MoT Data for Taunton
Taunton is one of the poorest areas in the country when it comes to MoT pass rates, as are neighbouring postcode areas Plymouth and Torquay. Every item in the common failures table has a higher than average failure rate, as do most of the numbers in the pass rate by year of registration and pass rate by manufacturer tables.
The best performing car maker is - strangely - Perodua, although very few were tested so the numbers don't count for much. The best maker with more than 1000 models tested is Hyundai, followed by Honda.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10.4% | 11.9% | −12% |
| Suspension | 10.3% | 9.6% | +8% |
| Brakes | 6.9% | 7.7% | −11% |
| Visibility | 6.1% | 5.3% | +13% |
| Tyres | 5.9% | 5.8% | +3% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4.0% | 4.1% | −3% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3.8% | 3.6% | +8% |
| Steering | 2.3% | 1.9% | +18% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1.5% | 1.3% | +17% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2021 | 54 | 13.0% | 17.5% | −26% |
| 2020 | 54 | 29.6% | 16.7% | +77% |
| 2019 | 491 | 8.8% | 10.3% | −15% |
| 2018 | 9,706 | 11.6% | 11.7% | −1% |
| 2017 | 10,515 | 13.0% | 13.2% | −2% |
| 2016 | 11,800 | 15.0% | 16.5% | −9% |
| 2015 | 11,910 | 17.6% | 19.5% | −10% |
| 2014 | 11,720 | 21.1% | 23.0% | −9% |
| 2013 | 11,395 | 24.8% | 27.2% | −9% |
| 2012 | 10,358 | 28.6% | 30.5% | −6% |
| 2011 | 10,094 | 32.5% | 33.4% | −3% |
| 2010 | 10,773 | 36.8% | 36.8% | +0% |
| 2009 | 10,391 | 40.0% | 39.1% | +2% |
| 2008 | 10,522 | 44.5% | 41.5% | +7% |
| 2007 | 10,996 | 45.9% | 42.6% | +8% |
| 2006 | 9,231 | 48.6% | 43.9% | +11% |
| 2005 | 7,895 | 50.1% | 44.9% | +12% |
| 2004 | 6,540 | 51.8% | 45.7% | +13% |
| 2003 | 5,174 | 51.4% | 45.6% | +13% |
| 2002 | 3,821 | 52.4% | 45.2% | +16% |
| 2001 | 2,524 | 50.4% | 43.9% | +15% |
| 2000 | 1,679 | 49.7% | 42.5% | +17% |
| 1999 | 1,150 | 46.9% | 40.8% | +15% |
| 1998 | 789 | 45.8% | 38.5% | +19% |
| 1997 | 583 | 45.6% | 37.5% | +22% |
| 1996 | 413 | 44.6% | 36.5% | +22% |
| 1995 | 287 | 42.9% | 35.3% | +21% |
| 1994 | 209 | 40.7% | 34.4% | +18% |
| 1993 | 218 | 47.2% | 34.7% | +36% |
| 1992 | 180 | 43.3% | 32.9% | +32% |
| 1991 | 178 | 43.3% | 32.3% | +34% |
| 1990 | 202 | 41.6% | 30.9% | +35% |
| 1989 | 179 | 47.5% | 29.6% | +61% |
| 1988 | 105 | 47.6% | 30.2% | +57% |
| 1987 | 106 | 43.4% | 29.5% | +47% |
| 1986 | 103 | 31.1% | 28.9% | +8% |
| 1985 | 76 | 43.4% | 28.3% | +53% |
| 1984 | 58 | 36.2% | 28.1% | +29% |
| 1983 | 58 | 31.0% | 27.5% | +13% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| TVR | 116 | 12.9% | 15.8% | −18% |
| Porsche | 501 | 17.8% | 14.9% | +19% |
| Dacia | 437 | 23.8% | 24.7% | −3% |
| Skoda | 4,707 | 26.0% | 23.5% | +11% |
| Kia | 3,850 | 26.4% | 26.5% | −0% |
| Hyundai | 4,846 | 26.6% | 26.1% | +2% |
| Mazda | 4,181 | 27.3% | 28.2% | −3% |
| Jaguar | 2,067 | 27.4% | 23.9% | +15% |
| BMW | 8,618 | 27.6% | 22.9% | +20% |
| Lexus | 339 | 28.3% | 18.7% | +51% |
| Subaru | 944 | 28.5% | 27.8% | +2% |
| SsangYong | 112 | 28.6% | 30.6% | −7% |
| Audi | 8,695 | 28.6% | 22.3% | +28% |
| smart | 108 | 28.7% | 31.9% | −10% |
| Suzuki | 3,250 | 29.7% | 27.5% | +8% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 4,773 | 29.7% | 22.3% | +33% |
| MINI | 4,683 | 30.5% | 25.5% | +20% |
| Nissan | 10,087 | 31.0% | 29.5% | +5% |
| FIAT | 4,950 | 31.1% | 32.2% | −3% |
| Isuzu | 567 | 32.1% | 40.7% | −21% |
| Toyota | 8,154 | 32.1% | 27.1% | +19% |
| MG | 454 | 32.2% | 28.9% | +11% |
| Honda | 6,301 | 33.3% | 28.2% | +18% |
| Volvo | 3,168 | 33.9% | 28.9% | +17% |
| Land Rover | 8,580 | 34.0% | 25.2% | +35% |
| DS | 950 | 35.1% | 36.3% | −4% |
| Peugeot | 13,436 | 35.1% | 34.0% | +3% |
| Volkswagen | 21,269 | 35.4% | 29.0% | +22% |
| Ford | 31,262 | 35.8% | 31.5% | +14% |
| Citroen | 8,305 | 36.7% | 34.2% | +8% |
| Mitsubishi | 3,192 | 36.9% | 28.7% | +29% |
| SEAT | 2,178 | 38.3% | 27.1% | +41% |
| Vauxhall | 17,594 | 38.5% | 34.2% | +13% |
| Daihatsu | 379 | 39.8% | 36.3% | +10% |
| Alfa Romeo | 433 | 41.6% | 33.7% | +24% |
| Jeep | 408 | 41.9% | 26.1% | +61% |
| SAAB | 757 | 44.4% | 39.5% | +12% |
| Rover | 396 | 45.7% | 42.5% | +8% |
| Renault | 6,349 | 45.9% | 38.6% | +19% |
| Chevrolet | 397 | 48.1% | 45.1% | +7% |
| Chrysler | 161 | 48.4% | 41.2% | +18% |
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