Yes, in many cases they can.
There is an approved Motability adaptation kit. When I looked into it, two years ago, it was £900! It was cheaper to order a car that had it as standard – Kuga Vignale. Although I think the ST line also had it.
Current: MY24 Renault Austral Iconic FHD.
Ordered 5/2/26: Chery Tiggo 8 'Summit' ICE
Previous Motability cars:
2013 Ford Focus estate auto.
2016 Vauxhal Zafira 1.4T SE Auto.
2019 Ford Kuga Vignale 1.5 auto AWD. (Ext lease)