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Rexton

4,243 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Rextons pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 6.3 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

69.4%

Pass-after-fix

4.0%

Fail

25.9%

Avg miles

68,155

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

The picture

Rexton: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 4,243 MOT tests, the Rexton returns 69.4% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. A worn steering ball joint and a broken or weak spring round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 68,155, 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

    269 occurrences · 6.3% of tests

  2. 02

    A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play

    226 occurrences · 5.3% of tests

  3. 03

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    204 occurrences · 4.8% of tests

  4. 04

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    199 occurrences · 4.7% of tests

  5. 05

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    175 occurrences · 4.1% of tests

  6. 06

    An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    147 occurrences · 3.5% of tests

  7. 07

    Parking brake inoperative on one side

    129 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  8. 08

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    123 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  9. 09

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

    118 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  10. 10

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    117 occurrences · 2.8% 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

£328–£915

If every one of this Rexton'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

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Buying or keeping a Rexton?

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 Rexton 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.