The MoT Files: Top 10 first cars for passing the MoT
We’ve crunched the MoT Files to find the best small cars for passing the first test at three years. These top 10 MoT masters are all perfect for new and young drivers, as they are small, easy to drive and affordable.
After all, the last thing you want is a car that will rack up an expensive list of jobs that need addressing come the first MoT test. If you want to avoid that, then the latest Government figures suggest that these are the very best cars to go for.
These cars were all registered in 2013, which meant they were eligible for their first test MoT in 2016.
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Volkswagen Up – 88.8% pass rate
This is only the second year that the Volkswagen Up has needed to go through the MoT, but it has continued the good start it made. The class of 2013 saw 88.8 per cent sail through the test, while those registered in 2012 and taking their second test got through first time 86.6 per cent of the time, suggesting that the first year’s performance is not a fluke.
Most of those that failed did so because of the headlamps above anything else. The 1.5 per cent fail rate due to the front lamps specifically might not seem high, but it is 180 per cent worse than the other 2016 first timers.
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