DVSA data, brand by brand

UK's top 10 car brands, MOT reliability compared

The UK's ten best-selling car brands in 2026, each with its own MOT pass rate breakdown, popular-model comparisons, and what the DVSA data actually means, based on 2025 test year figures.

01 Volkswagen 72.9% pass rate 90,150 sold H1 2026 View details → 02 BMW 79.3% pass rate 62,877 sold H1 2026 View details → 03 Kia 75.2% pass rate 62,845 sold H1 2026 View details → 04 Audi 78.4% pass rate 58,662 sold H1 2026 View details → 05 Ford 68.7% pass rate 58,199 sold H1 2026 View details → 06 Mercedes-Benz 77.0% pass rate 49,982 sold H1 2026 View details → 07 Vauxhall 65.7% pass rate 49,001 sold H1 2026 View details → 08 MG 80.8% pass rate 48,741 sold H1 2026 View details → 09 Skoda 76.3% pass rate 46,508 sold H1 2026 View details → 10 Toyota 75.0% pass rate 45,584 sold H1 2026 View details →

Ranked by UK sales volume (SMMT registration data, first half of 2026), not by pass rate. MG's 80.8% is actually the fourth highest of any major brand sold in the UK, ahead of BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz. Vauxhall and Ford, despite being long-established household names, sit below the national average of 72.4%.

MOT pass rates: Brumble analysis of DVSA's 2025 MOT test year data, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales figures: SMMT registration data, H1 2026, via best-selling-cars.com.