MoT Data for Darlington
Darlington’s average overall MoT pass rate is 62%, placing it in the middle of the table – but the amount of red in the tables below might make you think otherwise. However most of the numbers are close to the national average, rather than significantly below.
That said, those cars that do fail have some numbers significantly higher than the national average – like the failure rate for brakes, which is 28% higher than average. This is probably down to the DL postcode covering a lot of countryside, including some of the Yorkshire Dales and Teesdale, where national speed limit roads with lots of twists and turns take their toll on steering, suspension and brakes.
Porsche, Triumph and Chevrolet make up the top three models with the lowest failure rates, but few were tested - Toyota is the best performing manufacturer with more than 1000 models tested in DL areas.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Suspension | 11.2% | 9.6% | +17% |
| Brakes | 9.7% | 7.7% | +27% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8.2% | 11.9% | −31% |
| Visibility | 4.9% | 5.3% | −8% |
| Tyres | 4.7% | 5.8% | −18% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4.4% | 4.1% | +7% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3.0% | 3.6% | −15% |
| Steering | 2.3% | 1.9% | +18% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.1% | 1.3% | −18% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2019 | 541 | 9.8% | 10.3% | −4% |
| 2018 | 12,814 | 10.9% | 11.7% | −6% |
| 2017 | 14,209 | 13.6% | 13.2% | +3% |
| 2016 | 15,398 | 17.1% | 16.5% | +4% |
| 2015 | 15,567 | 21.2% | 19.5% | +9% |
| 2014 | 14,458 | 27.2% | 23.0% | +18% |
| 2013 | 12,711 | 32.1% | 27.2% | +18% |
| 2012 | 10,636 | 35.4% | 30.5% | +16% |
| 2011 | 9,466 | 38.9% | 33.4% | +17% |
| 2010 | 9,425 | 43.1% | 36.8% | +17% |
| 2009 | 8,334 | 45.5% | 39.1% | +17% |
| 2008 | 7,369 | 47.0% | 41.5% | +13% |
| 2007 | 6,799 | 48.0% | 42.6% | +13% |
| 2006 | 5,245 | 48.8% | 43.9% | +11% |
| 2005 | 4,004 | 50.0% | 44.9% | +11% |
| 2004 | 3,023 | 47.7% | 45.7% | +5% |
| 2003 | 2,227 | 48.3% | 45.6% | +6% |
| 2002 | 1,488 | 48.1% | 45.2% | +6% |
| 2001 | 928 | 43.9% | 43.9% | −0% |
| 2000 | 544 | 42.5% | 42.5% | +0% |
| 1999 | 376 | 40.4% | 40.8% | −1% |
| 1998 | 292 | 34.6% | 38.5% | −10% |
| 1997 | 209 | 40.7% | 37.5% | +9% |
| 1996 | 168 | 36.9% | 36.5% | +1% |
| 1995 | 129 | 44.2% | 35.3% | +25% |
| 1994 | 98 | 36.7% | 34.4% | +7% |
| 1993 | 105 | 34.3% | 34.7% | −1% |
| 1992 | 89 | 29.2% | 32.9% | −11% |
| 1991 | 115 | 35.7% | 32.3% | +10% |
| 1990 | 108 | 32.4% | 30.9% | +5% |
| 1989 | 110 | 30.0% | 29.6% | +1% |
| 1988 | 62 | 27.4% | 30.2% | −9% |
| 1987 | 58 | 25.9% | 29.5% | −12% |
| 1986 | 59 | 33.9% | 28.9% | +17% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Porsche | 593 | 17.4% | 14.9% | +17% |
| Skoda | 5,393 | 22.5% | 23.5% | −4% |
| BMW | 6,903 | 23.4% | 22.9% | +2% |
| Audi | 7,873 | 24.0% | 22.3% | +8% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 4,205 | 25.8% | 22.3% | +15% |
| Jaguar | 1,524 | 25.9% | 23.9% | +8% |
| Subaru | 562 | 26.3% | 27.8% | −5% |
| SEAT | 4,075 | 26.7% | 27.1% | −2% |
| MINI | 3,374 | 27.2% | 25.5% | +7% |
| Land Rover | 5,942 | 27.4% | 25.2% | +9% |
| Mazda | 2,904 | 27.7% | 28.2% | −2% |
| Dacia | 1,024 | 27.8% | 24.7% | +13% |
| Abarth | 107 | 28.0% | 20.8% | +35% |
| Volkswagen | 17,234 | 28.2% | 29.0% | −3% |
| Lexus | 311 | 28.6% | 18.7% | +53% |
| Suzuki | 4,453 | 29.1% | 27.5% | +6% |
| Hyundai | 4,946 | 29.1% | 26.1% | +12% |
| Toyota | 7,194 | 29.6% | 27.1% | +9% |
| Mitsubishi | 2,772 | 29.8% | 28.7% | +4% |
| SsangYong | 204 | 29.9% | 30.6% | −2% |
| Jeep | 311 | 29.9% | 26.1% | +15% |
| Volvo | 2,323 | 30.8% | 28.9% | +7% |
| Kia | 5,147 | 31.2% | 26.5% | +18% |
| Nissan | 11,041 | 32.1% | 29.5% | +9% |
| Honda | 2,660 | 32.3% | 28.2% | +14% |
| Isuzu | 520 | 32.7% | 40.7% | −20% |
| MG | 416 | 34.1% | 28.9% | +18% |
| Ford | 25,511 | 34.6% | 31.5% | +10% |
| FIAT | 5,120 | 35.1% | 32.2% | +9% |
| Peugeot | 8,683 | 36.0% | 34.0% | +6% |
| Vauxhall | 21,052 | 36.3% | 34.2% | +6% |
| Citroen | 6,924 | 38.1% | 34.2% | +12% |
| Alfa Romeo | 439 | 38.3% | 33.7% | +14% |
| SAAB | 407 | 39.8% | 39.5% | +1% |
| Renault | 6,033 | 41.7% | 38.6% | +8% |
| DS | 1,084 | 42.1% | 36.3% | +16% |
| Rover | 201 | 43.3% | 42.5% | +2% |
| Daihatsu | 133 | 45.9% | 36.3% | +26% |
| Chevrolet | 539 | 51.9% | 45.1% | +15% |
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