On average, 32.2% of cars will fail their MoT test in Portsmouth, which puts the region above the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Suspension and Tyres.

Cars registered in 2003 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 49.0%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Dodge, Talbot and Daewoo. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Tesla, Bentley and Aston Martin.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 10.2% 11.9% −14%
Suspension 8.3% 9.6% −13%
Tyres 6.5% 5.8% +13%
Brakes 6.3% 7.7% −18%
Visibility 5.9% 5.3% +10%
Body, chassis, structure 3.7% 4.1% −11%
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.7% 3.6% +3%
Steering 1.8% 1.9% −6%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.4% 1.3% +9%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 188 22.3% 17.5% +27%
2020 176 27.8% 16.7% +67%
2019 1,206 11.2% 10.3% +9%
2018 26,043 12.7% 11.7% +9%
2017 27,714 14.3% 13.2% +9%
2016 30,152 17.0% 16.5% +3%
2015 29,877 20.0% 19.5% +3%
2014 29,199 22.8% 23.0% −1%
2013 26,680 27.1% 27.2% −1%
2012 23,911 30.5% 30.5% +0%
2011 22,736 33.8% 33.4% +1%
2010 23,798 37.3% 36.8% +1%
2009 22,844 40.8% 39.1% +5%
2008 21,708 44.0% 41.5% +6%
2007 22,341 45.9% 42.6% +8%
2006 18,900 47.3% 43.9% +8%
2005 16,212 49.1% 44.9% +10%
2004 13,631 50.1% 45.7% +10%
2003 10,809 51.0% 45.6% +12%
2002 8,076 50.4% 45.2% +11%
2001 5,298 49.6% 43.9% +13%
2000 3,363 48.7% 42.5% +15%
1999 2,277 47.3% 40.8% +16%
1998 1,536 42.4% 38.5% +10%
1997 1,072 43.8% 37.5% +17%
1996 692 45.2% 36.5% +24%
1995 477 43.8% 35.3% +24%
1994 381 43.0% 34.4% +25%
1993 309 44.3% 34.7% +28%
1992 314 41.1% 32.9% +25%
1991 342 36.3% 32.3% +12%
1990 371 33.4% 30.9% +8%
1989 290 36.9% 29.6% +25%
1988 237 42.2% 30.2% +39%
1987 178 32.6% 29.5% +10%
1986 150 40.7% 28.9% +41%
1985 129 34.9% 28.3% +23%
1984 103 45.6% 28.1% +62%
1983 119 31.9% 27.5% +16%
1982 89 30.3% 27.4% +11%
1981 54 25.9% 25.3% +3%
1980 52 26.9% 22.9% +17%
1972 60 25.0% 20.2% +24%
1971 54 29.6% 21.0% +41%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Aston Martin 548 12.8% 10.3% +24%
Bentley 176 13.6% 10.3% +32%
Tesla 102 15.7% 13.3% +18%
Porsche 2,402 15.9% 14.9% +7%
Abarth 377 17.5% 20.8% −16%
Dacia 2,151 20.5% 24.7% −17%
Skoda 12,663 25.3% 23.5% +8%
SsangYong 256 25.8% 30.6% −16%
Lexus 1,125 26.0% 18.7% +39%
Lotus 123 26.8% 17.8% +51%
Audi 16,729 27.5% 22.3% +23%
Jaguar 4,669 27.6% 23.9% +16%
Kia 15,809 28.0% 26.5% +6%
BMW 20,485 28.3% 22.9% +23%
Mercedes-Benz 13,264 28.6% 22.3% +28%
Suzuki 7,904 28.7% 27.5% +4%
SEAT 5,966 28.8% 27.1% +6%
Hyundai 16,605 29.5% 26.1% +13%
Land Rover 10,199 29.8% 25.2% +18%
Honda 16,302 30.9% 28.2% +9%
MINI 11,479 31.4% 25.5% +23%
Isuzu 391 31.7% 40.7% −22%
Volvo 6,577 32.0% 28.9% +11%
Mazda 10,065 32.2% 28.2% +14%
DS 2,000 32.4% 36.3% −11%
Toyota 19,544 32.5% 27.1% +20%
FIAT 12,905 32.9% 32.2% +2%
Nissan 22,199 33.7% 29.5% +14%
Volkswagen 41,907 34.5% 29.0% +19%
Subaru 814 34.8% 27.8% +25%
Alfa Romeo 913 34.9% 33.7% +4%
MG 992 35.1% 28.9% +21%
Jeep 851 35.1% 26.1% +35%
Perodua 111 35.1% 31.3% +12%
Ford 68,454 36.0% 31.5% +14%
Peugeot 21,683 37.2% 34.0% +9%
smart 322 37.3% 31.9% +17%
Mitsubishi 4,430 37.4% 28.7% +30%
Citroen 18,704 38.3% 34.2% +12%
Daihatsu 535 38.7% 36.3% +6%
Vauxhall 41,379 38.8% 34.2% +14%
Renault 14,908 43.3% 38.6% +12%
SAAB 1,334 43.5% 39.5% +10%
Chevrolet 1,046 46.6% 45.1% +3%
Chrysler 413 47.0% 41.2% +14%
Rover 611 47.3% 42.5% +11%
Dodge 131 48.1% 40.6% +18%
Talbot 166 53.0% 47.1% +13%
Daewoo 109 60.6% 53.3% +14%
 

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