MOT Stats

Vehicle types : Car

Make	Tests	Pass rate	Most common fail reason
Abarth	21,124	79.3%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
AC	371	88.68%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Acura	26	76.92%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Aixam	651	63.75%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
AK	1	0%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Alfa Romeo	77,059	66.96%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Alpina	29	79.31%	Tyre with a cut in excess of the requirements.
Alpine	87	90.8%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
Alvis	94	65.96%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ariel	118	91.53%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Armstrong	1	0%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Armstrong Siddeley	1	100%	n/a
Arnolt-Bristol	1	100%	n/a
Ascari	2	100%	n/a
Asia	21	66.67%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Aston Martin	19,343	89.6%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Auburn	1	100%	n/a
Audi	1,540,880	77.98%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Austin	5,171	71.13%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Austin Healey	401	83.79%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Austin Morris	646	72.45%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Autobianchi	1	100%	n/a
Axiam	1	100%	n/a
BAC	1	100%	n/a
Beauford	132	85.61%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Bedford	13	46.15%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Bentley	20,122	89.61%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Bitter	1	100%	n/a
BMW	1,662,878	77.4%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Bond	21	76.19%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Borgward	5	100%	n/a
Bowler	4	75%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Bramwith	11	81.82%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Brenchley	2	100%	n/a
Bristol	129	82.17%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Bugatti	42	97.62%	Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect.
Buick	52	78.85%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Cadillac	567	73.54%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Caterham	2,416	85.06%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Chesil	43	83.72%	Brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Chevrolet	81,573	55.14%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Chrysler-Jeep	107,563	68.05%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Cisitalia	1	100%	n/a
Citroen	859,256	64.52%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Clan	4	100%	n/a
Coleman Milne	131	58.02%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Colt	6	83.33%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Dacia	127,480	75.32%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Daewoo	5,245	46.12%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Daf	7	100%	n/a
Daihatsu	21,099	63.51%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Daimler	1,815	76.42%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Datsun	98	79.59%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Dax	240	84.58%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
De Tomaso	22	95.45%	Brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Delorean	81	86.42%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Dodge	8,661	58.23%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Douglas	1	100%	n/a
DS	35,908	77.7%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Dutton	15	80%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Eagle	7	71.43%	Steering wheel rim or spokes fractured or loose.
Eunos	110	65.45%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Evante	1	0%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Ferrari	11,647	92.75%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Fiat	660,440	67.93%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Fisher	38	81.58%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Fisker	2	100%	n/a
Ford	3,807,313	68.83%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Formula	1	100%	n/a
Frazer Nash	3	100%	n/a
Freight Rover	2	100%	n/a
FSO	4	100%	n/a
Furore	1	100%	n/a
Gardner Douglas	11	81.82%	Brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
GBS	31	87.1%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
General Motors	821	71.62%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Georgie Boy	1	0%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Gilbern	28	82.14%	Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap.
Ginetta	35	82.86%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
GMC	170	77.65%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Great Wall	1,542	59.14%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Griffon	1	100%	n/a
Hawk	8	100%	n/a
Haynes	5	100%	n/a
Hillman	171	84.21%	Binding brake.
HMC	3	66.67%	Excessive movement of centre of steering wheel up or down.
Holden	52	78.85%	Emissions lambda coefficient outwith limits.
Honda	946,206	71.78%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Hotchkiss	12	91.67%	Electrical wiring insecure.
HRG	1	100%	n/a
Humber	93	83.87%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Hummer	348	77.01%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Hyundai	753,655	73.77%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Infiniti	9,691	87.13%	Brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm.
Innocenti	6	83.33%	Direction indicator lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with requirements.
Iso	1	100%	n/a
Isuzu	41,466	68.96%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Jaguar	309,548	75.83%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
JBA	75	84%	Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp.
Jensen	245	81.63%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Jowett	7	85.71%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Khaleej	1	100%	n/a
Kia	729,855	73.48%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Koenigsegg	3	100%	n/a
KTM	19	89.47%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Lada	117	58.97%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Lagonda	3	100%	n/a
Lamborghini	1,914	93.94%	Number plate missing or insecure.
Lanchester	1	100%	n/a
Lancia	895	77.88%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Land Rover	840,937	74.64%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Lea Francis	1	100%	n/a
Lexus	139,248	81.28%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Leyland Cars	181	76.24%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Ligier	5	60%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
Lincoln	292	73.29%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Lister	1	100%	n/a
Locust	7	71.43%	Wiper not operating, or missing.
Lotus	9,838	82.65%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Luego	3	66.67%	Speedometer not fitted where one is required.
LWCC	1	100%	n/a
Mahindra	12	83.33%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Marcos	155	86.45%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Marlin	130	73.85%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Maserati	9,772	83.28%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Maybach	40	85%	Steering linkage component with excessive movement between components or likely to become detached.
Mazda	497,493	71.85%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
MCC	1,376	58.28%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
McLaren	660	91.21%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Mercedes-Benz	1,370,916	77.22%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Mercury	24	75%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Merlin	1	0%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Messerschmitt	1	100%	n/a
MEV	10	80%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
MG	59,280	71.46%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Mia	6	83.33%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Microcar	581	68.16%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Midas Gold	1	100%	n/a
Mini	711,208	74.73%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mitsubishi	293,848	69.52%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mitsuoka	29	62.07%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
MK	73	86.3%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
MNR	15	80%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Morgan	5,374	84.56%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Morris	3,458	72.56%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Naylor	22	86.36%	Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap.
NCF	1	100%	n/a
NG	36	88.89%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Nissan	1,496,065	70.25%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Noble	180	89.44%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
NSU	6	83.33%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Oldsmobile	15	53.33%	Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect.
Onyx	2	100%	n/a
Opel	1,381	61.33%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Pagani	9	100%	n/a
Panhard	1	100%	n/a
Panther	123	76.42%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Pembleton	5	100%	n/a
Perodua	3,523	69.66%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Peugeot	1,196,728	65.75%	Constant velocity joint boot missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Pilgrim	135	84.44%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Plymouth	41	82.93%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Pontiac	411	78.35%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Porsche	147,483	85.08%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Proton	4,542	53.21%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Quantum	43	72.09%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Radical	3	100%	n/a
Ram	8	100%	n/a
Raw	24	83.33%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
RCR	1	100%	n/a
Reliant	644	76.71%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Renault	973,030	60.78%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Reva	227	78.41%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Riley	144	78.47%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Robin Hood	200	80.5%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Rolls Royce	4,895	88.23%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Rover	48,843	59.93%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Royale	1	0%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Saab	77,754	60.75%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Santana	102	65.69%	Steering ball joint with excessive wear.
Sao	1	100%	n/a
Saturn	4	75%	Exhaust system leaking or insecure.
Scion	13	69.23%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
SEAT	467,460	72.76%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Sebring	21	71.43%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Secma	6	100%	n/a
Simca	1	100%	n/a
Singer	64	84.38%	Exhaust system leaking or insecure.
Skoda	667,028	76.48%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Smart	88,176	72.52%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Spectre	3	100%	n/a
Spyker	2	100%	n/a
Ssangyong	19,122	69.3%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
SSC	1	100%	n/a
Standard	17	88.24%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Studebaker	1	100%	n/a
Subaru	62,577	71.74%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Sunbeam	256	83.2%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Suzuki	401,815	72.34%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Sylva	6	83.33%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Talbot	298	82.21%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Tata	86	67.44%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Td2000	2	0%	Fuel system leaking excessively or a risk of fire.
Tesla	11,033	86.44%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Tiger	233	78.54%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Toyota	1,464,182	72.51%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Trabant	72	69.44%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Trident	1	0%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Triumph	7,087	77.83%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
TVR	6,175	84.52%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Ultima	44	95.45%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
UMM	4	100%	n/a
Vanden Plas	28	75%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Vauxhall	2,940,773	65.7%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Venturi	3	100%	n/a
Vindicator	1	100%	n/a
Volkswagen	2,550,780	70.93%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Volvo	497,529	70.79%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Wartburg	9	77.78%	Parking brake inoperative on one side.
Westfield	935	86.74%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Willys	19	94.74%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Wolseley	202	81.68%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
YKC	9	66.67%	Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits.
Yugo	3	33.33%	Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users.
Zastava	12	66.67%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Zenos	26	84.62%	Fuel system leaking excessively or a risk of fire.

Tests: 28,966,010

Average car pass rate: 71.09%

Most common fail reasons

#	Reason	Fail code	Category	%
1	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.	5.3.4(a)(i)	Major	11%
2	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.	5.3.1(b)(i)	Major	10%
3	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.	5.2.3(e)	Dangerous	10%
4	Position lamp missing or inoperative.	4.2.1(a)(ii)	Major	10%
5	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.	3.4(b)(ii)	Major	10%
6	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.	5.2.3(d)(ii)	Dangerous	8%
7	Headlamp aim outwith limits.	4.1.2(a)	Major	8%
8	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.	3.5(a)	Major	7%
9	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.	4.3.1(a)(ii)	Major	7%
10	Brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm.	1.1.13(a)(ii)	Dangerous	6%

Tests date range:

13th September 2020 to 12th September 2021

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