MoT Data for Telford

The tables below feature a lot of red numbers, which indicates pass rates below the national average. Failure rates for issues related to suspension and brakes are noticably higher in Telford postcodes versus the national average.

The best performing manufacturer is Porsche, although in TF postcodes it actually performs worse than it does on average in the rest of the UK. The best maker with more than 1000 models tested is Suzuki.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Suspension	11.7%	9.6%	+23%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.6%	11.9%	−28%
Brakes	8.3%	7.7%	+8%
Tyres	5.3%	5.8%	−9%
Visibility	4.8%	5.3%	−10%
Body, chassis, structure	4.0%	4.1%	−4%
Noise, emissions and leaks	3.5%	3.6%	−2%
Steering	2.2%	1.9%	+12%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	1.2%	1.3%	−3%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2020	59	13.6%	16.7%	−19%
2019	287	10.8%	10.3%	+5%
2018	6,921	11.7%	11.7%	−0%
2017	7,440	13.2%	13.2%	−0%
2016	8,568	16.9%	16.5%	+2%
2015	8,710	19.9%	19.5%	+2%
2014	8,636	25.1%	23.0%	+9%
2013	7,557	28.5%	27.2%	+5%
2012	6,818	32.8%	30.5%	+7%
2011	6,166	36.9%	33.4%	+11%
2010	6,390	40.2%	36.8%	+9%
2009	5,808	41.3%	39.1%	+6%
2008	5,520	45.5%	41.5%	+10%
2007	5,727	46.0%	42.6%	+8%
2006	4,460	45.9%	43.9%	+4%
2005	3,460	48.2%	44.9%	+8%
2004	2,688	47.2%	45.7%	+3%
2003	2,033	46.6%	45.6%	+2%
2002	1,400	46.9%	45.2%	+4%
2001	872	46.2%	43.9%	+5%
2000	531	43.5%	42.5%	+2%
1999	392	36.7%	40.8%	−10%
1998	279	38.4%	38.5%	−0%
1997	187	33.7%	37.5%	−10%
1996	126	42.1%	36.5%	+15%
1995	86	37.2%	35.3%	+5%
1994	67	34.3%	34.4%	−0%
1993	67	20.9%	34.7%	−40%
1992	75	36.0%	32.9%	+9%
1991	63	23.8%	32.3%	−26%
1990	65	26.2%	30.9%	−15%
1989	78	29.5%	29.6%	−0%
1988	52	30.8%	30.2%	+2%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Porsche	389	14.1%	14.9%	−5%
Lexus	212	17.9%	18.7%	−4%
Dacia	537	19.9%	24.7%	−19%
Skoda	3,260	23.0%	23.5%	−2%
Jeep	377	23.3%	26.1%	−10%
MG	301	24.3%	28.9%	−16%
Audi	4,836	24.9%	22.3%	+12%
Suzuki	2,146	25.3%	27.5%	−8%
Land Rover	3,371	25.6%	25.2%	+2%
Jaguar	1,109	26.3%	23.9%	+10%
BMW	5,061	26.4%	22.9%	+15%
MINI	2,540	26.6%	25.5%	+5%
Mercedes-Benz	2,541	28.2%	22.3%	+26%
Mitsubishi	1,429	28.7%	28.7%	+0%
Isuzu	169	29.0%	40.7%	−29%
Honda	3,735	30.0%	28.2%	+6%
SEAT	1,507	30.1%	27.1%	+11%
Nissan	5,547	30.4%	29.5%	+3%
Volkswagen	10,075	30.7%	29.0%	+6%
Kia	2,876	30.8%	26.5%	+16%
Subaru	206	31.1%	27.8%	+12%
Mazda	1,722	31.2%	28.2%	+11%
Volvo	1,727	31.3%	28.9%	+8%
Toyota	4,320	31.4%	27.1%	+16%
Hyundai	2,197	31.6%	26.1%	+21%
FIAT	3,767	32.1%	32.2%	−0%
Alfa Romeo	303	32.3%	33.7%	−4%
Peugeot	7,092	33.3%	34.0%	−2%
Ford	16,496	34.6%	31.5%	+10%
DS	748	35.8%	36.3%	−1%
Citroen	3,901	36.6%	34.2%	+7%
Vauxhall	14,456	37.7%	34.2%	+10%
Renault	4,913	40.9%	38.6%	+6%
Chrysler	119	41.2%	41.2%	−0%
Rover	144	43.1%	42.5%	+1%
SAAB	251	46.2%	39.5%	+17%
Chevrolet	275	51.3%	45.1%	+14%