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Star Deluxe: above-average pass rates, with caveats
Across 812 MOT tests, the Star Deluxe returns 82.5% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is direction indicator lamp missing. A stop-lamp out and headlamp missing, inoperative round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 7,985, 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.
- 01
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
35 occurrences · 4.3% of tests
- 02
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
16 occurrences · 2.0% of tests
- 03
A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
11 occurrences · 1.4% of tests
- 04
A lamp missing or inoperative
9 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
- 05
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
6 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
- 06
A wheel bearing with excessive play
6 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
- 07
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
5 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
- 08
A headlamp missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
5 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
- 09
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
5 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
- 10
A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light
5 occurrences · 0.6% 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 2 failures
£18–£115
If every one of this Star Deluxe'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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Buying or keeping a Star Deluxe?
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 Star Deluxe 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.