MoT Data for Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead has an above average pass rate of 64%. All of the common failure areas, along with almost all registrations years, have higher than average MoT pass rates when tested in HP postcodes.

Few car manufacturers do worse than average. Top manufacturers for MoT passes are luxury brands – Aston Martin, Bentley, Porsche and Jaguar. Perodua also appears at the top of the table but very few were tested so it's not worth reading into much.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.5%	11.9%	−29%
Suspension	6.4%	9.6%	−33%
Visibility	4.7%	5.3%	−12%
Brakes	4.6%	7.7%	−40%
Tyres	4.4%	5.8%	−24%
Body, chassis, structure	2.6%	4.1%	−38%
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.5%	3.6%	−31%
Steering	1.1%	1.9%	−45%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2021	77	23.4%	17.5%	+33%
2020	134	17.2%	16.7%	+3%
2019	1,034	9.4%	10.3%	−8%
2018	21,877	10.8%	11.7%	−7%
2017	22,319	11.6%	13.2%	−12%
2016	23,114	14.8%	16.5%	−11%
2015	22,465	16.9%	19.5%	−13%
2014	21,265	20.4%	23.0%	−11%
2013	19,185	24.7%	27.2%	−9%
2012	17,207	27.9%	30.5%	−9%
2011	15,890	30.1%	33.4%	−10%
2010	15,791	33.0%	36.8%	−10%
2009	14,433	36.3%	39.1%	−7%
2008	13,701	38.1%	41.5%	−8%
2007	13,527	38.0%	42.6%	−11%
2006	11,226	40.0%	43.9%	−9%
2005	9,165	39.6%	44.9%	−12%
2004	7,610	40.6%	45.7%	−11%
2003	5,937	40.2%	45.6%	−12%
2002	4,286	41.4%	45.2%	−9%
2001	2,814	38.0%	43.9%	−14%
2000	1,924	38.5%	42.5%	−9%
1999	1,322	34.5%	40.8%	−16%
1998	935	32.8%	38.5%	−15%
1997	676	32.4%	37.5%	−13%
1996	468	30.6%	36.5%	−16%
1995	337	34.1%	35.3%	−3%
1994	256	28.9%	34.4%	−16%
1993	205	27.8%	34.7%	−20%
1992	217	28.6%	32.9%	−13%
1991	218	28.9%	32.3%	−11%
1990	230	30.9%	30.9%	+0%
1989	258	31.4%	29.6%	+6%
1988	167	29.9%	30.2%	−1%
1987	147	29.3%	29.5%	−1%
1986	107	20.6%	28.9%	−29%
1985	98	23.5%	28.3%	−17%
1984	75	30.7%	28.1%	+9%
1983	88	18.2%	27.5%	−34%
1982	63	23.8%	27.4%	−13%
1972	51	23.5%	20.2%	+17%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
TVR	349	4.0%	15.8%	−75%
Aston Martin	453	8.2%	10.3%	−21%
Ferrari	154	9.1%	6.9%	+33%
Bentley	195	11.3%	10.3%	+9%
Porsche	2,253	13.0%	14.9%	−13%
Tesla	178	14.0%	13.3%	+5%
Triumph	132	14.4%	22.7%	−37%
Maserati	103	15.5%	16.1%	−3%
Abarth	284	18.7%	20.8%	−10%
Audi	16,849	20.2%	22.3%	−9%
BMW	20,507	21.1%	22.9%	−8%
Skoda	6,115	21.4%	23.5%	−9%
Jaguar	4,010	21.6%	23.9%	−10%
Mercedes-Benz	11,660	22.0%	22.3%	−1%
Land Rover	9,567	22.1%	25.2%	−12%
Subaru	940	22.3%	27.8%	−20%
Lexus	1,239	22.4%	18.7%	+20%
MINI	9,520	23.1%	25.5%	−9%
Jeep	1,163	23.8%	26.1%	−9%
Isuzu	339	24.2%	40.7%	−41%
Honda	11,946	24.2%	28.2%	−14%
SEAT	4,480	24.6%	27.1%	−9%
Suzuki	2,790	24.7%	27.5%	−10%
Kia	5,386	25.2%	26.5%	−5%
Mazda	4,876	25.2%	28.2%	−10%
Dacia	863	25.7%	24.7%	+4%
Hyundai	6,414	25.9%	26.1%	−1%
Mitsubishi	2,724	26.0%	28.7%	−9%
Volkswagen	32,757	26.5%	29.0%	−9%
Toyota	14,649	26.7%	27.1%	−2%
MG	561	26.9%	28.9%	−7%
Nissan	12,989	27.8%	29.5%	−6%
Daihatsu	191	29.3%	36.3%	−19%
FIAT	6,607	29.8%	32.2%	−7%
DS	911	30.1%	36.3%	−17%
Volvo	4,774	30.3%	28.9%	+5%
Alfa Romeo	1,003	30.3%	33.7%	−10%
Ford	41,292	30.5%	31.5%	−3%
smart	167	30.5%	31.9%	−4%
Citroen	9,351	30.7%	34.2%	−10%
Peugeot	10,736	32.0%	34.0%	−6%
Vauxhall	28,063	32.3%	34.2%	−6%
SsangYong	105	33.3%	30.6%	+9%
SAAB	838	33.9%	39.5%	−14%
Chrysler	303	34.7%	41.2%	−16%
Rover	356	36.0%	42.5%	−15%
Renault	7,501	37.5%	38.6%	−3%
Chevrolet	476	41.0%	45.1%	−9%