MOT Stats

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Vehicle types : Car

Make	Tests	Pass rate	Most common fail reason
Abarth	11,224	75.01%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
AC	453	85.21%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Acura	32	62.5%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Aixam	667	64.62%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
AK	1	100%	n/a
Alfa Romeo	79,310	63.83%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Alpina	31	87.1%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Alpine	1	0%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Alvis	128	78.91%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
AMC	1	100%	n/a
Ariel	143	89.51%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Armstrong	1	100%	n/a
Armstrong Siddeley	6	66.67%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ascari	2	100%	n/a
Asia	35	51.43%	Emissions lambda coefficient outwith limits.
Aston Martin	17,312	87.35%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Auburn	2	100%	n/a
Audi	1,298,644	75.02%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Austin	6,708	69.39%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Austin Healey	641	80.81%	Horn inoperative.
Austin Morris	1,262	66.4%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Autobianchi	3	33.33%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Axiam	1	100%	n/a
Beauford	153	84.97%	Exhaust system leaking or insecure.
Bedford	18	77.78%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Bentley	17,952	87.44%	Tyre with a cut in excess of the requirements.
Bitter	5	80%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
BMW	1,442,211	73.77%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Bond	50	74%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Borgward	3	66.67%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Bowler	2	100%	n/a
Bramwith	15	60%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Brenchley	2	100%	n/a
Bristol	182	77.47%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Bugatti	38	97.37%	Tyre with a cut in excess of the requirements.
Buick	98	73.47%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Cadillac	742	70.22%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Caterham	2,668	83.73%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Chesil	61	78.69%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Chevrolet	103,476	56.25%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Chrysler-Jeep	113,117	62.69%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Cisitalia	1	100%	n/a
Citroen	898,551	61.47%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Clan	9	88.89%	Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp.
Clarke	1	100%	n/a
Coleman Milne	134	64.18%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Colt	7	71.43%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Dacia	73,569	77.85%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Daewoo	12,113	42.9%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Daf	16	100%	n/a
Daihatsu	28,083	61.35%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Daimler	2,392	73.91%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Datsun	190	76.84%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Dax	286	84.62%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
De Dion Bouton	1	100%	n/a
De Tomaso	33	90.91%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Delorean	95	76.84%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Dodge	10,954	55.68%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Douglas	1	100%	n/a
DS	15,747	82.68%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Dutton	23	82.61%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Eagle	13	92.31%	Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Eunos	117	57.26%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Evante	1	0%	Brake hose bulging under pressure.
Excalibur	1	100%	n/a
Ferrari	10,746	90.25%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Fiat	644,774	64.92%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Fisher	43	76.74%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
Fisker	3	100%	n/a
Ford	3,767,546	65.52%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Formula	1	100%	n/a
Frazer Nash	4	75%	Position lamp with a product on the lens or light source showing wrong colour or heavily reduced light intensity.
Freight Rover	1	0%	Headlamp not securely attached.
FSO	5	80%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Furore	1	100%	n/a
Gardner Douglas	13	76.92%	Direction indicator lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with requirements.
GBS	28	82.14%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
General Motors	996	71.18%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Georgie Boy	1	0%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Gilbern	42	85.71%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Ginetta	57	92.98%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
GMC	165	69.7%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Great Wall	1,624	61.45%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Griffon	2	50%	Excessive free play in the steering.
Hawk	9	77.78%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Haynes	7	57.14%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Hillman	348	87.64%	Binding brake.
HMC	1	100%	n/a
Holden	53	67.92%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Holmes	1	0%	Brake hose damaged and likely to fail.
Honda	957,843	68.61%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Hotchkiss	25	92%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
HRG	2	50%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Hudson	1	100%	n/a
Humber	164	86.59%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Hummer	358	75.42%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Hyundai	617,260	71.41%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Infiniti	4,136	86.29%	Brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm.
Innocenti	10	70%	Horn inoperative.
Iso	3	66.67%	Wiper not operating, or missing.
Isuzu	36,126	66.38%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Jaguar	273,413	70.13%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
JBA	93	79.57%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Jensen	335	83.28%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Jowett	11	81.82%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Khaleej	4	50%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Kia	573,580	70.15%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Koenigsegg	3	100%	n/a
KTM	21	90.48%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Lada	141	58.87%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Lagonda	7	100%	n/a
Lamborghini	1,421	90.71%	Number plate missing or insecure.
Lancia	1,138	74.17%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Land Rover	736,120	70.39%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Lea Francis	3	100%	n/a
LEVC	239	95.82%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Lexus	127,871	77.2%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Leyland Cars	315	69.84%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Ligier	5	80%	Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded.
Lincoln	439	70.62%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Locust	14	85.71%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Lotus	10,321	80.16%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Luego	2	50%	Tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Mahindra	15	86.67%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Marcos	184	81.52%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Marlin	156	80.77%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Maserati	7,126	80.41%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Maybach	49	91.84%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Mazda	477,081	68.37%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
MCC	2,044	57.93%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
McLaren	321	92.52%	SRS malfunction indicator lamp indicates a system malfunction.
Mercedes-Benz	1,142,343	73.3%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Mercury	43	74.42%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Merlin	1	100%	n/a
Messerschmitt	3	100%	n/a
MEV	10	90%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
MG	64,579	64.88%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Mia	7	71.43%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Microcar	820	68.41%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Midas Gold	1	100%	n/a
Mini	598,017	71.87%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Mitsubishi	284,918	64.21%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mitsuoka	31	74.19%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
MK	78	75.64%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
MNR	15	100%	n/a
Morgan	5,260	81.86%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Morris	5,551	71.84%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Mycar	1	100%	n/a
Nash	1	0%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
Naylor	22	77.27%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
NCF	1	0%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
NG	48	85.42%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Nissan	1,322,098	66.92%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Noble	189	74.07%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
NSU	12	75%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Oldsmobile	27	81.48%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Onyx	2	100%	n/a
Opel	2,331	55.94%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Pagani	17	94.12%	Number plate missing or insecure.
Panther	191	77.49%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Pembleton	4	100%	n/a
Perodua	4,488	69.3%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Peugeot	1,282,625	61.66%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Pilgrim	174	82.18%	Binding brake.
Plymouth	68	89.71%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Pontiac	591	79.19%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Porsche	125,389	82.35%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Proton	7,635	51.77%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Prova	1	100%	n/a
Quantum	50	74%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Radical	1	100%	n/a
Ram	12	75%	Steering ball joint with excessive wear.
Raw	32	93.75%	Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap.
RCR	1	100%	n/a
Reliant	1,003	73.28%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Renault	1,043,811	54.43%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Reva	298	70.81%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Riley	247	82.59%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Robin Hood	265	86.04%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Rolls Royce	5,158	85.63%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Rover	81,251	54.74%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Royale	2	100%	n/a
Saab	107,851	57.38%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Santana	134	61.94%	Steering ball joint with excessive wear.
Sao	1	0%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Saturn	4	100%	n/a
Scion	19	47.37%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
SEAT	398,768	67.47%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Sebring	21	76.19%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Secma	9	100%	n/a
Shelby	1	100%	n/a
Simca	7	71.43%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Singer	114	85.96%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Skoda	560,397	72.94%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Smart	75,207	67.54%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Spectre	2	100%	n/a
Spyker	4	75%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Ssangyong	12,724	65.47%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
SSC	5	60%	Rear reflector missing or reflecting white to the rear.
Standard	29	82.76%	Horn inoperative.
Studebaker	5	80%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Subaru	67,874	68.24%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Sunbeam	431	81.44%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Suzuki	359,361	67.97%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Sylva	9	88.89%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Talbot	414	80.68%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Tata	179	48.6%	Exhaust system leaking or insecure.
Td2000	2	100%	n/a
Tesla	2,827	89.88%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Tiger	233	80.69%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Toyota	1,401,742	69.68%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Trabant	83	68.67%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Trident	1	100%	n/a
Triumph	10,915	75.36%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
TVR	6,525	80.52%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Ultima	49	91.84%	Number plate missing or insecure.
UMM	5	40%	Exhaust system leaking or insecure.
Union	1	0%	Suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn.
Vanden Plas	46	80.43%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Vauxhall	3,097,115	61.64%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Venturi	4	75%	Steering ball joint with excessive wear.
Vindicator	1	100%	n/a
Volkswagen	2,403,608	67.22%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Volvo	456,490	65.96%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Wartburg	11	100%	n/a
Westfield	1,077	84.87%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Willys	41	85.37%	Brake master cylinder leaking.
Wolseley	334	84.43%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
YKC	10	90%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Yugo	5	60%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Zastava	14	57.14%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Zenos	16	81.25%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.

Tests: 27,339,058

Average car pass rate: 67.01%

Most common fail reasons

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

Tests date range: 22nd May 2018 to 21st May 2019

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