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Regius

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

That's 0.6 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

76.3%

Pass-after-fix

3.6%

Fail

20.1%

Avg miles

118,678

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

The picture

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

Across 503 MOT tests, the Regius returns 76.3% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a defective headlamp lens. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing and a split CV-joint boot round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 118,678, 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

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    43 occurrences · 8.5% of tests

  2. 02

    An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    25 occurrences · 5.0% of tests

  3. 03

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    23 occurrences · 4.6% of tests

  4. 04

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

    21 occurrences · 4.2% of tests

  5. 05

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    15 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  6. 06

    A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage

    14 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  7. 07

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

    13 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  8. 08

    A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light

    11 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    11 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

  10. 10

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

    11 occurrences · 2.2% 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 3 failures

£98–£275

If every one of this Regius'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

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 02 · 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 03 · 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 Regius?

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 Regius 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.