On average, 23.7% of cars will fail their MoT test in Twickenham, 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 2003 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 62.9%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are SAAB, Chevrolet and Daihatsu. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Tesla, Rolls-Royce and Bentley.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.8% 11.9% −26%
Suspension 4.5% 9.6% −53%
Tyres 4.2% 5.8% −27%
Visibility 4.2% 5.3% −22%
Brakes 3.3% 7.7% −57%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.3% 3.6% −36%
Body, chassis, structure 2.1% 4.1% −49%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 137 13.9% 17.5% −21%
2020 197 13.7% 16.7% −18%
2019 1,100 10.2% 10.3% −1%
2018 15,748 10.5% 11.7% −10%
2017 16,386 11.7% 13.2% −12%
2016 16,671 14.0% 16.5% −15%
2015 15,830 15.8% 19.5% −19%
2014 14,524 18.8% 23.0% −18%
2013 13,631 20.8% 27.2% −24%
2012 12,719 22.7% 30.5% −25%
2011 11,643 25.9% 33.4% −22%
2010 12,299 28.5% 36.8% −23%
2009 11,633 30.1% 39.1% −23%
2008 11,399 32.7% 41.5% −21%
2007 11,942 33.3% 42.6% −22%
2006 9,705 34.0% 43.9% −23%
2005 7,913 35.8% 44.9% −20%
2004 6,456 36.4% 45.7% −20%
2003 5,156 37.1% 45.6% −19%
2002 3,811 35.4% 45.2% −22%
2001 2,603 34.2% 43.9% −22%
2000 1,726 33.5% 42.5% −21%
1999 1,143 33.9% 40.8% −17%
1998 767 30.6% 38.5% −20%
1997 540 27.0% 37.5% −28%
1996 362 25.1% 36.5% −31%
1995 265 22.6% 35.3% −36%
1994 186 19.9% 34.4% −42%
1993 159 25.2% 34.7% −28%
1992 151 25.8% 32.9% −22%
1991 138 20.3% 32.3% −37%
1990 183 18.6% 30.9% −40%
1989 151 19.2% 29.6% −35%
1988 101 15.8% 30.2% −48%
1987 94 18.1% 29.5% −39%
1986 62 14.5% 28.9% −50%
1985 69 21.7% 28.3% −23%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Bentley 219 8.7% 10.3% −16%
Rolls-Royce 250 8.8% 11.2% −22%
Tesla 158 9.5% 13.3% −29%
Ferrari 594 9.6% 6.9% +40%
Porsche 1,262 14.2% 14.9% −5%
Lexus 3,211 15.0% 18.7% −20%
Dacia 504 15.5% 24.7% −37%
Land Rover 5,699 17.1% 25.2% −32%
Maserati 327 17.7% 16.1% +10%
Audi 14,859 18.5% 22.3% −17%
Kia 4,570 18.8% 26.5% −29%
Skoda 3,467 19.1% 23.5% −18%
Jaguar 2,826 19.1% 23.9% −20%
Mercedes-Benz 10,855 19.3% 22.3% −13%
BMW 16,706 19.3% 22.9% −16%
Hyundai 4,071 20.4% 26.1% −22%
Subaru 269 20.4% 27.8% −27%
Abarth 219 20.5% 20.8% −1%
MG 222 20.7% 28.9% −28%
Jeep 472 22.5% 26.1% −14%
SEAT 2,250 22.5% 27.1% −17%
Mitsubishi 1,515 22.8% 28.7% −20%
MINI 6,770 23.0% 25.5% −10%
smart 212 23.1% 31.9% −28%
Mazda 4,069 23.3% 28.2% −17%
FIAT 5,430 24.2% 32.2% −25%
Suzuki 1,842 24.6% 27.5% −10%
Toyota 16,202 25.0% 27.1% −8%
Alfa Romeo 629 25.1% 33.7% −25%
Ford 29,140 25.4% 31.5% −19%
Volkswagen 25,903 25.6% 29.0% −12%
Chrysler 289 25.6% 41.2% −38%
Volvo 3,040 25.9% 28.9% −11%
Rover 236 26.3% 42.5% −38%
Nissan 12,047 26.3% 29.5% −11%
DS 403 27.3% 36.3% −25%
Peugeot 8,964 28.3% 34.0% −17%
Honda 7,394 28.6% 28.2% +1%
Vauxhall 19,366 29.1% 34.2% −15%
Citroen 5,431 29.6% 34.2% −13%
Renault 5,517 30.2% 38.6% −22%
LTI 182 30.2% 38.2% −21%
SAAB 584 32.9% 39.5% −17%
Chevrolet 589 33.1% 45.1% −27%
Daihatsu 107 34.6% 36.3% −5%
 

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