On average, 24.2% of cars will fail their MoT test in London NW, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Visibility and Tyres.

Cars registered in 2003 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 60.3%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Renault, LTI and Chevrolet. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce and Ferrari.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 10.0% 11.9% −16%
Visibility 5.0% 5.3% −6%
Tyres 4.2% 5.8% −28%
Brakes 3.9% 7.7% −49%
Suspension 3.9% 9.6% −60%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.4% 3.6% −34%
Body, chassis, structure 2.1% 4.1% −49%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 73 21.9% 17.5% +25%
2020 423 12.8% 16.7% −24%
2019 3,063 13.5% 10.3% +32%
2018 18,090 11.6% 11.7% −1%
2017 18,881 12.9% 13.2% −3%
2016 18,011 15.4% 16.5% −7%
2015 15,377 17.7% 19.5% −9%
2014 12,453 19.9% 23.0% −13%
2013 11,335 23.4% 27.2% −14%
2012 10,458 25.8% 30.5% −15%
2011 9,875 27.1% 33.4% −19%
2010 9,983 30.4% 36.8% −18%
2009 9,413 31.8% 39.1% −19%
2008 9,052 34.4% 41.5% −17%
2007 9,495 35.6% 42.6% −17%
2006 7,776 35.7% 43.9% −19%
2005 6,575 37.7% 44.9% −16%
2004 5,289 39.3% 45.7% −14%
2003 3,900 39.7% 45.6% −13%
2002 2,889 38.4% 45.2% −15%
2001 2,029 39.1% 43.9% −11%
2000 1,130 38.2% 42.5% −10%
1999 776 36.3% 40.8% −11%
1998 559 34.7% 38.5% −10%
1997 391 31.7% 37.5% −15%
1996 224 31.3% 36.5% −14%
1995 150 28.7% 35.3% −19%
1994 117 35.0% 34.4% +2%
1993 129 34.1% 34.7% −2%
1992 98 26.5% 32.9% −19%
1991 124 28.2% 32.3% −13%
1990 113 19.5% 30.9% −37%
1989 115 32.2% 29.6% +9%
1988 65 16.9% 30.2% −44%
1987 72 20.8% 29.5% −29%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Ferrari 739 6.9% 6.9% +1%
Rolls-Royce 469 7.0% 11.2% −37%
Aston Martin 401 7.5% 10.3% −27%
Lamborghini 174 11.5% 6.1% +89%
Porsche 2,103 12.6% 14.9% −15%
Tesla 449 12.9% 13.3% −3%
Bentley 307 13.0% 10.3% +26%
Infiniti 117 13.7% 13.5% +2%
Land Rover 3,794 16.2% 25.2% −36%
Maserati 503 16.3% 16.1% +1%
Abarth 166 16.9% 20.8% −19%
Lexus 5,737 17.7% 18.7% −5%
Audi 11,910 18.6% 22.3% −17%
Kia 4,136 18.9% 26.5% −29%
BMW 17,635 18.9% 22.9% −17%
MG 139 19.4% 28.9% −33%
MINI 6,424 20.4% 25.5% −20%
Skoda 2,462 20.8% 23.5% −11%
Mitsubishi 2,150 21.3% 28.7% −26%
Volvo 3,445 21.4% 28.9% −26%
Jaguar 1,666 22.3% 23.9% −7%
Mercedes-Benz 12,657 22.5% 22.3% +1%
Jeep 404 22.8% 26.1% −13%
Dacia 187 23.5% 24.7% −5%
SEAT 1,670 24.2% 27.1% −11%
Toyota 24,775 24.2% 27.1% −11%
Volkswagen 22,448 25.4% 29.0% −12%
Daihatsu 149 26.8% 36.3% −26%
Hyundai 3,337 27.5% 26.1% +5%
Suzuki 1,770 27.6% 27.5% +1%
FIAT 3,636 27.9% 32.2% −13%
Subaru 239 28.0% 27.8% +1%
Nissan 11,496 28.1% 29.5% −5%
smart 276 28.3% 31.9% −11%
Ford 18,747 28.5% 31.5% −9%
Mazda 1,808 28.8% 28.2% +2%
Peugeot 5,626 28.8% 34.0% −15%
Alfa Romeo 547 29.4% 33.7% −13%
Honda 9,554 29.7% 28.2% +5%
Vauxhall 12,898 30.6% 34.2% −10%
SAAB 460 31.7% 39.5% −20%
Chrysler 235 33.6% 41.2% −18%
Citroen 3,055 34.2% 34.2% +0%
DS 186 34.4% 36.3% −5%
Renault 3,853 35.1% 38.6% −9%
LTI 439 37.6% 38.2% −2%
Chevrolet 506 39.9% 45.1% −11%
 

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