MoT Data for Bolton
With an MoT pass rate of 62 per cent, the Bolton (BL) postcode area is mid-table in the national MoT table.
In the table of common failure items there's a mixture of red and green numbers, showing mixed performance - but there's not a huge amount of deviation from the national average in either direction.
1980s cars pass rates slightly above the national average, but there as so few are tested not much can be taken from this. The rest of the table is a very mixed bag, with red and green numbers, but very little deviation either way from the average nationwide pass rate.
It's a mixed picture for manufacturers too, with Porsche, Lexus, Smart and Chevrolet appearing top. Bolton is ahead of Stockport and Guildford in the national table.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Suspension | 8.4% | 9.6% | −12% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8.0% | 11.9% | −33% |
| Brakes | 6.3% | 7.7% | −18% |
| Tyres | 5.2% | 5.8% | −10% |
| Visibility | 4.8% | 5.3% | −11% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3.1% | 4.1% | −25% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.5% | 3.6% | −29% |
| Steering | 1.4% | 1.9% | −26% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.0% | 1.3% | −21% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2021 | 61 | 13.1% | 17.5% | −25% |
| 2020 | 135 | 17.0% | 16.7% | +2% |
| 2019 | 1,090 | 6.8% | 10.3% | −34% |
| 2018 | 21,649 | 10.7% | 11.7% | −9% |
| 2017 | 20,247 | 12.0% | 13.2% | −9% |
| 2016 | 20,043 | 15.4% | 16.5% | −7% |
| 2015 | 19,113 | 17.9% | 19.5% | −8% |
| 2014 | 17,687 | 22.1% | 23.0% | −4% |
| 2013 | 15,454 | 27.0% | 27.2% | −1% |
| 2012 | 12,661 | 30.9% | 30.5% | +1% |
| 2011 | 11,489 | 34.4% | 33.4% | +3% |
| 2010 | 11,402 | 36.7% | 36.8% | −0% |
| 2009 | 10,721 | 38.8% | 39.1% | −1% |
| 2008 | 9,678 | 40.0% | 41.5% | −4% |
| 2007 | 9,606 | 42.3% | 42.6% | −1% |
| 2006 | 7,461 | 43.5% | 43.9% | −1% |
| 2005 | 5,672 | 42.4% | 44.9% | −5% |
| 2004 | 4,317 | 44.2% | 45.7% | −3% |
| 2003 | 2,976 | 43.0% | 45.6% | −6% |
| 2002 | 2,037 | 42.8% | 45.2% | −5% |
| 2001 | 1,151 | 40.5% | 43.9% | −8% |
| 2000 | 690 | 38.8% | 42.5% | −9% |
| 1999 | 461 | 38.4% | 40.8% | −6% |
| 1998 | 289 | 34.6% | 38.5% | −10% |
| 1997 | 258 | 34.1% | 37.5% | −9% |
| 1996 | 139 | 33.8% | 36.5% | −7% |
| 1995 | 107 | 29.0% | 35.3% | −18% |
| 1994 | 78 | 32.1% | 34.4% | −7% |
| 1993 | 73 | 31.5% | 34.7% | −9% |
| 1992 | 79 | 27.8% | 32.9% | −15% |
| 1991 | 101 | 32.7% | 32.3% | +1% |
| 1990 | 61 | 27.9% | 30.9% | −10% |
| 1989 | 97 | 26.8% | 29.6% | −9% |
| 1988 | 50 | 22.0% | 30.2% | −27% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Porsche | 1,402 | 12.3% | 14.9% | −18% |
| Infiniti | 115 | 13.9% | 13.5% | +3% |
| Bentley | 140 | 14.3% | 10.3% | +38% |
| Lexus | 1,748 | 15.2% | 18.7% | −19% |
| Land Rover | 5,951 | 17.8% | 25.2% | −29% |
| Dacia | 1,022 | 19.3% | 24.7% | −22% |
| Audi | 12,786 | 19.4% | 22.3% | −13% |
| Jaguar | 2,544 | 19.4% | 23.9% | −19% |
| BMW | 12,306 | 21.1% | 22.9% | −8% |
| Jeep | 339 | 21.2% | 26.1% | −18% |
| Abarth | 130 | 21.5% | 20.8% | +4% |
| Kia | 9,575 | 21.7% | 26.5% | −18% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 9,297 | 23.3% | 22.3% | +4% |
| MG | 254 | 23.6% | 28.9% | −18% |
| Skoda | 3,961 | 23.8% | 23.5% | +1% |
| MINI | 4,596 | 24.4% | 25.5% | −4% |
| Hyundai | 5,869 | 24.7% | 26.1% | −5% |
| Isuzu | 125 | 24.8% | 40.7% | −39% |
| Volvo | 2,927 | 24.8% | 28.9% | −14% |
| Suzuki | 2,441 | 25.4% | 27.5% | −7% |
| Volkswagen | 19,789 | 25.8% | 29.0% | −11% |
| Toyota | 19,264 | 26.2% | 27.1% | −4% |
| Mazda | 2,987 | 26.3% | 28.2% | −7% |
| Honda | 6,386 | 26.5% | 28.2% | −6% |
| SEAT | 2,940 | 26.7% | 27.1% | −2% |
| Nissan | 11,607 | 28.0% | 29.5% | −5% |
| Mitsubishi | 1,291 | 29.1% | 28.7% | +2% |
| SsangYong | 149 | 31.5% | 30.6% | +3% |
| Ford | 30,545 | 31.7% | 31.5% | +1% |
| Subaru | 204 | 31.9% | 27.8% | +14% |
| FIAT | 5,234 | 32.1% | 32.2% | −0% |
| SAAB | 435 | 33.1% | 39.5% | −16% |
| Peugeot | 9,730 | 33.1% | 34.0% | −3% |
| DS | 1,141 | 33.4% | 36.3% | −8% |
| Vauxhall | 23,492 | 33.9% | 34.2% | −1% |
| Citroen | 7,513 | 35.1% | 34.2% | +3% |
| Rover | 173 | 35.3% | 42.5% | −17% |
| Renault | 7,909 | 35.8% | 38.6% | −7% |
| Alfa Romeo | 409 | 37.7% | 33.7% | +12% |
| Chrysler | 184 | 39.1% | 41.2% | −5% |
| Chevrolet | 659 | 45.4% | 45.1% | +1% |
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