86.3%
Morgan 4/4 pass rate
Used Morgan 4/4 buying guide
In 2025, Morgan 4/4 cars passed 86.3% of 1,907 initial MOT tests, 14 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Morgan 4/4 MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+14
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the 4/4 sits 100th of 575 models in the data. Morgan as a brand averaged 88%, so this model runs 1.7 points behind its own brand. Morgan 4/4 cars 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%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Morgan 4/4 MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the 4/4 compares with similar cars.
4/4 fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Morgan 4/4 cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 0.1% of tests.
Where the 4/4 fails its MOT
Where Morgan 4/4 cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific 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%). See every common 4/4 MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Morgan 4/4 that failed, not a claim that every 4/4 has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used 4/4?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
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.
2
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.
3
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.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 10.1% of 4/4 failure items.
5
Steering
Feel for play, knocking or stiffness in the steering, and check there is no steering warning light. 5.4% of 4/4 failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Morgan 4/4 failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Used Morgan 4/4 FAQs
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.
Do older Morgan 4/4 cars fail their MOT more often?
Morgan 4/4 cars 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%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
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 history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
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.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.