MorganPlus 4 MOT results

In 2025, 88.9% of Morgan Plus 4 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 68.7% for cars of the same age. 1.7% had at least one dangerous defect (7.7% for cars the same age). The typical Morgan Plus 4 tested was 14 years old with 18,400 miles. Based on 1,388 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Morgan Plus 4 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 88.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 68.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 2.1%passed after repair
Failed: 9.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 1.7%same age 7.7%
Typical mileage: 18,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Morgan Plus 4All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2020	36	94.4%	85.9%
2019	100	91.0%	83.5%
2018	69	91.3%	80.8%
2017	63	95.2%	78.1%
2016	108	82.4%	74.8%
2015	101	97.0%	71.8%
2014	62	93.5%	68.5%
2013	65	90.8%	65.6%
2012	43	88.4%	63.2%
2011	68	89.7%	61.0%
2010	59	98.3%	59.1%
2009	68	82.4%	58.1%
2008	59	88.1%	57.0%
2007	62	88.7%	57.2%
2006	40	87.5%	56.8%
2005	44	88.6%	57.5%
1998	34	82.4%	65.1%
1997	46	87.0%	66.4%
1995	30	73.3%	67.6%
1994	30	93.3%	68.6%
1993	34	85.3%	68.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Morgan Plus 4All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	19	94.7%	87.4%	4,800
5-9 years	422	90.5%	79.1%	10,600
10-14 years	311	92.3%	65.7%	15,800
15-19 years	281	88.6%	57.6%	24,500
20-29 years	182	84.6%	59.6%	30,500
30-39 years	165	83.0%	71.3%	39,700
40+ years	6	83.3%	82.0%	33,000

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Morgan Plus 4 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
TN Tonbridge	South East	117	8.4%	6.3×	79.5%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	76	5.5%	9.3×	90.8%
BS Bristol	South West	73	5.3%	3.0×	93.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	59	4.3%	4.0×	83.1%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	45	3.2%	2.5×	95.6%
EX Exeter	South West	43	3.1%	2.8×	86.0%
RG Reading	South East	43	3.1%	2.0×	83.7%
CW Crewe	North West	32	2.3%	3.8×	84.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	30	2.2%	1.8×	96.7%
GU Guildford	South East	30	2.2%	1.6×	70.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	30	2.2%	4.5×	93.3%
GL Gloucester	South West	29	2.1%	1.7×	–
IP Ipswich	East of England	28	2.0%	1.7×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	27	1.9%	6.6×	–
PR Preston	North West	26	1.9%	2.0×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	25	1.8%	2.5×	–
TR Truro	South West	21	1.5%	2.5×	–
CV Coventry	West Midlands	20	1.4%	1.0×	–
PE Peterborough	East of England	19	1.4%	0.7×	–
OX Oxford	South East	17	1.2%	1.1×	–
RH Redhill	South East	17	1.2%	1.2×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	16	1.2%	3.1×	–
NN Northampton	East Midlands	16	1.2%	0.9×	–
NR Norwich	East of England	16	1.2%	0.8×	–
BH Bournemouth	South West	15	1.1%	1.0×	–
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	14	1.0%	0.5×	–
PO Portsmouth	South East	14	1.0%	0.7×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	14	1.0%	1.5×	–
CF Cardiff	Wales	13	0.9%	0.6×	–
DE Derby	East Midlands	13	0.9%	0.7×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	13	0.9%	1.0×	–
LE Leicester	East Midlands	13	0.9%	0.5×	–
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	13	0.9%	0.6×	–
TA Taunton	South West	13	0.9%	1.4×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	0.9%	1.0×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	12	0.9%	1.2×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	12	0.9%	1.3×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	12	0.9%	0.7×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	12	0.9%	0.8×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	12	0.9%	0.7×	–
B Birmingham	West Midlands	11	0.8%	0.3×	–
BA Bath	South West	11	0.8%	0.9×	–
BN Brighton	South East	11	0.8%	0.7×	–
SN Swindon	South West	11	0.8%	0.9×	–
SO Southampton	South East	11	0.8%	0.7×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	9	0.6%	0.8×	–
ME Rochester	South East	9	0.6%	0.6×	–
SK Stockport	North West	9	0.6%	0.6×	–
SL Slough	South East	9	0.6%	0.9×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	9	0.6%	0.7×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	9	0.6%	1.0×	–
CH Chester	North West	8	0.6%	0.5×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	8	0.6%	0.7×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	8	0.6%	0.6×	–
NP Newport	Wales	8	0.6%	0.7×	–
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	8	0.6%	0.3×	–
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	8	0.6%	0.5×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	7	0.5%	0.7×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	7	0.5%	0.9×	–
TW Twickenham	London	7	0.5%	0.7×	–
WA Warrington	North West	7	0.5%	0.5×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	6	0.4%	0.7×	–
DL Darlington	North East	6	0.4%	0.7×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	6	0.4%	1.1×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	6	0.4%	0.8×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	6	0.4%	0.5×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	6	0.4%	1.1×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	6	0.4%	0.9×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	5	0.4%	1.5×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	5	0.4%	0.9×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	0.4%	0.9×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	0.4%	1.3×	–
WD Watford	East of England	5	0.4%	0.9×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
BL Bolton	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
BR Bromley	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
CR Croydon	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DA Dartford	South East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DH Durham	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
EN Enfield	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HA Harrow	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IG Ilford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
L Liverpool	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LU Luton	East of England	fewer than 5	–	–	–
M Manchester	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
N London N	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
NW London NW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
OL Oldham	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SE London SE	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SW London SW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TS Teesside	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
UB Southall	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	74	5.3%	0.7×	97.3%
North East	26	1.9%	0.5×	–
North West	111	8.0%	0.7×	90.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	86	6.2%	0.7×	94.2%
Wales	43	3.1%	0.6×	90.7%
West Midlands	174	12.5%	1.3×	93.1%
East Midlands	58	4.2%	0.6×	91.4%
East of England	153	11.0%	1.1×	93.5%
London	32	2.3%	0.3×	90.6%
South East	361	26.0%	1.7×	80.9%
South West	270	19.5%	1.8×	87.8%

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Where they fail

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

Morgan Plus 4Cars the same age

Lights and electrics4.1%13.2%
Brakes3.2%8.0%
Emissions and leaks2.3%4.3%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.5%5.1%
Steering1.1%2.6%
Suspension0.9%10.8%
Body and structure0.5%5.1%
Tyres0.4%5.7%
Seat belts and airbags0.1%1.5%

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 Morgan Plus 4 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Service brake imbalance: across an axle Brakes	1.1%	0.8%	1.4×	0.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	1.1%	1.0%	1.1×	0.0%
Stop lamp: all not working Lights and electrics Dangerous	1.0%	0.2%	5.0×	100.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.9%	1.0%	0.9×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Emissions and leaks	0.8%	0.5%	1.6×	0.0%
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering	0.7%	0.4%	1.8×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	0.6%	3.0%	0.2×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.5%	1.3%	0.4×	0.0%
Pedal: anti-slip provision missing Brakes	0.5%	0.1%	5.0×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	0.4%	0.9%	0.4×	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
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	2.7%
Wheel bearings: has slight play	2.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	2.0%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	1.7%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush slightly worn	1.7%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	1.2%
Swivel pins and bushes: swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn	1.1%
Exhaust system: mounting defective	0.9%
Transmission oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	0.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	0.7%

MOT results for every model