MoT Data for Watford
Watford (WD), like most London areas, has an above average pass rate, with lots of green numbers in the tables below. Cars have lower failure rates on lighting, suspension, brakes, tyres, visibility, steering, exhausts… the list is long. The overall pass rate is amongst the highest in the country, at 64%.
Failure rates by year are also better than average – you have to go right back to 1984 to see a red number in the table. Mazda models have a failure rate of 18.8% in Watford postcodes versus a national average of 32.2%, which is a 42% improvement - good news for Watford based Mazda owners.
Similarly, Saabs are have a 25% higher chance of passing an MoT in Watford versus the national average.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting and signalling | 18.7% | 19.8% | −6% |
| Suspension | 10.6% | 13.2% | −20% |
| Brakes | 8.9% | 11.5% | −23% |
| Tyres | 8.8% | 8.7% | +0% |
| Driver's view of the road | 7.5% | 8.2% | −9% |
| Fuel and exhaust | 4.7% | 5.8% | −19% |
| Steering | 2.5% | 3.6% | −30% |
| Seat belts | 1.3% | 1.7% | −25% |
| Body and structure | 1.3% | 1.3% | −4% |
| Registration plates and VIN | 1.2% | 1.1% | +4% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9,572 | 19.8% | 20.1% | −2% |
| 2007 | 12,013 | 21.2% | 22.0% | −4% |
| 2006 | 10,849 | 24.5% | 26.2% | −7% |
| 2005 | 10,754 | 30.4% | 32.2% | −5% |
| 2004 | 10,497 | 33.9% | 37.5% | −10% |
| 2003 | 10,229 | 37.8% | 41.8% | −10% |
| 2002 | 9,434 | 43.2% | 44.9% | −4% |
| 2001 | 8,505 | 44.6% | 47.9% | −7% |
| 2000 | 6,772 | 49.5% | 51.5% | −4% |
| 1999 | 5,485 | 50.1% | 53.8% | −7% |
| 1998 | 4,172 | 53.1% | 55.0% | −4% |
| 1997 | 3,195 | 51.8% | 55.5% | −7% |
| 1996 | 2,126 | 52.4% | 55.8% | −6% |
| 1995 | 1,381 | 53.7% | 54.9% | −2% |
| 1994 | 998 | 50.3% | 54.0% | −7% |
| 1993 | 610 | 49.5% | 52.9% | −6% |
| 1992 | 351 | 44.4% | 50.4% | −12% |
| 1991 | 307 | 48.5% | 48.8% | −0% |
| 1990 | 272 | 48.5% | 47.8% | +1% |
| 1989 | 220 | 40.0% | 46.9% | −15% |
| 1988 | 132 | 47.0% | 46.2% | +2% |
| 1987 | 88 | 42.0% | 44.4% | −5% |
| 1986 | 57 | 35.1% | 44.0% | −20% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda | 2,827 | 18.8% | 32.2% | −42% |
| Porsche | 576 | 22.9% | 21.7% | +6% |
| SAAB | 1,199 | 25.1% | 33.3% | −25% |
| Toyota | 5,243 | 26.3% | 29.7% | −11% |
| Lexus | 428 | 26.6% | 24.7% | +8% |
| Skoda | 1,558 | 27.2% | 34.5% | −21% |
| Subaru | 220 | 27.3% | 32.3% | −16% |
| Suzuki | 806 | 28.0% | 32.9% | −15% |
| smart | 384 | 28.1% | 29.2% | −4% |
| Daihatsu | 187 | 28.3% | 37.3% | −24% |
| Audi | 3,442 | 29.0% | 32.2% | −10% |
| Jaguar | 1,215 | 29.0% | 29.9% | −3% |
| Triumph | 101 | 29.7% | 39.5% | −25% |
| Kia | 1,155 | 30.0% | 34.2% | −12% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 4,953 | 31.3% | 32.7% | −4% |
| MINI | 1,969 | 32.0% | 31.3% | +2% |
| Chevrolet | 170 | 32.4% | 26.8% | +21% |
| Hyundai | 1,755 | 32.4% | 36.6% | −12% |
| Honda | 6,983 | 33.1% | 30.8% | +8% |
| Mitsubishi | 597 | 33.7% | 38.4% | −12% |
| Nissan | 5,135 | 33.7% | 39.0% | −14% |
| BMW | 6,447 | 34.6% | 34.6% | −0% |
| Land Rover | 2,032 | 35.7% | 37.2% | −4% |
| Jeep | 299 | 35.8% | 37.0% | −3% |
| SEAT | 761 | 36.3% | 36.6% | −1% |
| Volkswagen | 8,664 | 37.8% | 37.1% | +2% |
| Citroen | 3,546 | 38.9% | 43.2% | −10% |
| FIAT | 2,057 | 39.6% | 44.0% | −10% |
| Ford | 14,252 | 39.7% | 41.5% | −4% |
| Peugeot | 6,092 | 40.9% | 45.3% | −10% |
| Volvo | 1,394 | 41.5% | 42.5% | −2% |
| Vauxhall | 14,111 | 41.5% | 43.7% | −5% |
| MG | 339 | 43.1% | 45.3% | −5% |
| Chrysler | 363 | 43.8% | 42.6% | +3% |
| Rover | 1,199 | 46.0% | 46.8% | −2% |
| Renault | 5,092 | 46.6% | 49.9% | −7% |
| Alfa Romeo | 324 | 47.8% | 45.3% | +6% |
| Daewoo | 276 | 50.7% | 50.8% | −0% |
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