MoT Data for Manchester

Manchester (M) places in the middle of the table when it comes to overall pass rates. In the common causes for failure table most figures are red, showing below average performance, but the amount of deviation isn’t usually very much.

The best manufacturer pass rates are from Bentley, Triumph and Porsche, although relatively few were tested. The best manufacturer with more than 1000 models tested was Jaguar, with a pass rate 8% higher than the national average for all Jaguar models nationwide.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	10.1%	11.9%	−15%
Suspension	8.8%	9.6%	−8%
Brakes	6.8%	7.7%	−11%
Tyres	5.3%	5.8%	−9%
Visibility	5.3%	5.3%	−2%
Body, chassis, structure	3.6%	4.1%	−14%
Noise, emissions and leaks	3.0%	3.6%	−17%
Steering	1.6%	1.9%	−18%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	1.0%	1.3%	−21%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2021	132	6.8%	17.5%	−61%
2020	227	12.8%	16.7%	−24%
2019	1,163	8.8%	10.3%	−14%
2018	24,532	11.8%	11.7%	+1%
2017	27,323	13.8%	13.2%	+4%
2016	31,465	17.0%	16.5%	+3%
2015	33,193	20.3%	19.5%	+4%
2014	32,340	23.2%	23.0%	+0%
2013	30,581	27.3%	27.2%	+0%
2012	27,306	30.1%	30.5%	−1%
2011	25,411	32.9%	33.4%	−1%
2010	26,177	35.5%	36.8%	−4%
2009	25,543	38.6%	39.1%	−1%
2008	24,333	39.8%	41.5%	−4%
2007	24,508	41.4%	42.6%	−3%
2006	19,476	42.1%	43.9%	−4%
2005	14,708	42.8%	44.9%	−5%
2004	10,905	43.7%	45.7%	−4%
2003	7,698	44.3%	45.6%	−3%
2002	4,904	44.0%	45.2%	−3%
2001	3,006	43.4%	43.9%	−1%
2000	1,794	39.4%	42.5%	−7%
1999	1,122	37.3%	40.8%	−9%
1998	769	34.1%	38.5%	−11%
1997	516	33.3%	37.5%	−11%
1996	301	26.9%	36.5%	−26%
1995	218	31.2%	35.3%	−12%
1994	185	31.4%	34.4%	−9%
1993	155	35.5%	34.7%	+2%
1992	164	23.2%	32.9%	−30%
1991	161	26.1%	32.3%	−19%
1990	180	24.4%	30.9%	−21%
1989	157	21.0%	29.6%	−29%
1988	78	34.6%	30.2%	+14%
1987	86	25.6%	29.5%	−13%
1986	67	26.9%	28.9%	−7%
1985	52	17.3%	28.3%	−39%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Tesla	176	8.5%	13.3%	−36%
Maserati	151	12.6%	16.1%	−22%
Bentley	194	12.9%	10.3%	+25%
Porsche	1,059	14.4%	14.9%	−3%
Infiniti	189	16.4%	13.5%	+22%
Abarth	227	17.2%	20.8%	−17%
Lexus	1,717	21.0%	18.7%	+12%
BMW	25,738	21.5%	22.9%	−6%
Audi	23,541	21.6%	22.3%	−3%
Land Rover	7,971	21.8%	25.2%	−14%
Dacia	1,672	22.5%	24.7%	−9%
Jaguar	4,045	23.7%	23.9%	−1%
Jeep	612	23.7%	26.1%	−9%
Skoda	8,908	23.9%	23.5%	+2%
MG	379	24.5%	28.9%	−15%
MINI	8,966	24.6%	25.5%	−3%
Subaru	419	24.8%	27.8%	−11%
Mercedes-Benz	17,959	25.1%	22.3%	+12%
Isuzu	167	25.1%	40.7%	−38%
Hyundai	10,150	27.7%	26.1%	+6%
Volvo	4,855	28.3%	28.9%	−2%
SEAT	7,656	28.4%	27.1%	+5%
Toyota	32,904	28.9%	27.1%	+7%
Volkswagen	41,849	29.4%	29.0%	+1%
Kia	9,969	29.4%	26.5%	+11%
smart	159	29.6%	31.9%	−7%
Mitsubishi	2,627	30.9%	28.7%	+8%
Nissan	25,792	31.4%	29.5%	+6%
Mazda	6,225	31.5%	28.2%	+12%
Daihatsu	261	31.8%	36.3%	−13%
Honda	13,325	31.8%	28.2%	+13%
Alfa Romeo	954	32.0%	33.7%	−5%
Suzuki	3,787	32.8%	27.5%	+20%
Peugeot	21,907	33.1%	34.0%	−3%
Ford	62,909	33.2%	31.5%	+6%
SsangYong	221	33.9%	30.6%	+11%
FIAT	11,744	34.1%	32.2%	+6%
DS	2,092	34.9%	36.3%	−4%
Citroen	14,737	35.0%	34.2%	+2%
Vauxhall	51,172	35.1%	34.2%	+3%
SAAB	722	36.1%	39.5%	−9%
Renault	16,667	38.9%	38.6%	+1%
Chrysler	391	39.6%	41.2%	−4%
Rover	387	40.6%	42.5%	−5%
Dodge	165	40.6%	40.6%	−0%
Chevrolet	1,764	43.3%	45.1%	−4%