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%