MoT Data for Oxford

Oxford is unremarkable when it comes to its MoT pass rate. The tables below feature a mix of green and red numbers.

Looking down the registration year table shows little deviation from the national average, despite the abundance of green numbers. For more popular manufacturers it's the same story in the failure rates by make table.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	9.2%	11.9%	−23%
Suspension	8.1%	9.6%	−15%
Brakes	5.6%	7.7%	−28%
Visibility	5.1%	5.3%	−4%
Tyres	4.9%	5.8%	−15%
Body, chassis, structure	3.3%	4.1%	−20%
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.9%	3.6%	−19%
Steering	1.5%	1.9%	−21%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2021	59	16.9%	17.5%	−3%
2020	113	26.5%	16.7%	+59%
2019	1,606	9.9%	10.3%	−3%
2018	24,124	11.8%	11.7%	+1%
2017	25,801	13.6%	13.2%	+3%
2016	26,366	16.0%	16.5%	−3%
2015	25,937	18.5%	19.5%	−5%
2014	23,820	21.9%	23.0%	−5%
2013	21,926	25.7%	27.2%	−6%
2012	18,902	29.2%	30.5%	−4%
2011	17,411	32.7%	33.4%	−2%
2010	18,035	36.4%	36.8%	−1%
2009	16,846	38.9%	39.1%	−0%
2008	16,211	41.4%	41.5%	−0%
2007	16,437	42.6%	42.6%	−0%
2006	13,498	44.0%	43.9%	+0%
2005	11,034	45.9%	44.9%	+2%
2004	8,924	46.7%	45.7%	+2%
2003	7,231	46.8%	45.6%	+3%
2002	5,306	47.1%	45.2%	+4%
2001	3,379	45.2%	43.9%	+3%
2000	2,169	42.6%	42.5%	+0%
1999	1,490	41.9%	40.8%	+3%
1998	1,066	38.5%	38.5%	−0%
1997	747	37.1%	37.5%	−1%
1996	463	36.5%	36.5%	−0%
1995	375	37.1%	35.3%	+5%
1994	301	36.9%	34.4%	+7%
1993	278	34.9%	34.7%	+0%
1992	251	33.5%	32.9%	+2%
1991	267	36.0%	32.3%	+11%
1990	263	36.9%	30.9%	+19%
1989	268	36.6%	29.6%	+24%
1988	192	30.7%	30.2%	+2%
1987	155	36.8%	29.5%	+25%
1986	125	29.6%	28.9%	+3%
1985	84	31.0%	28.3%	+9%
1984	92	33.7%	28.1%	+20%
1983	98	23.5%	27.5%	−15%
1982	73	26.0%	27.4%	−5%
1973	56	26.8%	20.0%	+34%
1972	71	26.8%	20.2%	+33%
1971	58	13.8%	21.0%	−34%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Aston Martin	191	9.4%	10.3%	−8%
Bentley	176	13.1%	10.3%	+26%
Tesla	220	13.6%	13.3%	+2%
Porsche	1,891	15.0%	14.9%	+1%
Lotus	183	15.3%	17.8%	−14%
Dacia	1,289	20.4%	24.7%	−17%
Triumph	110	20.9%	22.7%	−8%
Abarth	270	22.2%	20.8%	+7%
Skoda	11,422	23.0%	23.5%	−2%
Jaguar	3,918	23.2%	23.9%	−3%
Audi	17,217	23.6%	22.3%	+6%
BMW	18,511	23.9%	22.9%	+5%
Lexus	1,026	25.0%	18.7%	+33%
Hyundai	7,928	25.3%	26.1%	−3%
MINI	11,260	25.6%	25.5%	+0%
Land Rover	12,122	25.9%	25.2%	+3%
Mercedes-Benz	10,064	26.4%	22.3%	+18%
Suzuki	3,437	27.5%	27.5%	+0%
Kia	6,440	27.6%	26.5%	+4%
Volvo	7,419	27.9%	28.9%	−4%
SEAT	4,992	28.5%	27.1%	+5%
Jeep	810	28.6%	26.1%	+10%
MG	1,053	29.0%	28.9%	+0%
Mitsubishi	4,664	29.3%	28.7%	+2%
Volkswagen	41,889	29.5%	29.0%	+2%
Toyota	14,500	29.6%	27.1%	+9%
Mazda	6,446	29.9%	28.2%	+6%
Subaru	978	30.1%	27.8%	+8%
Honda	10,698	30.8%	28.2%	+9%
Nissan	17,149	30.8%	29.5%	+4%
FIAT	7,495	31.7%	32.2%	−1%
Ford	49,457	32.5%	31.5%	+3%
smart	147	32.7%	31.9%	+2%
Peugeot	15,657	33.5%	34.0%	−1%
Vauxhall	32,538	33.6%	34.2%	−2%
SsangYong	161	34.8%	30.6%	+14%
DS	864	36.2%	36.3%	−0%
Daihatsu	232	37.1%	36.3%	+2%
Alfa Romeo	985	37.3%	33.7%	+11%
Citroen	9,338	37.4%	34.2%	+9%
Rover	608	38.2%	42.5%	−10%
Isuzu	618	38.5%	40.7%	−5%
Renault	11,600	39.7%	38.6%	+3%
Chevrolet	869	42.7%	45.1%	−5%
SAAB	1,063	45.5%	39.5%	+15%
Chrysler	268	51.1%	41.2%	+24%