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%

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