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	15.8%	16.7%	−5%
Suspension	7.2%	12.1%	−40%
Tyres	6.1%	7.2%	−14%
Driver's view of the road	5.4%	6.2%	−13%
Brakes	5.1%	9.0%	−44%
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions	2.3%	3.6%	−36%
Steering	1.2%	2.3%	−48%
Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems	1.1%	1.6%	−31%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2016	82	24.4%	11.6%	+111%
2015	659	14.6%	13.2%	+10%
2014	17,078	13.5%	14.3%	−5%
2013	16,151	15.3%	16.9%	−10%
2012	14,071	18.5%	20.9%	−12%
2011	12,917	22.5%	24.6%	−9%
2010	13,681	25.7%	29.2%	−12%
2009	13,501	28.4%	32.8%	−13%
2008	13,437	31.2%	37.0%	−16%
2007	14,876	33.4%	39.6%	−16%
2006	13,169	35.4%	42.2%	−16%
2005	12,375	39.0%	45.0%	−13%
2004	11,449	40.0%	47.4%	−15%
2003	9,720	41.2%	48.6%	−15%
2002	8,210	42.6%	49.6%	−14%
2001	6,422	41.1%	49.6%	−17%
2000	4,592	40.1%	49.2%	−18%
1999	3,194	42.4%	48.8%	−13%
1998	2,153	39.5%	46.8%	−16%
1997	1,437	40.3%	45.5%	−11%
1996	970	37.1%	44.2%	−16%
1995	714	32.5%	42.3%	−23%
1994	516	33.3%	41.0%	−19%
1993	380	36.8%	40.5%	−9%
1992	324	35.8%	39.1%	−8%
1991	401	35.7%	38.9%	−8%
1990	302	32.1%	37.1%	−14%
1989	259	33.6%	35.2%	−4%
1988	186	28.5%	35.0%	−19%
1987	126	23.8%	34.4%	−31%
1986	93	19.4%	34.0%	−43%
1985	62	30.6%	33.9%	−10%
1984	66	34.8%	32.7%	+7%
1983	59	39.0%	32.7%	+19%
1980	66	24.2%	29.2%	−17%
1978	60	33.3%	29.0%	+15%
1973	57	22.8%	25.8%	−12%
1972	68	23.5%	24.3%	−3%
1971	311	21.9%	24.9%	−12%
1970	104	26.0%	23.8%	+9%
1969	108	23.1%	24.8%	−7%
1968	88	18.2%	23.4%	−22%
1967	109	20.2%	23.4%	−14%
1966	79	22.8%	22.4%	+2%
1965	87	9.2%	21.6%	−57%
1964	76	10.5%	20.7%	−49%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Aston Martin	710	8.0%	14.2%	−43%
Bentley	512	10.9%	13.2%	−17%
Ferrari	192	11.5%	11.4%	+0%
Triumph	169	17.8%	29.9%	−41%
MINI	1,938	18.9%	29.3%	−36%
Dacia	166	19.9%	20.3%	−2%
Porsche	2,232	20.3%	19.3%	+5%
Subaru	705	22.0%	32.8%	−33%
Honda	13,868	22.5%	31.1%	−28%
Audi	11,399	22.7%	25.5%	−11%
Lotus	434	23.7%	20.4%	+17%
Skoda	3,367	24.4%	28.3%	−14%
Lexus	1,105	24.6%	23.4%	+5%
BMW	13,339	25.2%	26.9%	−6%
Kia	3,286	25.6%	30.7%	−17%
smart	261	26.1%	30.4%	−14%
Jaguar	2,932	28.0%	31.3%	−10%
Land Rover	4,857	28.3%	31.0%	−9%
Suzuki	1,400	28.4%	32.4%	−12%
Mercedes-Benz	9,189	29.1%	30.4%	−4%
Alfa Romeo	908	29.2%	36.8%	−21%
Hyundai	3,164	30.2%	29.4%	+3%
Mazda	4,040	30.5%	32.2%	−6%
Volkswagen	23,173	30.7%	33.1%	−7%
Jeep	409	31.3%	36.0%	−13%
FIAT	4,844	31.6%	36.8%	−14%
Nissan	9,630	31.7%	33.3%	−5%
Toyota	8,713	31.9%	30.1%	+6%
SAAB	1,326	32.1%	40.6%	−21%
SEAT	1,670	32.2%	32.6%	−1%
Ford	28,554	32.2%	35.2%	−8%
Mitsubishi	1,453	32.8%	36.4%	−10%
MG	693	33.3%	41.7%	−20%
Daihatsu	205	33.7%	36.1%	−7%
Vauxhall	18,686	34.2%	39.0%	−12%
Volvo	4,622	34.5%	35.1%	−2%
Peugeot	10,367	36.0%	40.4%	−11%
Chevrolet	619	36.0%	40.5%	−11%
Rover	689	37.2%	47.0%	−21%
Citroen	5,204	38.7%	40.6%	−5%
Daewoo	122	39.3%	55.6%	−29%
Renault	6,676	42.9%	47.4%	−10%
Chrysler	483	43.3%	41.8%	+4%
LTI	285	43.5%	37.1%	+17%