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S2000

5,861 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where S2000s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 6.3 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

82.0%

Pass-after-fix

3.3%

Fail

14.1%

Avg miles

78,325

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

S2000: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 5,861 MOT tests, the S2000 returns 82.0% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is windscreen damage. A number-plate lamp out and a defective headlamp lens round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 78,325, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    270 occurrences · 4.6% of tests

  2. 02

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    113 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  3. 03

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    107 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  4. 04

    Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake

    102 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    79 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade defective

    78 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  7. 07

    Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen

    72 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  8. 08

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    67 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  9. 09

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    64 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  10. 10

    Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

    63 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£78–£210

If every one of this S2000's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Headlight restoration kit

Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a S2000?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a S2000 and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.