MOT Stats

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Vehicle types : Car

Make	Tests	Pass rate	Most common fail reason
Abarth	13,499	78.26%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
AC	329	90.27%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Acura	29	58.62%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Aixam	616	66.72%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
AK	2	100%	n/a
Albion	1	100%	n/a
Alfa Romeo	67,100	65.9%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Alpina	28	78.57%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Alvis	88	79.55%	Electrical wiring insecure.
AMC	1	100%	n/a
Ariel	93	93.55%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Armstrong Siddeley	3	100%	n/a
Arnolt-Bristol	1	100%	n/a
Ascari	2	100%	n/a
Asia	25	56%	Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap.
Aston Martin	15,118	88.58%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Auburn	1	100%	n/a
Audi	1,220,159	76.88%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Austin	4,769	69.13%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Austin Healey	380	82.63%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Austin Morris	810	67.9%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Autobianchi	2	100%	n/a
Axiam	1	100%	n/a
BAC	1	100%	n/a
Beauford	109	73.39%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Bedford	18	50%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Bentley	16,365	87.94%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Bitter	2	100%	n/a
BMW	1,341,714	76.16%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Bond	27	81.48%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Borgward	6	83.33%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Bowler	3	66.67%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Bramwith	10	80%	Seat belt anchorage loose.
Brenchley	2	100%	n/a
Bristol	103	76.7%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Bugatti	13	100%	n/a
Buick	58	77.59%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Cadillac	534	74.72%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Caterham	1,818	85.09%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Chesil	38	65.79%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Chevrolet	80,999	55.47%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Chrysler-Jeep	97,513	66.11%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Citroen	767,265	63.1%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Clan	8	87.5%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Coleman Milne	113	63.72%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Colt	8	75%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Dacia	87,885	76.97%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Daewoo	7,234	43.74%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Daf	6	83.33%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Daihatsu	21,655	62.02%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Daimler	1,701	73.72%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Datsun	100	80%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Dax	193	86.01%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
De Dion Bouton	1	100%	n/a
De Tomaso	11	72.73%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Delorean	67	79.1%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Dodge	8,377	56.29%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Douglas	1	0%	Shock absorber disfunctional or leaking severely.
DS	25,446	81.78%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Dutton	11	81.82%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Eagle	7	71.43%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Elysee	1	100%	n/a
Eunos	90	65.56%	Parking brake inoperative on one side.
Evante	1	100%	n/a
Ferrari	9,082	90.82%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Fiat	577,967	67.2%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Fisher	32	81.25%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Fisker	3	100%	n/a
Ford	3,323,527	67.54%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Formula	1	100%	n/a
Formula27	1	100%	n/a
Freight Rover	2	50%	Steering ball joint with excessive wear.
FSO	4	75%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Furore	1	100%	n/a
Gardner Douglas	10	100%	n/a
GBS	21	71.43%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
General Motors	743	71.2%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Georgie Boy	1	0%	Steering ball joint with excessive wear.
Gilbern	19	68.42%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Ginetta	39	84.62%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
GMC	144	74.31%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Great Wall	1,444	63.09%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Griffon	1	100%	n/a
Hawk	9	77.78%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Haynes	7	100%	n/a
Healey	1	100%	n/a
Hillman	210	84.76%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
HMC	3	100%	n/a
Holden	46	69.57%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Honda	831,493	70.13%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Hotchkiss	16	87.5%	Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap.
HRG	3	100%	n/a
Humber	96	86.46%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Hummer	291	76.29%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Hyundai	600,182	72.81%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Infiniti	6,778	88.99%	Brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm.
Innocenti	5	60%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Iso	1	100%	n/a
Isuzu	34,695	68.87%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Jaguar	252,697	73.29%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
JBA	61	80.33%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Jensen	234	81.62%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Jowett	11	90.91%	Shock absorber bush excessively worn.
Kia	567,955	71.97%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
KTM	14	100%	n/a
Lada	110	54.55%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Lagonda	3	100%	n/a
Lamborghini	1,300	91.85%	Number plate missing or insecure.
Lanchester	1	100%	n/a
Lancia	829	76.24%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Land Rover	687,569	72.85%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Lea Francis	2	100%	n/a
Lexus	115,495	79.29%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Leyland Cars	163	72.39%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Ligier	7	57.14%	Exhaust system leaking or insecure.
Lincoln	292	75.34%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Lister	1	100%	n/a
Locust	5	100%	n/a
Longline	1	100%	n/a
Lotus	7,953	82.74%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Luego	1	0%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
MAC	1	0%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mahindra	10	70%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Marcos	139	82.73%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Marlin	114	71.93%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Maserati	7,201	80.91%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Maybach	44	86.36%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Mazda	421,730	70.54%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
MCC	1,459	56.89%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
McLaren	279	91.76%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Mercedes-Benz	1,086,269	75.76%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Mercury	35	82.86%	Direction indicator lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with requirements.
Merlin	1	100%	n/a
Messerschmitt	2	100%	n/a
MEV	10	90%	Seat belt anchorage loose.
MG	49,135	68.58%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Mia	6	100%	n/a
Microcar	610	69.34%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Midas Gold	1	100%	n/a
Mini	564,506	73.8%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mitsubishi	253,717	67.36%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mitsuoka	22	77.27%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
MK	60	83.33%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
MNR	14	92.86%	Wheel bearing with excessive play.
Morgan	4,190	83.48%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Morris	3,540	72.51%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Naylor	19	68.42%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
NG	27	81.48%	Horn inoperative.
Nissan	1,244,041	69.25%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Noble	133	84.21%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
NSU	4	100%	n/a
Oldsmobile	15	80%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Onyx	2	100%	n/a
Opel	1,580	56.14%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Packard	1	100%	n/a
Pagani	8	87.5%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Panther	117	64.1%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Pembleton	5	80%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Perodua	3,538	68.2%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Peugeot	1,083,562	63.96%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Pilgrim	112	86.61%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Plymouth	38	94.74%	Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded.
Pontiac	401	81.8%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Porsche	113,145	84.02%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Proton	5,360	51.38%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Prova	2	100%	n/a
Quantum	36	75%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Ram	9	88.89%	Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect.
Raw	22	81.82%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
Reliant	677	75.78%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Renault	885,603	58.33%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Reva	228	75.88%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Riley	160	78.75%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Robin Hood	165	83.03%	Horn inoperative.
Rolls Royce	4,228	86.14%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Rover	55,020	56.99%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Royale	4	100%	n/a
Saab	79,251	59.52%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
San	1	0%	Brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Santana	106	57.55%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Saturn	3	66.67%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Scion	15	40%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
SEAT	369,730	70.36%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Sebring	14	64.29%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Secma	7	71.43%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
Simca	1	0%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Singer	60	85%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Skoda	539,561	75.18%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Smart	72,920	71.56%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Spectre	2	100%	n/a
Spyker	1	100%	n/a
Ssangyong	14,644	70.56%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
SSC	3	100%	n/a
Standard	17	76.47%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Studebaker	3	100%	n/a
Subaru	56,920	70.35%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Sunbeam	273	84.62%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Suzuki	334,861	70.44%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Sylva	8	75%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Talbot	303	76.57%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Tata	131	58.78%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
Td2000	1	100%	n/a
Tesla	5,534	89.83%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Tiger	184	83.7%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Toyota	1,245,305	71.09%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Trabant	64	79.69%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Trident	1	100%	n/a
Triumph	6,854	77.22%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
TVR	4,887	82.95%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ultima	40	95%	Emissions test unable to be completed.
UMM	8	62.5%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Union	1	100%	n/a
Vanden Plas	27	85.19%	Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at mounting points.
Vanguard	2	100%	n/a
Vauxhall	2,667,299	64.76%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Venturi	2	0%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Vindicator	1	100%	n/a
Volkswagen	2,143,695	69.39%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Volvo	417,547	68.7%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Wartburg	10	70%	Seat belt anchorage loose.
Westfield	751	86.95%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Willys	24	95.83%	Brake master cylinder leaking.
Wolseley	223	85.65%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
YKC	6	83.33%	Abnormal movement of brake lever.
Yugo	5	60%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Zastava	11	45.45%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Zenos	21	76.19%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.

Tests: 24,556,848

Average car pass rate: 69.48%

Most common fail reasons

#	Reason	Fail code	Category	%
1	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.	5.3.4(a)(i)	Major	12%
2	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.	5.2.3(e)	Dangerous	11%
3	Position lamp missing or inoperative.	4.2.1(a)(ii)	Major	10%
4	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.	3.4(b)(ii)	Major	9%
5	Headlamp aim outwith limits.	4.1.2(a)	Major	8%
6	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.	4.3.1(a)(ii)	Major	8%
7	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.	5.3.1(b)(i)	Major	8%
8	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.	5.2.3(d)(ii)	Dangerous	8%
9	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.	3.5(a)	Major	7%
10	Brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm.	1.1.13(a)(ii)	Dangerous	7%

Tests date range: 7th June 2019 to 6th June 2020

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