MoT Data for Bromley
Fri, 11 May 2012
Bromley is one of the best places in the UK to have your car MoT tested, with an overall pass rate of 69%. Looking down the three tables below shows all green numbers, indicating above average pass rates regardless of make, model and year, along with a lower failure rate for all the common problem items.
Bromley follows a trend for higher than average pass rates across London and the South East, appearing in the top ten post code areas with the highest average pass rates in the whole of the UK.
Porsche, Lexus, Mazda, Suzuki and Jaguar models top the table for pass rates, and all do better than they tend to elsewhere. Even the bottom manufacturer, Daewoo, does 15% better in Bromley than it tends to in other areas of the UK.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8.1% | 11.9% | −32% |
| Visibility | 4.5% | 5.3% | −16% |
| Suspension | 4.2% | 9.6% | −56% |
| Tyres | 3.7% | 5.8% | −35% |
| Brakes | 3.2% | 7.7% | −58% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1.9% | 3.6% | −47% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1.8% | 4.1% | −56% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2020 | 62 | 24.2% | 16.7% | +45% |
| 2019 | 663 | 12.5% | 10.3% | +22% |
| 2018 | 11,447 | 10.7% | 11.7% | −9% |
| 2017 | 10,880 | 11.6% | 13.2% | −12% |
| 2016 | 11,026 | 15.1% | 16.5% | −9% |
| 2015 | 9,830 | 17.1% | 19.5% | −12% |
| 2014 | 8,491 | 19.4% | 23.0% | −16% |
| 2013 | 7,400 | 21.4% | 27.2% | −21% |
| 2012 | 6,395 | 25.3% | 30.5% | −17% |
| 2011 | 5,810 | 25.8% | 33.4% | −23% |
| 2010 | 5,860 | 28.8% | 36.8% | −22% |
| 2009 | 5,617 | 29.8% | 39.1% | −24% |
| 2008 | 4,957 | 32.2% | 41.5% | −22% |
| 2007 | 4,930 | 34.9% | 42.6% | −18% |
| 2006 | 3,957 | 33.0% | 43.9% | −25% |
| 2005 | 3,332 | 35.9% | 44.9% | −20% |
| 2004 | 2,794 | 36.3% | 45.7% | −20% |
| 2003 | 2,160 | 36.5% | 45.6% | −20% |
| 2002 | 1,565 | 37.6% | 45.2% | −17% |
| 2001 | 1,129 | 36.0% | 43.9% | −18% |
| 2000 | 720 | 36.0% | 42.5% | −15% |
| 1999 | 498 | 30.9% | 40.8% | −24% |
| 1998 | 386 | 35.8% | 38.5% | −7% |
| 1997 | 225 | 27.1% | 37.5% | −28% |
| 1996 | 157 | 36.3% | 36.5% | −1% |
| 1995 | 111 | 33.3% | 35.3% | −6% |
| 1994 | 75 | 29.3% | 34.4% | −15% |
| 1993 | 59 | 23.7% | 34.7% | −32% |
| 1992 | 67 | 26.9% | 32.9% | −18% |
| 1991 | 63 | 23.8% | 32.3% | −26% |
| 1990 | 73 | 26.0% | 30.9% | −16% |
| 1989 | 58 | 17.2% | 29.6% | −42% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Porsche | 813 | 13.9% | 14.9% | −7% |
| Audi | 6,185 | 16.7% | 22.3% | −25% |
| Skoda | 1,615 | 16.9% | 23.5% | −28% |
| Honda | 4,756 | 17.7% | 28.2% | −37% |
| Mazda | 3,265 | 17.8% | 28.2% | −37% |
| BMW | 7,563 | 17.9% | 22.9% | −22% |
| Land Rover | 2,383 | 18.9% | 25.2% | −25% |
| SEAT | 1,388 | 20.2% | 27.1% | −26% |
| MINI | 3,273 | 20.5% | 25.5% | −19% |
| Lexus | 571 | 20.8% | 18.7% | +11% |
| Kia | 3,178 | 21.6% | 26.5% | −19% |
| Jaguar | 1,132 | 21.6% | 23.9% | −10% |
| Mitsubishi | 1,274 | 22.0% | 28.7% | −23% |
| Suzuki | 1,619 | 22.1% | 27.5% | −19% |
| Hyundai | 2,682 | 22.2% | 26.1% | −15% |
| Toyota | 7,574 | 23.3% | 27.1% | −14% |
| Dacia | 664 | 23.6% | 24.7% | −4% |
| Nissan | 7,858 | 23.8% | 29.5% | −19% |
| Subaru | 151 | 23.8% | 27.8% | −14% |
| Volkswagen | 10,679 | 24.0% | 29.0% | −17% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 3,499 | 24.4% | 22.3% | +10% |
| MG | 133 | 24.8% | 28.9% | −14% |
| Jeep | 217 | 24.9% | 26.1% | −4% |
| Volvo | 2,241 | 25.0% | 28.9% | −14% |
| Ford | 18,166 | 25.0% | 31.5% | −20% |
| Vauxhall | 11,050 | 26.2% | 34.2% | −23% |
| FIAT | 2,501 | 26.5% | 32.2% | −18% |
| Renault | 5,211 | 27.8% | 38.6% | −28% |
| DS | 188 | 28.2% | 36.3% | −22% |
| SAAB | 210 | 29.0% | 39.5% | −27% |
| Alfa Romeo | 208 | 30.3% | 33.7% | −10% |
| Peugeot | 3,437 | 30.3% | 34.0% | −11% |
| Citroen | 2,366 | 33.3% | 34.2% | −3% |
| Rover | 129 | 35.7% | 42.5% | −16% |
| Chrysler | 101 | 39.6% | 41.2% | −4% |
| Chevrolet | 306 | 40.2% | 45.1% | −11% |
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