Optare Solo MOT reliability

Optare Solos passed their MOT first time 83% of the time across 6 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 6 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

83%

MOTs analysed

6

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

2001 diesel

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 285,220 (most between 285,218 and 285,223).

2019: 0% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Registration plates: insecure (50.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (50.0%)
Individual direction indicators: not working (50.0%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (50.0%)
Drag link end: ball joint has excessive play (50.0%)

Where 2001 Solos fail

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Steering

50.0%

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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.