Reva Gwiz MOT reliability

Reva Gwizs passed their MOT first time 58% of the time across 145 tests in 2025. 144 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

58%

MOTs analysed

145

Still licensed (GB)

144

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

2008 electric

15 MOTs

These figures come from only 15 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 30,952 (most between 24,405 and 38,331).

2010: 100% → 2011: 77% → 2012: 72% → 2013: 79% → 2014: 82% → 2015: 77% → 2016: 76% → 2017: 89% → 2018: 76% → 2019: 78% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 65% → 2023: 78% → 2024: 58% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Sub-frame mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (6.7%)
Electrical wiring : heavily deteriorated (6.7%)
Stop lamp: not working (6.7%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (6.7%)

Where 2008 Gwizs fail

Lights & electrics

26.7%

Suspension & axles

13.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

6.7%

Steering

6.7%

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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.