On average, 25.8% of cars will fail their MoT test in London SE, 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 2002 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 63.3%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Dodge, Chevrolet and LTI. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Tesla, Bentley and Aston Martin.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 10.5% 11.9% −12%
Suspension 4.9% 9.6% −48%
Visibility 4.9% 5.3% −8%
Tyres 3.9% 5.8% −33%
Brakes 3.8% 7.7% −50%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.8% 3.6% −20%
Body, chassis, structure 2.5% 4.1% −41%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.0% 1.3% −20%
Steering 1.0% 1.9% −48%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2020 388 12.6% 16.7% −24%
2019 1,757 11.7% 10.3% +14%
2018 12,270 10.5% 11.7% −10%
2017 16,054 12.4% 13.2% −6%
2016 18,503 15.0% 16.5% −9%
2015 17,114 17.4% 19.5% −11%
2014 14,616 20.7% 23.0% −10%
2013 14,219 23.2% 27.2% −15%
2012 13,784 26.0% 30.5% −15%
2011 13,691 27.1% 33.4% −19%
2010 14,818 29.9% 36.8% −19%
2009 15,043 31.2% 39.1% −20%
2008 15,022 33.2% 41.5% −20%
2007 15,673 34.0% 42.6% −20%
2006 12,773 34.1% 43.9% −22%
2005 10,664 35.1% 44.9% −22%
2004 8,438 35.9% 45.7% −21%
2003 6,690 35.8% 45.6% −21%
2002 5,031 36.7% 45.2% −19%
2001 3,418 35.1% 43.9% −20%
2000 1,767 34.7% 42.5% −18%
1999 1,179 32.0% 40.8% −22%
1998 862 30.0% 38.5% −22%
1997 567 32.1% 37.5% −14%
1996 353 32.9% 36.5% −10%
1995 252 31.0% 35.3% −12%
1994 206 28.6% 34.4% −17%
1993 174 25.3% 34.7% −27%
1992 153 22.2% 32.9% −32%
1991 180 23.9% 32.3% −26%
1990 165 20.0% 30.9% −35%
1989 185 28.6% 29.6% −3%
1988 101 21.8% 30.2% −28%
1987 90 25.6% 29.5% −13%
1986 75 30.7% 28.9% +6%
1985 65 24.6% 28.3% −13%
1984 59 16.9% 28.1% −40%
1983 55 27.3% 27.5% −1%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Aston Martin 162 4.3% 10.3% −58%
Bentley 165 6.1% 10.3% −41%
Tesla 211 7.6% 13.3% −43%
Infiniti 120 11.7% 13.5% −13%
Abarth 188 12.2% 20.8% −41%
Porsche 1,267 13.0% 14.9% −12%
MG 343 16.3% 28.9% −44%
Land Rover 4,339 17.7% 25.2% −30%
Lexus 2,779 18.4% 18.7% −2%
Mitsubishi 2,307 19.5% 28.7% −32%
Audi 12,979 19.6% 22.3% −12%
Jaguar 2,290 20.2% 23.9% −15%
BMW 18,627 20.4% 22.9% −11%
Dacia 435 20.5% 24.7% −17%
Skoda 3,383 21.9% 23.5% −7%
Mercedes-Benz 12,952 22.0% 22.3% −1%
Jeep 544 22.1% 26.1% −15%
Subaru 288 22.6% 27.8% −19%
SEAT 2,169 22.6% 27.1% −17%
Kia 3,631 23.4% 26.5% −12%
Toyota 18,131 24.1% 27.1% −11%
Volvo 2,977 24.3% 28.9% −16%
MINI 6,190 24.3% 25.5% −5%
Hyundai 4,687 24.3% 26.1% −7%
FIAT 6,492 24.9% 32.2% −22%
Nissan 22,445 25.9% 29.5% −12%
Suzuki 2,327 26.1% 27.5% −5%
Volkswagen 23,188 27.0% 29.0% −7%
SAAB 1,003 27.0% 39.5% −32%
Ford 32,422 27.2% 31.5% −13%
Alfa Romeo 646 28.2% 33.7% −16%
Mazda 3,532 28.5% 28.2% +1%
Honda 8,515 29.3% 28.2% +4%
Vauxhall 26,790 30.0% 34.2% −12%
DS 338 30.5% 36.3% −16%
Citroen 6,754 30.8% 34.2% −10%
Daihatsu 198 31.8% 36.3% −12%
Peugeot 8,407 31.9% 34.0% −6%
smart 307 32.6% 31.9% +2%
Renault 7,228 33.2% 38.6% −14%
Chrysler 375 35.2% 41.2% −15%
Rover 228 35.5% 42.5% −16%
Dodge 181 38.1% 40.6% −6%
Chevrolet 1,033 38.7% 45.1% −14%
LTI 3,087 49.0% 38.2% +28%
 

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