008: 65% → 2009: 64% → 2010: 55% → 2011: 62% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 70% → 2014: 69% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 68% → 2017: 83% → 2018: 86% → 2019: 71% → 2020: 75% → 2021: 77% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (14.3%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (14.3%)
Position lamp: not working (14.3%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (14.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (14.3%)

Where 1969 6s fail

Brakes

14.3%

Lights & electrics

14.3%

Suspension & axles

14.3%

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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.