MoT Data for Birmingham
There's plenty of green in the tables showing the performance of cars MoT'd in Birmingham (B) postcodes. You're less likely to fail an MoT test on all the major areas tested, with the exception of lighting and signalling and body and structure faults - neither of which is massively worse than average.
Although you're marginally more likely to fail an MoT in the first few years, cars from almost all other years you're less likely to. It's an incredibly similar story over in neighbouring Coventry and the two areas sit side-by-side in the overall table with similar average pass rates.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9.0% | 11.9% | −24% |
| Suspension | 7.0% | 9.6% | −26% |
| Brakes | 5.0% | 7.7% | −35% |
| Visibility | 4.9% | 5.3% | −8% |
| Tyres | 4.4% | 5.8% | −25% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2.8% | 4.1% | −33% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.4% | 3.6% | −33% |
| Steering | 1.3% | 1.9% | −33% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2021 | 558 | 8.4% | 17.5% | −52% |
| 2020 | 1,044 | 13.9% | 16.7% | −17% |
| 2019 | 4,180 | 10.7% | 10.3% | +4% |
| 2018 | 63,606 | 11.9% | 11.7% | +2% |
| 2017 | 62,864 | 13.3% | 13.2% | +1% |
| 2016 | 69,169 | 16.2% | 16.5% | −2% |
| 2015 | 68,439 | 18.5% | 19.5% | −5% |
| 2014 | 64,207 | 21.3% | 23.0% | −8% |
| 2013 | 60,401 | 24.9% | 27.2% | −8% |
| 2012 | 54,639 | 28.0% | 30.5% | −8% |
| 2011 | 51,392 | 30.0% | 33.4% | −10% |
| 2010 | 53,688 | 32.8% | 36.8% | −11% |
| 2009 | 50,657 | 34.7% | 39.1% | −11% |
| 2008 | 48,887 | 36.2% | 41.5% | −13% |
| 2007 | 48,335 | 36.9% | 42.6% | −14% |
| 2006 | 38,576 | 37.9% | 43.9% | −14% |
| 2005 | 29,452 | 38.6% | 44.9% | −14% |
| 2004 | 22,515 | 40.1% | 45.7% | −12% |
| 2003 | 16,315 | 40.1% | 45.6% | −12% |
| 2002 | 11,141 | 39.3% | 45.2% | −13% |
| 2001 | 6,946 | 39.2% | 43.9% | −11% |
| 2000 | 4,114 | 37.0% | 42.5% | −13% |
| 1999 | 2,798 | 36.2% | 40.8% | −11% |
| 1998 | 1,933 | 35.4% | 38.5% | −8% |
| 1997 | 1,435 | 32.3% | 37.5% | −14% |
| 1996 | 916 | 34.1% | 36.5% | −7% |
| 1995 | 651 | 26.6% | 35.3% | −25% |
| 1994 | 569 | 27.2% | 34.4% | −21% |
| 1993 | 498 | 28.5% | 34.7% | −18% |
| 1992 | 470 | 24.7% | 32.9% | −25% |
| 1991 | 478 | 24.3% | 32.3% | −25% |
| 1990 | 575 | 22.4% | 30.9% | −27% |
| 1989 | 490 | 21.8% | 29.6% | −26% |
| 1988 | 319 | 27.6% | 30.2% | −9% |
| 1987 | 205 | 26.8% | 29.5% | −9% |
| 1986 | 227 | 29.5% | 28.9% | +2% |
| 1985 | 182 | 19.2% | 28.3% | −32% |
| 1984 | 136 | 17.6% | 28.1% | −37% |
| 1983 | 127 | 18.9% | 27.5% | −31% |
| 1982 | 86 | 31.4% | 27.4% | +15% |
| 1981 | 93 | 20.4% | 25.3% | −19% |
| 1980 | 51 | 17.6% | 22.9% | −23% |
| 1979 | 65 | 18.5% | 21.0% | −12% |
| 1973 | 73 | 17.8% | 20.0% | −11% |
| 1972 | 55 | 14.5% | 20.2% | −28% |
| 1971 | 52 | 19.2% | 21.0% | −8% |
| 1970 | 58 | 13.8% | 20.0% | −31% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamborghini | 140 | 3.6% | 6.1% | −41% |
| Rolls-Royce | 280 | 4.3% | 11.2% | −62% |
| Bentley | 887 | 6.5% | 10.3% | −37% |
| Lotus | 294 | 7.5% | 17.8% | −58% |
| TVR | 130 | 8.5% | 15.8% | −46% |
| Porsche | 4,581 | 10.4% | 14.9% | −30% |
| Infiniti | 302 | 11.6% | 13.5% | −14% |
| Tesla | 307 | 11.7% | 13.3% | −12% |
| Ferrari | 439 | 11.8% | 6.9% | +73% |
| Aston Martin | 198 | 12.1% | 10.3% | +18% |
| Maserati | 426 | 13.8% | 16.1% | −14% |
| Lexus | 4,060 | 16.4% | 18.7% | −12% |
| Audi | 51,242 | 19.7% | 22.3% | −12% |
| BMW | 56,067 | 20.2% | 22.9% | −12% |
| Dacia | 2,432 | 20.8% | 24.7% | −16% |
| Abarth | 505 | 21.0% | 20.8% | +1% |
| Triumph | 130 | 21.5% | 22.7% | −5% |
| Land Rover | 19,650 | 21.8% | 25.2% | −13% |
| Skoda | 18,048 | 22.1% | 23.5% | −6% |
| Subaru | 1,407 | 22.2% | 27.8% | −20% |
| MINI | 20,474 | 22.6% | 25.5% | −11% |
| Jeep | 1,418 | 23.1% | 26.1% | −11% |
| Kia | 17,813 | 23.6% | 26.5% | −11% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 36,128 | 23.9% | 22.3% | +7% |
| Hyundai | 28,393 | 24.3% | 26.1% | −7% |
| Jaguar | 9,736 | 24.4% | 23.9% | +2% |
| Toyota | 55,444 | 25.2% | 27.1% | −7% |
| SEAT | 18,828 | 25.7% | 27.1% | −5% |
| Mitsubishi | 6,506 | 25.9% | 28.7% | −10% |
| MG | 2,072 | 26.1% | 28.9% | −10% |
| Mazda | 13,890 | 26.2% | 28.2% | −7% |
| Volkswagen | 82,490 | 26.7% | 29.0% | −8% |
| smart | 421 | 26.8% | 31.9% | −16% |
| Honda | 30,312 | 26.9% | 28.2% | −5% |
| Nissan | 44,333 | 27.3% | 29.5% | −7% |
| Suzuki | 7,105 | 27.6% | 27.5% | +1% |
| Volvo | 12,009 | 28.1% | 28.9% | −3% |
| Isuzu | 453 | 29.6% | 40.7% | −27% |
| FIAT | 20,765 | 29.7% | 32.2% | −8% |
| Ford | 148,105 | 29.8% | 31.5% | −5% |
| Alfa Romeo | 2,593 | 30.7% | 33.7% | −9% |
| Peugeot | 45,691 | 31.6% | 34.0% | −7% |
| Daihatsu | 507 | 32.5% | 36.3% | −10% |
| Vauxhall | 96,372 | 33.0% | 34.2% | −4% |
| SsangYong | 315 | 33.0% | 30.6% | +8% |
| Citroen | 27,632 | 33.6% | 34.2% | −2% |
| DS | 4,152 | 34.0% | 36.3% | −6% |
| Chrysler | 854 | 34.1% | 41.2% | −17% |
| SAAB | 1,968 | 35.0% | 39.5% | −11% |
| Renault | 29,910 | 35.6% | 38.6% | −8% |
| Talbot | 146 | 35.6% | 47.1% | −24% |
| Rover | 1,942 | 36.7% | 42.5% | −14% |
| Dodge | 272 | 39.3% | 40.6% | −3% |
| Chevrolet | 3,036 | 40.8% | 45.1% | −10% |
| Proton | 140 | 43.6% | 46.9% | −7% |
| Daewoo | 151 | 45.0% | 53.3% | −16% |
| LTI | 388 | 55.7% | 38.2% | +46% |
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