Mot Data for Kirkcaldy
The tables for Kirkcaldy (KY) areas are filled completely with red numbers. No matter make or year a car is, it has a higher than average failure rate when tested in a KY area than in the average UK town.
Even Porsches, which have the highest pass rate in KY, are have a rate 49% lower than their national average. Failure rates for steering are 88% higher in Kirkcaldy than in the average UK town and failure rates for brakes 95% higher than average. Suspension and lighting failure rates are also higher.
The cause for these poor results is probably the climate and terrain. Kikcaldy is next to the North Sea and so the harsh sea air can cause problems, as do rougher roads and the higher mileages owners need to cover to get around a more rural area. Nearby Dundee is worse still, scoring the lowest overall pass rate in the whole of the UK.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Suspension | 15.5% | 9.6% | +62% |
| Brakes | 13.2% | 7.7% | +71% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9.1% | 11.9% | −24% |
| Tyres | 6.3% | 5.8% | +9% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 6.0% | 4.1% | +46% |
| Visibility | 5.8% | 5.3% | +9% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4.5% | 3.6% | +26% |
| Steering | 3.3% | 1.9% | +69% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.4% | 1.3% | +7% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2021 | 78 | 51.3% | 17.5% | +192% |
| 2020 | 97 | 24.7% | 16.7% | +48% |
| 2019 | 671 | 12.7% | 10.3% | +24% |
| 2018 | 14,160 | 12.9% | 11.7% | +11% |
| 2017 | 15,363 | 16.7% | 13.2% | +26% |
| 2016 | 17,190 | 22.9% | 16.5% | +39% |
| 2015 | 16,310 | 27.8% | 19.5% | +43% |
| 2014 | 14,647 | 34.3% | 23.0% | +49% |
| 2013 | 12,915 | 39.7% | 27.2% | +46% |
| 2012 | 10,399 | 44.9% | 30.5% | +47% |
| 2011 | 9,074 | 48.2% | 33.4% | +44% |
| 2010 | 8,787 | 53.6% | 36.8% | +46% |
| 2009 | 8,179 | 55.2% | 39.1% | +41% |
| 2008 | 7,101 | 58.0% | 41.5% | +40% |
| 2007 | 6,688 | 58.8% | 42.6% | +38% |
| 2006 | 4,965 | 61.6% | 43.9% | +40% |
| 2005 | 3,732 | 61.0% | 44.9% | +36% |
| 2004 | 2,864 | 59.9% | 45.7% | +31% |
| 2003 | 2,033 | 57.6% | 45.6% | +26% |
| 2002 | 1,309 | 59.3% | 45.2% | +31% |
| 2001 | 772 | 57.8% | 43.9% | +31% |
| 2000 | 477 | 51.4% | 42.5% | +21% |
| 1999 | 307 | 47.9% | 40.8% | +17% |
| 1998 | 253 | 54.5% | 38.5% | +42% |
| 1997 | 157 | 45.2% | 37.5% | +21% |
| 1996 | 91 | 40.7% | 36.5% | +11% |
| 1995 | 71 | 42.3% | 35.3% | +20% |
| 1994 | 80 | 43.8% | 34.4% | +27% |
| 1993 | 74 | 39.2% | 34.7% | +13% |
| 1992 | 86 | 38.4% | 32.9% | +17% |
| 1991 | 97 | 36.1% | 32.3% | +12% |
| 1990 | 80 | 33.8% | 30.9% | +9% |
| 1989 | 69 | 42.0% | 29.6% | +42% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Porsche | 357 | 24.6% | 14.9% | +66% |
| BMW | 7,283 | 28.6% | 22.9% | +25% |
| Jeep | 363 | 28.9% | 26.1% | +11% |
| Audi | 8,293 | 30.3% | 22.3% | +36% |
| MINI | 3,316 | 31.4% | 25.5% | +23% |
| Lexus | 291 | 32.0% | 18.7% | +71% |
| Mitsubishi | 2,189 | 32.7% | 28.7% | +14% |
| Kia | 7,629 | 33.0% | 26.5% | +25% |
| Suzuki | 2,566 | 33.1% | 27.5% | +21% |
| Skoda | 3,983 | 33.2% | 23.5% | +42% |
| Dacia | 1,309 | 33.6% | 24.7% | +36% |
| Jaguar | 1,271 | 33.8% | 23.9% | +42% |
| Land Rover | 3,569 | 34.0% | 25.2% | +35% |
| SEAT | 3,612 | 34.1% | 27.1% | +26% |
| Subaru | 597 | 34.7% | 27.8% | +25% |
| Honda | 6,358 | 34.7% | 28.2% | +23% |
| Abarth | 115 | 35.7% | 20.8% | +72% |
| Hyundai | 4,131 | 36.1% | 26.1% | +38% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 3,692 | 36.2% | 22.3% | +62% |
| Volkswagen | 16,237 | 36.8% | 29.0% | +27% |
| Toyota | 5,857 | 36.8% | 27.1% | +36% |
| Nissan | 7,198 | 37.2% | 29.5% | +26% |
| Mazda | 3,781 | 37.3% | 28.2% | +33% |
| Isuzu | 230 | 37.8% | 40.7% | −7% |
| Volvo | 2,626 | 38.9% | 28.9% | +35% |
| Ford | 28,398 | 40.6% | 31.5% | +29% |
| FIAT | 5,292 | 42.3% | 32.2% | +31% |
| MG | 195 | 42.6% | 28.9% | +47% |
| Vauxhall | 25,302 | 44.0% | 34.2% | +29% |
| Peugeot | 8,552 | 44.5% | 34.0% | +31% |
| DS | 824 | 45.6% | 36.3% | +26% |
| Citroen | 4,591 | 48.4% | 34.2% | +42% |
| Alfa Romeo | 293 | 48.5% | 33.7% | +44% |
| Rover | 116 | 50.0% | 42.5% | +18% |
| Chrysler | 165 | 50.3% | 41.2% | +22% |
| Renault | 7,389 | 51.6% | 38.6% | +34% |
| SAAB | 471 | 53.9% | 39.5% | +36% |
| Chevrolet | 551 | 60.1% | 45.1% | +33% |
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