MoT Data for Bath
There's a lot of red in the MoT data for Bath (BA) postcode areas. Every major area that comes under MoT scrutiny is more likely to fail than the national average, with seat belt problems faring especially badly. The overall pass rate is 56 per cent.
You're more likely to pass your test if you have a car registered in 2008, 2009 or 2010, though it's the reverse story for every other year and the deviation from average isn't typicallysignificant. Older cars perform especially badly and are significantly worse than the national average.
Cars MoT'd in neighbouring Bristol perform slightly worse, with an overall pass rate of 55 per cent, there's not much in it.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Suspension | 10.4% | 9.6% | +9% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10.3% | 11.9% | −13% |
| Brakes | 6.9% | 7.7% | −11% |
| Tyres | 6.2% | 5.8% | +7% |
| Visibility | 6.0% | 5.3% | +12% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4.2% | 4.1% | +1% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3.7% | 3.6% | +4% |
| Steering | 2.1% | 1.9% | +9% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.5% | 1.3% | +17% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2021 | 50 | 32.0% | 17.5% | +82% |
| 2020 | 121 | 26.4% | 16.7% | +58% |
| 2019 | 889 | 12.3% | 10.3% | +20% |
| 2018 | 17,719 | 12.4% | 11.7% | +6% |
| 2017 | 18,276 | 13.3% | 13.2% | +1% |
| 2016 | 19,229 | 16.1% | 16.5% | −3% |
| 2015 | 18,880 | 18.8% | 19.5% | −4% |
| 2014 | 17,713 | 21.9% | 23.0% | −5% |
| 2013 | 15,800 | 26.4% | 27.2% | −3% |
| 2012 | 14,930 | 30.2% | 30.5% | −1% |
| 2011 | 13,840 | 34.1% | 33.4% | +2% |
| 2010 | 14,961 | 39.0% | 36.8% | +6% |
| 2009 | 14,028 | 41.6% | 39.1% | +6% |
| 2008 | 13,344 | 45.8% | 41.5% | +10% |
| 2007 | 13,704 | 49.0% | 42.6% | +15% |
| 2006 | 11,675 | 50.6% | 43.9% | +15% |
| 2005 | 9,623 | 53.0% | 44.9% | +18% |
| 2004 | 7,715 | 53.3% | 45.7% | +17% |
| 2003 | 6,259 | 54.1% | 45.6% | +19% |
| 2002 | 4,522 | 53.5% | 45.2% | +18% |
| 2001 | 3,042 | 52.7% | 43.9% | +20% |
| 2000 | 1,959 | 52.8% | 42.5% | +24% |
| 1999 | 1,332 | 49.4% | 40.8% | +21% |
| 1998 | 961 | 46.1% | 38.5% | +20% |
| 1997 | 720 | 47.8% | 37.5% | +28% |
| 1996 | 449 | 49.0% | 36.5% | +34% |
| 1995 | 333 | 48.3% | 35.3% | +37% |
| 1994 | 247 | 46.2% | 34.4% | +34% |
| 1993 | 227 | 45.8% | 34.7% | +32% |
| 1992 | 213 | 43.2% | 32.9% | +31% |
| 1991 | 209 | 41.6% | 32.3% | +29% |
| 1990 | 227 | 44.1% | 30.9% | +43% |
| 1989 | 206 | 42.7% | 29.6% | +44% |
| 1988 | 150 | 42.7% | 30.2% | +41% |
| 1987 | 137 | 46.0% | 29.5% | +56% |
| 1986 | 113 | 37.2% | 28.9% | +29% |
| 1985 | 81 | 32.1% | 28.3% | +13% |
| 1984 | 50 | 32.0% | 28.1% | +14% |
| 1983 | 63 | 36.5% | 27.5% | +33% |
| 1982 | 55 | 38.2% | 27.4% | +39% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Dacia | 1,394 | 22.4% | 24.7% | −9% |
| Porsche | 775 | 23.0% | 14.9% | +54% |
| Abarth | 276 | 23.2% | 20.8% | +12% |
| Lexus | 550 | 26.0% | 18.7% | +39% |
| BMW | 13,367 | 26.3% | 22.9% | +15% |
| MINI | 8,244 | 26.7% | 25.5% | +5% |
| Hyundai | 5,648 | 26.8% | 26.1% | +3% |
| Audi | 13,633 | 26.9% | 22.3% | +21% |
| Skoda | 7,511 | 27.1% | 23.5% | +16% |
| Kia | 7,825 | 27.5% | 26.5% | +4% |
| Honda | 9,783 | 29.0% | 28.2% | +3% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 7,111 | 29.5% | 22.3% | +32% |
| Suzuki | 4,110 | 30.0% | 27.5% | +9% |
| SEAT | 3,867 | 30.0% | 27.1% | +11% |
| smart | 134 | 32.1% | 31.9% | +1% |
| Toyota | 12,583 | 32.2% | 27.1% | +19% |
| Jeep | 497 | 32.8% | 26.1% | +26% |
| Volvo | 4,919 | 32.8% | 28.9% | +13% |
| Jaguar | 1,890 | 32.9% | 23.9% | +37% |
| Alfa Romeo | 643 | 33.7% | 33.7% | +0% |
| Nissan | 13,990 | 34.1% | 29.5% | +15% |
| Land Rover | 9,843 | 34.6% | 25.2% | +38% |
| FIAT | 6,956 | 34.7% | 32.2% | +8% |
| DS | 1,006 | 34.9% | 36.3% | −4% |
| Volkswagen | 31,215 | 35.2% | 29.0% | +21% |
| Mazda | 5,235 | 35.6% | 28.2% | +26% |
| SsangYong | 278 | 35.6% | 30.6% | +16% |
| Ford | 38,943 | 36.4% | 31.5% | +16% |
| MG | 493 | 36.5% | 28.9% | +26% |
| Peugeot | 14,330 | 37.0% | 34.0% | +9% |
| Subaru | 588 | 37.2% | 27.8% | +34% |
| Citroen | 10,883 | 37.9% | 34.2% | +11% |
| Vauxhall | 24,127 | 38.5% | 34.2% | +13% |
| Isuzu | 538 | 38.8% | 40.7% | −5% |
| Mitsubishi | 2,962 | 39.5% | 28.7% | +38% |
| Renault | 9,882 | 42.1% | 38.6% | +9% |
| Daihatsu | 257 | 45.1% | 36.3% | +24% |
| Chrysler | 185 | 45.9% | 41.2% | +11% |
| SAAB | 889 | 47.6% | 39.5% | +20% |
| Rover | 369 | 49.6% | 42.5% | +17% |
| Chevrolet | 556 | 51.6% | 45.1% | +15% |
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