Most reliable large family cars: 2024 MOT ranking
Figures updated
The Volkswagen Passat is the most reliable large family car in DVSA's 2024 MOT results, with a reliability score of 122 (100 is average for a car of the same age and mileage): it is 18% less likely to fail than the average car of the same age and mileage. Next come the Skoda Superb (120) and the Volvo S60 (120). The least reliable is the Citroen C5 (93).
Across the 16 large family cars we rank, 31.5% of 1,014,788 MOT tests ended in a first-time fail, against 28.5% for all cars.
Large family cars ranked by MOT reliability
| # | Model | Score | Failed first time | At 3 years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volkswagen Passat | 122 | 28.6% | 12.1% | 183,448 |
| 2 | Skoda Superb | 120 | 22.8% | 13.3% | 60,545 |
| 3 | Volvo S60 | 120 | 28.1% | 9.0% | 18,573 |
| 4 | Volvo V60 | 120 | 22.4% | 12.1% | 38,825 |
| 5 | Saab 9-3 | 119 | 36.8% | – | 34,324 |
| 6 | Volvo V70 | 119 | 35.3% | – | 32,790 |
| 7 | Toyota Avensis | 117 | 33.5% | – | 59,346 |
| 8 | Honda Accord | 112 | 39.0% | – | 22,591 |
| 9 | Ford Mondeo | 111 | 32.9% | 17.1% | 186,613 |
| 10 | Hyundai i40 | 110 | 28.1% | – | 21,134 |
| 11 | Mazda 6 | 107 | 30.4% | 9.7% | 61,526 |
| 12 | Peugeot 508 | 105 | 28.8% | 19.0% | 18,394 |
| 13 | Vauxhall Insignia | 102 | 31.9% | 16.4% | 199,578 |
| 14 | Vauxhall Vectra | 98 | 45.7% | – | 27,080 |
| 15 | Volvo V50 | 96 | 45.3% | – | 29,893 |
| 16 | Citroen C5 | 93 | 26.0% | 13.2% | 20,128 |
Every version of each model tested in 2024, aged 3 to 20. Models with fewer than 10,000 tests are left out. How the score works.
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Frequently asked questions
›What is the most reliable large family car?
The Volkswagen Passat, going by 2024 MOT results: it scored 122 in our MOT Reliability League, where 100 is average for a car of the same age and mileage, and 28.6% failed their MOT first time.
›What is the least reliable large family car?
The Citroen C5, with a score of 93. 26.0% failed their MOT first time, against 31.5% for large family cars as a whole.
›How do you measure reliability?
From every MOT test DVSA published for 2024. Older, higher-mileage cars fail more, so each model is compared with cars of the same age and mileage: a score of 125 means it fails a fifth less often than expected, and 80 means a quarter more often.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2024, Open Government Licence v3.0. Classes are our own grouping.