Pontiac Firebird MOT reliability

Pontiac Firebirds passed their MOT first time 80% of the time across 163 tests in 2025. 491 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

80%

MOTs analysed

163

Still licensed (GB)

491

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 petrol

6 MOTs

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.

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 68,657 (most between 48,528 and 96,849).

2005: 50% → 2006: 88% → 2007: 73% → 2008: 88% → 2009: 78% → 2010: 89% → 2011: 89% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 88% → 2015: 71% → 2016: 70% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 71% → 2019: 86% → 2020: 83% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (16.7%)

Where 2001 Firebirds fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

16.7%

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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.