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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Ford Ka – 87.6% pass rate
The tiny Ka is most successful Ford when it comes to the first MoT, with its 87.6 per cent first time pass rate significantly better than some of the company’s bigger models, although this could be down to the more sympathetic way in which the Ka’s owners have treated their cars.
Those that do fail are most likely to do so because of lamps etc, but notably the brakes account for a failure in 3.3 per cent of cars, which is 48 per cent worse than the overall average. The Ka seems to have a higher than average appetite for brake pads, which makes them a good item to get checked out before sending it into its assessment.
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