10 Lexus IS 2008 - 88%

What a stupid article

A totally pointless article. 3 year old cars going for the first MOT's should all pass if they are maintained correctly and as no information is given as to what the listed cars commonly fail on, i.e suspension bushes, brakes, corrosion, bulbs, etc, it is of no help to anyone. It all comes down to regular maintenance and servicing. Fortunately, corrosion is a thing of the past unless you live by the sea or have incorrectly repaired accident damage ( or an Italian car ! ) so failures are more likely to be mechanical, i.e brakes, suspension, tyres and bulbs all of which ( except maybe the bulbs which can blow at any time ) come under regular maintenance. It is also important to check for regular problems on your car. For example, the Mk1 Ford KA has a habit of needing its lower suspension arms bushes replaced around 35k - 40k miles, etc. Emissions are another issue so you really do need to have your car maintained correctly.

What is kind of interesting though is the number of top end cars that dont pass 100%. The Bentley is a surprise at 90%. I know 1 in 10 doesn't sound a lot, but consider the cost of them and that the vast majority of them are leased and have maintenance included, it doesnt look good when your £130K Bentley fails the MOT... Maybe the bulbs blow a lot.

P.S. Babies Three, I think you might be wrong there as it says on more than one of them the date of the cars and it even says " despite the sample cars dating back seven years to 2005 ", in the case of the Aston Martin DB9 .......

My £300, 14 year old Peugeot diesel has passed it's last 6 MOTs 1st time. Does this make it a better buy than all these flash motors in this survey?

Why do cars fail their first MOT? Answer: A total lack of maintenance by their owners! Gone are the days when 'Hubby' spent a Sunday morning under the bonnet checking this, or changing that. Modern cars are advertised as being utterly reliable, so 'Wifey' is totally confused when the car fails the MOT test for having 4 bald tyres, failed bulbs and a knackered windscreen wiper blade.

what turkey decided on the comparison for this survey

10 plus year old family cars well used been around the block a few times

of course they are going to have a low pass rate.

against 5 year old super cars that rarely  leave the garage

i'd be pissed off if it didn't pass the mot first time.

20 year old cars have a higher falure rate then sub 10 year old modern premium sports cars, stunning stuff

Very unfair for manufactures OK for the Bentley, Astons, Porsche etc., cars serviced by  the main dealers or very expensive specialist how much is it to service these cars, how can  a comparison be made with £40k to £200k cars with a £300 cars a couple of years away from the scrapyard. Compare how much a 15, year old escort cost to service if it gets serviced at all. 

 

My son and I have owned 7 Citroens between us over  the last 16 years.  M y current  Picasso  I have owned for 6 years it  has 85k on the clock and has never skipped a beat just like all the other Citroens, I service my own car some jobs gets farmed out i.e. belts.

 It is also a fact that the condition and speed cars deteriorate is down to the owner nothing else.

i had an old datsun cherry automatic in pristine condition i took it to an mot +garage for its mot,i was informed that it needed all its brake pipes replacing i agreed to this,and later called back for the car having paid at reception i was informed that the pipes that were taken out were just over there in the yard by the young chap who took my money,when i looked at the brake pipes they did not look badly corroded as i was informed so i put them in the car boot and took them to another garage to be looked at,after a good inspection i was informed that there was nothing wrong with them when they asked me why i had them inspected i told them what had happened the garage was quite open in its condemnation of the other garage,so much so they offered to bare witness to the fact should i want to take the matter further,but warned me even in winning i may still come out the loser,i didn't ,BUT I MADE SURE I INFORMED EVERONE I CAME IN CONTACT WITH ABOUT THE GARAGE IN QUESTION i don't know if this had any impact on this establishment i hope it did

you got paid for this article?