What MOTCost is for
MOTCost is a UK car-buyer's guide. Pick a make and model, see how it performs at the MOT — pass rate, the failures testers flag most often, the typical mileage at test, the fuel mix. Three things any sensible used-car shopper or current owner needs before the next test rolls round.
What you get:
- A ranked failure list for each UK make-model.
- A reverse index — every common defect, sorted by the cars it grounds.
- Fleet context: average mileage at test, pass-rate bands, fuel-type splits.
- Cost orientation, leaderboards, and a free MOT cost estimator.
What it isn't
MOTCost doesn't book tests, sell parts, or broker repairs. No "get a quote" forms, no tracking scripts chasing you around the internet, no auto-playing video. The data is the product.
When a page links out — to a recommended tread gauge, say, or a garage directory — that link is flagged as affiliate in the nearest footer. Affiliate revenue keeps the site free to read; it never shapes what the numbers say.
Editorial standards
Pass rates here are first-time pass only — no rectified-at-station reclassifications. Average mileage is bounded between 1 and 500,000 miles to filter obvious data errors. We exclude Advisory items from the failure lists, because a note about a worn wheel bearing isn't the same as the car being rejected, and conflating the two makes the rankings useless.
Cost ranges quoted across the site reflect typical UK garage rates. Where insurance or warranty language gets close to FCA territory, it's reviewed before publication.
Who we are
MOTCost is built by SaaSquatch, a London-based studio running a small portfolio of UK research sites — filmshoot.co.uk for film locations, windowcost.co.uk for replacement windows, dentalcost.co.uk for NHS dental availability. Each site has the same premise: take an under-served UK question and answer it properly.
Our founder is a UK engineer with fifteen years across data work and small-team product.
Spotted something wrong? Email hello@motcost.co.uk — corrections published quickly, attribution given when asked.