The MoT Files: Bottom 10 1980s cars
We've extrapolated from the MoT database the bottom 10 for cars registered during the 1980s - those with the worst MoT record. Would you believe that there's three Volkswagens in there? Of course, there's more to any story than mere numbers.
We've only included cars that have more than 1000 examples tested in a single year to keep the statistics meaningful, but from that we can ascertain how the mainstream classic cars are fairing in terms of keeping them on the road and legal. So there will be others that do worse than these - but they are thinner in numbers.
But we guarantee you'll be surprised at some of the classics in this list.
Peugeot 205 51% pass rate
Keep it down in the back - yes, we've heard all the stories about French cars as they get old, but let's put it into perspective: the Peugeot 205 is the only car from that country to be in our list of underachievers, and given that many of these cars are hard-driven GTIs, we're prepared to cut some slack. Besides, we love 205s...
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