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Vellfire

1,859 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Vellfires pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 9.9 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

85.6%

Pass-after-fix

2.2%

Fail

11.8%

Avg miles

69,585

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

The picture

Vellfire: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 1,859 MOT tests, the Vellfire returns 85.6% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a missing suspension dust cover. A torn suspension dust cover and a torn suspension dust cover round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 69,585, 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

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

    46 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  2. 02

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    44 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  3. 03

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    42 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  4. 04

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

    38 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  5. 05

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    28 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  6. 06

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    27 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  7. 07

    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

    27 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  8. 08

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    27 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  9. 09

    Wiper blade defective

    22 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  10. 10

    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

    22 occurrences · 1.2% 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 5 failures

£268–£800

If every one of this Vellfire'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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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

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Buying or keeping a Vellfire?

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 Vellfire 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.