MOT Stats

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Vehicle types : Car

Make	Tests	Pass rate	Most common fail reason
Abarth	11,664	75.36%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
AC	457	85.34%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Acura	35	65.71%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Aixam	668	63.92%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
AK	2	100%	n/a
Alfa Romeo	79,111	64.04%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Alpina	31	87.1%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Alpine	1	0%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Alvis	119	79.83%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
AMC	1	100%	n/a
Ariel	144	89.58%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Armstrong	1	100%	n/a
Armstrong Siddeley	4	75%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Ascari	4	100%	n/a
Asia	33	54.55%	Emissions lambda coefficient outwith limits.
Aston Martin	17,327	87.45%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Auburn	1	100%	n/a
Audi	1,311,737	75.2%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Austin	6,505	69.7%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Austin Healey	624	82.53%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Austin Morris	1,205	67.88%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Autobianchi	3	100%	n/a
Axiam	1	100%	n/a
BAC	1	100%	n/a
Beauford	147	81.63%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Bedford	19	78.95%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Bentley	18,082	87.59%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Bitter	4	75%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
BMW	1,455,653	74.06%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Bond	44	75%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Borgward	4	50%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Bowler	3	66.67%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Bramwith	15	60%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Brenchley	2	100%	n/a
Bristol	167	78.44%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Bugatti	32	96.88%	Tyre with a cut in excess of the requirements.
Buick	94	74.47%	Direction indicator lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with requirements.
Cadillac	722	69.53%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Caterham	2,637	83.88%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Chesil	59	76.27%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Chevrolet	102,643	56.19%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Chrysler-Jeep	113,624	63.04%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Cisitalia	1	100%	n/a
Citroen	898,850	61.73%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Clan	11	90.91%	Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp.
Clarke	1	100%	n/a
Coleman Milne	137	64.96%	Electrical wiring insecure.
Colt	9	66.67%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Dacia	76,121	77.59%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Daewoo	11,673	43.07%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Daf	15	100%	n/a
Daihatsu	27,775	61.67%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Daimler	2,335	74.56%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Datsun	173	76.88%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Dax	260	86.15%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
De Dion Bouton	1	100%	n/a
De Tomaso	29	93.1%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Delorean	86	79.07%	Parking brake inoperative on one side.
Dodge	10,873	55.56%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Douglas	1	100%	n/a
DS	17,806	82.79%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Dutton	22	72.73%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Eagle	12	91.67%	Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Eunos	120	60.83%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Evante	1	0%	Brake hose bulging under pressure.
Excalibur	1	100%	n/a
Ferrari	10,648	90.22%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Fiat	647,804	65.17%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Fisher	38	76.32%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Fisker	3	100%	n/a
Ford	3,776,913	65.73%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Formula	1	100%	n/a
Frazer Nash	4	100%	n/a
Freight Rover	1	100%	n/a
FSO	5	80%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Gardner Douglas	12	66.67%	Direction indicator lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with requirements.
GBS	29	86.21%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
General Motors	975	71.59%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Georgie Boy	1	0%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Gilbern	42	85.71%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Ginetta	54	92.59%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
GMC	166	69.28%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Great Wall	1,637	62.31%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Griffon	1	100%	n/a
Hawk	9	77.78%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Haynes	8	75%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Hillman	328	89.02%	Binding brake.
HMC	1	100%	n/a
Holden	55	70.91%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Honda	958,735	68.72%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Hotchkiss	23	95.65%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
HRG	2	50%	Stop lamps all missing or inoperative.
Humber	158	89.24%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Hummer	372	75%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Hyundai	624,510	71.58%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Infiniti	4,646	86.93%	Brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm.
Innocenti	9	77.78%	Horn inoperative.
Iso	3	66.67%	Wiper not operating, or missing.
Isuzu	36,493	66.86%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Jaguar	274,893	70.46%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
JBA	91	79.12%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Jensen	324	83.33%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Jowett	13	84.62%	Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting.
Khaleej	4	50%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Kia	582,273	70.37%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Koenigsegg	2	100%	n/a
KTM	16	93.75%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Lada	141	60.99%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Lagonda	5	100%	n/a
Lamborghini	1,437	89.98%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.
Lancia	1,111	75.97%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Land Rover	742,459	70.66%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Lea Francis	3	100%	n/a
LEVC	384	96.35%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Lexus	128,680	77.4%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Leyland Cars	283	71.38%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Ligier	7	71.43%	Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded.
Lincoln	427	70.73%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
Locust	13	84.62%	Stop lamp missing or inoperative.
Lotus	10,222	80.45%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Luego	2	100%	n/a
Mahindra	14	78.57%	Direction indicator or hazard warning switch inoperative.
Marcos	187	82.35%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Marlin	147	81.63%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Maserati	7,264	80.69%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Maybach	49	91.84%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Mazda	478,615	68.59%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
MCC	2,011	57.33%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
McLaren	322	91.93%	SRS malfunction indicator lamp indicates a system malfunction.
Mercedes-Benz	1,153,093	73.52%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Mercury	41	75.61%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Merlin	2	100%	n/a
Messerschmitt	3	100%	n/a
MEV	7	85.71%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
MG	63,302	65.46%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Mia	7	71.43%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Microcar	793	69.23%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Midas Gold	1	100%	n/a
Mini	605,834	72.13%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Mitsubishi	285,193	64.59%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Mitsuoka	31	70.97%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
MK	73	76.71%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
MNR	14	100%	n/a
Morgan	5,239	81.87%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Morris	5,297	72.1%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Mycar	1	100%	n/a
Nash	1	0%	Registration plate lamp missing or inoperative.
Naylor	22	68.18%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
NCF	1	0%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
NG	42	85.71%	Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or damaged.
Nissan	1,331,980	67.09%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Noble	195	75.9%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
NSU	13	76.92%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Oldsmobile	23	82.61%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Onyx	2	100%	n/a
Opel	2,306	55.59%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Packard	1	100%	n/a
Pagani	18	94.44%	Number plate missing or insecure.
Panther	177	80.23%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Pembleton	4	100%	n/a
Perodua	4,457	69.24%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Peugeot	1,279,384	61.93%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Pilgrim	165	81.82%	Binding brake.
Plymouth	60	91.67%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Pontiac	563	79.04%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Porsche	126,119	82.51%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Proton	7,442	52.24%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Prova	1	100%	n/a
Quantum	55	72.73%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Radical	1	100%	n/a
Ram	9	77.78%	Steering ball joint with excessive wear.
Raw	28	85.71%	Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users.
RCR	1	100%	n/a
Reliant	990	73.74%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Renault	1,042,621	54.85%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Reva	296	70.27%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Riley	230	83.04%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Robin Hood	245	87.35%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Rolls Royce	5,152	86.08%	Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement.
Rover	79,140	55%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Royale	2	100%	n/a
Saab	106,446	57.76%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Santana	133	60.9%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Sao	1	0%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Saturn	3	100%	n/a
Scion	18	44.44%	Fog lamp inoperative or rear fog lamp missing.
SEAT	401,364	67.74%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Sebring	20	75%	Suspension joint dust cover missing or ineffective.
Secma	10	90%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Shelby	1	100%	n/a
Simca	5	80%	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.
Singer	108	87.04%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Skoda	567,061	73.23%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Smart	76,120	67.96%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Spectre	3	100%	n/a
Spyker	3	66.67%	Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction.
Ssangyong	13,089	66.02%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
SSC	5	80%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Standard	24	83.33%	Horn inoperative.
Studebaker	4	75%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Subaru	67,532	68.54%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Sunbeam	408	81.86%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Suzuki	361,508	68.27%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Sylva	7	85.71%	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.
Talbot	400	80.25%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Tata	179	45.81%	Exhaust system leaking or insecure.
Td2000	2	100%	n/a
Tesla	3,058	89.34%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Tiger	246	82.11%	Direction indicator lamp missing or inoperative.
Toyota	1,406,857	69.87%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Trabant	95	72.63%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Trident	1	100%	n/a
Triumph	10,278	75.98%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
TVR	6,454	81.14%	Headlamp aim outwith limits.
Ultima	49	87.76%	Number plate missing or insecure.
UMM	5	40%	Exhaust system leaking or insecure.
Union	1	0%	Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn.
Vanden Plas	39	74.36%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
Vauxhall	3,096,452	62.03%	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.
Venturi	4	75%	Steering ball joint with excessive wear.
Vindicator	1	100%	n/a
Volkswagen	2,413,287	67.46%	Tyre tread depth not in accordance with requirements.
Volvo	459,343	66.21%	Position lamp missing or inoperative.
Wartburg	10	100%	n/a
Westfield	1,066	85.46%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Willys	33	93.94%	Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement.
Wolseley	330	83.94%	Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid.
YKC	9	77.78%	Parking brake inoperative on one side.
Yugo	5	40%	Emissions levels exceed default limits.
Zastava	13	61.54%	Brakes out of balance across an axle.
Zenos	17	88.24%	Number plate does not conform to requirements.

Tests: 27,457,812

Average car pass rate: 67.29%

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	Position lamp missing or inoperative.	4.2.1(a)(ii)	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	Wiper blade missing or not clearing the windscreen.	3.4(b)(ii)	Major	9%
6	Suspension spring broken or seriously weakened.	5.3.1(b)(i)	Major	9%
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	Tyre with a lump, bulge or tear.	5.2.3(d)(ii)	Dangerous	7%
10	Brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm.	1.1.13(a)(ii)	Dangerous	7%

Tests date range: 2nd July 2018 to 1st July 2019

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