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Motor Caravan

700 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Motor Caravans pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's in line with the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models.

Pass

76.0%

Pass-after-fix

3.9%

Fail

19.7%

Avg miles

62,999

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

The picture

Motor Caravan: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 700 MOT tests, the Motor Caravan returns 76.0% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a split CV-joint boot. A number-plate lamp out and the strength or continuity of the load bearing round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 62,999, 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 transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    26 occurrences · 3.7% of tests

  2. 02

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

    22 occurrences · 3.1% of tests

  3. 03

    The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired

    21 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  4. 04

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

    18 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  5. 05

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    14 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  6. 06

    Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake

    13 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  7. 07

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    13 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  8. 08

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

    12 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  9. 09

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    11 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  10. 10

    Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced

    11 occurrences · 1.6% 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

£18–£115

If every one of this Motor Caravan'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 Motor Caravan?

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 Motor Caravan 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.