Morgan 4/4, Buying guide, MOT record and UK numbers
2,087 Morgan 4/4s are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 86.3% of initial MOT tests, 14 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Morgan 4/4 at the MOT
86.3% of 1,907 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the 4/4 100th of 575 models. Morgan 4/4s aged 6 to 10 years passed 92.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 85.7%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Morgan 4/4 tests in 2025.
Where 4/4s fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Morgan 4/4 tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were service brake imbalance across an axle (6.3%), service brake performance excessively binding (5.5%) and rear fog lamp not working (5.5%).
The MOT page lists every common 4/4 MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The 4/4's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.30.2% of 4/4 failure items
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.28.9% of 4/4 failure items
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Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly.10.7% of 4/4 failure items
Morgan 4/4s in the UK
2,087 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 7.1% since the end of 2014.
- Change since 2014
- +7.1%from 1,948 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 1996half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 1996 or earlier
- Declared off the road
- 67124% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Morgan 4/4s since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 1,948 |
| End of 2015 | 1,981 |
| End of 2016 | 1,977 |
| End of 2017 | 1,997 |
| End of 2018 | 1,999 |
| End of 2019 | 1,986 |
| End of 2020 | 1,889 |
| End of 2021 | 1,883 |
| End of 2022 | 1,834 |
| End of 2023 | 1,805 |
| End of 2024 | 1,777 |
| End of 2025 | 1,798 |
| End of June 2026 | 2,087 |
How old they are
Licensed Morgan 4/4s by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
A further 964 were first used before 2000.
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 29 | 48 |
| 2017 | 33 | 57 |
| 2016 | 32 | 59 |
| 2015 | 34 | 50 |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2013 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 36 | |
| 2010 | 32 | |
| 2009 | 40 | |
| 2008 | 50 | |
| 2007 | 31 | |
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2005 | 27 | |
| 2004 | 23 | |
| 2003 | 39 | |
| 2002 | 58 | |
| 2001 | 66 | |
| 2000 | 79 |
4/4 engine sizes
1.8 litre engines made up 50% of Morgan 4/4 MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.6 litre at 40%. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed 4/4s.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 1,906 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Morgan 4/4 FAQs
How many Morgan 4/4s are there in the UK?
2,087 Morgan 4/4s were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 671 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Morgan 4/4 reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 86.3% first-time pass rate for the Morgan 4/4 across 1,907 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Morgan 4/4?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and visibility. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Morgan 4/4's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the car history check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.