CupraBorn MOT results

In 2025, 90.5% of Cupra Born MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 88.6% for cars of the same age. 4.9% had at least one dangerous defect (3.6% for cars the same age). The typical Cupra Born tested was 3 years old with 25,700 miles. Based on 4,324 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Cupra Born cars are on the road

First-time pass: 90.5%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 88.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.5%passed after repair
Failed: 8.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.9%same age 3.6%
Typical mileage: 25,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Cupra BornAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	135	91.9%	91.7%
2022	4,188	90.5%	88.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Cupra BornAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	2,850	89.8%	87.4%	25,900

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Cupra Born is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
LE Leicester	East Midlands	196	4.5%	2.6×	89.3%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	110	2.5%	1.7×	94.5%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	108	2.5%	2.4×	94.4%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	108	2.5%	1.1×	94.4%
BS Bristol	South West	96	2.2%	1.3×	91.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	95	2.2%	1.6×	92.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	87	2.0%	1.2×	89.7%
GU Guildford	South East	87	2.0%	1.5×	86.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	87	2.0%	1.1×	90.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	86	2.0%	1.8×	89.5%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	83	1.9%	1.4×	88.0%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	74	1.7%	1.3×	89.2%
SR Sunderland	North East	72	1.7%	5.0×	88.9%
SK Stockport	North West	71	1.6%	1.6×	93.0%
RG Reading	South East	70	1.6%	1.1×	90.0%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	70	1.6%	2.8×	90.0%
SO Southampton	South East	67	1.5%	1.3×	92.5%
GL Gloucester	South West	64	1.5%	1.2×	87.5%
SG Stevenage	East of England	62	1.4%	2.0×	88.7%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	61	1.4%	0.5×	90.2%
IP Ipswich	East of England	61	1.4%	1.2×	90.2%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	61	1.4%	0.8×	85.2%
PO Portsmouth	South East	61	1.4%	1.0×	88.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	60	1.4%	1.0×	91.7%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	56	1.3%	2.3×	92.9%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	56	1.3%	2.3×	92.9%
RH Redhill	South East	56	1.3%	1.3×	91.1%
OX Oxford	South East	55	1.3%	1.1×	89.1%
CB Cambridge	East of England	53	1.2%	1.7×	88.7%
G Glasgow	Scotland	52	1.2%	0.8×	92.3%
SL Slough	South East	52	1.2%	1.7×	90.4%
BL Bolton	North West	51	1.2%	1.5×	96.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	51	1.2%	1.0×	96.1%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	50	1.2%	1.2×	84.0%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	49	1.1%	0.7×	85.7%
L Liverpool	North West	48	1.1%	1.0×	83.3%
NR Norwich	East of England	48	1.1%	0.8×	85.4%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	48	1.1%	1.5×	93.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	48	1.1%	1.2×	93.8%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	44	1.0%	1.5×	86.4%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	43	1.0%	1.3×	88.4%
AL St Albans	East of England	43	1.0%	2.3×	90.7%
PR Preston	North West	43	1.0%	1.1×	86.0%
SN Swindon	South West	43	1.0%	1.1×	88.4%
TW Twickenham	London	43	1.0%	1.4×	88.4%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	41	0.9%	0.9×	90.2%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	40	0.9%	1.4×	87.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	39	0.9%	1.5×	92.3%
BH Bournemouth	South West	38	0.9%	0.8×	94.7%
CW Crewe	North West	38	0.9%	1.5×	92.1%
SA Swansea	Wales	35	0.8%	0.6×	91.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	34	0.8%	1.2×	94.1%
M Manchester	North West	34	0.8%	0.5×	85.3%
TR Truro	South West	34	0.8%	1.3×	100.0%
WA Warrington	North West	34	0.8%	0.8×	97.1%
DL Darlington	North East	33	0.8%	1.3×	87.9%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	33	0.8%	0.9×	87.9%
ME Rochester	South East	32	0.7%	0.7×	93.8%
BN Brighton	South East	31	0.7%	0.6×	87.1%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	31	0.7%	0.6×	87.1%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	31	0.7%	0.8×	96.8%
CH Chester	North West	30	0.7%	0.6×	86.7%
TS Teesside	North East	29	0.7%	0.7×	–
EX Exeter	South West	26	0.6%	0.5×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	25	0.6%	1.4×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	25	0.6%	1.4×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	25	0.6%	0.9×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	24	0.6%	0.6×	–
BR Bromley	London	24	0.6%	1.6×	–
DH Durham	North East	23	0.5%	1.1×	–
NP Newport	Wales	23	0.5%	0.6×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	22	0.5%	0.5×	–
WD Watford	East of England	20	0.5%	1.2×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	19	0.4%	0.4×	–
BA Bath	South West	18	0.4%	0.5×	–
OL Oldham	North West	18	0.4%	0.6×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	17	0.4%	0.5×	–
WN Wigan	North West	17	0.4%	0.8×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	16	0.4%	0.9×	–
NW London NW	London	16	0.4%	0.6×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	16	0.4%	0.8×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	16	0.4%	0.4×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	15	0.3%	0.4×	–
DA Dartford	South East	15	0.3%	0.5×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	14	0.3%	0.8×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	14	0.3%	0.9×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	13	0.3%	0.4×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	13	0.3%	0.7×	–
HA Harrow	London	11	0.3%	0.4×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	11	0.3%	0.7×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	11	0.3%	0.5×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	11	0.3%	0.9×	–
SE London SE	London	11	0.3%	0.3×	–
SW London SW	London	11	0.3%	0.6×	–
N London N	London	10	0.2%	0.3×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	9	0.2%	0.5×	–
E London E	London	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
LU Luton	East of England	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
UB Southall	London	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	8	0.2%	0.4×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	8	0.2%	0.3×	–
SM Sutton	London	8	0.2%	0.8×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	8	0.2%	0.4×	–
TA Taunton	South West	8	0.2%	0.3×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.2%	0.6×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.2%	0.7×	–
RM Romford	London	7	0.2%	0.2×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	6	0.1%	0.3×	–
CR Croydon	London	5	0.1%	0.2×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	5	0.1%	0.6×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
EN Enfield	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IG Ilford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	292	6.8%	0.9×	90.4%
North East	206	4.8%	1.2×	88.3%
North West	468	10.8%	0.9×	90.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	445	10.3%	1.1×	91.0%
Wales	167	3.9%	0.8×	89.8%
West Midlands	454	10.5%	1.1×	91.6%
East Midlands	491	11.4%	1.6×	89.6%
East of England	467	10.8%	1.1×	89.7%
London	208	4.8%	0.5×	89.9%
South East	757	17.5%	1.1×	90.5%
South West	369	8.5%	0.8×	92.4%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Cupra BornCars the same age

Tyres6.8%4.8%
Lights and electrics1.5%2.5%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.0%2.6%
Seat belts and airbags0.5%0.3%
Suspension0.4%0.7%
Brakes0.3%1.4%
Body and structure0.0%0.2%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Cupra Born tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	3.3%	1.0%	3.3×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	2.3%	2.0%	1.2×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.2%	1.1%	1.1×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	1.0%	0.8%	1.3×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.4%	0.5%	0.8×	0.0%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	0.3%	0.4%	0.8×	100.0%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and airbags	0.3%	0.1%	3.0×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.3%	0.3%	1.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.2%	0.5%	0.4×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.2%	1.7%	0.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	25.4%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.2%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.2%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.1%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	1.6%
Service brake performance: fluctuating, but not excessively	0.9%
Condition: slightly damaged	0.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	0.6%
Non-component advisories: Items removed from driver's view prior to test	0.5%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	0.4%

MOT results for every model