MoT Data for Leicester

Leicester is towards the top of the national table for pass rates and in the tables below you’ll see very few red numbers. Those that are red are fairly close to the national average anyway.

As usual, luxury brands top the table for pass rates, with Daewoo, Renault and Proton at the bottom of the table.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.2%	11.9%	−31%
Suspension	8.2%	9.6%	−15%
Brakes	6.1%	7.7%	−21%
Visibility	4.6%	5.3%	−14%
Tyres	4.3%	5.8%	−26%
Body, chassis, structure	3.0%	4.1%	−26%
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.7%	3.6%	−23%
Steering	1.5%	1.9%	−25%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	1.1%	1.3%	−13%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2021	125	5.6%	17.5%	−68%
2020	175	17.7%	16.7%	+6%
2019	1,388	9.4%	10.3%	−8%
2018	41,823	15.7%	11.7%	+35%
2017	38,728	13.6%	13.2%	+3%
2016	39,885	15.4%	16.5%	−7%
2015	40,074	17.9%	19.5%	−8%
2014	38,466	21.1%	23.0%	−8%
2013	35,309	25.2%	27.2%	−7%
2012	31,893	28.0%	30.5%	−8%
2011	29,711	30.7%	33.4%	−8%
2010	29,735	33.9%	36.8%	−8%
2009	27,939	35.6%	39.1%	−9%
2008	26,719	38.3%	41.5%	−8%
2007	27,209	38.4%	42.6%	−10%
2006	22,061	39.8%	43.9%	−10%
2005	17,485	41.0%	44.9%	−9%
2004	13,892	42.3%	45.7%	−7%
2003	10,457	41.7%	45.6%	−8%
2002	7,512	41.3%	45.2%	−9%
2001	4,588	41.1%	43.9%	−7%
2000	2,851	39.4%	42.5%	−7%
1999	1,975	35.8%	40.8%	−12%
1998	1,414	35.4%	38.5%	−8%
1997	984	34.6%	37.5%	−8%
1996	581	33.4%	36.5%	−9%
1995	436	35.1%	35.3%	−1%
1994	317	31.5%	34.4%	−8%
1993	291	32.0%	34.7%	−8%
1992	281	31.0%	32.9%	−6%
1991	299	27.1%	32.3%	−16%
1990	381	31.0%	30.9%	+0%
1989	301	25.9%	29.6%	−12%
1988	205	27.3%	30.2%	−10%
1987	165	29.7%	29.5%	+1%
1986	130	25.4%	28.9%	−12%
1985	114	28.1%	28.3%	−1%
1984	86	22.1%	28.1%	−21%
1983	88	22.7%	27.5%	−17%
1982	66	21.2%	27.4%	−23%
1981	65	26.2%	25.3%	+3%
1973	52	25.0%	20.0%	+25%
1972	63	15.9%	20.2%	−21%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Lamborghini	133	1.5%	6.1%	−75%
Bentley	592	5.9%	10.3%	−43%
Aston Martin	185	9.2%	10.3%	−11%
Tesla	198	9.6%	13.3%	−28%
Porsche	2,862	12.9%	14.9%	−14%
TVR	142	13.4%	15.8%	−15%
Lexus	2,981	13.9%	18.7%	−26%
Ferrari	127	16.5%	6.9%	+141%
Infiniti	118	17.8%	13.5%	+32%
Lotus	154	19.5%	17.8%	+10%
Maserati	167	19.8%	16.1%	+23%
BMW	30,963	20.3%	22.9%	−11%
Audi	32,795	21.9%	22.3%	−2%
Jeep	1,072	21.9%	26.1%	−16%
Dacia	1,113	22.3%	24.7%	−10%
Abarth	430	22.6%	20.8%	+9%
Jaguar	6,050	22.7%	23.9%	−5%
Kia	12,488	22.8%	26.5%	−14%
Land Rover	14,044	22.9%	25.2%	−9%
MINI	12,612	23.0%	25.5%	−10%
Hyundai	12,237	23.4%	26.1%	−10%
Triumph	187	23.5%	22.7%	+3%
Subaru	838	23.7%	27.8%	−15%
Skoda	9,921	24.1%	23.5%	+3%
Mercedes-Benz	17,808	24.4%	22.3%	+9%
Suzuki	4,991	24.9%	27.5%	−9%
Volvo	9,382	25.1%	28.9%	−13%
SsangYong	279	25.8%	30.6%	−16%
Toyota	29,125	26.1%	27.1%	−4%
SEAT	10,065	27.2%	27.1%	+0%
Honda	14,524	27.4%	28.2%	−3%
Mazda	8,968	27.6%	28.2%	−2%
MG	1,158	27.7%	28.9%	−4%
Volkswagen	53,543	28.8%	29.0%	−1%
Nissan	22,870	29.7%	29.5%	+1%
FIAT	13,116	30.0%	32.2%	−7%
Mitsubishi	4,191	30.2%	28.7%	+5%
Ford	95,576	30.6%	31.5%	−3%
Peugeot	28,057	32.1%	34.0%	−6%
smart	185	32.4%	31.9%	+2%
Daihatsu	412	32.8%	36.3%	−10%
Vauxhall	57,493	33.4%	34.2%	−2%
Isuzu	780	33.6%	40.7%	−18%
Alfa Romeo	1,664	33.9%	33.7%	+1%
Citroen	15,006	34.6%	34.2%	+1%
SAAB	1,355	35.2%	39.5%	−11%
DS	2,657	37.1%	36.3%	+2%
Renault	16,638	38.7%	38.6%	+0%
Chrysler	451	39.5%	41.2%	−4%
Talbot	130	40.0%	47.1%	−15%
Chevrolet	1,245	40.2%	45.1%	−11%
Rover	615	41.3%	42.5%	−3%
Dodge	140	42.9%	40.6%	+6%
Daewoo	126	43.7%	53.3%	−18%