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MOT reliability

Porsche 914

263 vehicles · 1,508 completed MOT tests analysed
77%
MOT pass rate

Based on 263 Porsche 914 vehicles and 1,508 completed MOT tests, the Porsche 914 has an overall 77% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 53,373 miles.

263
Vehicles
1,508
MOT tests
998
Avg miles / year
1.5
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Porsche 914 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Porsche 914 MOT tests:

  • Other92%
  • Emissions & nuisance9%
  • Brakes7%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension6%
  • Steering3%
  • Lamps & electrical3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Visibility1%

Porsche 914 pass rate by age

How the Porsche 914's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
15878%
25383%
34971%
43882%
53876%
62882%
73479%
83773%
92685%
102580%
113073%
122090%
132871%
143566%
153969%
163776%
174171%
183376%
193181%
201989%

Fuel types: Petrol (263)

Most common Porsche 914 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Porsche 914 MOT tests:

  1. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (81 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (71 times)
  3. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (49 times)
  4. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (43 times)
  5. Oil leak (41 times)
  6. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (39 times)
  7. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (28 times)
  8. Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (22 times)
  9. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (19 times)
  10. Nearside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (17 times)
  11. Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (17 times)
  12. Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1) (16 times)
  13. Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) (15 times)
  14. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (15 times)
  15. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (14 times)

Porsche 914 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2020 3 7 71% 42,611
2019 5 9 67% 21,380
2018 5 15 67% 83,215
2017 13 32 72% 62,497
2016 12 38 82% 62,100
2015 21 94 82% 59,595
2014 13 85 79% 57,090
2013 1 6 83% 84,633
2012 3 18 78% 43,424
2011 6 53 70% 34,453
2010 2 16 81% 94,712
2008 3 30 87% 58,008
2006 2 31 81% 30,112
2005 1 11 64% 68,139
2004 2 13 77% 66,897
2002 1 9 44% 99,426
2001 3 9 89% 38,652
2000 6 49 80% 58,937
1999 6 32 66% 42,791
1998 11 79 80% 51,647
1997 3 31 77% 57,369
1996 2 15 87% 2,962
1995 5 35 71% 50,124
1994 4 23 61% 41,549
1993 7 64 83% 62,432
1992 7 49 73% 47,422
1991 4 26 62% 27,891
1990 5 44 70% 56,897
1989 1 1 0% 21,514
1987 1 15 100% 89,030
1982 2 15 80% 62,378
1980 4 49 76% 32,668
1979 2 17 88% 64,176
1978 2 2 100% 92,351
1977 1 12 100% 47,661
1976 3 15 67% 55,174
1975 17 104 79% 67,875
1974 21 84 76% 50,002
1973 11 49 82% 47,883
1972 19 103 73% 53,900
1971 14 57 70% 44,997
1970 9 62 81% 31,607

Porsche 914 reliability FAQ

Across 263 Porsche 914 vehicles in our MOT data, 77% pass the MOT (a 23% failure rate), with about 1.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Porsche 914 MOT issues are: Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c).

The typical Porsche 914 in our data has covered around 53,373 miles.

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