MoT Data for Kingston upon Thames

Kingston-upon-Thames is another South-Eastern area with an above average pass rate. Most of the numbers in the tables are green – indicating above average performance.

There are some red numbers in the tables below but they’re not really worth reading into – they either deviate only very slightly from the national average or can be attributed to smaller sample sizes.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.3%	11.9%	−30%
Suspension	4.5%	9.6%	−53%
Visibility	4.2%	5.3%	−21%
Tyres	3.9%	5.8%	−32%
Brakes	3.6%	7.7%	−53%
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.3%	3.6%	−36%
Body, chassis, structure	2.2%	4.1%	−48%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2020	121	15.7%	16.7%	−6%
2019	913	8.9%	10.3%	−13%
2018	19,562	10.6%	11.7%	−9%
2017	20,434	11.4%	13.2%	−14%
2016	21,198	13.0%	16.5%	−21%
2015	19,719	16.5%	19.5%	−15%
2014	18,414	18.6%	23.0%	−19%
2013	16,804	21.1%	27.2%	−22%
2012	15,104	23.7%	30.5%	−22%
2011	13,786	25.9%	33.4%	−22%
2010	14,203	28.3%	36.8%	−23%
2009	13,655	29.4%	39.1%	−25%
2008	12,179	33.4%	41.5%	−20%
2007	12,547	33.4%	42.6%	−22%
2006	10,337	34.9%	43.9%	−21%
2005	8,727	37.8%	44.9%	−16%
2004	7,040	37.2%	45.7%	−19%
2003	5,594	38.0%	45.6%	−17%
2002	4,445	37.7%	45.2%	−17%
2001	3,077	34.8%	43.9%	−21%
2000	2,163	35.6%	42.5%	−16%
1999	1,518	33.8%	40.8%	−17%
1998	1,117	32.9%	38.5%	−15%
1997	740	31.6%	37.5%	−16%
1996	426	30.8%	36.5%	−16%
1995	338	29.9%	35.3%	−15%
1994	249	29.7%	34.4%	−14%
1993	186	30.1%	34.7%	−13%
1992	192	26.0%	32.9%	−21%
1991	237	31.2%	32.3%	−3%
1990	207	20.3%	30.9%	−34%
1989	217	24.9%	29.6%	−16%
1988	134	32.1%	30.2%	+6%
1987	120	29.2%	29.5%	−1%
1986	86	25.6%	28.9%	−11%
1985	78	23.1%	28.3%	−19%
1984	74	28.4%	28.1%	+1%
1983	53	28.3%	27.5%	+3%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Ferrari	207	4.8%	6.9%	−30%
Bentley	659	7.3%	10.3%	−30%
Lotus	167	9.0%	17.8%	−50%
Aston Martin	958	9.5%	10.3%	−8%
Maserati	150	12.0%	16.1%	−25%
Porsche	3,324	14.1%	14.9%	−5%
Tesla	304	17.1%	13.3%	+28%
Kia	5,933	17.8%	26.5%	−33%
Abarth	348	18.7%	20.8%	−10%
Lexus	1,602	19.2%	18.7%	+2%
BMW	18,703	19.7%	22.9%	−14%
Audi	16,216	19.8%	22.3%	−11%
Mercedes-Benz	11,182	20.3%	22.3%	−9%
Dacia	624	20.4%	24.7%	−17%
Honda	15,173	20.5%	28.2%	−28%
Isuzu	102	20.6%	40.7%	−49%
MINI	9,870	21.5%	25.5%	−16%
Hyundai	5,504	21.6%	26.1%	−17%
Skoda	5,192	22.1%	23.5%	−6%
Volvo	5,508	22.8%	28.9%	−21%
Suzuki	2,220	22.8%	27.5%	−17%
Alfa Romeo	895	22.9%	33.7%	−32%
Jaguar	2,733	23.0%	23.9%	−4%
Land Rover	6,014	23.2%	25.2%	−8%
Jeep	753	23.2%	26.1%	−11%
Mazda	5,222	23.3%	28.2%	−17%
SEAT	2,149	24.0%	27.1%	−11%
MG	507	24.7%	28.9%	−15%
smart	248	25.0%	31.9%	−22%
Nissan	13,608	25.7%	29.5%	−13%
FIAT	6,772	25.7%	32.2%	−20%
Ford	35,220	25.8%	31.5%	−18%
Volkswagen	28,775	25.9%	29.0%	−11%
Toyota	10,922	26.2%	27.1%	−3%
Mitsubishi	1,765	27.4%	28.7%	−5%
Subaru	405	27.4%	27.8%	−2%
Peugeot	11,061	27.4%	34.0%	−19%
SAAB	936	30.3%	39.5%	−23%
DS	509	30.5%	36.3%	−16%
Vauxhall	18,851	30.6%	34.2%	−10%
Daihatsu	149	31.5%	36.3%	−13%
Citroen	5,598	31.6%	34.2%	−8%
Renault	6,942	33.4%	38.6%	−13%
Chrysler	289	34.9%	41.2%	−15%
Chevrolet	489	35.2%	45.1%	−22%
Rover	335	38.8%	42.5%	−9%
LTI	272	51.1%	38.2%	+34%