Morgan 4/4
Registered from 1990 to 2018.
About this model
The Morgan 4/4 is a British motor car which was produced by the Morgan Motor Company from 1936 to 2018. It was Morgan's first car with four wheels, the name indicating that the model has four wheels and four cylinders. Early publicity and advertising material variously referred to the model as "4/4", "4-4", "Four Four", and similar names, but from the outset the factory designation was always "4/4".
From the Wikipedia article Morgan 4/4, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2000 1.8 petrol. 10 of 136 tests failed, 7%.
Better than 99% of 2000 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 390 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 60% | 6 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 30% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 30% | 3 |
| Body and structure | 10% | 1 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 10% | 1 |
| Steering | 10% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Audible warning inoperative
- Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth
- Brake performance unable to be tested
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 95% of 2000 cars — 60% of its 10 failed tests, where an ordinary 2000 car has 38%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 60% of its failures
- Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth
- Brake performance unable to be tested
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Exhaust and emissions — 30% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Steering — 10% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 30% of its failures
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 10% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Seat belts and airbags — 10% of its failures
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.6 petrol · 110 hp · 951 kg · 2478 mm wheelbase · 6.0 L/100km (NEDC) |