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Forfour Passion

487 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Forfour Passions pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 11.0 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

64.7%

Pass-after-fix

8.6%

Fail

25.9%

Avg miles

99,612

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

The picture

Forfour Passion: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 487 MOT tests, the Forfour Passion returns 64.7% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. A torn suspension dust cover and a torn steering gaiter round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 99,612, 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

    55 occurrences · 11.3% of tests

  2. 02

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    55 occurrences · 11.3% of tests

  3. 03

    Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated

    35 occurrences · 7.2% of tests

  4. 04

    The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements

    33 occurrences · 6.8% of tests

  5. 05

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    30 occurrences · 6.2% of tests

  6. 06

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    19 occurrences · 3.9% of tests

  7. 07

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

    18 occurrences · 3.7% of tests

  8. 08

    A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    17 occurrences · 3.5% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    16 occurrences · 3.3% of tests

  10. 10

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    15 occurrences · 3.1% 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 5 failures

£188–£675

If every one of this Forfour Passion'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 Forfour Passion?

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 Forfour Passion 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.