Smc Quadzilla MOT reliability

Smc Quadzillas passed their MOT first time 84% of the time across 137 tests in 2025. 4 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

84%

MOTs analysed

137

Still licensed (GB)

4

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

2013 petrol

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 86%. Typical mileage 1,730 (most between 606 and 3,670).

2015: 100% → 2016: 77% → 2017: 86% → 2018: 62% → 2019: 74% → 2020: 71% → 2021: 71% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 78% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (14.3%)
Registration plates: missing (14.3%)
Brake performance not tested: unable to be tested (14.3%)

Where 2013 Quadzillas fail

Brakes

14.3%

Lights & electrics

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.