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38,973 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Dailys pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 6.6 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

69.1%

Pass-after-fix

5.8%

Fail

23.7%

Avg miles

122,467

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

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Daily: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 38,973 MOT tests, the Daily returns 69.1% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is windscreen damage. A number-plate lamp out and a weak handbrake round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 122,467, 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

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

    2,805 occurrences · 7.2% of tests

  2. 02

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

    2,163 occurrences · 5.5% of tests

  3. 03

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    2,145 occurrences · 5.5% of tests

  4. 04

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

    1,584 occurrences · 4.1% of tests

  5. 05

    Obligatory mirror or device slightly damaged or loose

    1,184 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    1,111 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  7. 07

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps

    1,096 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  8. 08

    Parking brake inoperative on one side

    1,011 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  9. 09

    Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value

    990 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  10. 10

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

    911 occurrences · 2.3% 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

£16–£95

If every one of this Daily'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

Replacement wing mirror glass

A cracked mirror glass on the offside is a fail; nearside is an advisory. £8 of self-adhesive replacement glass clears it.

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Buying or keeping a Daily?

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 Daily 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.