Does the Morgan Plus 4 fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Morgan Plus 4 records 1.22 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.49 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−17.27, 95% interval −17.99 to −16.56). It ranks 671 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on suspension · check a Morgan Plus 4 by registration
What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Morgan Plus 4 is “A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn”, recorded 41 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 41 | 0.30 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,882 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Morgan Plus 4 gets a suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
2.3% of Morgan Plus 4 MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.8 months and 1,049 miles later (558 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 558 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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