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Polestar MOT Pass Rate 2021

How often did a Polestar pass its MOT first time in 2021? Here’s the year-keyed pass-rate estimate, the change vs the prior year, top advisories, and how it sits against the UK national average.

By Bertram Sargla, Founder, MOT CheckupLast updated: 2026-05-16Data sourced from DVSA

Polestar MOT pass rate 2021: approximately 88.7% (failure rate 11.3%) — that’s 24.7 pp above the UK national first-time pass rate of 64%. The Polestar brand-wide pass-rate baseline is 89.9%; this year-keyed figure adjusts for the typical age-related variation between recent test years.

Polestar · MOT pass rate · 2021

88.7%

Implied failure rate: 11.3% · UK average: 64%

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How Polestar 2021 compares

Polestar’s 2021 first-time MOT pass rate of 88.7% sits above the UK national figure of 64% for that period. Pass rates tend to rise slowly year on year as newer, better-built cars enter the testable fleet and older, end-of-life vehicles attrit out — so a 1-2 pp gap between adjacent years is normal at brand level.

Polestar 202188.7%
UK average (64%)64%
Polestar brand baseline89.9%

Top advisory and failure categories for Polestar

These are the categories most likely to trigger an MOT advisory or failure on a Polestar across 3 models in our dataset — aggregated for the same period this page covers.

1

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

10.4%
2

Tyres

8.7%
3

Suspension

8.1%
4

Brakes

7.4%
5

Exhaust, fuel and emissions

2%

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Polestar MOT pass rate 2021 — FAQ

What was the Polestar MOT pass rate in 2021?
In 2021, the Polestar first-time MOT pass rate was approximately 88.7% — 24.7 pp above the UK national average of 64%. The corresponding failure rate is 11.3%.
How did the Polestar pass rate change between 2020 and 2021?
2021 is the earliest year we publish a per-make pass-rate estimate for, so there's no prior-year comparison on this page. The brand-average benchmark is 89.9%.
Is a 88.7% pass rate good for Polestar in 2021?
Against the UK national first-time MOT pass rate of 64%, Polestar's 88.7% in 2021 is better than average. The figure is brand-wide; individual models and years vary significantly.
Are these pass rates official DVSA figures?
These year-keyed pass rates are MOT Checkup's modelled estimates, anchored to the Polestar brand-average pass rate (89.9%) and adjusted for the typical age-related variation between recent test years. DVSA does not publish per-brand per-year first-time pass tables; for a single car, the registration-level MOT history is the canonical record.

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Source: MOT Checkup analysis. Year-keyed pass rates are modelled estimates anchored on the Polestar brand-average pass rate of 89.9% derived from our reliability dataset, with an explicit age-related adjustment between adjacent test years. DVSA does not publish per-brand per-year first-time pass tables; for a single car, the registration-level MOT history is the canonical record.