Morgan Roadster MOT data by year

The Morgan Roadster appears in 3,230 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 1981–2021. Its most common failure areas are lighting & signalling, visibility and brakes, and its overall pass rate is 92.4%.

3,230
MOT tests analysed
92.4%
Pass rate
7.6%
Fail rate
1981–2021
Years covered

By model year

Morgan Roadster MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Morgan Roadster
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Lighting & signalling 5.4% 174
2 Visibility 2.4% 77
3 Brakes 2.3% 75
4 Steering 1.5% 49
5 Emissions & environmental 1.3% 42
6 Suspension 0.9% 30
7 Other defects 0.4% 13
8 Body, structure & corrosion 0.3% 9
Share of tests failing on each category Lighting & signalling 5.4% Visibility 2.4% Brakes 2.3% Steering 1.5% Emissions & environmental 1.3% Suspension 0.9%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 3,230 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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