MoT Data for Twickenham

Twickenham, like most postcode areas in the South East, is better than average. The tables below show a lot of above average pass rates in the reasons for failure, failure rate by year and failure rate by manufacturer tables.

The best performing car maker is Bentley, followed by Porsche and Ferrari - though of those three Porsche was the only manufacturer with more than 1000 models tested.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.8%	11.9%	−26%
Suspension	4.5%	9.6%	−53%
Tyres	4.2%	5.8%	−27%
Visibility	4.2%	5.3%	−22%
Brakes	3.3%	7.7%	−57%
Noise, emissions and leaks	2.3%	3.6%	−36%
Body, chassis, structure	2.1%	4.1%	−49%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
2021	137	13.9%	17.5%	−21%
2020	197	13.7%	16.7%	−18%
2019	1,100	10.2%	10.3%	−1%
2018	15,748	10.5%	11.7%	−10%
2017	16,386	11.7%	13.2%	−12%
2016	16,671	14.0%	16.5%	−15%
2015	15,830	15.8%	19.5%	−19%
2014	14,524	18.8%	23.0%	−18%
2013	13,631	20.8%	27.2%	−24%
2012	12,719	22.7%	30.5%	−25%
2011	11,643	25.9%	33.4%	−22%
2010	12,299	28.5%	36.8%	−23%
2009	11,633	30.1%	39.1%	−23%
2008	11,399	32.7%	41.5%	−21%
2007	11,942	33.3%	42.6%	−22%
2006	9,705	34.0%	43.9%	−23%
2005	7,913	35.8%	44.9%	−20%
2004	6,456	36.4%	45.7%	−20%
2003	5,156	37.1%	45.6%	−19%
2002	3,811	35.4%	45.2%	−22%
2001	2,603	34.2%	43.9%	−22%
2000	1,726	33.5%	42.5%	−21%
1999	1,143	33.9%	40.8%	−17%
1998	767	30.6%	38.5%	−20%
1997	540	27.0%	37.5%	−28%
1996	362	25.1%	36.5%	−31%
1995	265	22.6%	35.3%	−36%
1994	186	19.9%	34.4%	−42%
1993	159	25.2%	34.7%	−28%
1992	151	25.8%	32.9%	−22%
1991	138	20.3%	32.3%	−37%
1990	183	18.6%	30.9%	−40%
1989	151	19.2%	29.6%	−35%
1988	101	15.8%	30.2%	−48%
1987	94	18.1%	29.5%	−39%
1986	62	14.5%	28.9%	−50%
1985	69	21.7%	28.3%	−23%

MoT failure rates by make

Make	Tests	Failure Rate	National Failure Rate	Relative Rate
Bentley	219	8.7%	10.3%	−16%
Rolls-Royce	250	8.8%	11.2%	−22%
Tesla	158	9.5%	13.3%	−29%
Ferrari	594	9.6%	6.9%	+40%
Porsche	1,262	14.2%	14.9%	−5%
Lexus	3,211	15.0%	18.7%	−20%
Dacia	504	15.5%	24.7%	−37%
Land Rover	5,699	17.1%	25.2%	−32%
Maserati	327	17.7%	16.1%	+10%
Audi	14,859	18.5%	22.3%	−17%
Kia	4,570	18.8%	26.5%	−29%
Skoda	3,467	19.1%	23.5%	−18%
Jaguar	2,826	19.1%	23.9%	−20%
Mercedes-Benz	10,855	19.3%	22.3%	−13%
BMW	16,706	19.3%	22.9%	−16%
Hyundai	4,071	20.4%	26.1%	−22%
Subaru	269	20.4%	27.8%	−27%
Abarth	219	20.5%	20.8%	−1%
MG	222	20.7%	28.9%	−28%
Jeep	472	22.5%	26.1%	−14%
SEAT	2,250	22.5%	27.1%	−17%
Mitsubishi	1,515	22.8%	28.7%	−20%
MINI	6,770	23.0%	25.5%	−10%
smart	212	23.1%	31.9%	−28%
Mazda	4,069	23.3%	28.2%	−17%
FIAT	5,430	24.2%	32.2%	−25%
Suzuki	1,842	24.6%	27.5%	−10%
Toyota	16,202	25.0%	27.1%	−8%
Alfa Romeo	629	25.1%	33.7%	−25%
Ford	29,140	25.4%	31.5%	−19%
Volkswagen	25,903	25.6%	29.0%	−12%
Chrysler	289	25.6%	41.2%	−38%
Volvo	3,040	25.9%	28.9%	−11%
Rover	236	26.3%	42.5%	−38%
Nissan	12,047	26.3%	29.5%	−11%
DS	403	27.3%	36.3%	−25%
Peugeot	8,964	28.3%	34.0%	−17%
Honda	7,394	28.6%	28.2%	+1%
Vauxhall	19,366	29.1%	34.2%	−15%
Citroen	5,431	29.6%	34.2%	−13%
Renault	5,517	30.2%	38.6%	−22%
LTI	182	30.2%	38.2%	−21%
SAAB	584	32.9%	39.5%	−17%
Chevrolet	589	33.1%	45.1%	−27%
Daihatsu	107	34.6%	36.3%	−5%