Rickman Unclassified MOT reliability

Rickman Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 12 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 12 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

75%

MOTs analysed

12

Still licensed (GB)

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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

1988 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 30,450 (most between 19,408 and 41,492).

2006: 75% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 100% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 33% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (50.0%)

Where 1988 Unclassifieds fail

Suspension & axles

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.