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Fmr

471 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Fmrs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 5.0 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

70.7%

Pass-after-fix

4.9%

Fail

23.1%

Avg miles

9,355

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

The picture

Fmr: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 471 MOT tests, the Fmr returns 70.7% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a non-functioning shock absorber. Steering head bearings have excessive wear and headlamp missing, inoperative round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 9,355, 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

    A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely

    26 occurrences · 5.5% of tests

  2. 02

    Steering head bearings have excessive wear or play

    20 occurrences · 4.2% of tests

  3. 03

    A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    12 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  4. 04

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    12 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  5. 05

    Brake control has insufficient reserve travel

    11 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  6. 06

    A stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released

    10 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  7. 07

    A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    8 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  8. 08

    A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    8 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  9. 09

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    8 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  10. 10

    Steering head bearings excessively stiff, notchy, or with excessive wear or play

    8 occurrences · 1.7% 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

£108–£305

If every one of this Fmr'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

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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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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Buying or keeping a Fmr?

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 Fmr 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.