MoT Data for Hereford

Hereford does a little above average in the national table, with plenty of green numbers across all of the tables below. These indicate above average MoT performance.

Modern cars do slightly better than the national average, but the deviation gets smaller as you go down the table and look at older vehicles. Porsche, Honda and Chevrolet are the cars with the highest pass rates.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Suspension 10.2% 9.6% +7%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 7.8% 11.9% −35%
Brakes 7.1% 7.7% −8%
Tyres 4.9% 5.8% −16%
Visibility 4.5% 5.3% −15%
Body, chassis, structure 4.0% 4.1% −4%
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.1% 3.6% −13%
Steering 2.0% 1.9% +2%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.1% 1.3% −12%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2019 398 6.3% 10.3% −39%
2018 7,108 9.4% 11.7% −19%
2017 7,304 11.0% 13.2% −17%
2016 7,643 14.0% 16.5% −15%
2015 7,451 16.1% 19.5% −17%
2014 7,320 19.8% 23.0% −14%
2013 6,790 24.2% 27.2% −11%
2012 6,261 28.5% 30.5% −6%
2011 5,904 29.7% 33.4% −11%
2010 6,126 35.1% 36.8% −5%
2009 5,827 36.5% 39.1% −7%
2008 5,860 39.6% 41.5% −5%
2007 5,758 40.7% 42.6% −4%
2006 4,960 43.5% 43.9% −1%
2005 4,144 44.9% 44.9% −0%
2004 3,583 45.0% 45.7% −1%
2003 2,687 45.6% 45.6% −0%
2002 2,018 44.8% 45.2% −1%
2001 1,274 44.7% 43.9% +2%
2000 830 45.7% 42.5% +8%
1999 585 41.7% 40.8% +2%
1998 512 37.5% 38.5% −3%
1997 339 36.3% 37.5% −3%
1996 206 40.3% 36.5% +10%
1995 188 41.5% 35.3% +17%
1994 140 37.1% 34.4% +8%
1993 129 34.9% 34.7% +0%
1992 119 41.2% 32.9% +25%
1991 95 40.0% 32.3% +24%
1990 141 36.9% 30.9% +19%
1989 114 30.7% 29.6% +4%
1988 80 37.5% 30.2% +24%
1987 64 40.6% 29.5% +38%
1985 58 29.3% 28.3% +3%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Porsche 370 18.4% 14.9% +24%
BMW 5,659 21.6% 22.9% −6%
Audi 5,726 22.2% 22.3% −0%
MINI 3,089 23.1% 25.5% −9%
Dacia 645 23.4% 24.7% −5%
Honda 4,366 25.5% 28.2% −10%
SEAT 1,447 26.1% 27.1% −4%
Suzuki 2,798 26.2% 27.5% −5%
Skoda 3,324 26.4% 23.5% +13%
Volkswagen 15,799 26.5% 29.0% −9%
Lexus 219 26.5% 18.7% +42%
Jaguar 837 26.6% 23.9% +11%
Hyundai 2,994 26.7% 26.1% +2%
Volvo 2,312 27.1% 28.9% −6%
Toyota 5,153 27.7% 27.1% +2%
Mazda 1,898 28.2% 28.2% +0%
Land Rover 6,158 29.1% 25.2% +16%
Kia 1,531 30.3% 26.5% +14%
FIAT 2,628 31.1% 32.2% −3%
Mercedes-Benz 2,383 31.5% 22.3% +41%
Jeep 268 31.7% 26.1% +22%
Nissan 4,705 32.0% 29.5% +8%
Vauxhall 10,088 32.1% 34.2% −6%
Ford 16,662 32.2% 31.5% +2%
Mitsubishi 2,865 32.7% 28.7% +14%
Alfa Romeo 252 33.3% 33.7% −1%
Subaru 454 33.5% 27.8% +20%
SsangYong 164 34.8% 30.6% +14%
Isuzu 653 35.1% 40.7% −14%
MG 287 36.6% 28.9% +27%
Peugeot 5,189 37.1% 34.0% +9%
Daihatsu 209 37.3% 36.3% +3%
SAAB 318 37.4% 39.5% −5%
Citroen 3,227 38.0% 34.2% +11%
DS 273 38.5% 36.3% +6%
Renault 4,275 39.5% 38.6% +2%
Chevrolet 218 39.9% 45.1% −11%
Rover 203 48.8% 42.5% +15%

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