MoT Data for St Albans
There are very few red numbers in the tables for St Albans, indicating that it's a good area for MoT pass rates. Most of the numbers in the car makers and year of registration tables show above average pass rates, while the table for the most common causes of failure is all green.
Luxury car makers have the highest pass rates, as is fairly typical across the UK. Aston Martin comes in at the top, but few were tested. The best maker with more than 1000 models tested is Porsche, followed by Lexus, Jaguar and Toyota.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8.2% | 11.9% | −31% |
| Suspension | 6.0% | 9.6% | −38% |
| Visibility | 4.7% | 5.3% | −12% |
| Tyres | 4.1% | 5.8% | −29% |
| Brakes | 3.9% | 7.7% | −50% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.4% | 3.6% | −32% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2.2% | 4.1% | −46% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2019 | 406 | 12.3% | 10.3% | +20% |
| 2018 | 12,197 | 11.6% | 11.7% | −0% |
| 2017 | 11,980 | 12.4% | 13.2% | −6% |
| 2016 | 11,831 | 15.1% | 16.5% | −9% |
| 2015 | 10,677 | 17.2% | 19.5% | −12% |
| 2014 | 10,046 | 19.9% | 23.0% | −14% |
| 2013 | 8,799 | 24.0% | 27.2% | −12% |
| 2012 | 7,858 | 26.5% | 30.5% | −13% |
| 2011 | 6,885 | 29.1% | 33.4% | −13% |
| 2010 | 6,930 | 31.4% | 36.8% | −15% |
| 2009 | 6,545 | 34.3% | 39.1% | −12% |
| 2008 | 5,883 | 36.9% | 41.5% | −11% |
| 2007 | 5,767 | 37.7% | 42.6% | −11% |
| 2006 | 4,814 | 38.8% | 43.9% | −12% |
| 2005 | 3,915 | 39.8% | 44.9% | −11% |
| 2004 | 3,082 | 40.6% | 45.7% | −11% |
| 2003 | 2,493 | 39.6% | 45.6% | −13% |
| 2002 | 1,797 | 40.1% | 45.2% | −11% |
| 2001 | 1,190 | 39.6% | 43.9% | −10% |
| 2000 | 795 | 39.1% | 42.5% | −8% |
| 1999 | 541 | 35.7% | 40.8% | −13% |
| 1998 | 356 | 34.0% | 38.5% | −12% |
| 1997 | 280 | 32.9% | 37.5% | −12% |
| 1996 | 171 | 28.1% | 36.5% | −23% |
| 1995 | 128 | 32.8% | 35.3% | −7% |
| 1994 | 104 | 30.8% | 34.4% | −10% |
| 1993 | 72 | 33.3% | 34.7% | −4% |
| 1992 | 78 | 29.5% | 32.9% | −10% |
| 1991 | 92 | 23.9% | 32.3% | −26% |
| 1990 | 92 | 21.7% | 30.9% | −30% |
| 1989 | 95 | 27.4% | 29.6% | −7% |
| 1988 | 62 | 14.5% | 30.2% | −52% |
| 1987 | 59 | 20.3% | 29.5% | −31% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Aston Martin | 536 | 6.7% | 10.3% | −35% |
| Porsche | 1,824 | 10.2% | 14.9% | −31% |
| Lexus | 2,035 | 11.5% | 18.7% | −38% |
| Abarth | 208 | 14.9% | 20.8% | −28% |
| Tesla | 116 | 16.4% | 13.3% | +23% |
| Hyundai | 4,230 | 17.8% | 26.1% | −32% |
| SEAT | 2,680 | 18.7% | 27.1% | −31% |
| Jaguar | 1,889 | 18.7% | 23.9% | −22% |
| Audi | 7,929 | 19.0% | 22.3% | −15% |
| Skoda | 2,039 | 20.5% | 23.5% | −12% |
| Dacia | 376 | 21.0% | 24.7% | −15% |
| Land Rover | 4,160 | 21.2% | 25.2% | −16% |
| Jeep | 447 | 21.9% | 26.1% | −16% |
| BMW | 6,195 | 22.4% | 22.9% | −2% |
| Mazda | 2,593 | 23.7% | 28.2% | −16% |
| Kia | 3,486 | 24.0% | 26.5% | −9% |
| Daihatsu | 104 | 24.0% | 36.3% | −34% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 3,755 | 24.1% | 22.3% | +8% |
| Nissan | 8,170 | 24.6% | 29.5% | −17% |
| Volkswagen | 14,262 | 25.1% | 29.0% | −14% |
| MINI | 3,395 | 25.1% | 25.5% | −2% |
| FIAT | 3,913 | 25.1% | 32.2% | −22% |
| Volvo | 2,700 | 25.4% | 28.9% | −12% |
| Honda | 6,247 | 26.0% | 28.2% | −8% |
| Suzuki | 954 | 26.2% | 27.5% | −5% |
| SAAB | 499 | 27.5% | 39.5% | −31% |
| Toyota | 7,714 | 27.6% | 27.1% | +2% |
| Subaru | 209 | 27.8% | 27.8% | −0% |
| Mitsubishi | 783 | 28.4% | 28.7% | −1% |
| Alfa Romeo | 439 | 28.7% | 33.7% | −15% |
| Ford | 19,722 | 29.0% | 31.5% | −8% |
| DS | 351 | 30.5% | 36.3% | −16% |
| Peugeot | 4,887 | 30.5% | 34.0% | −10% |
| Rover | 124 | 31.5% | 42.5% | −26% |
| Citroen | 3,604 | 31.8% | 34.2% | −7% |
| MG | 179 | 31.8% | 28.9% | +10% |
| Renault | 3,353 | 33.8% | 38.6% | −12% |
| Vauxhall | 12,049 | 34.2% | 34.2% | −0% |
| Chevrolet | 219 | 40.2% | 45.1% | −11% |
| Chrysler | 148 | 41.2% | 41.2% | +0% |
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