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Jet

626 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Jets 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

75.6%

Pass-after-fix

6.4%

Fail

17.9%

Avg miles

13,182

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

The picture

Jet: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 626 MOT tests, the Jet returns 75.6% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is brake pads worn below 1.0 mm. Tyre tread under the limit and a non-functioning shock absorber round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 13,182, 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

    Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm

    16 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  2. 02

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    16 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  3. 03

    A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely

    15 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  4. 04

    Exhaust system leaking or insecure

    13 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  5. 05

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

    12 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  6. 06

    Brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    10 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  7. 07

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

    9 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  8. 08

    Steering head bearings have excessive wear or play

    9 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely which could cause sudden deflation of the tyre

    9 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  10. 10

    Brake control has insufficient reserve travel

    8 occurrences · 1.3% 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

£270–£615

If every one of this Jet'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

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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Item 02 · 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 03 · 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 Jet?

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 Jet 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.