MoT Data for Reading RG
Reading is in the top half of the national table, with an above average overall pass rate. The numbers in the tables below are generally green, showing above average performance more or less across the board.
The cars with the highest pass rates in RG areas are Bentley, Aston Martin and TVR models, however they're relatively few and far between. The best manufacturer with more than 1000 models tested is Porsche. Bottom of the table are Alfa Romeo, Renault and Daewoo.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8.3% | 11.9% | −30% |
| Suspension | 7.1% | 9.6% | −26% |
| Tyres | 5.2% | 5.8% | −10% |
| Brakes | 4.6% | 7.7% | −40% |
| Visibility | 4.4% | 5.3% | −18% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.6% | 3.6% | −26% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2.6% | 4.1% | −37% |
| Steering | 1.2% | 1.9% | −39% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2021 | 115 | 13.0% | 17.5% | −26% |
| 2020 | 160 | 16.9% | 16.7% | +1% |
| 2019 | 1,398 | 10.4% | 10.3% | +1% |
| 2018 | 35,307 | 11.7% | 11.7% | −0% |
| 2017 | 36,096 | 13.0% | 13.2% | −2% |
| 2016 | 37,245 | 15.4% | 16.5% | −7% |
| 2015 | 34,876 | 17.6% | 19.5% | −9% |
| 2014 | 33,110 | 20.9% | 23.0% | −9% |
| 2013 | 29,822 | 24.6% | 27.2% | −9% |
| 2012 | 26,556 | 27.5% | 30.5% | −10% |
| 2011 | 24,683 | 30.4% | 33.4% | −9% |
| 2010 | 25,107 | 33.8% | 36.8% | −8% |
| 2009 | 23,535 | 36.4% | 39.1% | −7% |
| 2008 | 22,269 | 38.7% | 41.5% | −7% |
| 2007 | 22,598 | 40.1% | 42.6% | −6% |
| 2006 | 17,955 | 41.1% | 43.9% | −7% |
| 2005 | 14,791 | 41.1% | 44.9% | −8% |
| 2004 | 11,824 | 42.0% | 45.7% | −8% |
| 2003 | 9,229 | 41.8% | 45.6% | −8% |
| 2002 | 6,484 | 41.6% | 45.2% | −8% |
| 2001 | 4,409 | 40.2% | 43.9% | −9% |
| 2000 | 2,923 | 39.4% | 42.5% | −7% |
| 1999 | 2,034 | 35.4% | 40.8% | −13% |
| 1998 | 1,448 | 34.7% | 38.5% | −10% |
| 1997 | 938 | 33.9% | 37.5% | −9% |
| 1996 | 663 | 30.5% | 36.5% | −17% |
| 1995 | 472 | 30.5% | 35.3% | −14% |
| 1994 | 334 | 24.3% | 34.4% | −29% |
| 1993 | 330 | 32.4% | 34.7% | −7% |
| 1992 | 251 | 29.1% | 32.9% | −12% |
| 1991 | 290 | 29.0% | 32.3% | −10% |
| 1990 | 317 | 35.3% | 30.9% | +14% |
| 1989 | 280 | 28.6% | 29.6% | −3% |
| 1988 | 238 | 23.1% | 30.2% | −24% |
| 1987 | 164 | 27.4% | 29.5% | −7% |
| 1986 | 160 | 29.4% | 28.9% | +2% |
| 1985 | 144 | 25.7% | 28.3% | −9% |
| 1984 | 102 | 32.4% | 28.1% | +15% |
| 1983 | 102 | 20.6% | 27.5% | −25% |
| 1982 | 65 | 26.2% | 27.4% | −4% |
| 1981 | 79 | 24.1% | 25.3% | −5% |
| 1973 | 57 | 21.1% | 20.0% | +5% |
| 1972 | 64 | 25.0% | 20.2% | +24% |
| 1970 | 51 | 25.5% | 20.0% | +28% |
| 1969 | 64 | 25.0% | 19.6% | +27% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamborghini | 138 | 2.9% | 6.1% | −52% |
| Bentley | 489 | 8.0% | 10.3% | −23% |
| Ferrari | 141 | 8.5% | 6.9% | +24% |
| Aston Martin | 671 | 9.7% | 10.3% | −6% |
| Infiniti | 242 | 10.7% | 13.5% | −20% |
| Porsche | 3,803 | 12.0% | 14.9% | −19% |
| Morgan | 173 | 13.9% | 15.7% | −11% |
| Tesla | 276 | 15.2% | 13.3% | +14% |
| Lotus | 222 | 16.2% | 17.8% | −9% |
| Maserati | 165 | 18.2% | 16.1% | +13% |
| Abarth | 366 | 19.1% | 20.8% | −8% |
| Lexus | 3,171 | 19.2% | 18.7% | +3% |
| Dacia | 1,061 | 20.9% | 24.7% | −15% |
| Skoda | 10,287 | 21.2% | 23.5% | −10% |
| Jaguar | 6,686 | 21.7% | 23.9% | −9% |
| Audi | 26,289 | 21.7% | 22.3% | −2% |
| Land Rover | 16,153 | 22.4% | 25.2% | −11% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 17,389 | 23.7% | 22.3% | +6% |
| Hyundai | 10,546 | 23.8% | 26.1% | −9% |
| BMW | 31,135 | 24.0% | 22.9% | +5% |
| Kia | 8,592 | 24.6% | 26.5% | −7% |
| Toyota | 23,433 | 25.5% | 27.1% | −6% |
| smart | 229 | 25.8% | 31.9% | −19% |
| Volvo | 9,112 | 25.9% | 28.9% | −10% |
| MINI | 14,313 | 26.0% | 25.5% | +2% |
| Daihatsu | 217 | 26.7% | 36.3% | −26% |
| Mazda | 8,733 | 27.0% | 28.2% | −4% |
| SEAT | 6,211 | 27.3% | 27.1% | +1% |
| Honda | 16,850 | 27.4% | 28.2% | −3% |
| Jeep | 1,132 | 27.7% | 26.1% | +6% |
| Suzuki | 3,338 | 27.9% | 27.5% | +1% |
| Triumph | 122 | 27.9% | 22.7% | +23% |
| SsangYong | 276 | 27.9% | 30.6% | −9% |
| Subaru | 1,229 | 28.3% | 27.8% | +2% |
| FIAT | 9,860 | 28.4% | 32.2% | −12% |
| MG | 939 | 28.5% | 28.9% | −1% |
| Volkswagen | 47,644 | 28.7% | 29.0% | −1% |
| Nissan | 20,485 | 29.1% | 29.5% | −2% |
| Ford | 73,418 | 29.4% | 31.5% | −6% |
| Peugeot | 20,324 | 30.3% | 34.0% | −11% |
| DS | 1,154 | 30.7% | 36.3% | −16% |
| Alfa Romeo | 1,231 | 31.5% | 33.7% | −6% |
| Mitsubishi | 3,246 | 31.7% | 28.7% | +10% |
| Vauxhall | 49,009 | 31.7% | 34.2% | −7% |
| Isuzu | 489 | 31.9% | 40.7% | −22% |
| Citroen | 10,976 | 33.1% | 34.2% | −3% |
| SAAB | 1,358 | 33.8% | 39.5% | −15% |
| Rover | 440 | 37.3% | 42.5% | −12% |
| Renault | 11,416 | 37.3% | 38.6% | −3% |
| Dodge | 170 | 38.2% | 40.6% | −6% |
| Chrysler | 372 | 38.7% | 41.2% | −6% |
| Chevrolet | 1,081 | 42.7% | 45.1% | −5% |
| LTI | 350 | 56.6% | 38.2% | +48% |
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