MoT Data for Hereford
Hereford does a little above average – the overall pass rate is 63%, but while the failure rate for lighting and signalling issues is 13% lower than the national average, there's no significant differences with suspension and brake issues.
Modern cars do better than the national average, and MINI does well – 30% better than the its average pass rate elsewhere and with the highest pass rateof all manufacturers in HR postcodes. Honda and Porsche are in second and third place for pass rates, respectively.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting and signalling | 16.8% | 19.7% | −15% |
| Suspension | 12.9% | 13.2% | −2% |
| Brakes | 11.1% | 11.4% | −2% |
| Tyres | 7.8% | 8.7% | −10% |
| Driver's view of the road | 6.9% | 8.2% | −16% |
| Fuel and exhaust | 5.9% | 5.8% | +2% |
| Steering | 3.6% | 3.6% | +1% |
| Seat belts | 1.9% | 1.7% | +8% |
| Body and structure | 1.3% | 1.3% | −2% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,513 | 13.9% | 19.9% | −30% |
| 2007 | 7,145 | 16.1% | 21.9% | −26% |
| 2006 | 7,395 | 21.7% | 26.1% | −17% |
| 2005 | 7,923 | 26.0% | 32.0% | −19% |
| 2004 | 8,451 | 31.7% | 37.3% | −15% |
| 2003 | 8,158 | 36.2% | 41.6% | −13% |
| 2002 | 8,501 | 39.4% | 44.8% | −12% |
| 2001 | 8,147 | 43.1% | 47.9% | −10% |
| 2000 | 6,887 | 46.7% | 51.5% | −9% |
| 1999 | 5,887 | 49.6% | 53.9% | −8% |
| 1998 | 4,851 | 52.1% | 55.0% | −5% |
| 1997 | 3,867 | 52.2% | 55.5% | −6% |
| 1996 | 2,651 | 53.7% | 55.7% | −4% |
| 1995 | 1,832 | 51.7% | 54.7% | −5% |
| 1994 | 1,291 | 52.4% | 53.7% | −2% |
| 1993 | 840 | 53.1% | 52.4% | +1% |
| 1992 | 531 | 46.5% | 49.7% | −6% |
| 1991 | 400 | 48.5% | 48.2% | +1% |
| 1990 | 354 | 45.8% | 47.5% | −4% |
| 1989 | 264 | 47.7% | 46.4% | +3% |
| 1988 | 181 | 54.1% | 45.5% | +19% |
| 1987 | 132 | 43.2% | 43.9% | −2% |
| 1986 | 111 | 39.6% | 43.7% | −9% |
| 1985 | 90 | 43.3% | 41.9% | +3% |
| 1984 | 70 | 51.4% | 42.0% | +22% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINI | 872 | 22.0% | 32.8% | −33% |
| Honda | 3,470 | 22.3% | 30.9% | −28% |
| Porsche | 186 | 22.6% | 21.7% | +4% |
| Jaguar | 578 | 24.6% | 30.5% | −19% |
| Lexus | 167 | 26.3% | 24.7% | +7% |
| Toyota | 3,863 | 26.7% | 29.8% | −10% |
| BMW | 3,425 | 27.4% | 35.0% | −22% |
| Suzuki | 1,679 | 28.9% | 33.0% | −12% |
| Mazda | 1,193 | 29.3% | 32.2% | −9% |
| SAAB | 792 | 29.5% | 33.5% | −12% |
| Skoda | 1,869 | 29.9% | 34.7% | −14% |
| Subaru | 716 | 30.0% | 32.7% | −8% |
| Audi | 3,152 | 30.7% | 32.2% | −5% |
| Volkswagen | 9,659 | 31.1% | 37.1% | −16% |
| Triumph | 121 | 31.4% | 39.5% | −20% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1,678 | 32.1% | 31.5% | +2% |
| Hyundai | 845 | 32.8% | 36.6% | −10% |
| Kia | 561 | 32.8% | 34.2% | −4% |
| Nissan | 3,156 | 36.1% | 39.1% | −8% |
| Austin | 138 | 36.2% | 44.3% | −18% |
| SEAT | 903 | 36.3% | 36.6% | −1% |
| Land Rover | 4,286 | 36.9% | 37.2% | −1% |
| Mitsubishi | 2,140 | 38.0% | 38.3% | −1% |
| Isuzu | 335 | 38.8% | 41.4% | −6% |
| MG | 579 | 38.9% | 45.1% | −14% |
| Ford | 12,747 | 39.6% | 41.4% | −4% |
| Citroen | 3,384 | 40.6% | 43.2% | −6% |
| Vauxhall | 9,447 | 40.9% | 43.4% | −6% |
| Jeep | 425 | 41.6% | 37.0% | +13% |
| Peugeot | 7,482 | 42.1% | 45.4% | −7% |
| Chrysler | 175 | 42.9% | 42.6% | +1% |
| Rover | 2,131 | 43.7% | 47.7% | −8% |
| FIAT | 1,497 | 44.0% | 43.7% | +1% |
| Daihatsu | 667 | 44.4% | 35.9% | +24% |
| Daewoo | 241 | 44.4% | 50.8% | −13% |
| Alfa Romeo | 276 | 44.6% | 45.3% | −2% |
| Volvo | 1,628 | 45.6% | 42.5% | +7% |
| Renault | 5,264 | 47.6% | 49.9% | −5% |
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