CupraFormentor MOT results

In 2025, 89.2% of Cupra Formentor MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 88.0% for cars of the same age. 3.9% had at least one dangerous defect (3.9% for cars the same age). The typical Cupra Formentor tested was 3 years old with 28,600 miles. Based on 14,766 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 89.2%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 88.0%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.5%passed after repair
Failed: 9.3%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 3.9%same age 3.9%
Typical mileage: 28,600at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Cupra FormentorAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	337	94.1%	91.7%
2022	8,086	89.6%	88.5%
2021	6,237	88.5%	87.2%
2020	98	86.7%	85.9%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Cupra FormentorAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	12,123	88.7%	87.4%	29,700
5-9 years	42	90.5%	79.1%	35,200

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Cupra Formentor 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	803	5.4%	3.1×	65.1%
G Glasgow	Scotland	416	2.8%	1.8×	86.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	398	2.7%	1.2×	90.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	396	2.7%	1.9×	90.2%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	328	2.2%	0.7×	86.9%
L Liverpool	North West	314	2.1%	2.0×	90.4%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	289	2.0%	1.7×	92.4%
PE Peterborough	East of England	289	2.0%	1.1×	90.0%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	276	1.9%	1.3×	87.7%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	251	1.7%	1.3×	93.2%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	251	1.7%	1.4×	86.9%
BL Bolton	North West	247	1.7%	2.2×	92.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	242	1.6%	1.2×	83.5%
SK Stockport	North West	236	1.6%	1.6×	94.5%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	221	1.5%	2.0×	92.8%
PR Preston	North West	218	1.5%	1.6×	91.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	217	1.5%	1.1×	86.6%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	210	1.4%	1.4×	91.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	199	1.3%	0.8×	92.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	190	1.3%	2.2×	92.1%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	189	1.3%	0.8×	95.8%
M Manchester	North West	187	1.3%	0.8×	88.8%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	187	1.3%	0.7×	93.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	183	1.2%	2.2×	90.2%
GU Guildford	South East	182	1.2%	0.9×	91.8%
CW Crewe	North West	179	1.2%	2.0×	90.5%
PA Paisley	Scotland	172	1.2%	2.5×	85.5%
OX Oxford	South East	171	1.2%	1.0×	84.8%
SO Southampton	South East	166	1.1%	0.9×	89.8%
BS Bristol	South West	165	1.1%	0.7×	89.7%
RG Reading	South East	163	1.1%	0.7×	91.4%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	160	1.1%	1.6×	95.0%
WA Warrington	North West	156	1.1%	1.0×	90.4%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	156	1.1%	1.6×	91.0%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	152	1.0%	0.9×	95.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	149	1.0%	2.5×	91.9%
RH Redhill	South East	149	1.0%	1.0×	88.6%
PO Portsmouth	South East	148	1.0%	0.7×	91.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	148	1.0%	1.1×	89.9%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	146	1.0%	0.8×	98.6%
SR Sunderland	North East	143	1.0%	2.9×	95.1%
SA Swansea	Wales	135	0.9%	0.7×	91.9%
TW Twickenham	London	135	0.9%	1.3×	88.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	134	0.9%	1.0×	94.0%
AL St Albans	East of England	129	0.9%	2.0×	87.6%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	128	0.9%	1.5×	91.4%
DL Darlington	North East	126	0.9%	1.5×	96.0%
GL Gloucester	South West	126	0.9%	0.7×	91.3%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	126	0.9%	1.6×	81.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	122	0.8%	0.7×	87.7%
SL Slough	South East	121	0.8%	1.1×	93.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	120	0.8%	1.2×	90.0%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	120	0.8%	1.4×	98.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	118	0.8%	0.9×	89.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	114	0.8%	1.1×	90.4%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	114	0.8%	1.1×	89.5%
WN Wigan	North West	113	0.8%	1.6×	91.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	111	0.8%	0.6×	88.3%
NP Newport	Wales	110	0.7%	0.9×	92.7%
SN Swindon	South West	106	0.7%	0.8×	83.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	104	0.7%	0.7×	87.5%
ME Rochester	South East	102	0.7%	0.7×	93.1%
OL Oldham	North West	102	0.7%	1.0×	93.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	100	0.7%	0.7×	91.0%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	97	0.7%	1.3×	89.7%
CB Cambridge	East of England	95	0.6%	0.9×	90.5%
DA Dartford	South East	95	0.6%	0.9×	87.4%
BR Bromley	London	94	0.6%	1.8×	94.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	90	0.6%	1.5×	86.7%
TS Teesside	North East	90	0.6%	0.7×	92.2%
CH Chester	North West	81	0.5%	0.5×	86.4%
BN Brighton	South East	78	0.5%	0.4×	87.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	74	0.5%	0.6×	87.8%
IV Inverness	Scotland	74	0.5%	1.2×	93.2%
LL Llandudno	Wales	74	0.5%	0.5×	98.6%
DH Durham	North East	73	0.5%	1.0×	93.2%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	72	0.5%	0.6×	90.3%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	71	0.5%	1.1×	91.5%
FY Blackpool	North West	68	0.5%	1.1×	92.6%
WD Watford	East of England	64	0.4%	1.1×	87.5%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	63	0.4%	0.6×	95.2%
LA Lancaster	North West	61	0.4%	0.8×	96.7%
LU Luton	East of England	61	0.4%	0.6×	91.8%
RM Romford	London	60	0.4%	0.5×	91.7%
CR Croydon	London	56	0.4%	0.6×	89.3%
EN Enfield	London	56	0.4%	0.7×	89.3%
PL Plymouth	South West	55	0.4%	0.4×	87.3%
E London E	London	53	0.4%	0.5×	90.6%
SE London SE	London	52	0.4%	0.5×	94.2%
EX Exeter	South West	51	0.3%	0.3×	86.3%
HA Harrow	London	48	0.3%	0.5×	89.6%
UB Southall	London	48	0.3%	0.5×	95.8%
TR Truro	South West	46	0.3%	0.5×	97.8%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	44	0.3%	0.4×	88.6%
NW London NW	London	43	0.3%	0.4×	93.0%
N London N	London	38	0.3%	0.4×	92.1%
TF Telford	West Midlands	38	0.3%	0.7×	94.7%
PH Perth	Scotland	36	0.2%	0.8×	94.4%
BA Bath	South West	35	0.2%	0.3×	82.9%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	35	0.2%	1.0×	94.3%
CT Canterbury	South East	34	0.2%	0.3×	94.1%
IG Ilford	London	32	0.2%	0.5×	84.4%
CO Colchester	East of England	31	0.2%	0.3×	96.8%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	31	0.2%	0.8×	80.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	30	0.2%	0.4×	96.7%
SW London SW	London	28	0.2%	0.4×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	25	0.2%	0.3×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	24	0.2%	0.7×	–
SM Sutton	London	21	0.1%	0.6×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	20	0.1%	0.4×	–
TA Taunton	South West	19	0.1%	0.2×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	12	<0.1%	1.0×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	10	<0.1%	0.4×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	7	<0.1%	0.1×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	7	<0.1%	1.1×	–
W London W	London	5	<0.1%	0.1×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,791	12.1%	1.6×	88.3%
North East	621	4.2%	1.0×	94.8%
North West	2,270	15.4%	1.3×	91.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,669	11.3%	1.3×	91.8%
Wales	520	3.5%	0.7×	93.3%
West Midlands	1,395	9.4%	1.0×	90.0%
East Midlands	1,748	11.8%	1.7×	78.6%
East of England	1,234	8.4%	0.8×	90.6%
London	813	5.5%	0.6×	91.4%
South East	1,940	13.1%	0.9×	89.6%
South West	765	5.2%	0.5×	89.3%

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 FormentorCars the same age

Tyres5.2%4.9%
Suspension2.3%0.9%
Lights and electrics1.9%2.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.9%2.8%
Brakes1.2%1.6%
Seat belts and airbags0.8%0.3%
Emissions and leaks0.7%0.5%
Body and structure0.1%0.3%
Steering0.1%0.1%

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

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Most common failures

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

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.2%	1.2%	1.8×	100.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	1.9%	0.2%	9.5×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.8%	1.9%	0.9×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.9%	0.6%	1.5×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	0.6%	1.0%	0.6×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.6%	0.8%	0.8×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	0.6%	0.9%	0.7×	100.0%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and airbags	0.6%	0.1%	6.0×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.5%	0.3%	1.7×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	0.5%	0.4%	1.3×	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	17.1%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	8.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	5.6%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	4.3%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.5%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.5%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.1%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	1.3%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	1.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	12,140	89.6%
Hybrid	2,626	87.7%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model