On average, 27.7% of cars will fail their MoT test in Rochester, 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 2003 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 57.9%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are SAAB, Dodge and Chevrolet. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Bentley, Maserati and Ferrari.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.3% 11.9% −22%
Suspension 6.8% 9.6% −29%
Tyres 4.9% 5.8% −15%
Brakes 4.8% 7.7% −37%
Visibility 4.5% 5.3% −16%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.9% 3.6% −18%
Body, chassis, structure 2.7% 4.1% −35%
Steering 1.3% 1.9% −35%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2020 119 12.6% 16.7% −25%
2019 1,187 12.0% 10.3% +18%
2018 23,595 12.6% 11.7% +8%
2017 24,405 13.8% 13.2% +5%
2016 25,996 16.4% 16.5% −1%
2015 24,959 18.7% 19.5% −4%
2014 23,181 21.3% 23.0% −8%
2013 20,770 25.1% 27.2% −8%
2012 18,456 28.3% 30.5% −7%
2011 17,141 31.8% 33.4% −5%
2010 17,577 34.5% 36.8% −6%
2009 16,670 36.5% 39.1% −7%
2008 16,031 38.9% 41.5% −6%
2007 15,906 40.1% 42.6% −6%
2006 13,322 41.6% 43.9% −5%
2005 10,739 41.3% 44.9% −8%
2004 8,861 42.0% 45.7% −8%
2003 6,886 42.1% 45.6% −8%
2002 4,871 40.6% 45.2% −10%
2001 3,266 41.4% 43.9% −6%
2000 1,968 40.2% 42.5% −5%
1999 1,414 38.5% 40.8% −6%
1998 949 37.6% 38.5% −2%
1997 736 32.6% 37.5% −13%
1996 437 36.6% 36.5% +0%
1995 345 31.9% 35.3% −10%
1994 248 32.7% 34.4% −5%
1993 218 32.6% 34.7% −6%
1992 146 34.2% 32.9% +4%
1991 201 29.9% 32.3% −8%
1990 252 29.8% 30.9% −4%
1989 201 31.3% 29.6% +6%
1988 122 26.2% 30.2% −13%
1987 117 19.7% 29.5% −33%
1986 106 24.5% 28.9% −15%
1985 81 22.2% 28.3% −22%
1984 55 10.9% 28.1% −61%
1983 74 27.0% 27.5% −2%
1972 56 26.8% 20.2% +33%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Ferrari 395 3.8% 6.9% −45%
Maserati 184 11.4% 16.1% −29%
Bentley 223 12.1% 10.3% +17%
Tesla 124 14.5% 13.3% +9%
Aston Martin 156 14.7% 10.3% +43%
Porsche 1,034 16.1% 14.9% +8%
Infiniti 109 16.5% 13.5% +23%
Lexus 1,287 19.2% 18.7% +3%
TVR 134 19.4% 15.8% +23%
Skoda 8,691 20.5% 23.5% −13%
Abarth 382 20.7% 20.8% −0%
Dacia 1,252 21.8% 24.7% −12%
Audi 13,932 22.0% 22.3% −1%
Jaguar 4,115 22.4% 23.9% −6%
Land Rover 9,409 23.4% 25.2% −7%
Kia 9,244 23.5% 26.5% −11%
BMW 17,200 23.8% 22.9% +4%
Hyundai 8,697 23.8% 26.1% −9%
Suzuki 4,112 24.1% 27.5% −12%
Mitsubishi 4,114 24.1% 28.7% −16%
MINI 7,489 24.3% 25.5% −4%
Toyota 17,939 24.7% 27.1% −9%
MG 948 25.0% 28.9% −14%
Mercedes-Benz 11,362 25.8% 22.3% +16%
Volvo 4,530 26.1% 28.9% −10%
Jeep 892 26.3% 26.1% +1%
SEAT 3,744 26.4% 27.1% −3%
Mazda 5,709 27.4% 28.2% −3%
Isuzu 247 28.3% 40.7% −30%
Volkswagen 27,058 28.5% 29.0% −2%
FIAT 8,994 29.2% 32.2% −9%
Subaru 474 29.7% 27.8% +7%
SsangYong 392 29.8% 30.6% −3%
Ford 64,183 30.8% 31.5% −2%
Daihatsu 220 30.9% 36.3% −15%
Nissan 16,303 31.3% 29.5% +6%
Honda 6,922 31.3% 28.2% +11%
Alfa Romeo 967 31.5% 33.7% −6%
DS 1,280 32.3% 36.3% −11%
Peugeot 17,760 32.3% 34.0% −5%
Vauxhall 35,366 33.1% 34.2% −3%
Citroen 11,097 35.0% 34.2% +2%
Triumph 107 36.4% 22.7% +60%
smart 252 36.5% 31.9% +14%
Chrysler 320 37.8% 41.2% −8%
Renault 9,713 37.9% 38.6% −2%
Rover 363 39.7% 42.5% −7%
SAAB 604 41.6% 39.5% +5%
Dodge 129 42.6% 40.6% +5%
Chevrolet 912 43.3% 45.1% −4%
 

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