On average, 30.7% of cars will fail their MoT test in Edinburgh, which puts the region above the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Suspension, Brakes and Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Cars registered in 2006 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 48.6%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Chrysler, LTI and Chevrolet. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Aston Martin, Bentley and Ferrari.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Suspension 11.7% 9.6% +22%
Brakes 9.9% 7.7% +28%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 7.8% 11.9% −34%
Visibility 5.0% 5.3% −6%
Tyres 4.8% 5.8% −17%
Body, chassis, structure 4.5% 4.1% +9%
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.3% 3.6% −6%
Steering 2.3% 1.9% +18%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.0% 1.3% −21%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 76 21.1% 17.5% +20%
2020 173 14.5% 16.7% −14%
2019 1,882 10.6% 10.3% +3%
2018 38,285 12.3% 11.7% +5%
2017 37,950 14.9% 13.2% +12%
2016 38,542 19.7% 16.5% +20%
2015 37,041 23.7% 19.5% +22%
2014 32,029 28.5% 23.0% +24%
2013 27,567 33.4% 27.2% +23%
2012 22,275 37.5% 30.5% +23%
2011 18,970 40.5% 33.4% +21%
2010 18,276 44.6% 36.8% +21%
2009 16,864 46.0% 39.1% +18%
2008 14,027 48.2% 41.5% +16%
2007 13,959 49.6% 42.6% +16%
2006 10,113 51.4% 43.9% +17%
2005 7,565 50.3% 44.9% +12%
2004 5,800 49.8% 45.7% +9%
2003 4,121 48.5% 45.6% +6%
2002 2,893 50.2% 45.2% +11%
2001 1,705 46.3% 43.9% +5%
2000 1,014 48.7% 42.5% +15%
1999 739 43.6% 40.8% +7%
1998 508 42.1% 38.5% +9%
1997 354 39.3% 37.5% +5%
1996 228 37.3% 36.5% +2%
1995 177 33.9% 35.3% −4%
1994 148 32.4% 34.4% −6%
1993 149 27.5% 34.7% −21%
1992 134 35.1% 32.9% +7%
1991 136 35.3% 32.3% +9%
1990 188 29.8% 30.9% −3%
1989 159 22.6% 29.6% −23%
1988 101 31.7% 30.2% +5%
1987 81 25.9% 29.5% −12%
1986 69 31.9% 28.9% +11%
1985 55 30.9% 28.3% +9%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Ferrari 249 7.2% 6.9% +5%
Bentley 263 10.6% 10.3% +3%
Aston Martin 372 12.1% 10.3% +18%
Tesla 186 12.9% 13.3% −3%
Lexus 1,590 14.3% 18.7% −24%
Infiniti 136 14.7% 13.5% +9%
Maserati 134 17.2% 16.1% +7%
Porsche 1,684 17.7% 14.9% +19%
Jeep 723 22.7% 26.1% −13%
Audi 19,112 23.1% 22.3% +4%
Lotus 190 23.2% 17.8% +30%
MINI 9,715 24.0% 25.5% −6%
BMW 17,959 24.6% 22.9% +8%
Land Rover 10,129 25.5% 25.2% +1%
Jaguar 2,961 26.4% 23.9% +10%
Mercedes-Benz 12,511 26.6% 22.3% +19%
Abarth 215 27.4% 20.8% +32%
Skoda 11,636 27.5% 23.5% +17%
Hyundai 13,633 27.7% 26.1% +6%
SEAT 6,960 28.0% 27.1% +3%
Honda 14,116 28.9% 28.2% +2%
Suzuki 5,561 28.9% 27.5% +5%
Mitsubishi 3,152 29.1% 28.7% +1%
Subaru 1,211 29.5% 27.8% +6%
MG 487 29.8% 28.9% +3%
Toyota 16,321 29.8% 27.1% +10%
Mazda 7,587 29.9% 28.2% +6%
Volkswagen 39,444 30.0% 29.0% +3%
Dacia 2,853 30.5% 24.7% +24%
Kia 10,825 31.0% 26.5% +17%
Isuzu 354 31.9% 40.7% −22%
Volvo 6,717 32.1% 28.9% +11%
Nissan 20,680 32.2% 29.5% +9%
Ford 50,983 34.0% 31.5% +8%
Peugeot 17,062 36.2% 34.0% +7%
FIAT 10,380 36.4% 32.2% +13%
Vauxhall 43,127 36.7% 34.2% +7%
Rover 228 37.3% 42.5% −12%
DS 1,684 37.4% 36.3% +3%
Citroen 12,859 37.7% 34.2% +10%
SsangYong 164 37.8% 30.6% +23%
smart 131 40.5% 31.9% +27%
Alfa Romeo 963 40.8% 33.7% +21%
Renault 15,314 41.9% 38.6% +9%
Daihatsu 124 43.5% 36.3% +20%
Talbot 103 45.6% 47.1% −3%
SAAB 1,249 47.8% 39.5% +21%
Chrysler 319 50.8% 41.2% +23%
LTI 406 52.0% 38.2% +36%
Chevrolet 1,039 52.0% 45.1% +15%
 

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