MoT Data for Wakefield
Wakefield is a mixed bag, with some areas scoring above average and as many scoring below. Lighting and signalling is top of the failure table, as with elsewhere, and it’s bang on the national average failure rate at 19.7%.
Below that, suspension and brakes are a common reason for failure, and cars in Wakefield have a 14% and 19% higher failure rate than the national average, respectively. Cars registered between 1997 and 2005 have a lower than the average pass rate in Wakefield areas, but rather curiously older cars have a higher than average pass rate.
In the manufacturer table most numbers are green, so perhaps owners are more careful in WF postcodes. Some models aren’t quite so perfect, though, like Toyota and Honda. Both tend to be reliable and while failure rates are still low for both (relative to the national average), Toyota models have a 12% lower than average pass rate, and Honda 11% lower.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting and signalling | 19.3% | 19.8% | −2% |
| Suspension | 15.1% | 13.2% | +15% |
| Brakes | 13.5% | 11.5% | +18% |
| Tyres | 9.2% | 8.7% | +5% |
| Driver's view of the road | 7.9% | 8.2% | −4% |
| Fuel and exhaust | 5.8% | 5.8% | +1% |
| Steering | 4.6% | 3.6% | +28% |
| Body and structure | 1.6% | 1.3% | +18% |
| Seat belts | 1.5% | 1.7% | −11% |
| Registration plates and VIN | 1.0% | 1.1% | −6% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17,494 | 19.2% | 20.1% | −5% |
| 2007 | 22,982 | 21.8% | 22.0% | −1% |
| 2006 | 21,416 | 26.5% | 26.2% | +1% |
| 2005 | 21,678 | 33.3% | 32.2% | +3% |
| 2004 | 21,668 | 40.2% | 37.5% | +7% |
| 2003 | 21,941 | 44.9% | 41.8% | +8% |
| 2002 | 20,306 | 47.8% | 44.9% | +7% |
| 2001 | 17,820 | 51.4% | 47.9% | +7% |
| 2000 | 13,556 | 54.9% | 51.5% | +6% |
| 1999 | 10,144 | 57.6% | 53.8% | +7% |
| 1998 | 7,250 | 58.1% | 55.0% | +6% |
| 1997 | 5,064 | 58.2% | 55.5% | +5% |
| 1996 | 3,191 | 58.3% | 55.8% | +4% |
| 1995 | 2,029 | 55.3% | 54.9% | +1% |
| 1994 | 1,225 | 52.8% | 54.0% | −2% |
| 1993 | 718 | 53.3% | 52.9% | +1% |
| 1992 | 453 | 49.0% | 50.4% | −3% |
| 1991 | 351 | 41.3% | 48.8% | −15% |
| 1990 | 290 | 49.7% | 47.8% | +4% |
| 1989 | 249 | 46.6% | 46.9% | −1% |
| 1988 | 161 | 37.9% | 46.2% | −18% |
| 1987 | 113 | 44.2% | 44.4% | −0% |
| 1986 | 124 | 46.8% | 44.0% | +6% |
| 1985 | 86 | 32.6% | 42.9% | −24% |
| 1984 | 82 | 40.2% | 43.7% | −8% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porsche | 347 | 21.6% | 21.7% | −0% |
| Triumph | 132 | 22.0% | 39.5% | −44% |
| Chevrolet | 369 | 23.6% | 26.8% | −12% |
| Lexus | 525 | 26.7% | 24.7% | +8% |
| smart | 253 | 26.9% | 29.2% | −8% |
| Subaru | 515 | 27.8% | 32.3% | −14% |
| Mazda | 3,243 | 29.0% | 32.2% | −10% |
| Kia | 2,051 | 29.4% | 34.2% | −14% |
| Audi | 5,324 | 29.9% | 32.2% | −7% |
| Suzuki | 2,765 | 30.5% | 32.9% | −7% |
| MINI | 2,317 | 30.8% | 31.3% | −1% |
| Jaguar | 2,189 | 31.0% | 29.9% | +4% |
| Jeep | 456 | 31.4% | 37.0% | −15% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 4,979 | 31.6% | 32.7% | −3% |
| BMW | 7,338 | 32.4% | 34.6% | −6% |
| Toyota | 9,836 | 33.3% | 29.7% | +12% |
| Skoda | 2,823 | 33.9% | 34.5% | −2% |
| Honda | 5,709 | 34.2% | 30.8% | +11% |
| SEAT | 2,064 | 34.4% | 36.6% | −6% |
| SAAB | 1,136 | 34.9% | 33.3% | +5% |
| Volvo | 3,275 | 35.2% | 42.5% | −17% |
| Daihatsu | 429 | 35.4% | 37.3% | −5% |
| Land Rover | 4,031 | 35.6% | 37.2% | −4% |
| Volkswagen | 13,410 | 36.4% | 37.1% | −2% |
| Mitsubishi | 1,945 | 36.5% | 38.4% | −5% |
| Hyundai | 1,905 | 36.9% | 36.6% | +1% |
| Isuzu | 173 | 37.0% | 41.4% | −11% |
| Dodge | 134 | 37.3% | 35.8% | +4% |
| Nissan | 7,826 | 39.8% | 39.0% | +2% |
| Ford | 34,101 | 40.7% | 41.5% | −2% |
| FIAT | 8,280 | 41.0% | 44.0% | −7% |
| Chrysler | 616 | 41.2% | 42.6% | −3% |
| Austin | 121 | 41.3% | 51.7% | −20% |
| Peugeot | 15,421 | 44.4% | 45.3% | −2% |
| Vauxhall | 34,357 | 44.9% | 43.7% | +3% |
| Citroen | 9,753 | 44.9% | 43.2% | +4% |
| MG | 1,251 | 45.2% | 45.3% | −0% |
| Alfa Romeo | 534 | 46.3% | 45.3% | +2% |
| Proton | 112 | 47.3% | 45.3% | +4% |
| Rover | 3,493 | 48.4% | 46.8% | +3% |
| Renault | 14,734 | 50.3% | 49.9% | +1% |
| Daewoo | 570 | 55.8% | 50.8% | +10% |
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