# Porsche 944 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Porsche 944 passes its MOT first time 78% of the time, from 2,120 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 78%
- MOT tests analysed: 2,120 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 2,094 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 146 | 82% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 273 | 82% |
| 1991 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 318 | 81% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 415 | 80% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 268 | 72% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 192 | 79% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 277 | 74% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 142 | 81% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 44 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |

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