On average, 28.5% of cars will fail their MoT test in Guildford, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Suspension and Tyres.

Cars registered in 2004 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 53.6%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Rover, Chevrolet and Chrysler. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Bentley, TVR and Ferrari.

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 6.9% 9.6% −28%
Tyres 5.2% 5.8% −10%
Visibility 4.9% 5.3% −8%
Brakes 4.7% 7.7% −38%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.9% 3.6% −19%
Body, chassis, structure 2.8% 4.1% −31%
Steering 1.3% 1.9% −34%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 92 22.8% 17.5% +30%
2020 134 24.6% 16.7% +47%
2019 1,171 11.2% 10.3% +9%
2018 30,254 12.6% 11.7% +8%
2017 31,439 14.0% 13.2% +6%
2016 32,408 16.8% 16.5% +2%
2015 31,122 19.0% 19.5% −2%
2014 29,307 21.4% 23.0% −7%
2013 26,507 25.0% 27.2% −8%
2012 23,468 27.8% 30.5% −9%
2011 21,524 31.5% 33.4% −6%
2010 21,698 35.0% 36.8% −5%
2009 20,393 37.6% 39.1% −4%
2008 18,817 39.6% 41.5% −5%
2007 19,006 42.3% 42.6% −1%
2006 15,624 42.3% 43.9% −4%
2005 13,209 45.0% 44.9% +0%
2004 10,878 46.4% 45.7% +2%
2003 8,591 45.3% 45.6% −0%
2002 6,501 44.7% 45.2% −1%
2001 4,291 44.6% 43.9% +2%
2000 3,025 42.5% 42.5% +0%
1999 2,207 41.8% 40.8% +2%
1998 1,694 41.3% 38.5% +7%
1997 1,012 37.6% 37.5% +1%
1996 704 36.5% 36.5% −0%
1995 450 35.3% 35.3% −0%
1994 388 38.9% 34.4% +13%
1993 317 41.3% 34.7% +19%
1992 315 31.4% 32.9% −5%
1991 337 42.4% 32.3% +31%
1990 322 33.5% 30.9% +9%
1989 349 32.7% 29.6% +10%
1988 255 36.5% 30.2% +21%
1987 203 41.4% 29.5% +40%
1986 143 35.0% 28.9% +21%
1985 147 36.7% 28.3% +30%
1984 94 34.0% 28.1% +21%
1983 117 34.2% 27.5% +24%
1982 73 43.8% 27.4% +60%
1981 60 28.3% 25.3% +12%
1979 52 17.3% 21.0% −18%
1973 74 20.3% 20.0% +1%
1972 99 25.3% 20.2% +25%
1971 53 34.0% 21.0% +62%
1969 57 31.6% 19.6% +61%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Ferrari 296 6.8% 6.9% −2%
TVR 305 11.5% 15.8% −27%
Bentley 322 11.5% 10.3% +11%
Infiniti 109 14.7% 13.5% +9%
Aston Martin 320 14.7% 10.3% +43%
Porsche 4,297 15.3% 14.9% +3%
Tesla 278 16.2% 13.3% +22%
Lexus 3,343 18.9% 18.7% +1%
Maserati 161 19.9% 16.1% +24%
Audi 23,297 22.4% 22.3% +1%
Lotus 651 22.9% 17.8% +29%
Abarth 349 23.5% 20.8% +13%
Skoda 10,218 23.7% 23.5% +1%
Dacia 1,126 23.9% 24.7% −3%
BMW 28,830 24.1% 22.9% +5%
Jaguar 5,113 24.7% 23.9% +3%
Suzuki 4,281 25.4% 27.5% −8%
Kia 12,102 25.6% 26.5% −3%
SEAT 5,856 25.8% 27.1% −5%
Hyundai 10,566 26.2% 26.1% +0%
MINI 15,001 26.4% 25.5% +4%
Morgan 128 26.6% 15.7% +70%
Triumph 114 27.2% 22.7% +20%
Subaru 1,612 27.2% 27.8% −2%
Mercedes-Benz 12,599 27.6% 22.3% +24%
Land Rover 14,059 28.0% 25.2% +11%
Toyota 19,946 28.8% 27.1% +6%
Honda 14,910 29.4% 28.2% +4%
Mitsubishi 3,771 29.6% 28.7% +3%
Nissan 18,250 29.9% 29.5% +1%
Jeep 1,018 30.0% 26.1% +15%
Volkswagen 48,321 30.1% 29.0% +4%
DS 1,241 30.2% 36.3% −17%
Mazda 7,030 30.5% 28.2% +8%
SsangYong 286 30.8% 30.6% +0%
Volvo 7,932 31.0% 28.9% +7%
FIAT 8,789 31.8% 32.2% −1%
Ford 51,906 33.1% 31.5% +5%
Peugeot 17,502 33.4% 34.0% −2%
Vauxhall 32,440 33.9% 34.2% −1%
Alfa Romeo 1,117 34.3% 33.7% +2%
Citroen 11,910 34.6% 34.2% +1%
Isuzu 389 35.0% 40.7% −14%
Daihatsu 260 35.8% 36.3% −2%
Dodge 120 36.7% 40.6% −10%
SAAB 1,206 36.9% 39.5% −7%
smart 254 37.4% 31.9% +17%
MG 801 38.5% 28.9% +33%
Renault 11,887 39.1% 38.6% +1%
Rover 431 39.2% 42.5% −8%
Chevrolet 727 45.3% 45.1% +0%
Chrysler 334 47.0% 41.2% +14%
 

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