On average, 27.7% of cars will fail their MoT test in Stockport, 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 2003 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 53.3%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Daihatsu, Chrysler and Chevrolet. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Bentley, Aston Martin and Ferrari.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Suspension 8.6% 9.6% −10%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.3% 11.9% −30%
Brakes 6.3% 7.7% −18%
Visibility 5.1% 5.3% −4%
Tyres 4.7% 5.8% −19%
Body, chassis, structure 3.3% 4.1% −20%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.4% 3.6% −31%
Steering 1.5% 1.9% −21%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2020 65 21.5% 16.7% +29%
2019 1,208 9.4% 10.3% −9%
2018 29,338 11.3% 11.7% −3%
2017 26,578 13.2% 13.2% +0%
2016 27,461 16.6% 16.5% +0%
2015 26,793 19.2% 19.5% −2%
2014 24,481 22.7% 23.0% −1%
2013 21,556 27.3% 27.2% +0%
2012 18,355 31.4% 30.5% +3%
2011 15,964 33.9% 33.4% +1%
2010 15,563 37.8% 36.8% +3%
2009 14,301 40.3% 39.1% +3%
2008 12,604 42.4% 41.5% +2%
2007 12,600 44.0% 42.6% +3%
2006 9,942 45.1% 43.9% +3%
2005 8,091 45.2% 44.9% +1%
2004 6,238 46.3% 45.7% +1%
2003 4,861 46.7% 45.6% +2%
2002 3,362 45.0% 45.2% −0%
2001 2,112 43.5% 43.9% −1%
2000 1,290 42.1% 42.5% −1%
1999 958 38.6% 40.8% −5%
1998 684 36.5% 38.5% −5%
1997 534 40.8% 37.5% +9%
1996 313 36.7% 36.5% +1%
1995 245 39.6% 35.3% +12%
1994 186 32.8% 34.4% −5%
1993 177 33.3% 34.7% −4%
1992 164 29.3% 32.9% −11%
1991 173 27.2% 32.3% −16%
1990 158 30.4% 30.9% −2%
1989 151 31.8% 29.6% +8%
1988 110 30.0% 30.2% −1%
1987 77 26.0% 29.5% −12%
1986 79 22.8% 28.9% −21%
1985 52 26.9% 28.3% −5%
1984 52 28.8% 28.1% +3%
1983 54 31.5% 27.5% +15%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Ferrari 292 1.7% 6.9% −75%
Aston Martin 602 3.7% 10.3% −64%
Bentley 177 7.3% 10.3% −29%
Infiniti 213 13.6% 13.5% +1%
Porsche 2,133 13.7% 14.9% −8%
Tesla 129 14.7% 13.3% +11%
Lexus 1,930 15.2% 18.7% −19%
Maserati 143 18.2% 16.1% +13%
Audi 17,419 19.2% 22.3% −14%
Skoda 6,809 20.6% 23.5% −12%
BMW 17,357 22.7% 22.9% −1%
Abarth 161 23.0% 20.8% +11%
SEAT 5,579 23.6% 27.1% −13%
Jaguar 3,450 23.7% 23.9% −1%
Mercedes-Benz 11,278 23.8% 22.3% +7%
MG 512 24.4% 28.9% −16%
MINI 8,606 24.6% 25.5% −3%
Kia 11,393 24.6% 26.5% −7%
SsangYong 184 25.0% 30.6% −18%
Toyota 19,189 25.6% 27.1% −6%
Honda 10,588 25.9% 28.2% −8%
Hyundai 8,477 26.0% 26.1% −0%
Dacia 1,188 27.1% 24.7% +10%
Land Rover 10,012 27.3% 25.2% +8%
Mazda 7,336 27.7% 28.2% −2%
Mitsubishi 2,483 27.9% 28.7% −3%
Volkswagen 29,462 28.2% 29.0% −3%
Isuzu 357 28.3% 40.7% −31%
Jeep 612 29.1% 26.1% +12%
Suzuki 3,218 29.5% 27.5% +8%
Volvo 4,459 29.7% 28.9% +3%
Subaru 550 30.0% 27.8% +8%
Nissan 14,320 31.7% 29.5% +7%
Ford 45,918 32.2% 31.5% +2%
Peugeot 16,578 33.1% 34.0% −3%
Alfa Romeo 671 34.1% 33.7% +1%
FIAT 8,120 35.6% 32.2% +11%
SAAB 904 35.7% 39.5% −10%
DS 1,155 36.5% 36.3% +0%
Citroen 8,477 38.0% 34.2% +11%
Vauxhall 22,669 39.1% 34.2% +14%
Rover 316 39.2% 42.5% −8%
Renault 9,676 40.0% 38.6% +4%
Daihatsu 224 41.5% 36.3% +14%
Chrysler 209 44.5% 41.2% +8%
Chevrolet 544 46.3% 45.1% +3%
 

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