On average, 26.9% of cars will fail their MoT test in Reading, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Suspension and Tyres.

Cars registered in 2004 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 58.0%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Chrysler, Chevrolet and LTI. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.3% 11.9% −30%
Suspension 7.1% 9.6% −26%
Tyres 5.2% 5.8% −10%
Brakes 4.6% 7.7% −40%
Visibility 4.4% 5.3% −18%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.6% 3.6% −26%
Body, chassis, structure 2.6% 4.1% −37%
Steering 1.2% 1.9% −39%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 115 13.0% 17.5% −26%
2020 160 16.9% 16.7% +1%
2019 1,398 10.4% 10.3% +1%
2018 35,307 11.7% 11.7% −0%
2017 36,096 13.0% 13.2% −2%
2016 37,245 15.4% 16.5% −7%
2015 34,876 17.6% 19.5% −9%
2014 33,110 20.9% 23.0% −9%
2013 29,822 24.6% 27.2% −9%
2012 26,556 27.5% 30.5% −10%
2011 24,683 30.4% 33.4% −9%
2010 25,107 33.8% 36.8% −8%
2009 23,535 36.4% 39.1% −7%
2008 22,269 38.7% 41.5% −7%
2007 22,598 40.1% 42.6% −6%
2006 17,955 41.1% 43.9% −7%
2005 14,791 41.1% 44.9% −8%
2004 11,824 42.0% 45.7% −8%
2003 9,229 41.8% 45.6% −8%
2002 6,484 41.6% 45.2% −8%
2001 4,409 40.2% 43.9% −9%
2000 2,923 39.4% 42.5% −7%
1999 2,034 35.4% 40.8% −13%
1998 1,448 34.7% 38.5% −10%
1997 938 33.9% 37.5% −9%
1996 663 30.5% 36.5% −17%
1995 472 30.5% 35.3% −14%
1994 334 24.3% 34.4% −29%
1993 330 32.4% 34.7% −7%
1992 251 29.1% 32.9% −12%
1991 290 29.0% 32.3% −10%
1990 317 35.3% 30.9% +14%
1989 280 28.6% 29.6% −3%
1988 238 23.1% 30.2% −24%
1987 164 27.4% 29.5% −7%
1986 160 29.4% 28.9% +2%
1985 144 25.7% 28.3% −9%
1984 102 32.4% 28.1% +15%
1983 102 20.6% 27.5% −25%
1982 65 26.2% 27.4% −4%
1981 79 24.1% 25.3% −5%
1973 57 21.1% 20.0% +5%
1972 64 25.0% 20.2% +24%
1970 51 25.5% 20.0% +28%
1969 64 25.0% 19.6% +27%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamborghini 138 2.9% 6.1% −52%
Bentley 489 8.0% 10.3% −23%
Ferrari 141 8.5% 6.9% +24%
Aston Martin 671 9.7% 10.3% −6%
Infiniti 242 10.7% 13.5% −20%
Porsche 3,803 12.0% 14.9% −19%
Morgan 173 13.9% 15.7% −11%
Tesla 276 15.2% 13.3% +14%
Lotus 222 16.2% 17.8% −9%
Maserati 165 18.2% 16.1% +13%
Abarth 366 19.1% 20.8% −8%
Lexus 3,171 19.2% 18.7% +3%
Dacia 1,061 20.9% 24.7% −15%
Skoda 10,287 21.2% 23.5% −10%
Jaguar 6,686 21.7% 23.9% −9%
Audi 26,289 21.7% 22.3% −2%
Land Rover 16,153 22.4% 25.2% −11%
Mercedes-Benz 17,389 23.7% 22.3% +6%
Hyundai 10,546 23.8% 26.1% −9%
BMW 31,135 24.0% 22.9% +5%
Kia 8,592 24.6% 26.5% −7%
Toyota 23,433 25.5% 27.1% −6%
smart 229 25.8% 31.9% −19%
Volvo 9,112 25.9% 28.9% −10%
MINI 14,313 26.0% 25.5% +2%
Daihatsu 217 26.7% 36.3% −26%
Mazda 8,733 27.0% 28.2% −4%
SEAT 6,211 27.3% 27.1% +1%
Honda 16,850 27.4% 28.2% −3%
Jeep 1,132 27.7% 26.1% +6%
Suzuki 3,338 27.9% 27.5% +1%
Triumph 122 27.9% 22.7% +23%
SsangYong 276 27.9% 30.6% −9%
Subaru 1,229 28.3% 27.8% +2%
FIAT 9,860 28.4% 32.2% −12%
MG 939 28.5% 28.9% −1%
Volkswagen 47,644 28.7% 29.0% −1%
Nissan 20,485 29.1% 29.5% −2%
Ford 73,418 29.4% 31.5% −6%
Peugeot 20,324 30.3% 34.0% −11%
DS 1,154 30.7% 36.3% −16%
Alfa Romeo 1,231 31.5% 33.7% −6%
Mitsubishi 3,246 31.7% 28.7% +10%
Vauxhall 49,009 31.7% 34.2% −7%
Isuzu 489 31.9% 40.7% −22%
Citroen 10,976 33.1% 34.2% −3%
SAAB 1,358 33.8% 39.5% −15%
Rover 440 37.3% 42.5% −12%
Renault 11,416 37.3% 38.6% −3%
Dodge 170 38.2% 40.6% −6%
Chrysler 372 38.7% 41.2% −6%
Chevrolet 1,081 42.7% 45.1% −5%
LTI 350 56.6% 38.2% +48%
 

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