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AN

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

That's 14.7 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

90.4%

Pass-after-fix

4.8%

Fail

4.8%

Avg miles

16,376

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

The picture

An: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 458 MOT tests, the An returns 90.4% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is tyre tread under the limit. Brake pads worn below 1.0 mm and a binding brake round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 16,376, 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

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    8 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  2. 02

    Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm

    6 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  3. 03

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

    4 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  4. 04

    Rear registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps

    2 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  5. 05

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

    2 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  6. 06

    Brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    1 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  7. 07

    Brake lining or pad missing or incorrectly mounted

    1 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  8. 08

    Restriction in the movement of the handlebars from lock to lock

    1 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  9. 09

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

    1 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  10. 10

    A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light

    1 occurrences · 0.2% 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

£148–£290

If every one of this AN'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

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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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Item 03 · 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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Buying or keeping a AN?

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 AN 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.