MoT Data for Exeter
Exeter is in the bottom half of the regional table. The tables below feature absolutely no green numbers at all, meaning every potential problem area, every registration year and every manufacturer has a higher than average failure rate when tested in an EX area.
Even the models with the highest pass rates do worse in Exeter than they tend to elsewhere. Neighbouring areas – Plymouth, Truro and Torquay – have similar problems. So the far south west, with its many coastal areas, is far from kind to cars.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Suspension | 11.5% | 9.6% | +21% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10.9% | 11.9% | −8% |
| Brakes | 8.2% | 7.7% | +7% |
| Visibility | 6.7% | 5.3% | +26% |
| Tyres | 6.6% | 5.8% | +14% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4.6% | 4.1% | +12% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3.9% | 3.6% | +9% |
| Steering | 2.5% | 1.9% | +28% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.7% | 1.3% | +34% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2020 | 108 | 14.8% | 16.7% | −11% |
| 2019 | 1,023 | 10.9% | 10.3% | +7% |
| 2018 | 18,915 | 13.0% | 11.7% | +12% |
| 2017 | 20,253 | 14.6% | 13.2% | +11% |
| 2016 | 21,948 | 16.9% | 16.5% | +2% |
| 2015 | 22,158 | 20.0% | 19.5% | +2% |
| 2014 | 21,797 | 23.3% | 23.0% | +1% |
| 2013 | 19,937 | 28.3% | 27.2% | +4% |
| 2012 | 17,816 | 31.6% | 30.5% | +3% |
| 2011 | 17,025 | 35.4% | 33.4% | +6% |
| 2010 | 17,874 | 41.0% | 36.8% | +11% |
| 2009 | 17,302 | 43.3% | 39.1% | +11% |
| 2008 | 16,574 | 47.9% | 41.5% | +15% |
| 2007 | 17,394 | 49.4% | 42.6% | +16% |
| 2006 | 14,990 | 51.7% | 43.9% | +18% |
| 2005 | 13,160 | 53.0% | 44.9% | +18% |
| 2004 | 10,887 | 54.7% | 45.7% | +20% |
| 2003 | 8,673 | 53.8% | 45.6% | +18% |
| 2002 | 6,342 | 54.9% | 45.2% | +21% |
| 2001 | 4,025 | 54.4% | 43.9% | +24% |
| 2000 | 2,634 | 52.2% | 42.5% | +23% |
| 1999 | 1,838 | 52.4% | 40.8% | +28% |
| 1998 | 1,290 | 49.8% | 38.5% | +29% |
| 1997 | 870 | 48.2% | 37.5% | +29% |
| 1996 | 625 | 54.9% | 36.5% | +50% |
| 1995 | 453 | 47.7% | 35.3% | +35% |
| 1994 | 374 | 42.8% | 34.4% | +24% |
| 1993 | 318 | 47.5% | 34.7% | +37% |
| 1992 | 278 | 42.8% | 32.9% | +30% |
| 1991 | 267 | 43.1% | 32.3% | +33% |
| 1990 | 314 | 43.0% | 30.9% | +39% |
| 1989 | 279 | 39.1% | 29.6% | +32% |
| 1988 | 203 | 37.9% | 30.2% | +25% |
| 1987 | 162 | 45.1% | 29.5% | +53% |
| 1986 | 125 | 40.0% | 28.9% | +39% |
| 1985 | 122 | 44.3% | 28.3% | +56% |
| 1984 | 84 | 38.1% | 28.1% | +35% |
| 1983 | 97 | 36.1% | 27.5% | +31% |
| 1982 | 52 | 32.7% | 27.4% | +19% |
| 1981 | 60 | 38.3% | 25.3% | +52% |
| 1980 | 50 | 30.0% | 22.9% | +31% |
| 1972 | 58 | 29.3% | 20.2% | +45% |
| 1971 | 52 | 23.1% | 21.0% | +10% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Ferrari | 212 | 3.8% | 6.9% | −45% |
| Porsche | 1,605 | 15.9% | 14.9% | +7% |
| Dacia | 1,958 | 20.9% | 24.7% | −15% |
| Lexus | 1,081 | 23.6% | 18.7% | +26% |
| Morgan | 157 | 24.2% | 15.7% | +55% |
| Abarth | 213 | 24.9% | 20.8% | +20% |
| Lotus | 120 | 25.0% | 17.8% | +41% |
| Skoda | 8,730 | 27.8% | 23.5% | +19% |
| Hyundai | 8,934 | 28.4% | 26.1% | +9% |
| Suzuki | 6,855 | 28.7% | 27.5% | +5% |
| Triumph | 114 | 28.9% | 22.7% | +27% |
| BMW | 15,420 | 29.5% | 22.9% | +29% |
| Bentley | 163 | 30.1% | 10.3% | +191% |
| Audi | 13,831 | 30.5% | 22.3% | +37% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 8,871 | 31.3% | 22.3% | +40% |
| MINI | 8,411 | 31.5% | 25.5% | +24% |
| Jaguar | 2,780 | 32.4% | 23.9% | +36% |
| smart | 215 | 32.6% | 31.9% | +2% |
| Kia | 6,326 | 32.6% | 26.5% | +23% |
| MG | 953 | 32.6% | 28.9% | +13% |
| Mazda | 5,535 | 33.1% | 28.2% | +18% |
| Volvo | 6,202 | 34.1% | 28.9% | +18% |
| Jeep | 730 | 34.4% | 26.1% | +32% |
| SEAT | 5,670 | 34.6% | 27.1% | +28% |
| Honda | 10,749 | 34.7% | 28.2% | +23% |
| DS | 1,173 | 35.5% | 36.3% | −2% |
| Mitsubishi | 7,670 | 35.6% | 28.7% | +24% |
| Nissan | 18,249 | 35.8% | 29.5% | +21% |
| Toyota | 15,736 | 36.0% | 27.1% | +33% |
| Isuzu | 1,340 | 36.2% | 40.7% | −11% |
| Volkswagen | 38,921 | 36.7% | 29.0% | +27% |
| FIAT | 8,437 | 36.9% | 32.2% | +15% |
| Land Rover | 13,366 | 37.7% | 25.2% | +50% |
| Alfa Romeo | 791 | 38.1% | 33.7% | +13% |
| Subaru | 887 | 38.6% | 27.8% | +38% |
| Peugeot | 22,429 | 38.8% | 34.0% | +14% |
| Ford | 46,307 | 39.1% | 31.5% | +24% |
| Vauxhall | 33,760 | 40.0% | 34.2% | +17% |
| SsangYong | 379 | 41.4% | 30.6% | +35% |
| Citroen | 12,595 | 41.6% | 34.2% | +22% |
| Renault | 14,890 | 43.7% | 38.6% | +13% |
| Daihatsu | 524 | 44.3% | 36.3% | +22% |
| SAAB | 880 | 49.1% | 39.5% | +24% |
| Chrysler | 239 | 51.5% | 41.2% | +25% |
| Chevrolet | 827 | 52.0% | 45.1% | +15% |
| Rover | 542 | 53.1% | 42.5% | +25% |
| Daewoo | 127 | 55.1% | 53.3% | +3% |
| Talbot | 144 | 57.6% | 47.1% | +22% |
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