The Explorer Group Unclassified MOT reliability

The Explorer Group Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 336 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

336

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

2014 diesel

17 MOTs

These figures come from only 17 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 94%. Typical mileage 30,692 (most between 22,066 and 39,725).

2016: 100% → 2017: 82% → 2018: 84% → 2019: 83% → 2020: 78% → 2021: 84% → 2022: 89% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.9%)

Where 2014 Unclassifieds fail

Wheels & tyres

5.9%

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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.