On average, 27.4% of cars will fail their MoT test in Leicester, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Suspension and Brakes.

Cars registered in 2004 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 57.7%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Rover, Dodge and Daewoo. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Aston Martin, Bentley and Lamborghini.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.2% 11.9% −31%
Suspension 8.2% 9.6% −15%
Brakes 6.1% 7.7% −21%
Visibility 4.6% 5.3% −14%
Tyres 4.3% 5.8% −26%
Body, chassis, structure 3.0% 4.1% −26%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.7% 3.6% −23%
Steering 1.5% 1.9% −25%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.1% 1.3% −13%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 125 5.6% 17.5% −68%
2020 175 17.7% 16.7% +6%
2019 1,388 9.4% 10.3% −8%
2018 41,823 15.7% 11.7% +35%
2017 38,728 13.6% 13.2% +3%
2016 39,885 15.4% 16.5% −7%
2015 40,074 17.9% 19.5% −8%
2014 38,466 21.1% 23.0% −8%
2013 35,309 25.2% 27.2% −7%
2012 31,893 28.0% 30.5% −8%
2011 29,711 30.7% 33.4% −8%
2010 29,735 33.9% 36.8% −8%
2009 27,939 35.6% 39.1% −9%
2008 26,719 38.3% 41.5% −8%
2007 27,209 38.4% 42.6% −10%
2006 22,061 39.8% 43.9% −10%
2005 17,485 41.0% 44.9% −9%
2004 13,892 42.3% 45.7% −7%
2003 10,457 41.7% 45.6% −8%
2002 7,512 41.3% 45.2% −9%
2001 4,588 41.1% 43.9% −7%
2000 2,851 39.4% 42.5% −7%
1999 1,975 35.8% 40.8% −12%
1998 1,414 35.4% 38.5% −8%
1997 984 34.6% 37.5% −8%
1996 581 33.4% 36.5% −9%
1995 436 35.1% 35.3% −1%
1994 317 31.5% 34.4% −8%
1993 291 32.0% 34.7% −8%
1992 281 31.0% 32.9% −6%
1991 299 27.1% 32.3% −16%
1990 381 31.0% 30.9% +0%
1989 301 25.9% 29.6% −12%
1988 205 27.3% 30.2% −10%
1987 165 29.7% 29.5% +1%
1986 130 25.4% 28.9% −12%
1985 114 28.1% 28.3% −1%
1984 86 22.1% 28.1% −21%
1983 88 22.7% 27.5% −17%
1982 66 21.2% 27.4% −23%
1981 65 26.2% 25.3% +3%
1973 52 25.0% 20.0% +25%
1972 63 15.9% 20.2% −21%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamborghini 133 1.5% 6.1% −75%
Bentley 592 5.9% 10.3% −43%
Aston Martin 185 9.2% 10.3% −11%
Tesla 198 9.6% 13.3% −28%
Porsche 2,862 12.9% 14.9% −14%
TVR 142 13.4% 15.8% −15%
Lexus 2,981 13.9% 18.7% −26%
Ferrari 127 16.5% 6.9% +141%
Infiniti 118 17.8% 13.5% +32%
Lotus 154 19.5% 17.8% +10%
Maserati 167 19.8% 16.1% +23%
BMW 30,963 20.3% 22.9% −11%
Audi 32,795 21.9% 22.3% −2%
Jeep 1,072 21.9% 26.1% −16%
Dacia 1,113 22.3% 24.7% −10%
Abarth 430 22.6% 20.8% +9%
Jaguar 6,050 22.7% 23.9% −5%
Kia 12,488 22.8% 26.5% −14%
Land Rover 14,044 22.9% 25.2% −9%
MINI 12,612 23.0% 25.5% −10%
Hyundai 12,237 23.4% 26.1% −10%
Triumph 187 23.5% 22.7% +3%
Subaru 838 23.7% 27.8% −15%
Skoda 9,921 24.1% 23.5% +3%
Mercedes-Benz 17,808 24.4% 22.3% +9%
Suzuki 4,991 24.9% 27.5% −9%
Volvo 9,382 25.1% 28.9% −13%
SsangYong 279 25.8% 30.6% −16%
Toyota 29,125 26.1% 27.1% −4%
SEAT 10,065 27.2% 27.1% +0%
Honda 14,524 27.4% 28.2% −3%
Mazda 8,968 27.6% 28.2% −2%
MG 1,158 27.7% 28.9% −4%
Volkswagen 53,543 28.8% 29.0% −1%
Nissan 22,870 29.7% 29.5% +1%
FIAT 13,116 30.0% 32.2% −7%
Mitsubishi 4,191 30.2% 28.7% +5%
Ford 95,576 30.6% 31.5% −3%
Peugeot 28,057 32.1% 34.0% −6%
smart 185 32.4% 31.9% +2%
Daihatsu 412 32.8% 36.3% −10%
Vauxhall 57,493 33.4% 34.2% −2%
Isuzu 780 33.6% 40.7% −18%
Alfa Romeo 1,664 33.9% 33.7% +1%
Citroen 15,006 34.6% 34.2% +1%
SAAB 1,355 35.2% 39.5% −11%
DS 2,657 37.1% 36.3% +2%
Renault 16,638 38.7% 38.6% +0%
Chrysler 451 39.5% 41.2% −4%
Talbot 130 40.0% 47.1% −15%
Chevrolet 1,245 40.2% 45.1% −11%
Rover 615 41.3% 42.5% −3%
Dodge 140 42.9% 40.6% +6%
Daewoo 126 43.7% 53.3% −18%
 

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