On average, 31.2% of cars will fail their MoT test in Telford, which puts the region above the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Suspension, Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and Brakes.

Cars registered in 2005 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 51.8%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Rover, SAAB and Chevrolet. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Dacia, Lexus and Porsche.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Suspension 11.7% 9.6% +23%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.6% 11.9% −28%
Brakes 8.3% 7.7% +8%
Tyres 5.3% 5.8% −9%
Visibility 4.8% 5.3% −10%
Body, chassis, structure 4.0% 4.1% −4%
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.5% 3.6% −2%
Steering 2.2% 1.9% +12%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.2% 1.3% −3%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2020 59 13.6% 16.7% −19%
2019 287 10.8% 10.3% +5%
2018 6,921 11.7% 11.7% −0%
2017 7,440 13.2% 13.2% −0%
2016 8,568 16.9% 16.5% +2%
2015 8,710 19.9% 19.5% +2%
2014 8,636 25.1% 23.0% +9%
2013 7,557 28.5% 27.2% +5%
2012 6,818 32.8% 30.5% +7%
2011 6,166 36.9% 33.4% +11%
2010 6,390 40.2% 36.8% +9%
2009 5,808 41.3% 39.1% +6%
2008 5,520 45.5% 41.5% +10%
2007 5,727 46.0% 42.6% +8%
2006 4,460 45.9% 43.9% +4%
2005 3,460 48.2% 44.9% +8%
2004 2,688 47.2% 45.7% +3%
2003 2,033 46.6% 45.6% +2%
2002 1,400 46.9% 45.2% +4%
2001 872 46.2% 43.9% +5%
2000 531 43.5% 42.5% +2%
1999 392 36.7% 40.8% −10%
1998 279 38.4% 38.5% −0%
1997 187 33.7% 37.5% −10%
1996 126 42.1% 36.5% +15%
1995 86 37.2% 35.3% +5%
1994 67 34.3% 34.4% −0%
1993 67 20.9% 34.7% −40%
1992 75 36.0% 32.9% +9%
1991 63 23.8% 32.3% −26%
1990 65 26.2% 30.9% −15%
1989 78 29.5% 29.6% −0%
1988 52 30.8% 30.2% +2%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Porsche 389 14.1% 14.9% −5%
Lexus 212 17.9% 18.7% −4%
Dacia 537 19.9% 24.7% −19%
Skoda 3,260 23.0% 23.5% −2%
Jeep 377 23.3% 26.1% −10%
MG 301 24.3% 28.9% −16%
Audi 4,836 24.9% 22.3% +12%
Suzuki 2,146 25.3% 27.5% −8%
Land Rover 3,371 25.6% 25.2% +2%
Jaguar 1,109 26.3% 23.9% +10%
BMW 5,061 26.4% 22.9% +15%
MINI 2,540 26.6% 25.5% +5%
Mercedes-Benz 2,541 28.2% 22.3% +26%
Mitsubishi 1,429 28.7% 28.7% +0%
Isuzu 169 29.0% 40.7% −29%
Honda 3,735 30.0% 28.2% +6%
SEAT 1,507 30.1% 27.1% +11%
Nissan 5,547 30.4% 29.5% +3%
Volkswagen 10,075 30.7% 29.0% +6%
Kia 2,876 30.8% 26.5% +16%
Subaru 206 31.1% 27.8% +12%
Mazda 1,722 31.2% 28.2% +11%
Volvo 1,727 31.3% 28.9% +8%
Toyota 4,320 31.4% 27.1% +16%
Hyundai 2,197 31.6% 26.1% +21%
FIAT 3,767 32.1% 32.2% −0%
Alfa Romeo 303 32.3% 33.7% −4%
Peugeot 7,092 33.3% 34.0% −2%
Ford 16,496 34.6% 31.5% +10%
DS 748 35.8% 36.3% −1%
Citroen 3,901 36.6% 34.2% +7%
Vauxhall 14,456 37.7% 34.2% +10%
Renault 4,913 40.9% 38.6% +6%
Chrysler 119 41.2% 41.2% −0%
Rover 144 43.1% 42.5% +1%
SAAB 251 46.2% 39.5% +17%
Chevrolet 275 51.3% 45.1% +14%
 

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