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Does the Porsche 924 fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Porsche 924 records 6.81 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.31 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.50, 95% interval −1.29 to +0.29). It ranks 374 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Porsche 924 is “Emissions levels exceed default limits”, recorded 219 times in 2019–2024.

Porsche 924: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Emissions levels exceed default limits2194.87
Emissions test unable to be completed400.89

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,495 (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

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