Original UK car research
UK Car Research & Data
Data-led reports built from DVSA MOT records, DVLA registrations, Police.uk theft data, and the largest UK consumer reliability surveys. Updated annually with full methodology and source citations.
IndustryUpdated 18 May 202645 data points
The State of UK MOT 2026: pass rates, failure causes, advisory trends
Aggregated from DVSA records and our internal UK MOT dataset of ~9.6 million model-test samples across 56 makes and 500 models: pass rates by brand, top failure causes, advisory burden, and pass rate by vehicle age.
ReliabilityUpdated 5 May 202649 data points
Most Reliable Cars in the UK 2026
An aggregate ranking of the most reliable car brands and models in the UK, built from five major 2025 owner-survey reliability indices and DVSA MOT data.