Reliant Scimitar MOT reliability

Reliant Scimitars passed their MOT first time 78% of the time across 389 tests in 2025. 1,648 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

78%

MOTs analysed

389

Still licensed (GB)

1,648

Body type

Coupe

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

1992 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 56,819 (most between 48,852 and 63,916).

2005: 0% → 2006: 82% → 2007: 71% → 2008: 71% → 2009: 92% → 2010: 60% → 2011: 70% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 58% → 2014: 89% → 2015: 58% → 2016: 57% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 64% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Service brake imbalance: across an axle (33.3%)

Where 1992 Scimitars fail

Brakes

33.3%

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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.