MoT Data for Kirkwall
Kirkwall suffers a higher than average number of brake failures – 44% higher in fact – but besides that it’s a mixture of green and red numbers for the tables below. This is unusual for Scotland, where pass rates are typically poorer than those in England.
The best performing brand is BMW, followed by Toyota and Suzuki. Bottom of the table is Volvo, Rover and Renault.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Suspension | 11.5% | 9.6% | +20% |
| Brakes | 10.9% | 7.7% | +41% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 7.4% | 11.9% | −38% |
| Tyres | 5.1% | 5.8% | −12% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4.4% | 4.1% | +7% |
| Visibility | 4.1% | 5.3% | −23% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4.0% | 3.6% | +12% |
| Steering | 2.1% | 1.9% | +10% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.0% | 1.3% | −20% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2018 | 1,484 | 8.7% | 11.7% | −26% |
| 2017 | 1,727 | 11.7% | 13.2% | −12% |
| 2016 | 1,944 | 16.2% | 16.5% | −2% |
| 2015 | 1,964 | 21.3% | 19.5% | +9% |
| 2014 | 1,959 | 25.1% | 23.0% | +9% |
| 2013 | 1,621 | 32.6% | 27.2% | +20% |
| 2012 | 1,452 | 34.7% | 30.5% | +14% |
| 2011 | 1,239 | 37.2% | 33.4% | +11% |
| 2010 | 1,258 | 41.5% | 36.8% | +13% |
| 2009 | 1,223 | 42.3% | 39.1% | +8% |
| 2008 | 1,135 | 43.8% | 41.5% | +5% |
| 2007 | 1,074 | 42.8% | 42.6% | +0% |
| 2006 | 854 | 47.3% | 43.9% | +8% |
| 2005 | 641 | 48.8% | 44.9% | +9% |
| 2004 | 471 | 45.6% | 45.7% | −0% |
| 2003 | 352 | 44.6% | 45.6% | −2% |
| 2002 | 222 | 41.0% | 45.2% | −9% |
| 2001 | 138 | 44.2% | 43.9% | +1% |
| 2000 | 100 | 41.0% | 42.5% | −3% |
| 1999 | 69 | 44.9% | 40.8% | +10% |
| 1998 | 53 | 30.2% | 38.5% | −22% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Mercedes-Benz | 436 | 23.2% | 22.3% | +4% |
| BMW | 696 | 23.6% | 22.9% | +3% |
| Audi | 1,116 | 23.7% | 22.3% | +7% |
| Hyundai | 517 | 25.3% | 26.1% | −3% |
| Skoda | 698 | 25.8% | 23.5% | +10% |
| Honda | 597 | 27.0% | 28.2% | −5% |
| Volvo | 481 | 27.4% | 28.9% | −5% |
| Suzuki | 335 | 28.1% | 27.5% | +2% |
| Jaguar | 159 | 28.3% | 23.9% | +18% |
| SEAT | 409 | 28.6% | 27.1% | +5% |
| Kia | 480 | 29.0% | 26.5% | +9% |
| Mazda | 361 | 29.4% | 28.2% | +4% |
| Toyota | 1,089 | 29.4% | 27.1% | +8% |
| Ford | 4,898 | 29.7% | 31.5% | −6% |
| MINI | 308 | 29.9% | 25.5% | +17% |
| Land Rover | 771 | 30.4% | 25.2% | +20% |
| Volkswagen | 2,970 | 30.4% | 29.0% | +5% |
| Peugeot | 1,827 | 30.5% | 34.0% | −10% |
| Dacia | 271 | 31.0% | 24.7% | +26% |
| FIAT | 666 | 31.4% | 32.2% | −2% |
| Mitsubishi | 548 | 31.4% | 28.7% | +9% |
| Nissan | 1,189 | 32.8% | 29.5% | +11% |
| Isuzu | 204 | 35.8% | 40.7% | −12% |
| Vauxhall | 3,416 | 38.2% | 34.2% | +12% |
| Citroen | 903 | 38.9% | 34.2% | +14% |
| Renault | 1,311 | 40.3% | 38.6% | +4% |
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