Want the best chance of passing your MOT first time? Buy a Ferrari

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Test data shows Italian supercars most likely to fly through the annual test

Drivers looking for a car most likely to pass its first MOT have been advised to choose a Ferrari.

Analysis of test pass rates shows that the Italian sports car brand has the best overall record in Britain, with 95.4 per cent of all cars passing their first MOT at three years old.

Joining the pride of Maranello on the pass rate podium are luxury British brands Bentley and Aston Martin, with pass rates of 94.5 and 93.8 per cent respectively.

Every car needs an MOT from the age of three years until it is 40 years old

Back in the real world, Japanese brands dominate the list of mainstream brands with the best records, thanks to strong performances from the likes of Subaru, Lexus, Honda and Mazda, all of which have pass rates of more than 90 per cent.

Cars are exempt from an MOT until they reach three years old and the analysis of Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) data by BookMyGarage looked at data for all makes with more than 500 MOTs carried out in 2020.

Porsche, Infiniti and Suzuki completed the list of brands with the best pass rates - 92.1, 91.4 and 89.6 per cent respectively. At the opposite end of the table 78.1 per cent of cars from budget Korean brand SsangYong passed their first MOT first time, just ahead of Dacia (78.5 per cent) and Citroen (81.3 per cent).