MoT Data for Tonbridge

Tonbridge (TN) has unremarkable MoT performance, with a mixture of red and green numbers - although there is more green than red, indicating above average MoT pass rates for many makes, years of registration and key failure items.

The best performing car maker is Aston Martin, followed by Bentley and Perodua. The best performing maker with more than 1000 models tested is Porsche, while at the bottom of the table the worst manufacturers are Rover, Daewoo and Talbot.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	9.3%	11.9%	−22%
Suspension	7.7%	9.6%	−20%
Brakes	5.7%	7.7%	−26%
Tyres	5.6%	5.8%	−3%
Visibility	5.0%	5.3%	−7%
Body, chassis, structure	3.1%	4.1%	−25%
Noise, emissions and leaks	3.0%	3.6%	−14%
Steering	1.5%	1.9%	−23%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	1.2%	1.3%	−8%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2021	69	15.9%	17.5%	−9%
2020	156	26.9%	16.7%	+61%
2019	1,036	11.6%	10.3%	+13%
2018	25,865	13.1%	11.7%	+12%
2017	27,893	14.0%	13.2%	+6%
2016	29,554	16.5%	16.5%	−0%
2015	29,187	19.1%	19.5%	−2%
2014	27,558	21.6%	23.0%	−6%
2013	24,701	25.7%	27.2%	−6%
2012	21,972	28.2%	30.5%	−8%
2011	20,609	31.6%	33.4%	−5%
2010	21,679	34.6%	36.8%	−6%
2009	20,498	36.8%	39.1%	−6%
2008	19,512	39.7%	41.5%	−4%
2007	19,722	41.2%	42.6%	−3%
2006	16,912	43.1%	43.9%	−2%
2005	14,186	43.8%	44.9%	−2%
2004	12,298	45.7%	45.7%	+0%
2003	9,562	45.6%	45.6%	+0%
2002	7,132	44.6%	45.2%	−1%
2001	4,759	44.1%	43.9%	+0%
2000	3,152	42.4%	42.5%	−0%
1999	2,236	42.4%	40.8%	+4%
1998	1,686	39.4%	38.5%	+2%
1997	1,210	39.2%	37.5%	+5%
1996	788	35.7%	36.5%	−2%
1995	570	36.8%	35.3%	+4%
1994	416	32.5%	34.4%	−6%
1993	399	36.6%	34.7%	+5%
1992	329	35.3%	32.9%	+7%
1991	430	35.1%	32.3%	+9%
1990	403	31.5%	30.9%	+2%
1989	448	28.8%	29.6%	−3%
1988	279	33.7%	30.2%	+11%
1987	242	36.8%	29.5%	+25%
1986	192	23.4%	28.9%	−19%
1985	205	30.2%	28.3%	+7%
1984	110	35.5%	28.1%	+26%
1983	147	22.4%	27.5%	−18%
1982	82	30.5%	27.4%	+11%
1981	89	22.5%	25.3%	−11%
1980	65	26.2%	22.9%	+14%
1979	60	30.0%	21.0%	+43%
1974	55	16.4%	18.0%	−9%
1973	86	25.6%	20.0%	+28%
1972	93	20.4%	20.2%	+1%
1971	81	25.9%	21.0%	+23%
1970	74	9.5%	20.0%	−53%
1968	64	14.1%	19.4%	−27%
1965	59	11.9%	17.8%	−33%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Lamborghini	108	3.7%	6.1%	−39%
Ferrari	291	4.5%	6.9%	−35%
Caterham	117	7.7%	14.3%	−46%
Bentley	461	10.2%	10.3%	−1%
Aston Martin	749	12.4%	10.3%	+21%
Porsche	4,192	15.9%	14.9%	+7%
TVR	127	16.5%	15.8%	+5%
Lexus	1,930	16.9%	18.7%	−10%
Lotus	322	18.0%	17.8%	+1%
Abarth	474	19.6%	20.8%	−6%
Tesla	178	20.2%	13.3%	+52%
Morris	128	21.1%	22.5%	−6%
Maserati	138	23.2%	16.1%	+44%
Dacia	1,547	23.2%	24.7%	−6%
Audi	18,066	23.4%	22.3%	+5%
Jaguar	5,217	23.9%	23.9%	−0%
Skoda	10,198	24.4%	23.5%	+4%
Triumph	154	24.7%	22.7%	+9%
Kia	7,736	24.9%	26.5%	−6%
Land Rover	18,786	25.8%	25.2%	+2%
Hyundai	10,625	25.9%	26.1%	−1%
BMW	19,953	26.1%	22.9%	+14%
Isuzu	887	26.4%	40.7%	−35%
Mercedes-Benz	12,255	26.9%	22.3%	+20%
Jeep	1,141	27.7%	26.1%	+6%
Mazda	7,220	27.8%	28.2%	−1%
MINI	12,761	27.8%	25.5%	+9%
Toyota	22,840	27.8%	27.1%	+3%
SEAT	6,812	28.2%	27.1%	+4%
Suzuki	4,781	28.4%	27.5%	+4%
Volkswagen	43,402	29.5%	29.0%	+1%
Honda	11,815	30.4%	28.2%	+8%
Mitsubishi	4,316	30.4%	28.7%	+6%
Subaru	1,480	30.5%	27.8%	+9%
SsangYong	181	30.9%	30.6%	+1%
Morgan	429	31.7%	15.7%	+102%
FIAT	11,047	31.8%	32.2%	−1%
Alfa Romeo	1,230	31.9%	33.7%	−5%
Nissan	20,622	32.1%	29.5%	+9%
Volvo	7,409	32.8%	28.9%	+13%
Ford	58,866	33.8%	31.5%	+8%
MG	955	34.1%	28.9%	+18%
Vauxhall	35,875	34.5%	34.2%	+1%
SAAB	1,451	34.6%	39.5%	−12%
DS	1,312	34.9%	36.3%	−4%
Citroen	14,549	35.9%	34.2%	+5%
Peugeot	17,645	36.6%	34.0%	+8%
smart	240	37.9%	31.9%	+19%
Daihatsu	431	38.1%	36.3%	+5%
Perodua	127	39.4%	31.3%	+26%
Renault	12,872	39.4%	38.6%	+2%
Rover	599	43.7%	42.5%	+3%
Chrysler	387	44.2%	41.2%	+7%
Dodge	122	44.3%	40.6%	+9%
Chevrolet	852	44.4%	45.1%	−2%
Talbot	123	54.5%	47.1%	+16%