On average, 26.6% of cars will fail their MoT test in Birmingham, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Suspension and Brakes.

Cars registered in 2003 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 59.9%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Proton, Daewoo and LTI. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.0% 11.9% −24%
Suspension 7.0% 9.6% −26%
Brakes 5.0% 7.7% −35%
Visibility 4.9% 5.3% −8%
Tyres 4.4% 5.8% −25%
Body, chassis, structure 2.8% 4.1% −33%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.4% 3.6% −33%
Steering 1.3% 1.9% −33%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 558 8.4% 17.5% −52%
2020 1,044 13.9% 16.7% −17%
2019 4,180 10.7% 10.3% +4%
2018 63,606 11.9% 11.7% +2%
2017 62,864 13.3% 13.2% +1%
2016 69,169 16.2% 16.5% −2%
2015 68,439 18.5% 19.5% −5%
2014 64,207 21.3% 23.0% −8%
2013 60,401 24.9% 27.2% −8%
2012 54,639 28.0% 30.5% −8%
2011 51,392 30.0% 33.4% −10%
2010 53,688 32.8% 36.8% −11%
2009 50,657 34.7% 39.1% −11%
2008 48,887 36.2% 41.5% −13%
2007 48,335 36.9% 42.6% −14%
2006 38,576 37.9% 43.9% −14%
2005 29,452 38.6% 44.9% −14%
2004 22,515 40.1% 45.7% −12%
2003 16,315 40.1% 45.6% −12%
2002 11,141 39.3% 45.2% −13%
2001 6,946 39.2% 43.9% −11%
2000 4,114 37.0% 42.5% −13%
1999 2,798 36.2% 40.8% −11%
1998 1,933 35.4% 38.5% −8%
1997 1,435 32.3% 37.5% −14%
1996 916 34.1% 36.5% −7%
1995 651 26.6% 35.3% −25%
1994 569 27.2% 34.4% −21%
1993 498 28.5% 34.7% −18%
1992 470 24.7% 32.9% −25%
1991 478 24.3% 32.3% −25%
1990 575 22.4% 30.9% −27%
1989 490 21.8% 29.6% −26%
1988 319 27.6% 30.2% −9%
1987 205 26.8% 29.5% −9%
1986 227 29.5% 28.9% +2%
1985 182 19.2% 28.3% −32%
1984 136 17.6% 28.1% −37%
1983 127 18.9% 27.5% −31%
1982 86 31.4% 27.4% +15%
1981 93 20.4% 25.3% −19%
1980 51 17.6% 22.9% −23%
1979 65 18.5% 21.0% −12%
1973 73 17.8% 20.0% −11%
1972 55 14.5% 20.2% −28%
1971 52 19.2% 21.0% −8%
1970 58 13.8% 20.0% −31%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamborghini 140 3.6% 6.1% −41%
Rolls-Royce 280 4.3% 11.2% −62%
Bentley 887 6.5% 10.3% −37%
Lotus 294 7.5% 17.8% −58%
TVR 130 8.5% 15.8% −46%
Porsche 4,581 10.4% 14.9% −30%
Infiniti 302 11.6% 13.5% −14%
Tesla 307 11.7% 13.3% −12%
Ferrari 439 11.8% 6.9% +73%
Aston Martin 198 12.1% 10.3% +18%
Maserati 426 13.8% 16.1% −14%
Lexus 4,060 16.4% 18.7% −12%
Audi 51,242 19.7% 22.3% −12%
BMW 56,067 20.2% 22.9% −12%
Dacia 2,432 20.8% 24.7% −16%
Abarth 505 21.0% 20.8% +1%
Triumph 130 21.5% 22.7% −5%
Land Rover 19,650 21.8% 25.2% −13%
Skoda 18,048 22.1% 23.5% −6%
Subaru 1,407 22.2% 27.8% −20%
MINI 20,474 22.6% 25.5% −11%
Jeep 1,418 23.1% 26.1% −11%
Kia 17,813 23.6% 26.5% −11%
Mercedes-Benz 36,128 23.9% 22.3% +7%
Hyundai 28,393 24.3% 26.1% −7%
Jaguar 9,736 24.4% 23.9% +2%
Toyota 55,444 25.2% 27.1% −7%
SEAT 18,828 25.7% 27.1% −5%
Mitsubishi 6,506 25.9% 28.7% −10%
MG 2,072 26.1% 28.9% −10%
Mazda 13,890 26.2% 28.2% −7%
Volkswagen 82,490 26.7% 29.0% −8%
smart 421 26.8% 31.9% −16%
Honda 30,312 26.9% 28.2% −5%
Nissan 44,333 27.3% 29.5% −7%
Suzuki 7,105 27.6% 27.5% +1%
Volvo 12,009 28.1% 28.9% −3%
Isuzu 453 29.6% 40.7% −27%
FIAT 20,765 29.7% 32.2% −8%
Ford 148,105 29.8% 31.5% −5%
Alfa Romeo 2,593 30.7% 33.7% −9%
Peugeot 45,691 31.6% 34.0% −7%
Daihatsu 507 32.5% 36.3% −10%
Vauxhall 96,372 33.0% 34.2% −4%
SsangYong 315 33.0% 30.6% +8%
Citroen 27,632 33.6% 34.2% −2%
DS 4,152 34.0% 36.3% −6%
Chrysler 854 34.1% 41.2% −17%
SAAB 1,968 35.0% 39.5% −11%
Renault 29,910 35.6% 38.6% −8%
Talbot 146 35.6% 47.1% −24%
Rover 1,942 36.7% 42.5% −14%
Dodge 272 39.3% 40.6% −3%
Chevrolet 3,036 40.8% 45.1% −10%
Proton 140 43.6% 46.9% −7%
Daewoo 151 45.0% 53.3% −16%
LTI 388 55.7% 38.2% +46%
 

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