Mot Data for Nottingham
Nottingham is a fairly typical town when it comes to MoTs, with an overall pass rate that's about on par with the national average. The tables below feature a mixure of red and green numbers but most deviate very little from the national average rate.
That said, the failure rates for suspension and brakes are around 20% higher than average in NG postcode areas compared with the national average. The best performing makers are Bentley, Porsche and Lexus - which isn't unusual. It's the same story at the bottom of the table with Rover, Renault and Daewoo.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Suspension | 10.7% | 9.6% | +12% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9.3% | 11.9% | −22% |
| Brakes | 7.5% | 7.7% | −2% |
| Visibility | 5.1% | 5.3% | −5% |
| Tyres | 4.9% | 5.8% | −14% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3.9% | 4.1% | −5% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3.4% | 3.6% | −5% |
| Steering | 2.0% | 1.9% | +3% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.1% | 1.3% | −15% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2021 | 74 | 14.9% | 17.5% | −15% |
| 2020 | 190 | 20.5% | 16.7% | +23% |
| 2019 | 1,961 | 9.7% | 10.3% | −5% |
| 2018 | 37,756 | 11.0% | 11.7% | −5% |
| 2017 | 41,195 | 12.8% | 13.2% | −3% |
| 2016 | 44,676 | 16.2% | 16.5% | −2% |
| 2015 | 45,285 | 19.3% | 19.5% | −1% |
| 2014 | 42,998 | 23.1% | 23.0% | +0% |
| 2013 | 39,562 | 28.6% | 27.2% | +5% |
| 2012 | 34,175 | 32.4% | 30.5% | +6% |
| 2011 | 32,000 | 35.6% | 33.4% | +7% |
| 2010 | 31,730 | 39.6% | 36.8% | +8% |
| 2009 | 28,960 | 42.5% | 39.1% | +9% |
| 2008 | 27,525 | 45.8% | 41.5% | +10% |
| 2007 | 27,546 | 47.0% | 42.6% | +10% |
| 2006 | 21,472 | 49.1% | 43.9% | +12% |
| 2005 | 16,742 | 49.9% | 44.9% | +11% |
| 2004 | 13,115 | 50.6% | 45.7% | +11% |
| 2003 | 9,706 | 49.1% | 45.6% | +8% |
| 2002 | 6,635 | 49.8% | 45.2% | +10% |
| 2001 | 4,000 | 47.2% | 43.9% | +7% |
| 2000 | 2,374 | 43.1% | 42.5% | +2% |
| 1999 | 1,654 | 42.9% | 40.8% | +5% |
| 1998 | 1,167 | 40.4% | 38.5% | +5% |
| 1997 | 864 | 39.9% | 37.5% | +7% |
| 1996 | 511 | 38.4% | 36.5% | +5% |
| 1995 | 376 | 33.0% | 35.3% | −7% |
| 1994 | 297 | 35.4% | 34.4% | +3% |
| 1993 | 285 | 36.8% | 34.7% | +6% |
| 1992 | 251 | 33.9% | 32.9% | +3% |
| 1991 | 271 | 29.5% | 32.3% | −9% |
| 1990 | 305 | 37.7% | 30.9% | +22% |
| 1989 | 288 | 28.5% | 29.6% | −4% |
| 1988 | 191 | 30.9% | 30.2% | +2% |
| 1987 | 167 | 27.5% | 29.5% | −7% |
| 1986 | 138 | 32.6% | 28.9% | +13% |
| 1985 | 107 | 27.1% | 28.3% | −4% |
| 1984 | 103 | 27.2% | 28.1% | −3% |
| 1983 | 84 | 21.4% | 27.5% | −22% |
| 1982 | 72 | 27.8% | 27.4% | +1% |
| 1981 | 62 | 27.4% | 25.3% | +8% |
| 1980 | 50 | 16.0% | 22.9% | −30% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Ferrari | 585 | 7.5% | 6.9% | +10% |
| Tesla | 150 | 9.3% | 13.3% | −30% |
| Bentley | 244 | 10.2% | 10.3% | −1% |
| Maserati | 236 | 11.9% | 16.1% | −26% |
| Infiniti | 151 | 13.2% | 13.5% | −2% |
| Aston Martin | 610 | 14.9% | 10.3% | +45% |
| Porsche | 2,743 | 17.6% | 14.9% | +18% |
| Abarth | 330 | 19.4% | 20.8% | −7% |
| Lexus | 2,125 | 20.0% | 18.7% | +7% |
| Lotus | 184 | 20.7% | 17.8% | +16% |
| Dacia | 1,596 | 21.9% | 24.7% | −11% |
| Triumph | 132 | 22.0% | 22.7% | −3% |
| Audi | 27,628 | 23.5% | 22.3% | +6% |
| Skoda | 12,858 | 24.1% | 23.5% | +3% |
| Jaguar | 6,074 | 24.6% | 23.9% | +3% |
| BMW | 28,777 | 24.9% | 22.9% | +9% |
| Jeep | 1,093 | 25.3% | 26.1% | −3% |
| Land Rover | 13,126 | 25.6% | 25.2% | +2% |
| Honda | 17,627 | 26.6% | 28.2% | −6% |
| Hyundai | 11,861 | 26.8% | 26.1% | +3% |
| MINI | 13,469 | 27.6% | 25.5% | +8% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 16,628 | 27.7% | 22.3% | +24% |
| Kia | 19,180 | 27.8% | 26.5% | +5% |
| Toyota | 25,982 | 27.9% | 27.1% | +3% |
| SEAT | 9,027 | 29.0% | 27.1% | +7% |
| Subaru | 878 | 29.2% | 27.8% | +5% |
| Suzuki | 6,940 | 29.2% | 27.5% | +6% |
| Volvo | 10,776 | 29.5% | 28.9% | +2% |
| Mazda | 9,069 | 29.9% | 28.2% | +6% |
| MG | 1,093 | 30.6% | 28.9% | +6% |
| Volkswagen | 48,290 | 30.6% | 29.0% | +5% |
| Nissan | 27,036 | 31.4% | 29.5% | +6% |
| SsangYong | 479 | 32.2% | 30.6% | +5% |
| Mitsubishi | 4,602 | 32.2% | 28.7% | +12% |
| Isuzu | 768 | 33.3% | 40.7% | −18% |
| smart | 234 | 33.8% | 31.9% | +6% |
| FIAT | 14,778 | 33.8% | 32.2% | +5% |
| Ford | 97,925 | 34.4% | 31.5% | +9% |
| Peugeot | 32,208 | 35.0% | 34.0% | +3% |
| Alfa Romeo | 1,578 | 36.6% | 33.7% | +9% |
| Citroen | 19,489 | 37.8% | 34.2% | +11% |
| DS | 3,313 | 38.8% | 36.3% | +7% |
| Daihatsu | 507 | 39.1% | 36.3% | +7% |
| Vauxhall | 68,909 | 39.1% | 34.2% | +14% |
| Dodge | 199 | 39.2% | 40.6% | −3% |
| Renault | 18,758 | 42.2% | 38.6% | +9% |
| Talbot | 135 | 42.2% | 47.1% | −10% |
| SAAB | 1,253 | 42.8% | 39.5% | +8% |
| Rover | 562 | 44.3% | 42.5% | +4% |
| Chrysler | 484 | 45.0% | 41.2% | +9% |
| Chevrolet | 1,528 | 49.3% | 45.1% | +9% |
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