MOT Stats

Vehicle types : Car

Make	Tests	Pass rate	Most common fail reason
Abarth	26,872	78.72%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
AC	331	87.01%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Acura	19	52.63%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Aixam	539	64.19%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
AK	4	75%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
Albion	1	100%	n/a
Alfa Romeo	71,926	67.01%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Allard	1	100%	n/a
Alpina	24	66.67%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Alpine	386	88.86%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Alvis	89	73.03%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ariel	116	92.24%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Armstrong	1	100%	n/a
Armstrong Siddeley	1	100%	n/a
Arnolt-Bristol	1	100%	n/a
Ascari	2	100%	n/a
Asia	22	72.73%	Horn not working.
Aston Martin	20,903	91.03%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Audi	1,644,438	77.78%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Austin	4,278	74.8%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Austin Healey	331	87.92%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Austin Morris	288	77.43%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
BAC	1	100%	n/a
Beauford	90	80%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Bedford	10	70%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Bentley	21,367	90.88%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Bitter	2	100%	n/a
BMW	1,795,328	78.31%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Bond	13	69.23%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Borgward	4	75%	Abnormal lag in brake operation on a wheel.
Bowler	4	75%	Insufficient brake control reserve travel.
Bramwith	12	75%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Bristol	104	89.42%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Bugatti	38	100%	n/a
Buick	44	77.27%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Cadillac	460	77.17%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Caterham	2,263	85.51%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Chesil	40	85%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Chevrolet	62,685	54.39%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Chrysler-Jeep	98,892	69.64%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Citroen	824,660	64.06%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Clan	1	100%	n/a
Coleman Milne	112	65.18%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Colt	4	100%	n/a
Dacia	179,293	71.5%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Daewoo	2,356	48.51%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Daf	8	100%	n/a
Daihatsu	16,416	61.38%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Daimler	1,426	77.98%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Datsun	79	83.54%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Dax	213	90.61%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
De Tomaso	18	88.89%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Delorean	22	81.82%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Dodge	6,368	60.87%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
DS	42,041	70.91%	Constant velocity joint boot missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Dutton	7	85.71%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Eagle	4	50%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Enzo Design	1	0%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Eunos	93	63.44%	Seat belt load bearing structure strength significantly reduced near an anchorage point.
Evante	1	100%	n/a
Excalibur	1	100%	n/a
Ferrari	12,636	94.13%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Fiat	648,573	66.6%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Fisher	40	90%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Fisker	2	100%	n/a
Ford	3,785,590	68.75%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Formula27	1	100%	n/a
Frazer Nash	4	75%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Freight Rover	1	0%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
FSO	5	40%	Binding brake.
Gardner Douglas	12	91.67%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
GBS	26	88.46%	Wheel bearing with excessive play.
General Motors	659	76.78%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Gilbern	16	81.25%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Ginetta	33	75.76%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
GMC	153	75.82%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Great Wall	1,243	56.88%	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	150	83.33%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
HMC	3	100%	n/a
Holden	49	83.67%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Honda	913,574	71.91%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Hotchkiss	5	80%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
HRG	2	100%	n/a
Humber	70	85.71%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Hummer	327	85.32%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Hyundai	852,381	73.17%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Infiniti	9,581	82.39%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Innocenti	4	75%	Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp.
Iso	2	100%	n/a
Isuzu	45,178	68.32%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Jaguar	340,983	78.17%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
JBA	57	82.46%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Jensen	200	88.5%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Jowett	8	75%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Kia	872,320	73.66%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Koenigsegg	2	100%	n/a
KTM	20	85%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Lada	101	63.37%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Lagonda	3	66.67%	Braking effort not recording at a wheel.
Lamborghini	2,744	94.1%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
Lanchester	1	100%	n/a
Lancia	835	80.6%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Land Rover	903,660	76.21%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Lea Francis	2	100%	n/a
Lexus	156,867	83.2%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Leyland Cars	99	80.81%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ligier	3	0%	Direction indicator lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with requirements.
Lincoln	259	74.52%	Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect.
Lister	1	100%	n/a
Locust	3	100%	n/a
Lotus	9,644	84.86%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Luego	5	100%	n/a
LWCC	1	100%	n/a
Mahindra	17	64.71%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Marcos	144	81.25%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Marlin	116	68.1%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Maserati	10,438	83.4%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Maybach	36	75%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Mazda	503,402	71.97%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
MCC	942	62.21%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
McLaren	1,653	93.77%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Mercedes-Benz	1,525,485	77.54%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Mercury	25	88%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
MEV	14	92.86%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
MG	82,433	76.8%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Mia	6	66.67%	Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect.
Microcar	387	71.83%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Midas Gold	1	100%	n/a
Mini	779,216	76.18%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mitsubishi	296,534	71.15%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Mitsuoka	22	77.27%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
MK	60	76.67%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
MNR	15	80%	Emissions test unable to be completed.
Morgan	5,203	86.3%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Morris	2,613	79.6%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Naylor	21	76.19%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
NG	31	96.77%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Nissan	1,577,250	68.34%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Noble	161	90.06%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
NSU	7	100%	n/a
Oldsmobile	13	84.62%	Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only.
Onyx	1	100%	n/a
Opel	941	65.99%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Pagani	9	100%	n/a
Panther	126	80.16%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Pembleton	4	75%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Perodua	2,774	67.3%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Peugeot	1,146,264	65.94%	Constant velocity joint boot missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Pilgrim	121	79.34%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Plymouth	31	87.1%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
Pontiac	289	81.31%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Porsche	162,252	86.38%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Proton	2,569	54.3%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Quantum	45	73.33%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Radical	1	100%	n/a
Ram	7	100%	n/a
Raw	22	81.82%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
RCR	1	100%	n/a
Reliant	512	78.91%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Renault	936,520	61.81%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Reva	184	70.65%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Riley	122	88.52%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Robin Hood	178	80.34%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Rolls Royce	4,627	90.81%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Rover	32,888	62.92%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Royale	2	100%	n/a
Saab	54,354	62.12%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
San	1	100%	n/a
Santana	77	58.44%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Saturn	3	100%	n/a
Scion	11	63.64%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
SEAT	538,641	73.68%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Sebring	19	84.21%	Wheel bearing excessively rough.
Secma	6	66.67%	Wheel bearing excessively rough.
Simca	1	100%	n/a
Singer	52	84.62%	Driver's seat insecure.
Skoda	753,494	76.47%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Smart	86,175	71.53%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Spectre	3	33.33%	Tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Spyker	2	50%	Emissions test unable to be completed.
Ssangyong	22,537	66.71%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
SSC	4	75%	Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits.
Standard	11	90.91%	Binding brake.
Studebaker	1	100%	n/a
Subaru	57,243	72.83%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Sunbeam	205	84.88%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Suzuki	423,373	72.85%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Sylva	7	71.43%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Talbot	212	84.91%	Binding brake.
Tata	50	66%	Exhaust system leaking or insecure.
Td2000	2	100%	n/a
Tesla	50,994	82.79%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Tiger	190	83.68%	Emissions test unable to be completed.
Toyota	1,576,144	73.7%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Trabant	52	76.92%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Triumph	5,056	82.14%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
TVR	5,763	86.38%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ultima	39	97.44%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
UMM	6	100%	n/a
Vanden Plas	17	94.12%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
Vauxhall	2,782,171	65.89%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Venturi	2	100%	n/a
Volkswagen	2,655,278	72.29%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Volvo	561,353	72.97%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Wartburg	8	100%	n/a
Westfield	839	86.41%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Wiesmann	1	100%	n/a
Willys	17	100%	n/a
Wolseley	168	80.95%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
YKC	5	80%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Yugo	4	75%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Zastava	7	71.43%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Zenos	20	90%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.

Tests: 30,034,557

Average car pass rate: 71.71%

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	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.	5.3.1(b)(i)	Major	9%
3	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.	5.2.3(e)	Dangerous	9%
4	Position lamp missing or inoperative.	4.2.1(a)(ii)	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	Headlamp aim outwith limits.	4.1.2(a)	Major	7%
8	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.	3.4(b)(ii)	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	7%

Tests date range:

10th February 2023 to 9th February 2024

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