MoT Data for Northampton
Northampton has a below average overall pass rate and the tables below show a lot of red, indicating pass rates below the national average for most common failure items, car manufacturers and years of manufacture - with a few exceptions.
The best performing maker with more than 1000 cars tested was Porsche, with a failure rate of 21% - 2 percent better than the national average for Porsche.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10.2% | 11.9% | −14% |
| Suspension | 9.2% | 9.6% | −4% |
| Brakes | 7.4% | 7.7% | −3% |
| Tyres | 5.6% | 5.8% | −3% |
| Visibility | 5.3% | 5.3% | −1% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3.9% | 4.1% | −6% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3.5% | 3.6% | −1% |
| Steering | 1.8% | 1.9% | −8% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.1% | 1.3% | −12% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2019 | 82 | 9.8% | 6.9% | +41% |
| 2018 | 2,112 | 17.1% | 9.6% | +78% |
| 2017 | 30,242 | 14.4% | 10.0% | +44% |
| 2016 | 30,372 | 16.6% | 14.9% | +11% |
| 2015 | 29,635 | 19.3% | 18.1% | +7% |
| 2014 | 27,561 | 22.8% | 21.5% | +6% |
| 2013 | 24,901 | 26.7% | 25.3% | +5% |
| 2012 | 21,762 | 30.4% | 28.7% | +6% |
| 2011 | 20,357 | 33.6% | 31.8% | +6% |
| 2010 | 20,510 | 38.4% | 35.5% | +8% |
| 2009 | 18,516 | 40.3% | 37.8% | +7% |
| 2008 | 19,163 | 43.7% | 40.6% | +8% |
| 2007 | 19,994 | 44.7% | 41.9% | +7% |
| 2006 | 16,796 | 46.8% | 43.7% | +7% |
| 2005 | 13,927 | 48.0% | 45.0% | +7% |
| 2004 | 11,422 | 48.5% | 46.2% | +5% |
| 2003 | 8,970 | 48.9% | 46.1% | +6% |
| 2002 | 6,207 | 49.0% | 46.2% | +6% |
| 2001 | 3,978 | 48.1% | 45.3% | +6% |
| 2000 | 2,243 | 47.1% | 43.9% | +7% |
| 1999 | 1,528 | 45.2% | 42.3% | +7% |
| 1998 | 1,034 | 40.4% | 40.1% | +1% |
| 1997 | 747 | 38.3% | 38.6% | −1% |
| 1996 | 522 | 37.9% | 37.6% | +1% |
| 1995 | 465 | 33.5% | 36.0% | −7% |
| 1994 | 315 | 30.2% | 35.1% | −14% |
| 1993 | 241 | 36.9% | 35.3% | +5% |
| 1992 | 244 | 29.1% | 34.3% | −15% |
| 1991 | 291 | 32.6% | 33.9% | −4% |
| 1990 | 297 | 33.7% | 32.2% | +4% |
| 1989 | 212 | 29.2% | 31.3% | −6% |
| 1988 | 132 | 35.6% | 30.7% | +16% |
| 1987 | 135 | 16.3% | 30.6% | −47% |
| 1986 | 110 | 31.8% | 29.8% | +7% |
| 1985 | 93 | 23.7% | 29.6% | −20% |
| 1984 | 69 | 29.0% | 27.9% | +4% |
| 1983 | 75 | 34.7% | 28.0% | +24% |
| 1982 | 63 | 27.0% | 29.2% | −8% |
| 1971 | 116 | 17.2% | 20.2% | −15% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Ferrari | 122 | 7.4% | 7.4% | −1% |
| Aston Martin | 167 | 14.4% | 10.3% | +40% |
| Lotus | 242 | 16.5% | 17.5% | −6% |
| Bentley | 133 | 17.3% | 10.6% | +62% |
| Porsche | 2,417 | 17.7% | 14.8% | +19% |
| Abarth | 308 | 19.5% | 20.4% | −4% |
| Skoda | 7,276 | 24.5% | 23.8% | +3% |
| Audi | 18,491 | 25.6% | 22.0% | +16% |
| Jeep | 1,066 | 25.6% | 25.9% | −1% |
| Land Rover | 9,648 | 25.6% | 25.6% | −0% |
| Jaguar | 3,986 | 25.7% | 25.0% | +3% |
| smart | 185 | 25.9% | 31.3% | −17% |
| BMW | 18,472 | 26.5% | 23.1% | +15% |
| Mazda | 6,558 | 27.6% | 28.6% | −3% |
| Subaru | 920 | 27.8% | 28.7% | −3% |
| SsangYong | 258 | 27.9% | 28.9% | −4% |
| MG | 684 | 28.1% | 30.9% | −9% |
| Lexus | 975 | 28.4% | 19.2% | +48% |
| Hyundai | 8,163 | 28.5% | 26.4% | +8% |
| Dacia | 1,263 | 29.1% | 24.0% | +21% |
| Toyota | 14,000 | 29.2% | 27.8% | +5% |
| MINI | 9,011 | 29.3% | 25.8% | +13% |
| Suzuki | 4,371 | 29.6% | 28.2% | +5% |
| Volkswagen | 37,699 | 30.3% | 29.4% | +3% |
| Isuzu | 529 | 31.4% | 41.1% | −24% |
| Mitsubishi | 3,580 | 31.5% | 30.4% | +4% |
| SEAT | 5,335 | 31.6% | 28.0% | +13% |
| Kia | 6,772 | 31.8% | 27.0% | +18% |
| Nissan | 18,434 | 32.0% | 29.1% | +10% |
| Volvo | 6,068 | 32.3% | 29.8% | +8% |
| FIAT | 10,770 | 32.5% | 32.0% | +1% |
| Honda | 9,827 | 32.5% | 28.9% | +12% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 9,525 | 32.7% | 26.2% | +25% |
| Alfa Romeo | 1,153 | 34.1% | 33.1% | +3% |
| Ford | 58,905 | 35.1% | 31.6% | +11% |
| SAAB | 1,103 | 35.9% | 39.3% | −9% |
| Daihatsu | 251 | 36.7% | 36.7% | −0% |
| Vauxhall | 47,148 | 37.1% | 34.0% | +9% |
| Peugeot | 20,234 | 37.8% | 34.8% | +9% |
| Chrysler | 445 | 40.2% | 41.2% | −2% |
| DS | 1,533 | 40.2% | 33.8% | +19% |
| Citroen | 10,520 | 41.0% | 35.4% | +16% |
| Renault | 13,344 | 44.0% | 39.6% | +11% |
| Chevrolet | 1,194 | 44.8% | 45.0% | −0% |
| Rover | 474 | 47.0% | 43.1% | +9% |
| Dodge | 152 | 50.0% | 41.3% | +21% |
| LTI | 156 | 66.0% | 37.2% | +78% |
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Danny Chapman on 9 June 2014
Could you expand this slightly to cover the likes of Ruhden and Higham Ferrers?
Some of the garages round here seem to be a bit dubious IMO, for example HiQ in Rushden told me I needed new suspension arms to pass an MOT, when I told them that I had them done for the MOT the year before, I suddenly didn't need them.
Danny
wearedapa.co.uk
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