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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Skoda Citigo – 88.4% pass rate
Given the Citigo is essentially a Volkswagen Up with a Skoda twist, it’s little surprise that the two cars perform much the same when it comes to the first MoT. Like the Up, it’s the lamps, reflectors and electricals that cause the most failures, accounting for 6.5 per cent of failures.
The driver’s view of the road is the second biggest culprit when it comes to scuppering success, but only 2.5 per cent of cars fail due to this, which is 36 per cent better than the other cars that went through the MoT first time in 2013.
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