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Automotive · June 2026
BookMyGarage MOT cost analysis
Wednesday 3rd June, 2026
BookMyGarage analysed thousands of MOT invoices from partner garages (2022–2025) and published findings showing average MOT repair bills have surged—up to 70% since 2022—highlighting higher costs for older cars and rising national averages to generate media coverage about repair inflation.
Why it worked: It flipped a “failures are down” narrative by proving repair bills after failures have jumped 70%, using proprietary invoices by age bracket and year.
The lesson: Consider mining your own transaction data to reveal a counterintuitive cost spike over time, segmented clearly, with a simple headline stat.
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How this story spread across the media
| Publication | Headline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| birminghammail.co.uk | Drivers with cars made between 2018 and 2020 face £425 'non-optionable' charge - Birmingham Live | Wednesday 3rd June, 2026 |
| motoringresearch.com | Car MOT failure costs rocket to record levels | Thursday 4th June, 2026 |
| thisismoney.co.uk | Hard-pressed motorists hit by a 70% increase in repair bills when their cars fail an MOT | This is Money | Friday 5th June, 2026 |