78.3%
Porsche 944
Porsche 944 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Porsche 944 passed 78.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 6 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was rear fog lamp not working.
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How the 944 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
87.6%
Porsche average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The 944 runs 9.3 points behind the Porsche average. It is 8th of the 8 Porsche models in the data. The average 944 arrived at its test 36.4 years old with 116,099 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
944 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 2,120 | 78.3% | 6 pts above |
Every Porsche 944 tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where 944 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Porsche 944 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 51.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common 944 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Porsche 944 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 36.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Porsche 944 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a 944
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: rear fog lamp not working, position lamp not working, headlamp aim too low and horn not working. 14.6% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers not working and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 8.1% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements and service brake performance excessively binding. 6.1% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 4.1% of failure items.
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Porsche 944 MOT FAQs
What is the Porsche 944 MOT pass rate?
78.3% of Porsche 944 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,120 tests. That is 6 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 223rd of 575 models.
What does a Porsche 944 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Porsche 944 cars failing their 2025 MOT was rear fog lamp not working, on 5.2% of failure items. Next were washers not working (4.8%) and component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (4.1%).
Which area causes the most Porsche 944 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 32.8%, followed by brakes at 18.8%.
Does this mean every Porsche 944 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Porsche 944 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Porsche 944's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.