Does the Porsche Panamera fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Porsche Panamera records 3.40 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.63 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−6.23, 95% interval −6.54 to −5.91). It ranks 550 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Porsche Panamera is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 269 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 269 | 0.74 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 158 | 0.43 |
| A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID) | 99 | 0.27 |
| A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 88 | 0.24 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 78 | 0.21 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 36,483 (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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