MoT Data for Stevenage
Stevenage puts in a good performance, with a higher than average overall pass rate. The tables below feature green numbers predominantly, indicating a rate of failure below the national average for all the common failure causes and most car makers and years of registrations.
The best performing car maker is TVR, though TVR models are few and far between - much like Lotus and Porsche in second and third place. The best performing car with more than 1000 models tested is Mazda. It comes in with a pass rate 26% higher than its national average elsewhere in the UK.
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 | 6.5% | 9.6% | −32% |
| Visibility | 4.9% | 5.3% | −8% |
| Tyres | 4.7% | 5.8% | −19% |
| Brakes | 4.3% | 7.7% | −44% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.5% | 3.6% | −30% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2.5% | 4.1% | −40% |
| Steering | 1.1% | 1.9% | −43% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2020 | 65 | 20.0% | 16.7% | +20% |
| 2019 | 527 | 9.5% | 10.3% | −7% |
| 2018 | 16,276 | 11.0% | 11.7% | −6% |
| 2017 | 17,489 | 12.4% | 13.2% | −6% |
| 2016 | 17,852 | 15.2% | 16.5% | −8% |
| 2015 | 17,600 | 17.9% | 19.5% | −8% |
| 2014 | 16,617 | 20.8% | 23.0% | −10% |
| 2013 | 14,970 | 24.6% | 27.2% | −10% |
| 2012 | 13,108 | 28.1% | 30.5% | −8% |
| 2011 | 11,874 | 30.5% | 33.4% | −9% |
| 2010 | 11,807 | 34.7% | 36.8% | −6% |
| 2009 | 10,858 | 36.2% | 39.1% | −7% |
| 2008 | 10,081 | 39.0% | 41.5% | −6% |
| 2007 | 9,967 | 39.4% | 42.6% | −8% |
| 2006 | 8,217 | 41.5% | 43.9% | −6% |
| 2005 | 6,492 | 41.3% | 44.9% | −8% |
| 2004 | 5,326 | 42.9% | 45.7% | −6% |
| 2003 | 4,064 | 42.4% | 45.6% | −7% |
| 2002 | 3,115 | 42.6% | 45.2% | −6% |
| 2001 | 2,005 | 42.7% | 43.9% | −3% |
| 2000 | 1,268 | 39.7% | 42.5% | −6% |
| 1999 | 869 | 38.1% | 40.8% | −7% |
| 1998 | 687 | 35.2% | 38.5% | −8% |
| 1997 | 489 | 33.9% | 37.5% | −9% |
| 1996 | 312 | 32.7% | 36.5% | −10% |
| 1995 | 212 | 30.7% | 35.3% | −13% |
| 1994 | 154 | 33.8% | 34.4% | −2% |
| 1993 | 177 | 32.2% | 34.7% | −7% |
| 1992 | 145 | 31.7% | 32.9% | −4% |
| 1991 | 184 | 29.3% | 32.3% | −9% |
| 1990 | 177 | 35.6% | 30.9% | +15% |
| 1989 | 175 | 23.4% | 29.6% | −21% |
| 1988 | 128 | 28.9% | 30.2% | −4% |
| 1987 | 99 | 20.2% | 29.5% | −32% |
| 1986 | 75 | 33.3% | 28.9% | +16% |
| 1985 | 90 | 32.2% | 28.3% | +14% |
| 1983 | 51 | 25.5% | 27.5% | −7% |
| 1982 | 52 | 23.1% | 27.4% | −16% |
| 1971 | 52 | 23.1% | 21.0% | +10% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Morgan | 124 | 7.3% | 15.7% | −54% |
| Maserati | 141 | 7.8% | 16.1% | −51% |
| Aston Martin | 147 | 10.9% | 10.3% | +6% |
| Bentley | 129 | 13.2% | 10.3% | +27% |
| Porsche | 1,375 | 14.6% | 14.9% | −2% |
| Lotus | 107 | 15.0% | 17.8% | −16% |
| Triumph | 103 | 15.5% | 22.7% | −32% |
| Tesla | 136 | 16.2% | 13.3% | +21% |
| Skoda | 4,924 | 20.0% | 23.5% | −15% |
| Audi | 11,168 | 20.6% | 22.3% | −8% |
| BMW | 12,294 | 21.8% | 22.9% | −5% |
| Lexus | 655 | 22.0% | 18.7% | +18% |
| Dacia | 478 | 22.2% | 24.7% | −10% |
| Subaru | 407 | 22.4% | 27.8% | −20% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 7,742 | 22.8% | 22.3% | +2% |
| Mazda | 5,037 | 23.2% | 28.2% | −18% |
| Kia | 7,477 | 23.2% | 26.5% | −12% |
| Land Rover | 5,959 | 23.3% | 25.2% | −8% |
| SEAT | 4,273 | 23.3% | 27.1% | −14% |
| Jaguar | 2,207 | 23.3% | 23.9% | −2% |
| MINI | 6,650 | 23.8% | 25.5% | −7% |
| Isuzu | 226 | 24.3% | 40.7% | −40% |
| Honda | 8,083 | 24.6% | 28.2% | −13% |
| Suzuki | 2,046 | 25.8% | 27.5% | −6% |
| Jeep | 437 | 26.3% | 26.1% | +1% |
| Volkswagen | 20,848 | 26.6% | 29.0% | −8% |
| Hyundai | 4,635 | 26.6% | 26.1% | +2% |
| Nissan | 11,513 | 27.0% | 29.5% | −8% |
| Mitsubishi | 1,914 | 27.9% | 28.7% | −3% |
| MG | 746 | 28.0% | 28.9% | −3% |
| Toyota | 9,025 | 28.2% | 27.1% | +4% |
| Volvo | 3,118 | 28.3% | 28.9% | −2% |
| Ford | 38,202 | 29.2% | 31.5% | −7% |
| Abarth | 176 | 30.1% | 20.8% | +45% |
| FIAT | 4,950 | 30.3% | 32.2% | −6% |
| smart | 186 | 31.7% | 31.9% | −1% |
| Daihatsu | 115 | 32.2% | 36.3% | −11% |
| Peugeot | 9,750 | 32.8% | 34.0% | −4% |
| Alfa Romeo | 1,056 | 33.1% | 33.7% | −2% |
| SAAB | 826 | 33.5% | 39.5% | −15% |
| Vauxhall | 23,311 | 34.3% | 34.2% | +0% |
| Rover | 271 | 34.7% | 42.5% | −18% |
| DS | 696 | 34.9% | 36.3% | −4% |
| Citroen | 5,725 | 35.8% | 34.2% | +5% |
| Renault | 5,781 | 38.8% | 38.6% | +1% |
| Chevrolet | 427 | 40.5% | 45.1% | −10% |
| Chrysler | 180 | 40.6% | 41.2% | −2% |
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