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Coupe: a below-average pass rate worth digging into
Across 9,831 MOT tests, the Coupe returns 63.0% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a weak handbrake. A number-plate lamp out and a defective headlamp lens round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 88,966, 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
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
936 occurrences · 9.5% of tests
- 02
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
661 occurrences · 6.7% of tests
- 03
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective
651 occurrences · 6.6% of tests
- 04
Exhaust system leaking or insecure
455 occurrences · 4.6% of tests
- 05
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
397 occurrences · 4.0% of tests
- 06
Parking brake inoperative on one side
327 occurrences · 3.3% of tests
- 07
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
313 occurrences · 3.2% of tests
- 08
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated
312 occurrences · 3.2% of tests
- 09
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
310 occurrences · 3.2% of tests
- 10
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
292 occurrences · 3.0% 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 3 failures
£138–£395
If every one of this Coupe'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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Tools that pre-empt a retest.
Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.
Item 01 · Amazon UK
H7 / W21W bulb pack
A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.
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Item 02 · Amazon UK
Headlight restoration kit
Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.
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Buying or keeping a Coupe?
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 Coupe 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.