MoT Data for Southend-On-Sea SS
The only red numbers in the table for Southend-on-Sea are in the year of registration table, alongside older, rarer cars and even then they're only 1% away from the national average. Indeed, Southend-on-Sea is one of the best performing postcode areas in the UK.
This bucks the trend for coastal areas but is more or less typical of the rest of the South East. The best performing car maker is Bentey, followed by Porsche which is quite typical of most areas. They're few and far between though - the best maker with more than 1000 models tested is Lexus.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 7.9% | 11.9% | −34% |
| Suspension | 5.8% | 9.6% | −40% |
| Visibility | 4.3% | 5.3% | −19% |
| Brakes | 4.2% | 7.7% | −45% |
| Tyres | 3.9% | 5.8% | −33% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2.4% | 4.1% | −42% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.2% | 3.6% | −38% |
| Steering | 1.1% | 1.9% | −45% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2021 | 59 | 8.5% | 17.5% | −52% |
| 2020 | 110 | 16.4% | 16.7% | −2% |
| 2019 | 991 | 5.8% | 10.3% | −44% |
| 2018 | 20,098 | 9.4% | 11.7% | −19% |
| 2017 | 19,824 | 10.3% | 13.2% | −22% |
| 2016 | 20,135 | 13.4% | 16.5% | −19% |
| 2015 | 19,410 | 15.6% | 19.5% | −20% |
| 2014 | 18,318 | 18.3% | 23.0% | −20% |
| 2013 | 16,485 | 22.0% | 27.2% | −19% |
| 2012 | 14,658 | 25.4% | 30.5% | −17% |
| 2011 | 13,955 | 27.8% | 33.4% | −17% |
| 2010 | 14,206 | 30.4% | 36.8% | −17% |
| 2009 | 13,849 | 32.3% | 39.1% | −17% |
| 2008 | 13,214 | 33.7% | 41.5% | −19% |
| 2007 | 13,636 | 34.4% | 42.6% | −19% |
| 2006 | 11,484 | 34.2% | 43.9% | −22% |
| 2005 | 9,393 | 35.7% | 44.9% | −21% |
| 2004 | 8,086 | 36.1% | 45.7% | −21% |
| 2003 | 6,375 | 37.5% | 45.6% | −18% |
| 2002 | 4,680 | 36.1% | 45.2% | −20% |
| 2001 | 3,020 | 33.9% | 43.9% | −23% |
| 2000 | 1,907 | 34.4% | 42.5% | −19% |
| 1999 | 1,443 | 32.8% | 40.8% | −20% |
| 1998 | 1,012 | 28.2% | 38.5% | −27% |
| 1997 | 643 | 28.9% | 37.5% | −23% |
| 1996 | 383 | 25.6% | 36.5% | −30% |
| 1995 | 284 | 23.2% | 35.3% | −34% |
| 1994 | 269 | 22.3% | 34.4% | −35% |
| 1993 | 196 | 26.0% | 34.7% | −25% |
| 1992 | 172 | 31.4% | 32.9% | −5% |
| 1991 | 195 | 26.2% | 32.3% | −19% |
| 1990 | 214 | 20.6% | 30.9% | −33% |
| 1989 | 195 | 18.5% | 29.6% | −38% |
| 1988 | 136 | 21.3% | 30.2% | −30% |
| 1987 | 96 | 19.8% | 29.5% | −33% |
| 1986 | 80 | 25.0% | 28.9% | −13% |
| 1985 | 75 | 16.0% | 28.3% | −44% |
| 1984 | 60 | 16.7% | 28.1% | −41% |
| 1983 | 52 | 19.2% | 27.5% | −30% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Bentley | 193 | 6.2% | 10.3% | −40% |
| Aston Martin | 131 | 8.4% | 10.3% | −18% |
| Porsche | 1,253 | 11.9% | 14.9% | −20% |
| Dacia | 1,353 | 15.7% | 24.7% | −36% |
| Abarth | 293 | 16.0% | 20.8% | −23% |
| Lexus | 1,287 | 16.5% | 18.7% | −12% |
| Land Rover | 7,133 | 16.5% | 25.2% | −35% |
| Jaguar | 3,480 | 18.7% | 23.9% | −22% |
| Audi | 11,809 | 18.9% | 22.3% | −15% |
| Skoda | 2,709 | 19.3% | 23.5% | −18% |
| Jeep | 629 | 19.9% | 26.1% | −24% |
| MG | 696 | 20.1% | 28.9% | −30% |
| BMW | 15,034 | 20.2% | 22.9% | −12% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 9,520 | 20.7% | 22.3% | −7% |
| SEAT | 1,731 | 21.1% | 27.1% | −22% |
| Hyundai | 7,320 | 21.2% | 26.1% | −19% |
| Subaru | 390 | 21.8% | 27.8% | −22% |
| MINI | 7,804 | 22.5% | 25.5% | −12% |
| Kia | 4,590 | 22.5% | 26.5% | −15% |
| Mazda | 3,772 | 23.0% | 28.2% | −18% |
| Suzuki | 2,481 | 23.3% | 27.5% | −15% |
| Nissan | 16,457 | 23.3% | 29.5% | −21% |
| Toyota | 10,172 | 23.5% | 27.1% | −13% |
| Volkswagen | 15,527 | 24.0% | 29.0% | −17% |
| Alfa Romeo | 805 | 24.8% | 33.7% | −26% |
| Mitsubishi | 1,831 | 25.0% | 28.7% | −13% |
| SsangYong | 180 | 25.6% | 30.6% | −17% |
| Peugeot | 13,307 | 25.7% | 34.0% | −25% |
| FIAT | 8,179 | 25.9% | 32.2% | −19% |
| Rover | 283 | 26.1% | 42.5% | −38% |
| Honda | 4,116 | 26.3% | 28.2% | −7% |
| Isuzu | 177 | 26.6% | 40.7% | −35% |
| Ford | 76,350 | 26.9% | 31.5% | −14% |
| DS | 836 | 27.5% | 36.3% | −24% |
| Daihatsu | 116 | 27.6% | 36.3% | −24% |
| smart | 250 | 27.6% | 31.9% | −14% |
| Volvo | 2,303 | 27.7% | 28.9% | −4% |
| Citroen | 8,556 | 28.7% | 34.2% | −16% |
| Renault | 13,418 | 29.1% | 38.6% | −25% |
| Vauxhall | 25,510 | 29.1% | 34.2% | −15% |
| SAAB | 506 | 32.2% | 39.5% | −19% |
| Chevrolet | 1,133 | 33.2% | 45.1% | −26% |
| Dodge | 138 | 34.1% | 40.6% | −16% |
| Chrysler | 349 | 37.5% | 41.2% | −9% |
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