MoT Data for Newcastle Upon Tyne

Newcastle’s MoT performance is fairly typical of the rest of the UK, with an average overall pass rate and a mixture of red and green numbers in the tables below.

There are a couple of things that stand out, though. The failure rates for brakes and for steering are quite a lot higher than the national average, though it’s only possible to speculate why. The best performing makers are Bentley, TVR and Lotus, with fourth place Porsche the best maker with more than 1000 models tested.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Suspension	9.6%	9.6%	+1%
Brakes	7.7%	7.7%	−0%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	7.4%	11.9%	−38%
Visibility	4.5%	5.3%	−15%
Tyres	4.5%	5.8%	−23%
Body, chassis, structure	3.8%	4.1%	−8%
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.8%	3.6%	−20%
Steering	2.0%	1.9%	+2%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2021	184	14.1%	17.5%	−19%
2020	302	15.9%	16.7%	−5%
2019	2,581	7.6%	10.3%	−26%
2018	44,059	10.4%	11.7%	−11%
2017	45,151	12.2%	13.2%	−8%
2016	46,290	16.5%	16.5%	+0%
2015	45,506	20.4%	19.5%	+5%
2014	41,240	25.1%	23.0%	+9%
2013	36,175	30.0%	27.2%	+10%
2012	30,344	33.7%	30.5%	+10%
2011	27,274	36.2%	33.4%	+8%
2010	27,265	39.4%	36.8%	+7%
2009	24,211	42.0%	39.1%	+7%
2008	21,514	43.9%	41.5%	+6%
2007	20,321	44.3%	42.6%	+4%
2006	15,802	44.8%	43.9%	+2%
2005	11,541	45.6%	44.9%	+2%
2004	8,563	45.3%	45.7%	−1%
2003	6,271	44.7%	45.6%	−2%
2002	3,997	44.1%	45.2%	−3%
2001	2,176	42.9%	43.9%	−2%
2000	1,311	40.4%	42.5%	−5%
1999	961	37.0%	40.8%	−9%
1998	628	33.9%	38.5%	−12%
1997	501	32.9%	37.5%	−12%
1996	307	32.9%	36.5%	−10%
1995	231	27.3%	35.3%	−23%
1994	212	29.2%	34.4%	−15%
1993	187	31.0%	34.7%	−11%
1992	159	30.8%	32.9%	−6%
1991	187	24.1%	32.3%	−26%
1990	218	22.0%	30.9%	−29%
1989	202	19.3%	29.6%	−35%
1988	143	25.2%	30.2%	−17%
1987	93	17.2%	29.5%	−42%
1986	92	25.0%	28.9%	−13%
1985	64	17.2%	28.3%	−39%
1984	53	30.2%	28.1%	+7%
1983	54	33.3%	27.5%	+21%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Aston Martin	406	8.6%	10.3%	−16%
Infiniti	716	10.1%	13.5%	−25%
Lotus	143	12.6%	17.8%	−29%
Tesla	103	12.6%	13.3%	−5%
Ferrari	109	12.8%	6.9%	+87%
Bentley	259	13.9%	10.3%	+34%
Porsche	2,143	15.4%	14.9%	+4%
TVR	154	18.2%	15.8%	+15%
BMW	24,657	19.8%	22.9%	−13%
Audi	27,841	20.9%	22.3%	−6%
Lexus	1,304	21.2%	18.7%	+14%
Skoda	14,276	22.3%	23.5%	−5%
Jeep	1,037	22.4%	26.1%	−14%
MINI	11,601	22.5%	25.5%	−12%
Jaguar	4,607	23.2%	23.9%	−3%
Land Rover	11,938	24.7%	25.2%	−2%
Abarth	385	24.9%	20.8%	+20%
Subaru	1,283	24.9%	27.8%	−10%
MG	890	24.9%	28.9%	−14%
Mercedes-Benz	14,144	25.3%	22.3%	+13%
Dacia	2,821	25.5%	24.7%	+3%
SEAT	8,764	25.8%	27.1%	−5%
Honda	11,384	25.9%	28.2%	−8%
Suzuki	10,612	26.1%	27.5%	−5%
Mazda	9,174	26.5%	28.2%	−6%
Volkswagen	46,986	27.0%	29.0%	−7%
Toyota	18,894	28.0%	27.1%	+3%
Kia	9,581	28.4%	26.5%	+7%
Hyundai	10,834	28.9%	26.1%	+11%
Mitsubishi	4,190	28.9%	28.7%	+1%
SsangYong	387	29.5%	30.6%	−4%
Isuzu	717	29.6%	40.7%	−27%
Nissan	35,913	30.6%	29.5%	+4%
Volvo	8,407	30.8%	28.9%	+6%
Ford	78,370	30.9%	31.5%	−2%
FIAT	13,518	31.4%	32.2%	−2%
Vauxhall	62,016	33.4%	34.2%	−2%
Alfa Romeo	1,283	33.5%	33.7%	−0%
Peugeot	21,465	34.0%	34.0%	−0%
Citroen	23,496	34.1%	34.2%	−0%
Daihatsu	230	35.7%	36.3%	−2%
Chrysler	287	36.2%	41.2%	−12%
smart	113	36.3%	31.9%	+14%
DS	2,966	37.5%	36.3%	+3%
Rover	390	39.0%	42.5%	−8%
Renault	18,221	39.7%	38.6%	+3%
SAAB	907	42.6%	39.5%	+8%
Chevrolet	1,072	46.2%	45.1%	+2%