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1,595 tests in 2025

Perodua Myvi reliability and MOT pass rate

76.4% passed first time. The 23.6% fail rate is 1.0 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 15 years old with 62,254 miles.

MOT pass rates / Perodua

Pass rate

76.4%

22.6% of all cars failed; 23.6% of these did.

Fixed on the day

8%

Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.

Median at test

62,254 mi

15 years old.

Fail rate by age

Age at testTestsFail rate
3-5 years0—
6-9 years1—
10-13 years38522.6%
14+ years1,20923.9%

What the Myvi fails on

Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.

  1. Suspension7 dangerous40.7%
  2. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous30.3%
  3. Brakes40 dangerous29%
  4. Noise, emissions and leaks17.8%
  5. Visibility1 dangerous17.6%
  6. Tyres64 dangerous16.5%
  7. Steering13.3%
  8. Body, chassis, structure2 dangerous9.6%

Is the Myvi getting worse?

The fail rate rose 2.6 points to 23.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (5.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.

YearTestsMedian ageFail rate All cars
20221,9671221.3%22.5%
20231,8071323.6%22.8%
20241,4461426.1%23.2%
20251,3751523.9%22.6%

Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Myvi at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.

The exact defects that fail it

Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Myvi in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.

  1. 1Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn68 tests
  2. 2Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction46 tests
  3. 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively41 tests
  4. 4Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn36 tests
  5. 5Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect30 tests
  6. 6Position lamp: not working29 tests
  7. 7Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded26 tests
  8. 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick25 tests

What wears out first

Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Myvi collects 3.51 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.

  1. 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded294 tests
  2. 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure237 tests
  3. 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn213 tests
  4. 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm199 tests
  5. 5Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn183 tests
  6. 6Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened163 tests
  7. 7Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened156 tests
  8. 8Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened138 tests

Questions

What is the Perodua Myvi MOT pass rate?

76.4% of the 1,595 Perodua Myvi first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 23.6% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.

What does a Perodua Myvi usually fail on?

The single most common failure is "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn", recorded on 68 failed tests, followed by "Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, suspension appears in 40.7% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 30.3% of failures, brakes appears in 29% of failures.

Does age change the odds?

Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 23.9%. The median Perodua Myvi tested in 2025 was 15 years old with 62,254 miles.

Is the Perodua Myvi getting less reliable?

The fail rate rose 2.6 points to 23.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (5.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.

First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Myvi trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.

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