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Porsche 911 - 2013

44.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Porsche 911, model year 2013. Sample size: 1,761 cars, 4,339 tests and 1,921 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,761 cars

The 2013 Porsche 911 has an overall MOT defect rate of 44 defects per 100 vehicles, significantly lower than the average of 219 defects per 100 for cars of the same year, marking a 79.8% improvement. Notably, this model excels in several categories, particularly in brakes, steering, visibility, and lights, where it shows a remarkable reduction in defect rates compared to the average. While the defect rates increase with mileage, the 911 still maintains a lower overall defect rate across all mileage segments compared to the average. This demonstrates the model's reliability and performance, especially in critical safety areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,761 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 73.6% better
26.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 98.4% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 77.2% better
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • An obstruction: within the driver’s field of view that materially affects his view in front or to the sides outside the swept area of windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 92.6% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Stop lamp(s): with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 77.8% better
48.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 89.0% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 75.0% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Audible warning:
  • Audible warning control insecure
Other
▲ 87.8% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 414
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 371
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 229
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 120
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 111
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 57
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 54
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 41
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 36
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 34

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 7