On average, 30.8% of cars will fail their MoT test in Nottingham, which puts the region above the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Suspension, Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and Brakes.

Cars registered in 2004 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 49.4%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Rover, Chrysler and Chevrolet. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Bentley, Tesla and Ferrari.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Suspension 10.7% 9.6% +12%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.3% 11.9% −22%
Brakes 7.5% 7.7% −2%
Visibility 5.1% 5.3% −5%
Tyres 4.9% 5.8% −14%
Body, chassis, structure 3.9% 4.1% −5%
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.4% 3.6% −5%
Steering 2.0% 1.9% +3%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.1% 1.3% −15%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 74 14.9% 17.5% −15%
2020 190 20.5% 16.7% +23%
2019 1,961 9.7% 10.3% −5%
2018 37,756 11.0% 11.7% −5%
2017 41,195 12.8% 13.2% −3%
2016 44,676 16.2% 16.5% −2%
2015 45,285 19.3% 19.5% −1%
2014 42,998 23.1% 23.0% +0%
2013 39,562 28.6% 27.2% +5%
2012 34,175 32.4% 30.5% +6%
2011 32,000 35.6% 33.4% +7%
2010 31,730 39.6% 36.8% +8%
2009 28,960 42.5% 39.1% +9%
2008 27,525 45.8% 41.5% +10%
2007 27,546 47.0% 42.6% +10%
2006 21,472 49.1% 43.9% +12%
2005 16,742 49.9% 44.9% +11%
2004 13,115 50.6% 45.7% +11%
2003 9,706 49.1% 45.6% +8%
2002 6,635 49.8% 45.2% +10%
2001 4,000 47.2% 43.9% +7%
2000 2,374 43.1% 42.5% +2%
1999 1,654 42.9% 40.8% +5%
1998 1,167 40.4% 38.5% +5%
1997 864 39.9% 37.5% +7%
1996 511 38.4% 36.5% +5%
1995 376 33.0% 35.3% −7%
1994 297 35.4% 34.4% +3%
1993 285 36.8% 34.7% +6%
1992 251 33.9% 32.9% +3%
1991 271 29.5% 32.3% −9%
1990 305 37.7% 30.9% +22%
1989 288 28.5% 29.6% −4%
1988 191 30.9% 30.2% +2%
1987 167 27.5% 29.5% −7%
1986 138 32.6% 28.9% +13%
1985 107 27.1% 28.3% −4%
1984 103 27.2% 28.1% −3%
1983 84 21.4% 27.5% −22%
1982 72 27.8% 27.4% +1%
1981 62 27.4% 25.3% +8%
1980 50 16.0% 22.9% −30%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Ferrari 585 7.5% 6.9% +10%
Tesla 150 9.3% 13.3% −30%
Bentley 244 10.2% 10.3% −1%
Maserati 236 11.9% 16.1% −26%
Infiniti 151 13.2% 13.5% −2%
Aston Martin 610 14.9% 10.3% +45%
Porsche 2,743 17.6% 14.9% +18%
Abarth 330 19.4% 20.8% −7%
Lexus 2,125 20.0% 18.7% +7%
Lotus 184 20.7% 17.8% +16%
Dacia 1,596 21.9% 24.7% −11%
Triumph 132 22.0% 22.7% −3%
Audi 27,628 23.5% 22.3% +6%
Skoda 12,858 24.1% 23.5% +3%
Jaguar 6,074 24.6% 23.9% +3%
BMW 28,777 24.9% 22.9% +9%
Jeep 1,093 25.3% 26.1% −3%
Land Rover 13,126 25.6% 25.2% +2%
Honda 17,627 26.6% 28.2% −6%
Hyundai 11,861 26.8% 26.1% +3%
MINI 13,469 27.6% 25.5% +8%
Mercedes-Benz 16,628 27.7% 22.3% +24%
Kia 19,180 27.8% 26.5% +5%
Toyota 25,982 27.9% 27.1% +3%
SEAT 9,027 29.0% 27.1% +7%
Subaru 878 29.2% 27.8% +5%
Suzuki 6,940 29.2% 27.5% +6%
Volvo 10,776 29.5% 28.9% +2%
Mazda 9,069 29.9% 28.2% +6%
MG 1,093 30.6% 28.9% +6%
Volkswagen 48,290 30.6% 29.0% +5%
Nissan 27,036 31.4% 29.5% +6%
SsangYong 479 32.2% 30.6% +5%
Mitsubishi 4,602 32.2% 28.7% +12%
Isuzu 768 33.3% 40.7% −18%
smart 234 33.8% 31.9% +6%
FIAT 14,778 33.8% 32.2% +5%
Ford 97,925 34.4% 31.5% +9%
Peugeot 32,208 35.0% 34.0% +3%
Alfa Romeo 1,578 36.6% 33.7% +9%
Citroen 19,489 37.8% 34.2% +11%
DS 3,313 38.8% 36.3% +7%
Daihatsu 507 39.1% 36.3% +7%
Vauxhall 68,909 39.1% 34.2% +14%
Dodge 199 39.2% 40.6% −3%
Renault 18,758 42.2% 38.6% +9%
Talbot 135 42.2% 47.1% −10%
SAAB 1,253 42.8% 39.5% +8%
Rover 562 44.3% 42.5% +4%
Chrysler 484 45.0% 41.2% +9%
Chevrolet 1,528 49.3% 45.1% +9%
 

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