MoT Data for Wolverhampton
There’s a lot of red in the tables for Wolverhampton (WV) which indicates below average MoT pass rates. Much like elsewhere in the country, the most common cause for an MOT failure is lighting and signalling, but the failure rate is 10 per cent higher in a WV postcodes than the national average, so check all of your bulbs before your test.
Even new cars seems to suffer in Wolverhampton, with above average failure rates for 2010 and 2009 registered cars. Porsche is the best performing car maker, while the best maker with more than 1000 models tested is Audi, with a pass rate of 70.8 per cent. The worst performing manufacturers are Rover, Daewoo and Renault.
Most common reasons for MoT failure
| Test Item | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9.9% | 11.9% | −17% |
| Suspension | 8.4% | 9.6% | −13% |
| Brakes | 6.1% | 7.7% | −20% |
| Visibility | 5.1% | 5.3% | −5% |
| Tyres | 4.9% | 5.8% | −16% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3.3% | 4.1% | −20% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.8% | 3.6% | −20% |
| Steering | 1.7% | 1.9% | −14% |
MoT failure rates by year of registration
| Year of Registration | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| 2020 | 116 | 15.5% | 16.7% | −7% |
| 2019 | 827 | 10.2% | 10.3% | −1% |
| 2018 | 14,650 | 11.2% | 11.7% | −4% |
| 2017 | 14,647 | 12.5% | 13.2% | −6% |
| 2016 | 16,006 | 16.1% | 16.5% | −3% |
| 2015 | 16,084 | 19.0% | 19.5% | −2% |
| 2014 | 15,336 | 22.5% | 23.0% | −2% |
| 2013 | 13,882 | 27.3% | 27.2% | +0% |
| 2012 | 12,067 | 30.4% | 30.5% | −0% |
| 2011 | 10,966 | 33.0% | 33.4% | −1% |
| 2010 | 10,890 | 36.5% | 36.8% | −1% |
| 2009 | 9,984 | 38.8% | 39.1% | −1% |
| 2008 | 9,556 | 41.4% | 41.5% | −0% |
| 2007 | 9,583 | 42.6% | 42.6% | −0% |
| 2006 | 7,856 | 42.7% | 43.9% | −3% |
| 2005 | 6,115 | 42.8% | 44.9% | −5% |
| 2004 | 4,968 | 44.6% | 45.7% | −2% |
| 2003 | 3,650 | 43.4% | 45.6% | −5% |
| 2002 | 2,538 | 41.6% | 45.2% | −8% |
| 2001 | 1,537 | 42.7% | 43.9% | −3% |
| 2000 | 956 | 40.3% | 42.5% | −5% |
| 1999 | 623 | 39.6% | 40.8% | −3% |
| 1998 | 464 | 34.7% | 38.5% | −10% |
| 1997 | 352 | 34.7% | 37.5% | −7% |
| 1996 | 194 | 35.6% | 36.5% | −3% |
| 1995 | 159 | 30.2% | 35.3% | −15% |
| 1994 | 129 | 32.6% | 34.4% | −5% |
| 1993 | 117 | 29.1% | 34.7% | −16% |
| 1992 | 95 | 29.5% | 32.9% | −10% |
| 1991 | 121 | 35.5% | 32.3% | +10% |
| 1990 | 123 | 33.3% | 30.9% | +8% |
| 1989 | 142 | 28.2% | 29.6% | −5% |
| 1988 | 83 | 21.7% | 30.2% | −28% |
| 1987 | 59 | 20.3% | 29.5% | −31% |
| 1985 | 55 | 27.3% | 28.3% | −4% |
MoT failure rates by make
| Make | Tests | Failure Rate | National Failure Rate | Relative Rate |
| Porsche | 1,315 | 12.4% | 14.9% | −17% |
| Bentley | 104 | 13.5% | 10.3% | +30% |
| Lexus | 1,339 | 14.3% | 18.7% | −23% |
| Abarth | 123 | 16.3% | 20.8% | −22% |
| Jeep | 484 | 20.9% | 26.1% | −20% |
| Suzuki | 2,434 | 20.9% | 27.5% | −24% |
| Skoda | 3,626 | 21.3% | 23.5% | −9% |
| Dacia | 993 | 22.3% | 24.7% | −10% |
| Jaguar | 2,655 | 22.4% | 23.9% | −6% |
| MINI | 4,791 | 22.5% | 25.5% | −12% |
| Land Rover | 4,944 | 22.5% | 25.2% | −11% |
| Audi | 10,621 | 22.7% | 22.3% | +2% |
| BMW | 11,804 | 22.7% | 22.9% | −1% |
| Subaru | 391 | 23.0% | 27.8% | −17% |
| MG | 494 | 23.1% | 28.9% | −20% |
| Mazda | 3,409 | 23.4% | 28.2% | −17% |
| Toyota | 8,106 | 25.3% | 27.1% | −7% |
| Hyundai | 5,078 | 25.6% | 26.1% | −2% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 7,920 | 25.6% | 22.3% | +15% |
| Volvo | 2,734 | 26.9% | 28.9% | −7% |
| Kia | 4,229 | 27.5% | 26.5% | +4% |
| Honda | 6,117 | 27.6% | 28.2% | −2% |
| SEAT | 3,885 | 27.7% | 27.1% | +2% |
| Nissan | 10,934 | 28.4% | 29.5% | −4% |
| Volkswagen | 16,502 | 28.7% | 29.0% | −1% |
| Mitsubishi | 1,510 | 29.6% | 28.7% | +3% |
| Alfa Romeo | 704 | 31.4% | 33.7% | −7% |
| FIAT | 4,665 | 31.6% | 32.2% | −2% |
| Isuzu | 162 | 32.7% | 40.7% | −20% |
| Ford | 29,219 | 32.8% | 31.5% | +4% |
| Peugeot | 11,022 | 33.1% | 34.0% | −3% |
| Daihatsu | 126 | 33.3% | 36.3% | −8% |
| Vauxhall | 24,097 | 35.8% | 34.2% | +5% |
| Renault | 10,990 | 36.2% | 38.6% | −6% |
| DS | 999 | 37.3% | 36.3% | +3% |
| Citroen | 5,818 | 37.3% | 34.2% | +9% |
| Chrysler | 203 | 39.4% | 41.2% | −4% |
| Rover | 361 | 40.2% | 42.5% | −5% |
| SAAB | 378 | 40.5% | 39.5% | +2% |
| Dodge | 116 | 40.5% | 40.6% | −0% |
| SsangYong | 116 | 42.2% | 30.6% | +38% |
| Chevrolet | 942 | 43.6% | 45.1% | −3% |
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