MoT Data for Gloucester

Gloucester is a little below the national average for pass rates, but although the majority of numbers are red most are not significantly lower than elsewhere, generally speaking.
It's a familiar story in the manufacturer tables, with luxury makers taking the top spots, although Smart and Chevrolet both do well.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment | 18.3% | 16.7% | +9% |
Suspension | 13.6% | 12.1% | +13% |
Brakes | 9.8% | 9.0% | +8% |
Tyres | 7.6% | 7.2% | +7% |
Driver's view of the road | 7.0% | 6.2% | +13% |
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions | 4.2% | 3.6% | +16% |
Steering | 2.5% | 2.3% | +11% |
Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems | 2.2% | 1.6% | +34% |
Body, Structure and General Items | 1.3% | 1.1% | +13% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
2015 | 638 | 11.1% | 13.2% | −16% |
2014 | 20,051 | 13.7% | 14.3% | −4% |
2013 | 18,580 | 16.4% | 16.9% | −3% |
2012 | 16,578 | 19.9% | 20.9% | −5% |
2011 | 15,602 | 23.9% | 24.6% | −3% |
2010 | 17,130 | 28.6% | 29.2% | −2% |
2009 | 17,155 | 32.5% | 32.8% | −1% |
2008 | 18,347 | 37.5% | 37.0% | +1% |
2007 | 20,263 | 40.6% | 39.6% | +3% |
2006 | 18,994 | 44.2% | 42.2% | +5% |
2005 | 18,265 | 47.4% | 45.0% | +5% |
2004 | 17,357 | 51.4% | 47.4% | +8% |
2003 | 15,462 | 52.2% | 48.6% | +7% |
2002 | 13,201 | 54.3% | 49.6% | +10% |
2001 | 9,719 | 53.9% | 49.6% | +8% |
2000 | 6,451 | 53.9% | 49.2% | +10% |
1999 | 4,330 | 53.9% | 48.8% | +11% |
1998 | 2,894 | 50.2% | 46.8% | +7% |
1997 | 1,978 | 48.7% | 45.5% | +7% |
1996 | 1,291 | 49.5% | 44.2% | +12% |
1995 | 1,004 | 46.3% | 42.3% | +10% |
1994 | 740 | 44.7% | 41.0% | +9% |
1993 | 571 | 47.8% | 40.5% | +18% |
1992 | 437 | 38.9% | 39.1% | −0% |
1991 | 472 | 43.2% | 38.9% | +11% |
1990 | 435 | 41.4% | 37.1% | +11% |
1989 | 367 | 39.5% | 35.2% | +12% |
1988 | 268 | 39.2% | 35.0% | +12% |
1987 | 195 | 37.9% | 34.4% | +10% |
1986 | 185 | 39.5% | 34.0% | +16% |
1985 | 157 | 41.4% | 33.9% | +22% |
1984 | 135 | 35.6% | 32.7% | +9% |
1983 | 123 | 37.4% | 32.7% | +14% |
1982 | 75 | 40.0% | 32.6% | +23% |
1981 | 58 | 46.6% | 32.6% | +43% |
1980 | 57 | 31.6% | 29.2% | +8% |
1979 | 99 | 35.4% | 28.7% | +23% |
1978 | 80 | 32.5% | 29.0% | +12% |
1977 | 60 | 28.3% | 28.8% | −2% |
1976 | 83 | 28.9% | 29.3% | −1% |
1975 | 65 | 35.4% | 27.5% | +29% |
1974 | 67 | 23.9% | 25.0% | −4% |
1973 | 82 | 23.2% | 25.8% | −10% |
1972 | 113 | 26.5% | 24.3% | +9% |
1971 | 490 | 30.6% | 24.9% | +23% |
1970 | 139 | 30.2% | 23.8% | +27% |
1969 | 138 | 26.1% | 24.8% | +5% |
1968 | 140 | 31.4% | 23.4% | +34% |
1967 | 150 | 31.3% | 23.4% | +34% |
1966 | 96 | 21.9% | 22.4% | −2% |
1965 | 106 | 23.6% | 21.6% | +9% |
1964 | 66 | 19.7% | 20.7% | −5% |
1963 | 72 | 29.2% | 20.2% | +44% |
1962 | 61 | 24.6% | 20.9% | +18% |
1961 | 64 | 23.4% | 19.8% | +18% |
1960 | 71 | 12.7% | 19.5% | −35% |
MoT failure rates by make
Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
Ferrari | 179 | 7.8% | 11.4% | −32% |
Bentley | 315 | 8.6% | 13.2% | −35% |
Aston Martin | 437 | 12.8% | 14.2% | −10% |
Dacia | 358 | 18.2% | 20.3% | −10% |
TVR | 145 | 18.6% | 19.3% | −3% |
Morgan | 138 | 20.3% | 18.5% | +10% |
MINI | 1,663 | 21.3% | 29.3% | −27% |
Lotus | 160 | 22.5% | 20.4% | +11% |
Lexus | 1,353 | 23.1% | 23.4% | −1% |
Porsche | 1,400 | 23.9% | 19.3% | +24% |
Audi | 12,711 | 29.0% | 25.5% | +14% |
Skoda | 7,087 | 29.3% | 28.3% | +4% |
smart | 196 | 29.6% | 30.4% | −3% |
Daihatsu | 558 | 30.5% | 36.1% | −16% |
BMW | 10,801 | 30.8% | 26.9% | +15% |
Hyundai | 4,823 | 31.1% | 29.4% | +6% |
Triumph | 327 | 31.5% | 29.9% | +5% |
Toyota | 12,179 | 32.2% | 30.1% | +7% |
Suzuki | 4,065 | 32.3% | 32.4% | −0% |
Land Rover | 10,230 | 32.8% | 31.0% | +6% |
SsangYong | 154 | 33.8% | 40.4% | −16% |
Mercedes-Benz | 7,409 | 34.1% | 30.4% | +12% |
Mazda | 5,072 | 34.7% | 32.2% | +7% |
Jaguar | 2,661 | 34.8% | 31.3% | +11% |
Kia | 3,706 | 35.1% | 30.7% | +14% |
Volvo | 4,496 | 35.6% | 35.1% | +1% |
Honda | 9,614 | 36.2% | 31.1% | +16% |
FIAT | 6,598 | 36.8% | 36.8% | +0% |
Subaru | 1,295 | 37.1% | 32.8% | +13% |
SEAT | 4,009 | 37.2% | 32.6% | +14% |
Volkswagen | 32,270 | 37.2% | 33.1% | +12% |
Nissan | 12,633 | 37.7% | 33.3% | +13% |
Isuzu | 644 | 38.5% | 43.9% | −12% |
Mitsubishi | 5,351 | 39.2% | 36.4% | +8% |
Ford | 48,488 | 39.5% | 35.2% | +12% |
MG | 1,157 | 39.6% | 41.7% | −5% |
Jeep | 544 | 39.9% | 36.0% | +11% |
Chevrolet | 1,201 | 40.5% | 40.5% | +0% |
Citroen | 13,307 | 42.0% | 40.6% | +3% |
Peugeot | 18,021 | 42.1% | 40.4% | +4% |
Vauxhall | 30,274 | 43.0% | 39.0% | +10% |
Proton | 137 | 43.1% | 45.0% | −4% |
SAAB | 1,566 | 44.0% | 40.6% | +8% |
Talbot | 137 | 44.5% | 46.8% | −5% |
Alfa Romeo | 816 | 45.5% | 36.8% | +24% |
Chrysler | 363 | 47.4% | 41.8% | +13% |
Rover | 1,332 | 48.0% | 47.0% | +2% |
Renault | 13,479 | 49.9% | 47.4% | +5% |
Daewoo | 285 | 53.3% | 55.6% | −4% |
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