New car first-time MoT test failures have thrown up a few surprises.
Top of the list was the Mercedes-Benz EQC, an electric SUV, with a first-time MOT fail rate of 17.2%. Just over 4,000 checked in for an MoT last year, and of those 717 failed.
Both electric and internal combustion engine cars feature in the top 20, with the Ford Tourneo Custom just behind the Mercedes-Benz EQC, with a first-time MOT fail rate of 16.6%. Just over 3,100 had an MOT last year, and of those 520 failed.
The research conducted by vehicle history platform CarVertical showed two of the UK’s most popular electric cars, the Tesla Model Y and Model 3, had some of the lowest first-time pass rates.
Of the top ten models to fail their first MoT, electric models fill half of them, more than the ratio of their first registrations to conventional petrol or diesel cars when sold three years previously.
