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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