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	11.2%	11.9%	−6%
Suspension	5.5%	9.6%	−42%
Visibility	4.7%	5.3%	−12%
Tyres	4.6%	5.8%	−20%
Brakes	4.6%	7.7%	−40%
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.9%	3.6%	−17%
Body, chassis, structure	2.8%	4.1%	−32%
Steering	1.0%	1.9%	−46%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2018	140	5.7%	8.2%	−30%
2017	752	10.1%	10.2%	−1%
2016	21,885	12.2%	12.8%	−5%
2015	21,450	14.5%	15.6%	−7%
2014	19,770	17.2%	19.2%	−11%
2013	18,428	19.9%	23.1%	−14%
2012	16,345	22.7%	26.9%	−16%
2011	15,029	25.4%	30.2%	−16%
2010	15,970	28.6%	34.4%	−17%
2009	15,599	30.8%	37.0%	−17%
2008	14,822	33.3%	40.4%	−18%
2007	15,934	34.4%	42.1%	−18%
2006	13,738	36.9%	44.1%	−16%
2005	12,130	38.8%	46.0%	−16%
2004	10,532	39.3%	47.6%	−17%
2003	8,580	41.2%	47.9%	−14%
2002	6,803	40.3%	48.1%	−16%
2001	4,975	40.0%	47.6%	−16%
2000	3,408	40.9%	46.4%	−12%
1999	2,451	39.0%	44.9%	−13%
1998	1,756	36.4%	42.5%	−14%
1997	1,125	36.1%	41.2%	−12%
1996	804	34.5%	39.9%	−14%
1995	593	30.7%	38.5%	−20%
1994	456	36.0%	37.4%	−4%
1993	313	33.5%	36.8%	−9%
1992	306	30.7%	35.9%	−14%
1991	419	33.4%	35.0%	−4%
1990	320	30.6%	33.1%	−7%
1989	252	28.2%	32.0%	−12%
1988	176	31.3%	32.0%	−2%
1987	139	28.8%	30.6%	−6%
1986	107	27.1%	31.3%	−13%
1985	68	29.4%	30.1%	−2%
1984	75	32.0%	29.0%	+10%
1983	67	28.4%	28.4%	−0%
1981	50	20.0%	27.7%	−28%
1980	73	24.7%	26.4%	−7%
1979	73	24.7%	24.0%	+3%
1971	123	18.7%	22.4%	−17%
1970	51	13.7%	20.7%	−34%
1967	52	15.4%	20.2%	−24%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Ferrari	210	3.3%	9.8%	−66%
Tesla	139	9.4%	11.0%	−15%
Aston Martin	883	10.0%	12.5%	−20%
Bentley	598	13.5%	12.4%	+9%
Maserati	138	14.5%	20.0%	−27%
Porsche	2,928	14.9%	16.9%	−12%
Dacia	412	20.4%	23.3%	−13%
Abarth	206	20.9%	23.6%	−12%
Subaru	836	22.0%	30.0%	−27%
Kia	4,722	22.4%	29.0%	−23%
BMW	18,727	22.6%	25.1%	−10%
Audi	15,431	22.9%	24.0%	−5%
MINI	9,307	23.5%	27.2%	−14%
DS	509	23.8%	32.4%	−27%
Skoda	4,670	23.8%	25.9%	−8%
Jeep	616	24.7%	28.1%	−12%
Lexus	1,404	24.9%	21.7%	+14%
Mazda	5,089	25.8%	30.4%	−15%
Hyundai	4,329	25.9%	28.0%	−7%
Lotus	496	26.0%	18.4%	+41%
Land Rover	6,785	26.2%	28.1%	−7%
Honda	16,191	26.3%	30.7%	−15%
Suzuki	1,922	26.4%	30.5%	−13%
Jaguar	3,266	26.5%	28.2%	−6%
Alfa Romeo	919	26.8%	34.9%	−23%
Mercedes-Benz	10,226	26.8%	29.1%	−8%
FIAT	6,619	27.5%	33.7%	−19%
Mitsubishi	1,886	27.6%	32.5%	−15%
smart	263	28.5%	31.6%	−10%
Ford	34,811	28.6%	33.5%	−14%
Daihatsu	198	28.8%	37.3%	−23%
MG	503	29.0%	35.0%	−17%
Nissan	13,084	29.1%	31.3%	−7%
Toyota	10,674	29.1%	29.3%	−1%
Volvo	5,678	29.9%	32.6%	−8%
Volkswagen	28,440	29.9%	31.7%	−5%
SEAT	2,061	30.2%	31.1%	−3%
SAAB	1,356	31.2%	40.7%	−23%
Peugeot	11,708	31.9%	37.1%	−14%
Vauxhall	20,894	33.0%	36.2%	−9%
Citroen	5,930	34.7%	37.6%	−8%
Chevrolet	656	36.0%	43.9%	−18%
Renault	7,536	38.2%	43.2%	−11%
Rover	517	38.3%	45.4%	−16%
Chrysler	408	40.4%	42.4%	−5%
LTI	290	50.3%	40.0%	+26%