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Iload: a below-average pass rate worth digging into
Across 2,486 MOT tests, the Iload returns 66.6% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. A weak handbrake and a broken or weak spring round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 108,868, 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
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
254 occurrences · 10.2% of tests
- 02
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
131 occurrences · 5.3% of tests
- 03
A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
131 occurrences · 5.3% of tests
- 04
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
130 occurrences · 5.2% of tests
- 05
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
113 occurrences · 4.5% of tests
- 06
Parking brake inoperative on one side
90 occurrences · 3.6% of tests
- 07
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
71 occurrences · 2.9% of tests
- 08
Reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
71 occurrences · 2.9% of tests
- 09
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective
67 occurrences · 2.7% of tests
- 10
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
65 occurrences · 2.6% 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 2 failures
£88–£275
If every one of this Iload'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 Iload?
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 Iload 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.