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5 Exclusive

2,001 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where 5 Exclusives pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 12.6 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

88.3%

Pass-after-fix

5.7%

Fail

5.0%

Avg miles

32,374

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

The picture

5 Exclusive: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 2,001 MOT tests, the 5 Exclusive returns 88.3% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is tyre tread under the limit. Headlamp or light source missing and a seriously damaged tyre round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 32,374, 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

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    40 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  2. 02

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    24 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  3. 03

    A tyre seriously damaged

    17 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  4. 04

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

    15 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  5. 05

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    11 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  6. 06

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

    10 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  7. 07

    Headlamp aim unable to be tested

    10 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  8. 08

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

    9 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    8 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  10. 10

    A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative

    6 occurrences · 0.3% 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 4 failures

£88–£290

If every one of this 5 Exclusive'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

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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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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Item 03 · 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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Buying or keeping a 5 Exclusive?

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 5 Exclusive 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.