MoT Data for Stockport

Stockport is a fairly average town when it comes to MoT pass rates. The tables below feature a mixture of red and green numbers and they tend not to deviate too far from the national average failure rate.

That's regardless of whether they feature in the common causes for failure table, the year of registration table or the manufacturer table, which is topped by Aston Martin, Porsche and Lexus

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Suspension	8.6%	9.6%	−10%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.3%	11.9%	−30%
Brakes	6.3%	7.7%	−18%
Visibility	5.1%	5.3%	−4%
Tyres	4.7%	5.8%	−19%
Body, chassis, structure	3.3%	4.1%	−20%
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.4%	3.6%	−31%
Steering	1.5%	1.9%	−21%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2020	65	21.5%	16.7%	+29%
2019	1,208	9.4%	10.3%	−9%
2018	29,338	11.3%	11.7%	−3%
2017	26,578	13.2%	13.2%	+0%
2016	27,461	16.6%	16.5%	+0%
2015	26,793	19.2%	19.5%	−2%
2014	24,481	22.7%	23.0%	−1%
2013	21,556	27.3%	27.2%	+0%
2012	18,355	31.4%	30.5%	+3%
2011	15,964	33.9%	33.4%	+1%
2010	15,563	37.8%	36.8%	+3%
2009	14,301	40.3%	39.1%	+3%
2008	12,604	42.4%	41.5%	+2%
2007	12,600	44.0%	42.6%	+3%
2006	9,942	45.1%	43.9%	+3%
2005	8,091	45.2%	44.9%	+1%
2004	6,238	46.3%	45.7%	+1%
2003	4,861	46.7%	45.6%	+2%
2002	3,362	45.0%	45.2%	−0%
2001	2,112	43.5%	43.9%	−1%
2000	1,290	42.1%	42.5%	−1%
1999	958	38.6%	40.8%	−5%
1998	684	36.5%	38.5%	−5%
1997	534	40.8%	37.5%	+9%
1996	313	36.7%	36.5%	+1%
1995	245	39.6%	35.3%	+12%
1994	186	32.8%	34.4%	−5%
1993	177	33.3%	34.7%	−4%
1992	164	29.3%	32.9%	−11%
1991	173	27.2%	32.3%	−16%
1990	158	30.4%	30.9%	−2%
1989	151	31.8%	29.6%	+8%
1988	110	30.0%	30.2%	−1%
1987	77	26.0%	29.5%	−12%
1986	79	22.8%	28.9%	−21%
1985	52	26.9%	28.3%	−5%
1984	52	28.8%	28.1%	+3%
1983	54	31.5%	27.5%	+15%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Ferrari	292	1.7%	6.9%	−75%
Aston Martin	602	3.7%	10.3%	−64%
Bentley	177	7.3%	10.3%	−29%
Infiniti	213	13.6%	13.5%	+1%
Porsche	2,133	13.7%	14.9%	−8%
Tesla	129	14.7%	13.3%	+11%
Lexus	1,930	15.2%	18.7%	−19%
Maserati	143	18.2%	16.1%	+13%
Audi	17,419	19.2%	22.3%	−14%
Skoda	6,809	20.6%	23.5%	−12%
BMW	17,357	22.7%	22.9%	−1%
Abarth	161	23.0%	20.8%	+11%
SEAT	5,579	23.6%	27.1%	−13%
Jaguar	3,450	23.7%	23.9%	−1%
Mercedes-Benz	11,278	23.8%	22.3%	+7%
MG	512	24.4%	28.9%	−16%
MINI	8,606	24.6%	25.5%	−3%
Kia	11,393	24.6%	26.5%	−7%
SsangYong	184	25.0%	30.6%	−18%
Toyota	19,189	25.6%	27.1%	−6%
Honda	10,588	25.9%	28.2%	−8%
Hyundai	8,477	26.0%	26.1%	−0%
Dacia	1,188	27.1%	24.7%	+10%
Land Rover	10,012	27.3%	25.2%	+8%
Mazda	7,336	27.7%	28.2%	−2%
Mitsubishi	2,483	27.9%	28.7%	−3%
Volkswagen	29,462	28.2%	29.0%	−3%
Isuzu	357	28.3%	40.7%	−31%
Jeep	612	29.1%	26.1%	+12%
Suzuki	3,218	29.5%	27.5%	+8%
Volvo	4,459	29.7%	28.9%	+3%
Subaru	550	30.0%	27.8%	+8%
Nissan	14,320	31.7%	29.5%	+7%
Ford	45,918	32.2%	31.5%	+2%
Peugeot	16,578	33.1%	34.0%	−3%
Alfa Romeo	671	34.1%	33.7%	+1%
FIAT	8,120	35.6%	32.2%	+11%
SAAB	904	35.7%	39.5%	−10%
DS	1,155	36.5%	36.3%	+0%
Citroen	8,477	38.0%	34.2%	+11%
Vauxhall	22,669	39.1%	34.2%	+14%
Rover	316	39.2%	42.5%	−8%
Renault	9,676	40.0%	38.6%	+4%
Daihatsu	224	41.5%	36.3%	+14%
Chrysler	209	44.5%	41.2%	+8%
Chevrolet	544	46.3%	45.1%	+3%