On average, 23.6% of cars will fail their MoT test in Kingston upon Thames, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Suspension and Visibility.

Cars registered in 2003 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 62.0%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Chevrolet, Rover and LTI. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Lotus, Bentley and Ferrari.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.3% 11.9% −30%
Suspension 4.5% 9.6% −53%
Visibility 4.2% 5.3% −21%
Tyres 3.9% 5.8% −32%
Brakes 3.6% 7.7% −53%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.3% 3.6% −36%
Body, chassis, structure 2.2% 4.1% −48%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2020 121 15.7% 16.7% −6%
2019 913 8.9% 10.3% −13%
2018 19,562 10.6% 11.7% −9%
2017 20,434 11.4% 13.2% −14%
2016 21,198 13.0% 16.5% −21%
2015 19,719 16.5% 19.5% −15%
2014 18,414 18.6% 23.0% −19%
2013 16,804 21.1% 27.2% −22%
2012 15,104 23.7% 30.5% −22%
2011 13,786 25.9% 33.4% −22%
2010 14,203 28.3% 36.8% −23%
2009 13,655 29.4% 39.1% −25%
2008 12,179 33.4% 41.5% −20%
2007 12,547 33.4% 42.6% −22%
2006 10,337 34.9% 43.9% −21%
2005 8,727 37.8% 44.9% −16%
2004 7,040 37.2% 45.7% −19%
2003 5,594 38.0% 45.6% −17%
2002 4,445 37.7% 45.2% −17%
2001 3,077 34.8% 43.9% −21%
2000 2,163 35.6% 42.5% −16%
1999 1,518 33.8% 40.8% −17%
1998 1,117 32.9% 38.5% −15%
1997 740 31.6% 37.5% −16%
1996 426 30.8% 36.5% −16%
1995 338 29.9% 35.3% −15%
1994 249 29.7% 34.4% −14%
1993 186 30.1% 34.7% −13%
1992 192 26.0% 32.9% −21%
1991 237 31.2% 32.3% −3%
1990 207 20.3% 30.9% −34%
1989 217 24.9% 29.6% −16%
1988 134 32.1% 30.2% +6%
1987 120 29.2% 29.5% −1%
1986 86 25.6% 28.9% −11%
1985 78 23.1% 28.3% −19%
1984 74 28.4% 28.1% +1%
1983 53 28.3% 27.5% +3%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Ferrari 207 4.8% 6.9% −30%
Bentley 659 7.3% 10.3% −30%
Lotus 167 9.0% 17.8% −50%
Aston Martin 958 9.5% 10.3% −8%
Maserati 150 12.0% 16.1% −25%
Porsche 3,324 14.1% 14.9% −5%
Tesla 304 17.1% 13.3% +28%
Kia 5,933 17.8% 26.5% −33%
Abarth 348 18.7% 20.8% −10%
Lexus 1,602 19.2% 18.7% +2%
BMW 18,703 19.7% 22.9% −14%
Audi 16,216 19.8% 22.3% −11%
Mercedes-Benz 11,182 20.3% 22.3% −9%
Dacia 624 20.4% 24.7% −17%
Honda 15,173 20.5% 28.2% −28%
Isuzu 102 20.6% 40.7% −49%
MINI 9,870 21.5% 25.5% −16%
Hyundai 5,504 21.6% 26.1% −17%
Skoda 5,192 22.1% 23.5% −6%
Volvo 5,508 22.8% 28.9% −21%
Suzuki 2,220 22.8% 27.5% −17%
Alfa Romeo 895 22.9% 33.7% −32%
Jaguar 2,733 23.0% 23.9% −4%
Land Rover 6,014 23.2% 25.2% −8%
Jeep 753 23.2% 26.1% −11%
Mazda 5,222 23.3% 28.2% −17%
SEAT 2,149 24.0% 27.1% −11%
MG 507 24.7% 28.9% −15%
smart 248 25.0% 31.9% −22%
Nissan 13,608 25.7% 29.5% −13%
FIAT 6,772 25.7% 32.2% −20%
Ford 35,220 25.8% 31.5% −18%
Volkswagen 28,775 25.9% 29.0% −11%
Toyota 10,922 26.2% 27.1% −3%
Mitsubishi 1,765 27.4% 28.7% −5%
Subaru 405 27.4% 27.8% −2%
Peugeot 11,061 27.4% 34.0% −19%
SAAB 936 30.3% 39.5% −23%
DS 509 30.5% 36.3% −16%
Vauxhall 18,851 30.6% 34.2% −10%
Daihatsu 149 31.5% 36.3% −13%
Citroen 5,598 31.6% 34.2% −8%
Renault 6,942 33.4% 38.6% −13%
Chrysler 289 34.9% 41.2% −15%
Chevrolet 489 35.2% 45.1% −22%
Rover 335 38.8% 42.5% −9%
LTI 272 51.1% 38.2% +34%
 

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