MoT Data for Wolverhampton

There’s a lot of red in the tables for Wolverhampton (WV) which indicates below average MoT pass rates. Much like elsewhere in the country, the most common cause for an MOT failure is lighting and signalling, but the failure rate is 10 per cent higher in a WV postcodes than the national average, so check all of your bulbs before your test.

Even new cars seems to suffer in Wolverhampton, with above average failure rates for 2010 and 2009 registered cars. Porsche is the best performing car maker, while the best maker with more than 1000 models tested is Audi, with a pass rate of 70.8 per cent. The worst performing manufacturers are Rover, Daewoo and Renault. 

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.9% 11.9% −17%
Suspension 8.4% 9.6% −13%
Brakes 6.1% 7.7% −20%
Visibility 5.1% 5.3% −5%
Tyres 4.9% 5.8% −16%
Body, chassis, structure 3.3% 4.1% −20%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.8% 3.6% −20%
Steering 1.7% 1.9% −14%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2020 116 15.5% 16.7% −7%
2019 827 10.2% 10.3% −1%
2018 14,650 11.2% 11.7% −4%
2017 14,647 12.5% 13.2% −6%
2016 16,006 16.1% 16.5% −3%
2015 16,084 19.0% 19.5% −2%
2014 15,336 22.5% 23.0% −2%
2013 13,882 27.3% 27.2% +0%
2012 12,067 30.4% 30.5% −0%
2011 10,966 33.0% 33.4% −1%
2010 10,890 36.5% 36.8% −1%
2009 9,984 38.8% 39.1% −1%
2008 9,556 41.4% 41.5% −0%
2007 9,583 42.6% 42.6% −0%
2006 7,856 42.7% 43.9% −3%
2005 6,115 42.8% 44.9% −5%
2004 4,968 44.6% 45.7% −2%
2003 3,650 43.4% 45.6% −5%
2002 2,538 41.6% 45.2% −8%
2001 1,537 42.7% 43.9% −3%
2000 956 40.3% 42.5% −5%
1999 623 39.6% 40.8% −3%
1998 464 34.7% 38.5% −10%
1997 352 34.7% 37.5% −7%
1996 194 35.6% 36.5% −3%
1995 159 30.2% 35.3% −15%
1994 129 32.6% 34.4% −5%
1993 117 29.1% 34.7% −16%
1992 95 29.5% 32.9% −10%
1991 121 35.5% 32.3% +10%
1990 123 33.3% 30.9% +8%
1989 142 28.2% 29.6% −5%
1988 83 21.7% 30.2% −28%
1987 59 20.3% 29.5% −31%
1985 55 27.3% 28.3% −4%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Porsche 1,315 12.4% 14.9% −17%
Bentley 104 13.5% 10.3% +30%
Lexus 1,339 14.3% 18.7% −23%
Abarth 123 16.3% 20.8% −22%
Jeep 484 20.9% 26.1% −20%
Suzuki 2,434 20.9% 27.5% −24%
Skoda 3,626 21.3% 23.5% −9%
Dacia 993 22.3% 24.7% −10%
Jaguar 2,655 22.4% 23.9% −6%
MINI 4,791 22.5% 25.5% −12%
Land Rover 4,944 22.5% 25.2% −11%
Audi 10,621 22.7% 22.3% +2%
BMW 11,804 22.7% 22.9% −1%
Subaru 391 23.0% 27.8% −17%
MG 494 23.1% 28.9% −20%
Mazda 3,409 23.4% 28.2% −17%
Toyota 8,106 25.3% 27.1% −7%
Hyundai 5,078 25.6% 26.1% −2%
Mercedes-Benz 7,920 25.6% 22.3% +15%
Volvo 2,734 26.9% 28.9% −7%
Kia 4,229 27.5% 26.5% +4%
Honda 6,117 27.6% 28.2% −2%
SEAT 3,885 27.7% 27.1% +2%
Nissan 10,934 28.4% 29.5% −4%
Volkswagen 16,502 28.7% 29.0% −1%
Mitsubishi 1,510 29.6% 28.7% +3%
Alfa Romeo 704 31.4% 33.7% −7%
FIAT 4,665 31.6% 32.2% −2%
Isuzu 162 32.7% 40.7% −20%
Ford 29,219 32.8% 31.5% +4%
Peugeot 11,022 33.1% 34.0% −3%
Daihatsu 126 33.3% 36.3% −8%
Vauxhall 24,097 35.8% 34.2% +5%
Renault 10,990 36.2% 38.6% −6%
DS 999 37.3% 36.3% +3%
Citroen 5,818 37.3% 34.2% +9%
Chrysler 203 39.4% 41.2% −4%
Rover 361 40.2% 42.5% −5%
SAAB 378 40.5% 39.5% +2%
Dodge 116 40.5% 40.6% −0%
SsangYong 116 42.2% 30.6% +38%
Chevrolet 942 43.6% 45.1% −3%

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