MOT Stats

Vehicle types : Car

Make	Tests	Pass rate	Most common fail reason
Abarth	26,654	78.85%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
AC	334	87.43%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Acura	18	66.67%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Aixam	561	61.85%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
AK	4	75%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
Albion	1	100%	n/a
Alfa Romeo	74,275	67.41%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Allard	1	100%	n/a
Alpina	26	76.92%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Alpine	351	89.74%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Alvis	95	74.74%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ariel	119	93.28%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Armstrong	1	0%	Parking brake inoperative on one side.
Armstrong Siddeley	1	100%	n/a
Arnolt-Bristol	1	100%	n/a
Ascari	3	100%	n/a
Asia	23	60.87%	Number plate missing or insecure.
Aston Martin	21,382	90.88%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Audi	1,651,248	77.99%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Austin	4,422	73.72%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Austin Healey	346	85.55%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Austin Morris	321	76.32%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
BAC	1	100%	n/a
Beauford	101	80.2%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Bedford	10	80%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Bentley	21,572	90.9%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Bitter	2	100%	n/a
BMW	1,818,105	78.3%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Bond	14	64.29%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Borgward	3	66.67%	Abnormal lag in brake operation on a wheel.
Bowler	4	50%	Insufficient brake control reserve travel.
Bramwith	13	76.92%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Bristol	114	85.09%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Bugatti	41	100%	n/a
Buick	44	81.82%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Cadillac	495	74.14%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Caterham	2,292	85.95%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Chesil	37	86.49%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Chevrolet	66,893	54.69%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Chrysler-Jeep	101,981	69.75%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Citroen	843,470	64.34%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Clan	3	66.67%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Coleman Milne	112	72.32%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Colt	4	100%	n/a
Dacia	176,411	72.7%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Daewoo	2,739	49.07%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Daf	9	100%	n/a
Daihatsu	17,343	62.14%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Daimler	1,501	79.08%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Datsun	86	83.72%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Dax	219	91.78%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
De Tomaso	17	88.24%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Delorean	26	76.92%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Dodge	6,872	62.05%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
DS	41,662	72.08%	Constant velocity joint boot missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Dutton	8	87.5%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Eagle	4	50%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Enzo Design	1	0%	Brakes excessively out of balance across an axle.
Eunos	94	63.83%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Evante	1	100%	n/a
Excalibur	1	100%	n/a
Ferrari	12,707	94.12%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Fiat	661,183	67.15%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Fisher	41	90.24%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Fisker	2	100%	n/a
Ford	3,851,584	68.94%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Formula27	1	100%	n/a
Frazer Nash	3	66.67%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Freight Rover	1	0%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
FSO	6	66.67%	Binding brake.
Gardner Douglas	13	92.31%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
GBS	26	88.46%	Wheel bearing with excessive play.
General Motors	702	76.21%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Gilbern	17	76.47%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Ginetta	33	75.76%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
GMC	154	72.08%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Great Wall	1,310	59.16%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Hawk	7	100%	n/a
Haynes	4	75%	Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect.
Healey	1	100%	n/a
Hillman	149	85.91%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
HMC	3	100%	n/a
Holden	49	79.59%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Honda	934,146	72.19%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Hotchkiss	5	80%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
HRG	3	100%	n/a
Humber	70	84.29%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Hummer	329	79.94%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Hyundai	850,603	73.45%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Infiniti	9,758	82.91%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Innocenti	3	66.67%	Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp.
Iso	2	100%	n/a
Isuzu	45,658	68.6%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Jaguar	342,745	77.93%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
JBA	57	82.46%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Jensen	200	85.5%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Jowett	8	75%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Kia	863,447	73.87%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Koenigsegg	1	100%	n/a
KTM	22	90.91%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Lada	107	64.49%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Lagonda	3	66.67%	Braking effort not recording at a wheel.
Lamborghini	2,697	94.81%	Number plate missing or insecure.
Lanchester	1	100%	n/a
Lancia	859	81.72%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Land Rover	913,159	76.25%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Lea Francis	2	100%	n/a
Lexus	156,707	83.25%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Leyland Cars	112	74.11%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ligier	5	20%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Lincoln	257	74.71%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Lister	1	100%	n/a
Locust	3	100%	n/a
Lotus	9,856	84.62%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Luego	5	100%	n/a
LWCC	1	100%	n/a
Mahindra	16	68.75%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Marcos	149	81.88%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Marlin	123	72.36%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Maserati	10,593	83.75%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Maybach	38	92.11%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Mazda	513,120	72.22%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
MCC	1,044	61.88%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
McLaren	1,683	93.94%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Mercedes-Benz	1,539,981	77.83%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Mercury	27	81.48%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Messerschmitt	1	100%	n/a
MEV	14	100%	n/a
MG	78,860	76.4%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Mia	6	66.67%	Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect.
Microcar	417	71.46%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Midas Gold	1	100%	n/a
Mini	783,346	76.05%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mitsubishi	303,726	71.19%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mitsuoka	23	69.57%	Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect.
MK	67	76.12%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
MNR	18	77.78%	Emissions test unable to be completed.
Morgan	5,289	85.78%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Morris	2,751	78.48%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Naylor	23	73.91%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
NG	29	96.55%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Nissan	1,586,529	68.92%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Noble	155	90.32%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
NSU	8	87.5%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Oldsmobile	15	80%	Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only.
Onyx	1	100%	n/a
Opel	1,019	65.65%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Pagani	11	100%	n/a
Panther	133	80.45%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Pembleton	5	80%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Perodua	2,950	67.05%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Peugeot	1,168,125	66.25%	Constant velocity joint boot missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Pilgrim	128	84.38%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Plymouth	30	90%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
Pontiac	308	82.14%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Porsche	163,259	86.45%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Proton	2,853	53.28%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Quantum	46	78.26%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Radical	2	50%	Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect.
Ram	8	100%	n/a
Raw	22	81.82%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
RCR	1	100%	n/a
Reliant	517	78.92%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Renault	958,493	61.97%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Reva	193	71.5%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Riley	132	88.64%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Robin Hood	181	78.45%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Rolls Royce	4,702	90.43%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Rover	35,519	62.76%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Royale	1	100%	n/a
Saab	58,803	62.27%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
San	1	100%	n/a
Santana	81	56.79%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Saturn	3	66.67%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Scion	11	63.64%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
SEAT	538,096	73.85%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Sebring	18	77.78%	Brake hose or connection leaking on hydraulic systems.
Secma	6	83.33%	Wheel bearing excessively rough.
Singer	55	87.27%	Binding brake.
Skoda	750,549	76.81%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Smart	88,681	72.23%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Spectre	2	50%	Horn not working.
Spyker	2	50%	Emissions test unable to be completed.
Ssangyong	22,517	67.15%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
SSC	4	75%	Binding brake.
Standard	15	93.33%	Binding brake.
Studebaker	1	100%	n/a
Subaru	59,357	72.96%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Sunbeam	206	83.01%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Suzuki	427,389	72.99%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Sylva	6	66.67%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Talbot	226	83.63%	Binding brake.
Tata	53	67.92%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Td2000	2	100%	n/a
Tesla	40,949	83.5%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Tiger	189	84.66%	Emissions test unable to be completed.
Toyota	1,577,721	73.75%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Trabant	58	68.97%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Triumph	5,200	82.08%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
TVR	5,897	86.21%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ultima	40	97.5%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
UMM	5	100%	n/a
Vanden Plas	18	88.89%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
Vauxhall	2,850,459	66.17%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Volkswagen	2,686,284	72.36%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Volvo	556,866	72.81%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Wartburg	7	100%	n/a
Westfield	861	86.53%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Wiesmann	2	100%	n/a
Willys	18	94.44%	Brake hose excessively damaged, twisted or stretched.
Wolseley	175	81.14%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
YKC	5	60%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Yugo	5	60%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Zastava	6	66.67%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Zenos	21	90.48%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.

Tests: 30,378,881

Average car pass rate: 71.88%

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	9%
3	Position lamp missing or inoperative.	4.2.1(a)(ii)	Major	9%
4	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.	5.3.1(b)(i)	Major	9%
5	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.	5.2.3(d)(ii)	Dangerous	9%
6	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.	3.5(a)	Major	8%
7	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.	3.4(b)(ii)	Major	8%
8	Headlamp aim outwith limits.	4.1.2(a)	Major	8%
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	7%

Tests date range:

23rd September 2022 to 22nd September 2023

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