Cupra MOT pass rates by model and age

19,568 initial MOT tests in 2025 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

89.5%passed first time

First-time pass rate of every Cupra model in our data together: initial tests passed with no repairs. The same-age average for all vehicles first used in the same years is 88.1%.

That is 1.5 points above the same-age average.

An MOT pass rate is one signal: it doesn't record breakdowns or repair costs, and it also reflects mileage and upkeep.

Cupra against all vehicles, by age

Cupra vehicles first used in each year, at their 2025 MOT test. Only years with at least 10,000 Cupra tests.

202290.0%+1.5 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2022 (88.5%), 13,009 tests

Right-hand column: points above (+) or below (−) all vehicles first used in the same year. Covers every Cupra model in our data, including those without their own page.

Cupra models

1 model with their own page (15,090 tests in all), most tested first.

Model	Tests	Passed first time	Against the same-age average
Formentor2021–2022	15,090	89.2%	+1.3 ptsaverage: 87.9%

The same-age average is the first-time pass rate all vehicles would have with this model's mix of first-use years. Tests are initial MOT tests in 2025.

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