On average, 28.1% of cars will fail their MoT test in Colchester, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Suspension, Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and Brakes.

Cars registered in 2002 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 55.8%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Chrysler, Rover and Chevrolet. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Maserati, Aston Martin and Ferrari.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Suspension 8.4% 9.6% −12%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.3% 11.9% −31%
Brakes 5.9% 7.7% −24%
Tyres 5.4% 5.8% −6%
Visibility 4.9% 5.3% −8%
Body, chassis, structure 3.2% 4.1% −23%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.8% 3.6% −21%
Steering 1.5% 1.9% −21%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.0% 1.3% −22%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2020 58 24.1% 16.7% +44%
2019 663 7.8% 10.3% −23%
2018 14,588 10.2% 11.7% −13%
2017 15,568 11.4% 13.2% −14%
2016 16,590 15.0% 16.5% −9%
2015 16,356 17.1% 19.5% −12%
2014 15,933 20.5% 23.0% −11%
2013 14,638 23.8% 27.2% −12%
2012 13,063 27.8% 30.5% −9%
2011 12,781 30.5% 33.4% −8%
2010 13,077 34.6% 36.8% −6%
2009 12,547 37.8% 39.1% −3%
2008 11,932 39.1% 41.5% −6%
2007 12,043 40.4% 42.6% −5%
2006 10,055 42.7% 43.9% −3%
2005 8,180 43.5% 44.9% −3%
2004 6,798 43.7% 45.7% −4%
2003 5,338 43.4% 45.6% −5%
2002 3,946 44.2% 45.2% −2%
2001 2,480 41.7% 43.9% −5%
2000 1,607 41.1% 42.5% −3%
1999 1,176 38.3% 40.8% −6%
1998 872 38.3% 38.5% −0%
1997 598 37.1% 37.5% −1%
1996 399 32.1% 36.5% −12%
1995 257 32.3% 35.3% −9%
1994 225 34.2% 34.4% −0%
1993 221 34.8% 34.7% +0%
1992 175 34.9% 32.9% +6%
1991 196 29.6% 32.3% −8%
1990 214 31.3% 30.9% +1%
1989 222 24.3% 29.6% −18%
1988 159 30.8% 30.2% +2%
1987 112 22.3% 29.5% −24%
1986 103 21.4% 28.9% −26%
1985 97 33.0% 28.3% +16%
1984 83 15.7% 28.1% −44%
1983 58 24.1% 27.5% −12%
1982 61 34.4% 27.4% +26%
1973 50 12.0% 20.0% −40%
1972 52 23.1% 20.2% +14%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Ferrari 377 4.0% 6.9% −42%
Aston Martin 114 10.5% 10.3% +2%
Maserati 206 11.7% 16.1% −28%
Porsche 2,075 11.7% 14.9% −22%
Abarth 253 14.6% 20.8% −30%
Dacia 830 15.1% 24.7% −39%
Bentley 174 15.5% 10.3% +50%
Lexus 520 20.6% 18.7% +10%
Subaru 469 20.7% 27.8% −26%
Skoda 5,282 21.2% 23.5% −10%
Hyundai 7,844 21.7% 26.1% −17%
Jeep 708 23.0% 26.1% −12%
Audi 10,594 23.1% 22.3% +4%
BMW 11,030 23.8% 22.9% +4%
Honda 6,624 24.2% 28.2% −14%
MG 764 24.3% 28.9% −16%
Mazda 3,852 25.1% 28.2% −11%
Suzuki 3,575 25.1% 27.5% −8%
Jaguar 2,444 25.4% 23.9% +6%
Land Rover 8,075 25.6% 25.2% +2%
MINI 5,927 25.7% 25.5% +1%
Kia 4,673 26.0% 26.5% −2%
Mercedes-Benz 7,047 26.5% 22.3% +19%
SEAT 2,737 27.0% 27.1% −0%
Toyota 9,429 27.5% 27.1% +1%
FIAT 6,651 27.9% 32.2% −13%
Nissan 10,628 28.2% 29.5% −4%
Alfa Romeo 738 28.5% 33.7% −15%
Isuzu 338 28.7% 40.7% −30%
Volvo 3,911 29.4% 28.9% +1%
Volkswagen 18,815 29.5% 29.0% +2%
Mitsubishi 2,495 29.9% 28.7% +4%
Daihatsu 270 30.7% 36.3% −15%
SsangYong 166 31.3% 30.6% +2%
DS 846 31.6% 36.3% −13%
Ford 48,331 32.5% 31.5% +3%
Vauxhall 24,558 34.1% 34.2% −0%
SAAB 788 34.5% 39.5% −13%
Peugeot 10,333 35.5% 34.0% +4%
Citroen 8,957 35.5% 34.2% +4%
smart 147 36.7% 31.9% +15%
Renault 8,017 38.1% 38.6% −1%
Chrysler 232 40.1% 41.2% −3%
Rover 313 43.5% 42.5% +2%
Chevrolet 449 43.7% 45.1% −3%
 

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