MoT Data for Walsall
Walsall’s table is filled with a lot of red numbers and the overall pass rate of 58%, while not too bad, isn’t great. The usual problem areas of lighting, suspension and brakes have the highest MOT failure rates in Walsall and each has a relative rate above the national average.
Porsche models have the highest pass rates, followed by Lexus and Triumph. The best maker with more than 1000 models tested is Toyota. It's a fairly familiar picture at the bottom of the table, with Chrysler, Renault and Daewoo putting in the lowest average pass rates.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment | 17.7% | 16.7% | +6% |
| Suspension | 12.4% | 12.1% | +2% |
| Brakes | 8.7% | 9.0% | −4% |
| Tyres | 7.2% | 7.2% | +1% |
| Driver's view of the road | 5.9% | 6.2% | −5% |
| Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions | 3.5% | 3.6% | −2% |
| Steering | 2.4% | 2.3% | +5% |
| Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems | 1.6% | 1.6% | −2% |
| Body, Structure and General Items | 1.2% | 1.1% | +5% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2016 | 54 | 14.8% | 11.6% | +28% |
| 2015 | 643 | 12.3% | 13.2% | −7% |
| 2014 | 12,930 | 15.0% | 14.3% | +5% |
| 2013 | 12,467 | 17.4% | 16.9% | +3% |
| 2012 | 11,702 | 21.8% | 20.9% | +4% |
| 2011 | 11,014 | 25.8% | 24.6% | +5% |
| 2010 | 11,086 | 30.6% | 29.2% | +5% |
| 2009 | 10,551 | 34.5% | 32.8% | +5% |
| 2008 | 11,037 | 38.3% | 37.0% | +4% |
| 2007 | 12,556 | 41.7% | 39.6% | +5% |
| 2006 | 11,328 | 43.0% | 42.2% | +2% |
| 2005 | 10,302 | 45.5% | 45.0% | +1% |
| 2004 | 9,692 | 48.2% | 47.4% | +2% |
| 2003 | 7,757 | 49.5% | 48.6% | +2% |
| 2002 | 6,259 | 50.7% | 49.6% | +2% |
| 2001 | 4,228 | 50.0% | 49.6% | +1% |
| 2000 | 2,613 | 49.8% | 49.2% | +1% |
| 1999 | 1,570 | 48.8% | 48.8% | +0% |
| 1998 | 1,003 | 48.0% | 46.8% | +2% |
| 1997 | 680 | 44.6% | 45.5% | −2% |
| 1996 | 436 | 44.3% | 44.2% | +0% |
| 1995 | 321 | 45.5% | 42.3% | +8% |
| 1994 | 264 | 38.3% | 41.0% | −7% |
| 1993 | 192 | 34.9% | 40.5% | −14% |
| 1992 | 171 | 39.8% | 39.1% | +2% |
| 1991 | 172 | 35.5% | 38.9% | −9% |
| 1990 | 177 | 37.3% | 37.1% | +0% |
| 1989 | 138 | 31.2% | 35.2% | −11% |
| 1988 | 74 | 29.7% | 35.0% | −15% |
| 1987 | 58 | 25.9% | 34.4% | −25% |
| 1986 | 50 | 22.0% | 34.0% | −35% |
| 1985 | 53 | 32.1% | 33.9% | −6% |
| 1983 | 54 | 31.5% | 32.7% | −4% |
| 1971 | 182 | 19.2% | 24.9% | −23% |
| 1970 | 58 | 22.4% | 23.8% | −6% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Triumph | 106 | 19.8% | 29.9% | −34% |
| MINI | 565 | 20.2% | 29.3% | −31% |
| Porsche | 500 | 21.0% | 19.3% | +9% |
| Audi | 6,266 | 26.6% | 25.5% | +4% |
| Skoda | 3,488 | 26.8% | 28.3% | −5% |
| Dacia | 223 | 27.4% | 20.3% | +35% |
| Lexus | 467 | 27.6% | 23.4% | +18% |
| BMW | 5,436 | 28.3% | 26.9% | +5% |
| Suzuki | 1,421 | 29.0% | 32.4% | −11% |
| Kia | 3,416 | 30.1% | 30.7% | −2% |
| Jaguar | 1,800 | 31.2% | 31.3% | −0% |
| Land Rover | 3,353 | 31.3% | 31.0% | +1% |
| Hyundai | 2,851 | 31.3% | 29.4% | +6% |
| Daihatsu | 202 | 32.2% | 36.1% | −11% |
| Toyota | 5,473 | 32.2% | 30.1% | +7% |
| Nissan | 6,813 | 32.4% | 33.3% | −3% |
| Honda | 5,840 | 32.9% | 31.1% | +6% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 4,460 | 33.1% | 30.4% | +9% |
| Isuzu | 105 | 33.3% | 43.9% | −24% |
| Volvo | 2,002 | 33.4% | 35.1% | −5% |
| Mazda | 2,128 | 33.6% | 32.2% | +4% |
| Volkswagen | 12,945 | 33.7% | 33.1% | +2% |
| SEAT | 2,036 | 33.9% | 32.6% | +4% |
| Mitsubishi | 1,476 | 34.3% | 36.4% | −6% |
| Alfa Romeo | 511 | 34.6% | 36.8% | −6% |
| Chrysler | 320 | 35.0% | 41.8% | −16% |
| Jeep | 243 | 35.4% | 36.0% | −2% |
| Ford | 30,027 | 36.9% | 35.2% | +5% |
| Subaru | 310 | 37.4% | 32.8% | +14% |
| Peugeot | 13,131 | 37.6% | 40.4% | −7% |
| FIAT | 5,666 | 38.0% | 36.8% | +3% |
| Vauxhall | 25,215 | 38.3% | 39.0% | −2% |
| Chevrolet | 1,080 | 40.5% | 40.5% | −0% |
| Citroen | 8,234 | 41.9% | 40.6% | +3% |
| MG | 778 | 42.4% | 41.7% | +2% |
| SAAB | 619 | 43.5% | 40.6% | +7% |
| Renault | 9,254 | 47.8% | 47.4% | +1% |
| Rover | 1,064 | 48.6% | 47.0% | +3% |
| Daewoo | 117 | 54.7% | 55.6% | −2% |
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