Santana PS10 MOT reliability

Santana PS10s passed their MOT first time 64% of the time across 69 tests in 2025. 45 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 69 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

64%

MOTs analysed

69

Still licensed (GB)

45

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

2004 diesel

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 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 71%. Typical mileage 32,569 (most between 23,739 and 86,034).

2007: 57% → 2008: 75% → 2009: 59% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 52% → 2012: 57% → 2013: 56% → 2014: 61% → 2015: 62% → 2016: 59% → 2017: 55% → 2018: 59% → 2019: 71% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 44% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 54% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Gradient tester (sp): efficiency below requirements (14.3%)
Steering linkage: likely to become detached (14.3%)
Headlamp: has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (14.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (14.3%)
Hand lever: pivot has excessive wear or free play (14.3%)

Where 2004 PS10s fail

Brakes

28.6%

Lights & electrics

28.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

14.3%

Steering

14.3%

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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.