MoT Data for North West London
North West London (NW), like most of the capital, has an above average pass rate. The top pass rates are for premium models, with Ferrari, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, Maserati, Porsche, Bentley and Lexus at the head of the class. Lexus models are fairly popular in NW potcodes, with almost 2,500 examples tested, more than in most other areas.
Most of the common failures have lower failure rates in NW postcodes, but lighting and signalling problems are 5% more common, while failures on registration plates and VIN numbers are 29% higher than elsewhere – they still only account for 1.4% of overall MoT failures in NW postcodes, though.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting and signalling | 20.5% | 19.8% | +4% |
| Tyres | 8.7% | 8.7% | −0% |
| Suspension | 8.3% | 13.2% | −37% |
| Driver's view of the road | 7.7% | 8.2% | −6% |
| Brakes | 6.9% | 11.5% | −40% |
| Fuel and exhaust | 3.9% | 5.8% | −32% |
| Steering | 2.1% | 3.6% | −42% |
| Registration plates and VIN | 1.4% | 1.1% | +25% |
| Body and structure | 1.1% | 1.3% | −19% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14,883 | 19.6% | 20.1% | −3% |
| 2007 | 20,542 | 20.2% | 22.0% | −8% |
| 2006 | 18,298 | 25.1% | 26.2% | −4% |
| 2005 | 17,864 | 29.0% | 32.2% | −10% |
| 2004 | 17,792 | 34.0% | 37.5% | −9% |
| 2003 | 17,718 | 37.1% | 41.8% | −11% |
| 2002 | 17,098 | 40.4% | 44.9% | −10% |
| 2001 | 15,799 | 42.2% | 47.9% | −12% |
| 2000 | 13,351 | 45.5% | 51.5% | −12% |
| 1999 | 10,846 | 46.1% | 53.8% | −14% |
| 1998 | 8,423 | 48.2% | 55.0% | −12% |
| 1997 | 6,371 | 47.6% | 55.5% | −14% |
| 1996 | 4,518 | 48.1% | 55.8% | −14% |
| 1995 | 3,008 | 46.0% | 54.9% | −16% |
| 1994 | 2,084 | 46.8% | 54.0% | −13% |
| 1993 | 1,322 | 44.2% | 52.9% | −16% |
| 1992 | 776 | 45.2% | 50.4% | −10% |
| 1991 | 598 | 41.5% | 48.8% | −15% |
| 1990 | 630 | 44.6% | 47.8% | −7% |
| 1989 | 513 | 42.1% | 46.9% | −10% |
| 1988 | 350 | 40.6% | 46.2% | −12% |
| 1987 | 264 | 40.9% | 44.4% | −8% |
| 1986 | 162 | 45.7% | 44.0% | +4% |
| 1985 | 92 | 38.0% | 42.9% | −11% |
| 1984 | 73 | 37.0% | 43.7% | −15% |
| 1983 | 67 | 35.8% | 43.7% | −18% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | 184 | 12.0% | 13.8% | −13% |
| Aston Martin | 444 | 13.3% | 12.6% | +6% |
| Rolls-Royce | 134 | 15.7% | 10.7% | +47% |
| Maserati | 159 | 18.9% | 24.9% | −24% |
| Porsche | 1,261 | 21.0% | 21.7% | −3% |
| Bentley | 257 | 21.4% | 13.3% | +60% |
| Lexus | 2,429 | 24.2% | 24.7% | −2% |
| Subaru | 388 | 26.0% | 32.3% | −19% |
| Toyota | 15,594 | 27.6% | 29.7% | −7% |
| Jaguar | 1,580 | 28.6% | 29.9% | −4% |
| Audi | 7,749 | 29.7% | 32.2% | −8% |
| Land Rover | 2,039 | 30.1% | 37.2% | −19% |
| Daihatsu | 334 | 30.2% | 37.3% | −19% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 18,889 | 30.5% | 32.7% | −7% |
| BMW | 15,493 | 31.2% | 34.6% | −10% |
| Suzuki | 926 | 31.3% | 32.9% | −5% |
| Skoda | 1,801 | 31.6% | 34.5% | −8% |
| MINI | 3,194 | 31.9% | 31.3% | +2% |
| smart | 708 | 32.8% | 29.2% | +12% |
| Mazda | 2,230 | 33.1% | 32.2% | +3% |
| Chevrolet | 214 | 33.6% | 26.8% | +26% |
| Honda | 10,670 | 33.7% | 30.8% | +9% |
| Volkswagen | 25,268 | 34.5% | 37.1% | −7% |
| Jeep | 639 | 34.7% | 37.0% | −6% |
| SEAT | 1,283 | 35.0% | 36.6% | −4% |
| MG | 320 | 35.3% | 45.3% | −22% |
| SAAB | 1,485 | 36.4% | 33.3% | +9% |
| Nissan | 9,091 | 37.7% | 39.0% | −3% |
| Kia | 834 | 38.4% | 34.2% | +12% |
| Ford | 16,309 | 38.4% | 41.5% | −7% |
| Mitsubishi | 1,560 | 38.7% | 38.4% | +1% |
| Volvo | 4,835 | 39.1% | 42.5% | −8% |
| Vauxhall | 16,741 | 39.4% | 43.7% | −10% |
| Proton | 148 | 39.9% | 45.3% | −12% |
| Hyundai | 1,872 | 40.0% | 36.6% | +9% |
| FIAT | 3,255 | 40.8% | 44.0% | −7% |
| Alfa Romeo | 1,122 | 41.4% | 45.3% | −9% |
| Chrysler | 885 | 41.9% | 42.6% | −2% |
| Citroen | 3,326 | 43.3% | 43.2% | +0% |
| Peugeot | 9,119 | 44.3% | 45.3% | −2% |
| Renault | 7,161 | 46.6% | 49.9% | −6% |
| Rover | 1,670 | 47.1% | 46.8% | +1% |
| Daewoo | 557 | 47.4% | 50.8% | −7% |
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