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3,093 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Roadsters pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 5.9 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

81.6%

Pass-after-fix

5.1%

Fail

12.9%

Avg miles

48,757

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Roadster: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 3,093 MOT tests, the Roadster returns 81.6% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. Stop lamp with a multiple light source up and windscreen damage round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 48,757, 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.

  1. 01

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    98 occurrences · 3.2% of tests

  2. 02

    Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning

    77 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  3. 03

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    62 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    51 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  5. 05

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    48 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  6. 06

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    47 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  7. 07

    A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage

    45 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  8. 08

    A tyre seriously damaged

    44 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A tyre seriously damaged

    37 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  10. 10

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    30 occurrences · 1.0% 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

£36–£115

If every one of this Roadster'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

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Buying or keeping a Roadster?

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 Roadster 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.