Reliant Supervan MOT reliability

Reliant Supervans passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 2 tests in 2025. 9 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 2 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

50%

MOTs analysed

2

Still licensed (GB)

9

Body type

Hatchback

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

1972 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 52,271 (most between 51,763 and 52,780).

Most common failures

Dipswitch: operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams (50.0%)
Fuel cap/sealing device: ineffective (50.0%)
Requirements: of the wrong type (50.0%)

Where 1972 Supervans fail

Body, structure & corrosion

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

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.