On average, 32.2% of cars will fail their MoT test in Bournemouth, which puts the region above the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Suspension and Brakes.

Cars registered in 2004 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 48.8%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Rover, Chrysler and Daewoo. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Tesla, Bentley and Aston Martin.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 10.7% 11.9% −10%
Suspension 8.7% 9.6% −9%
Brakes 6.7% 7.7% −14%
Visibility 6.1% 5.3% +15%
Tyres 5.6% 5.8% −2%
Body, chassis, structure 4.0% 4.1% −3%
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.7% 3.6% +5%
Steering 1.9% 1.9% −1%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.4% 1.3% +11%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 77 23.4% 17.5% +33%
2020 118 26.3% 16.7% +57%
2019 848 13.6% 10.3% +32%
2018 18,843 12.6% 11.7% +8%
2017 20,404 13.7% 13.2% +3%
2016 21,366 16.7% 16.5% +1%
2015 21,381 19.0% 19.5% −2%
2014 20,290 22.0% 23.0% −5%
2013 19,174 25.5% 27.2% −6%
2012 17,536 29.0% 30.5% −5%
2011 16,448 33.0% 33.4% −1%
2010 17,334 37.5% 36.8% +2%
2009 17,189 40.2% 39.1% +3%
2008 16,358 43.9% 41.5% +6%
2007 16,778 46.2% 42.6% +8%
2006 14,225 48.0% 43.9% +9%
2005 12,271 49.2% 44.9% +10%
2004 10,377 51.2% 45.7% +12%
2003 8,381 50.7% 45.6% +11%
2002 6,335 50.5% 45.2% +12%
2001 4,115 49.7% 43.9% +13%
2000 2,636 49.5% 42.5% +17%
1999 1,877 49.1% 40.8% +20%
1998 1,329 46.4% 38.5% +20%
1997 873 47.0% 37.5% +25%
1996 627 40.0% 36.5% +10%
1995 428 43.0% 35.3% +22%
1994 297 43.1% 34.4% +25%
1993 255 38.4% 34.7% +11%
1992 226 38.9% 32.9% +18%
1991 243 42.0% 32.3% +30%
1990 252 36.1% 30.9% +17%
1989 274 39.8% 29.6% +35%
1988 161 43.5% 30.2% +44%
1987 118 45.8% 29.5% +55%
1986 143 40.6% 28.9% +41%
1985 95 38.9% 28.3% +38%
1984 98 39.8% 28.1% +41%
1983 86 43.0% 27.5% +57%
1973 52 42.3% 20.0% +112%
1972 60 23.3% 20.2% +16%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Aston Martin 171 10.5% 10.3% +2%
Bentley 210 11.9% 10.3% +15%
Tesla 166 12.7% 13.3% −5%
Lotus 209 15.8% 17.8% −11%
Porsche 2,021 16.9% 14.9% +13%
Maserati 135 20.0% 16.1% +24%
Lexus 1,584 21.7% 18.7% +16%
Abarth 324 25.0% 20.8% +20%
Dacia 1,312 25.1% 24.7% +2%
Kia 6,985 25.6% 26.5% −3%
Audi 16,422 26.1% 22.3% +17%
Skoda 6,968 27.0% 23.5% +15%
SsangYong 199 28.6% 30.6% −6%
BMW 16,052 28.8% 22.9% +26%
Jaguar 3,931 29.6% 23.9% +24%
Land Rover 9,119 30.2% 25.2% +20%
Mercedes-Benz 10,721 30.2% 22.3% +35%
Suzuki 4,277 30.3% 27.5% +10%
Mazda 9,123 30.5% 28.2% +8%
Honda 14,601 30.6% 28.2% +8%
MINI 8,293 30.7% 25.5% +20%
SEAT 3,837 31.0% 27.1% +14%
Toyota 13,697 31.0% 27.1% +14%
Hyundai 8,006 31.4% 26.1% +20%
MG 710 32.5% 28.9% +12%
DS 1,364 32.6% 36.3% −10%
FIAT 8,703 33.7% 32.2% +5%
Jeep 735 33.9% 26.1% +30%
Nissan 18,740 34.1% 29.5% +15%
Volkswagen 34,781 34.1% 29.0% +17%
Volvo 5,076 34.4% 28.9% +19%
Subaru 733 34.9% 27.8% +25%
Isuzu 631 35.2% 40.7% −14%
Mitsubishi 3,449 36.0% 28.7% +25%
Ford 44,158 36.2% 31.5% +15%
Citroen 12,236 36.4% 34.2% +7%
Alfa Romeo 916 37.7% 33.7% +12%
Vauxhall 31,696 37.7% 34.2% +10%
Peugeot 15,763 38.8% 34.0% +14%
smart 308 39.6% 31.9% +24%
SAAB 905 41.7% 39.5% +5%
Daihatsu 265 43.4% 36.3% +19%
Renault 10,948 43.8% 38.6% +13%
Chevrolet 1,448 48.5% 45.1% +8%
Rover 416 51.7% 42.5% +22%
Chrysler 374 54.5% 41.2% +32%
Daewoo 184 57.6% 53.3% +8%
 

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