On average, 24.0% of cars will fail their MoT test in London W, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Visibility and Tyres.

Cars registered in 1993 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 61.5%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are smart, Chevrolet and Subaru. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Tesla, LTI and Bentley.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.1% 11.9% −23%
Visibility 4.7% 5.3% −11%
Tyres 4.1% 5.8% −29%
Brakes 3.8% 7.7% −50%
Suspension 3.7% 9.6% −61%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.4% 3.6% −31%
Body, chassis, structure 2.2% 4.1% −47%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 52 13.5% 17.5% −23%
2020 274 7.3% 16.7% −56%
2019 1,473 6.6% 10.3% −36%
2018 7,217 11.2% 11.7% −4%
2017 7,777 13.2% 13.2% −0%
2016 7,879 16.3% 16.5% −1%
2015 6,719 18.8% 19.5% −3%
2014 5,264 20.1% 23.0% −13%
2013 5,009 23.5% 27.2% −14%
2012 4,695 25.8% 30.5% −15%
2011 4,228 28.0% 33.4% −16%
2010 4,505 29.6% 36.8% −20%
2009 4,466 31.3% 39.1% −20%
2008 3,986 32.1% 41.5% −23%
2007 4,458 32.9% 42.6% −23%
2006 3,665 33.6% 43.9% −23%
2005 2,983 34.6% 44.9% −23%
2004 2,422 34.5% 45.7% −24%
2003 1,870 36.6% 45.6% −20%
2002 1,489 37.7% 45.2% −17%
2001 1,123 34.5% 43.9% −22%
2000 660 36.7% 42.5% −14%
1999 476 31.7% 40.8% −22%
1998 343 29.7% 38.5% −23%
1997 241 32.8% 37.5% −12%
1996 171 28.7% 36.5% −22%
1995 119 29.4% 35.3% −17%
1994 83 37.3% 34.4% +9%
1993 96 38.5% 34.7% +11%
1992 94 26.6% 32.9% −19%
1991 82 35.4% 32.3% +9%
1990 77 31.2% 30.9% +1%
1989 82 22.0% 29.6% −26%
1988 50 30.0% 30.2% −1%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Bentley 298 9.4% 10.3% −9%
LTI 219 11.9% 38.2% −69%
Tesla 300 12.0% 13.3% −10%
Porsche 2,572 12.7% 14.9% −15%
Kia 1,183 15.0% 26.5% −43%
Aston Martin 219 17.8% 10.3% +73%
Lexus 1,040 18.0% 18.7% −4%
Abarth 114 18.4% 20.8% −11%
Maserati 133 18.8% 16.1% +17%
Toyota 6,113 19.1% 27.1% −29%
BMW 7,003 19.2% 22.9% −16%
Mitsubishi 642 19.9% 28.7% −31%
Jaguar 1,443 21.0% 23.9% −12%
Land Rover 3,128 21.2% 25.2% −16%
Mercedes-Benz 4,397 21.3% 22.3% −5%
Jeep 239 21.3% 26.1% −18%
Audi 5,115 22.0% 22.3% −1%
DS 205 22.9% 36.3% −37%
Dacia 227 23.3% 24.7% −5%
Hyundai 1,073 23.8% 26.1% −9%
Volvo 3,054 23.9% 28.9% −17%
MINI 3,119 24.3% 25.5% −4%
Skoda 1,059 24.6% 23.5% +5%
SEAT 721 24.8% 27.1% −8%
Alfa Romeo 268 25.0% 33.7% −26%
Honda 6,096 25.2% 28.2% −11%
Suzuki 543 25.6% 27.5% −7%
Nissan 5,866 25.6% 29.5% −13%
Volkswagen 9,160 27.6% 29.0% −5%
FIAT 1,896 27.6% 32.2% −14%
Chrysler 122 27.9% 41.2% −32%
SAAB 409 28.4% 39.5% −28%
Peugeot 3,245 28.5% 34.0% −16%
Ford 6,045 29.5% 31.5% −6%
Mazda 768 29.7% 28.2% +5%
Citroen 1,830 30.0% 34.2% −12%
Vauxhall 4,718 30.0% 34.2% −12%
Renault 2,967 31.3% 38.6% −19%
smart 131 31.3% 31.9% −2%
Chevrolet 187 32.1% 45.1% −29%
Subaru 107 34.6% 27.8% +24%
 

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