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CR Z

4,597 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where CR Zs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 4.1 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

79.8%

Pass-after-fix

2.5%

Fail

17.3%

Avg miles

86,054

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

The picture

Cr-Z: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 4,597 MOT tests, the Cr-Z returns 79.8% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a torn steering gaiter. A torn suspension dust cover and a number-plate lamp out round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 86,054, 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

    Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated

    376 occurrences · 8.2% of tests

  2. 02

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    324 occurrences · 7.0% of tests

  3. 03

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

    124 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  4. 04

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    111 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  5. 05

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

    109 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  6. 06

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    96 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  7. 07

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

    96 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  8. 08

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    89 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    87 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  10. 10

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

    85 occurrences · 1.8% 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 CR Z'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 CR Z?

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 CR Z 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.