MoT Data for Worcester
Worcester (WR) has a fairly average MoT pass rate of 62 per cent. Most of the numbers in the tables below are green, with failures on the usual problem areas of lighting, suspension and brakes lower than the national average.
Owners of exotic Aston Martin models are 61% more likely than average to pass their MOT in Worcester postcode areas versus Aston owners in the average UK town, while Porsche and Lexus do well too. The best performing manufacturer with more than 1000 models tested is Honda with a pass rate of 73.9%
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Suspension | 8.6% | 9.6% | −10% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8.0% | 11.9% | −33% |
| Brakes | 5.8% | 7.7% | −24% |
| Visibility | 5.2% | 5.3% | −3% |
| Tyres | 5.0% | 5.8% | −14% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3.3% | 4.1% | −20% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.9% | 3.6% | −19% |
| Steering | 1.6% | 1.9% | −19% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.2% | 1.3% | −9% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2020 | 51 | 17.6% | 16.7% | +6% |
| 2019 | 618 | 8.1% | 10.3% | −21% |
| 2018 | 12,869 | 9.4% | 11.7% | −20% |
| 2017 | 13,115 | 11.4% | 13.2% | −13% |
| 2016 | 13,406 | 14.8% | 16.5% | −10% |
| 2015 | 13,471 | 17.5% | 19.5% | −10% |
| 2014 | 12,231 | 20.2% | 23.0% | −12% |
| 2013 | 11,246 | 25.0% | 27.2% | −8% |
| 2012 | 10,079 | 29.6% | 30.5% | −3% |
| 2011 | 9,315 | 32.0% | 33.4% | −4% |
| 2010 | 9,289 | 36.2% | 36.8% | −2% |
| 2009 | 8,437 | 38.6% | 39.1% | −1% |
| 2008 | 8,031 | 40.5% | 41.5% | −2% |
| 2007 | 8,116 | 43.6% | 42.6% | +2% |
| 2006 | 6,830 | 45.8% | 43.9% | +4% |
| 2005 | 5,716 | 45.6% | 44.9% | +2% |
| 2004 | 4,791 | 46.4% | 45.7% | +2% |
| 2003 | 3,732 | 47.1% | 45.6% | +3% |
| 2002 | 2,750 | 47.5% | 45.2% | +5% |
| 2001 | 1,811 | 46.7% | 43.9% | +6% |
| 2000 | 1,242 | 43.0% | 42.5% | +1% |
| 1999 | 825 | 42.8% | 40.8% | +5% |
| 1998 | 639 | 42.3% | 38.5% | +10% |
| 1997 | 437 | 39.6% | 37.5% | +6% |
| 1996 | 287 | 41.8% | 36.5% | +15% |
| 1995 | 241 | 39.8% | 35.3% | +13% |
| 1994 | 193 | 37.3% | 34.4% | +9% |
| 1993 | 141 | 36.9% | 34.7% | +6% |
| 1992 | 138 | 36.2% | 32.9% | +10% |
| 1991 | 157 | 36.9% | 32.3% | +14% |
| 1990 | 143 | 30.8% | 30.9% | −0% |
| 1989 | 147 | 30.6% | 29.6% | +4% |
| 1988 | 125 | 38.4% | 30.2% | +27% |
| 1987 | 86 | 36.0% | 29.5% | +22% |
| 1986 | 70 | 38.6% | 28.9% | +34% |
| 1985 | 70 | 34.3% | 28.3% | +21% |
| 1983 | 67 | 32.8% | 27.5% | +20% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Aston Martin | 181 | 5.5% | 10.3% | −46% |
| Morgan | 292 | 11.0% | 15.7% | −30% |
| Porsche | 709 | 17.9% | 14.9% | +20% |
| Jaguar | 2,442 | 21.7% | 23.9% | −9% |
| BMW | 8,977 | 22.3% | 22.9% | −3% |
| Skoda | 5,690 | 22.5% | 23.5% | −4% |
| Audi | 8,389 | 23.0% | 22.3% | +3% |
| SEAT | 3,591 | 23.1% | 27.1% | −15% |
| MINI | 5,910 | 24.6% | 25.5% | −3% |
| Dacia | 629 | 24.6% | 24.7% | −0% |
| Land Rover | 7,321 | 25.1% | 25.2% | −0% |
| Honda | 6,198 | 25.4% | 28.2% | −10% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 5,252 | 26.0% | 22.3% | +17% |
| Hyundai | 4,372 | 26.1% | 26.1% | −0% |
| Lexus | 381 | 26.2% | 18.7% | +40% |
| Suzuki | 2,701 | 26.4% | 27.5% | −4% |
| Mazda | 3,490 | 26.9% | 28.2% | −4% |
| Kia | 3,993 | 27.2% | 26.5% | +3% |
| Toyota | 6,839 | 27.7% | 27.1% | +2% |
| Volkswagen | 21,471 | 28.4% | 29.0% | −2% |
| Ford | 27,065 | 31.2% | 31.5% | −1% |
| Subaru | 459 | 32.2% | 27.8% | +16% |
| Isuzu | 437 | 32.3% | 40.7% | −21% |
| FIAT | 4,448 | 32.4% | 32.2% | +1% |
| Volvo | 2,393 | 32.4% | 28.9% | +12% |
| Nissan | 6,635 | 32.4% | 29.5% | +10% |
| Jeep | 299 | 32.8% | 26.1% | +26% |
| Peugeot | 8,961 | 33.3% | 34.0% | −2% |
| MG | 450 | 33.8% | 28.9% | +17% |
| SsangYong | 147 | 34.0% | 30.6% | +11% |
| Vauxhall | 16,124 | 34.3% | 34.2% | +0% |
| Mitsubishi | 2,029 | 36.3% | 28.7% | +26% |
| Citroen | 6,145 | 37.7% | 34.2% | +10% |
| Alfa Romeo | 548 | 38.0% | 33.7% | +13% |
| Daihatsu | 176 | 38.1% | 36.3% | +5% |
| DS | 590 | 38.3% | 36.3% | +5% |
| Renault | 6,022 | 41.3% | 38.6% | +7% |
| Rover | 367 | 42.5% | 42.5% | +0% |
| SAAB | 425 | 42.6% | 39.5% | +8% |
| Chevrolet | 440 | 44.3% | 45.1% | −2% |
| Chrysler | 116 | 56.9% | 41.2% | +38% |
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