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Materia: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass
Across 826 MOT tests, the Materia returns 72.6% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a corroded brake pipe. Windscreen damage and worn suspension bushes round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 87,517, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
Top ten reasons for rejection.
- 01
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
46 occurrences · 5.6% of tests
- 02
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
44 occurrences · 5.3% of tests
- 03
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
31 occurrences · 3.8% of tests
- 04
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated
26 occurrences · 3.1% of tests
- 05
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated
25 occurrences · 3.0% of tests
- 06
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
24 occurrences · 2.9% of tests
- 07
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated
21 occurrences · 2.5% of tests
- 08
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective
20 occurrences · 2.4% of tests
- 09
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
18 occurrences · 2.2% of tests
- 10
A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
17 occurrences · 2.1% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures
£280–£810
If every one of this Materia's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Buying or keeping a Materia?
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Materia and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.