Noble M12 MOT reliability

Noble M12s passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 73 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 73 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

90%

MOTs analysed

73

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

2003 petrol

29 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 30,761 (most between 27,257 and 39,375).

2005: 100% → 2006: 71% → 2007: 86% → 2008: 85% → 2009: 78% → 2010: 79% → 2011: 80% → 2012: 82% → 2013: 83% → 2014: 91% → 2015: 86% → 2016: 80% → 2017: 91% → 2018: 83% → 2019: 74% → 2020: 87% → 2021: 92% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (3.4%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (3.4%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (3.4%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (3.4%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (3.4%)

Where 2003 M12s fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.9%

Visibility & wipers

3.4%

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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.