MoT Data for Guildford

MoT data for Guildford shows a slightly above average overall pass rate. Most of the key failure areas are slightly less problematic in GU postcodes than they are elsewhere, but most of the rest of the figures are very close to the national standard, including tests by year of registration and tests by make.

It's worth noting that older cars tend to perform worse than the national average and newer cars tend to perform slightly better, althoguh the amount of deviation isn't huge.

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	6.9%	9.6%	−28%
Tyres	5.2%	5.8%	−10%
Visibility	4.9%	5.3%	−8%
Brakes	4.7%	7.7%	−38%
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.9%	3.6%	−19%
Body, chassis, structure	2.8%	4.1%	−31%
Steering	1.3%	1.9%	−34%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2021	92	22.8%	17.5%	+30%
2020	134	24.6%	16.7%	+47%
2019	1,171	11.2%	10.3%	+9%
2018	30,254	12.6%	11.7%	+8%
2017	31,439	14.0%	13.2%	+6%
2016	32,408	16.8%	16.5%	+2%
2015	31,122	19.0%	19.5%	−2%
2014	29,307	21.4%	23.0%	−7%
2013	26,507	25.0%	27.2%	−8%
2012	23,468	27.8%	30.5%	−9%
2011	21,524	31.5%	33.4%	−6%
2010	21,698	35.0%	36.8%	−5%
2009	20,393	37.6%	39.1%	−4%
2008	18,817	39.6%	41.5%	−5%
2007	19,006	42.3%	42.6%	−1%
2006	15,624	42.3%	43.9%	−4%
2005	13,209	45.0%	44.9%	+0%
2004	10,878	46.4%	45.7%	+2%
2003	8,591	45.3%	45.6%	−0%
2002	6,501	44.7%	45.2%	−1%
2001	4,291	44.6%	43.9%	+2%
2000	3,025	42.5%	42.5%	+0%
1999	2,207	41.8%	40.8%	+2%
1998	1,694	41.3%	38.5%	+7%
1997	1,012	37.6%	37.5%	+1%
1996	704	36.5%	36.5%	−0%
1995	450	35.3%	35.3%	−0%
1994	388	38.9%	34.4%	+13%
1993	317	41.3%	34.7%	+19%
1992	315	31.4%	32.9%	−5%
1991	337	42.4%	32.3%	+31%
1990	322	33.5%	30.9%	+9%
1989	349	32.7%	29.6%	+10%
1988	255	36.5%	30.2%	+21%
1987	203	41.4%	29.5%	+40%
1986	143	35.0%	28.9%	+21%
1985	147	36.7%	28.3%	+30%
1984	94	34.0%	28.1%	+21%
1983	117	34.2%	27.5%	+24%
1982	73	43.8%	27.4%	+60%
1981	60	28.3%	25.3%	+12%
1979	52	17.3%	21.0%	−18%
1973	74	20.3%	20.0%	+1%
1972	99	25.3%	20.2%	+25%
1971	53	34.0%	21.0%	+62%
1969	57	31.6%	19.6%	+61%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Ferrari	296	6.8%	6.9%	−2%
TVR	305	11.5%	15.8%	−27%
Bentley	322	11.5%	10.3%	+11%
Infiniti	109	14.7%	13.5%	+9%
Aston Martin	320	14.7%	10.3%	+43%
Porsche	4,297	15.3%	14.9%	+3%
Tesla	278	16.2%	13.3%	+22%
Lexus	3,343	18.9%	18.7%	+1%
Maserati	161	19.9%	16.1%	+24%
Audi	23,297	22.4%	22.3%	+1%
Lotus	651	22.9%	17.8%	+29%
Abarth	349	23.5%	20.8%	+13%
Skoda	10,218	23.7%	23.5%	+1%
Dacia	1,126	23.9%	24.7%	−3%
BMW	28,830	24.1%	22.9%	+5%
Jaguar	5,113	24.7%	23.9%	+3%
Suzuki	4,281	25.4%	27.5%	−8%
Kia	12,102	25.6%	26.5%	−3%
SEAT	5,856	25.8%	27.1%	−5%
Hyundai	10,566	26.2%	26.1%	+0%
MINI	15,001	26.4%	25.5%	+4%
Morgan	128	26.6%	15.7%	+70%
Triumph	114	27.2%	22.7%	+20%
Subaru	1,612	27.2%	27.8%	−2%
Mercedes-Benz	12,599	27.6%	22.3%	+24%
Land Rover	14,059	28.0%	25.2%	+11%
Toyota	19,946	28.8%	27.1%	+6%
Honda	14,910	29.4%	28.2%	+4%
Mitsubishi	3,771	29.6%	28.7%	+3%
Nissan	18,250	29.9%	29.5%	+1%
Jeep	1,018	30.0%	26.1%	+15%
Volkswagen	48,321	30.1%	29.0%	+4%
DS	1,241	30.2%	36.3%	−17%
Mazda	7,030	30.5%	28.2%	+8%
SsangYong	286	30.8%	30.6%	+0%
Volvo	7,932	31.0%	28.9%	+7%
FIAT	8,789	31.8%	32.2%	−1%
Ford	51,906	33.1%	31.5%	+5%
Peugeot	17,502	33.4%	34.0%	−2%
Vauxhall	32,440	33.9%	34.2%	−1%
Alfa Romeo	1,117	34.3%	33.7%	+2%
Citroen	11,910	34.6%	34.2%	+1%
Isuzu	389	35.0%	40.7%	−14%
Daihatsu	260	35.8%	36.3%	−2%
Dodge	120	36.7%	40.6%	−10%
SAAB	1,206	36.9%	39.5%	−7%
smart	254	37.4%	31.9%	+17%
MG	801	38.5%	28.9%	+33%
Renault	11,887	39.1%	38.6%	+1%
Rover	431	39.2%	42.5%	−8%
Chevrolet	727	45.3%	45.1%	+0%
Chrysler	334	47.0%	41.2%	+14%