On average, 29.5% of cars will fail their MoT test in Norwich, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Suspension, Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and Brakes.

Cars registered in 2002 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 52.2%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Proton, Talbot and Daewoo. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Bentley, Lotus and Aston Martin.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Suspension 9.7% 9.6% +1%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.7% 11.9% −27%
Brakes 7.0% 7.7% −9%
Tyres 5.2% 5.8% −11%
Visibility 4.9% 5.3% −8%
Body, chassis, structure 3.7% 4.1% −9%
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.0% 3.6% −15%
Steering 1.8% 1.9% −5%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.2% 1.3% −7%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 102 16.7% 17.5% −5%
2020 140 19.3% 16.7% +15%
2019 1,007 12.4% 10.3% +21%
2018 24,504 11.5% 11.7% −2%
2017 27,054 12.4% 13.2% −7%
2016 29,923 15.0% 16.5% −9%
2015 29,957 17.7% 19.5% −9%
2014 28,494 20.3% 23.0% −12%
2013 26,873 25.0% 27.2% −8%
2012 23,924 28.3% 30.5% −7%
2011 22,679 31.7% 33.4% −5%
2010 23,407 34.9% 36.8% −5%
2009 21,867 38.1% 39.1% −2%
2008 21,167 41.4% 41.5% −0%
2007 21,407 43.0% 42.6% +1%
2006 17,770 44.6% 43.9% +2%
2005 14,892 46.7% 44.9% +4%
2004 12,006 46.5% 45.7% +2%
2003 9,546 47.1% 45.6% +3%
2002 6,981 47.8% 45.2% +6%
2001 4,508 46.0% 43.9% +5%
2000 2,749 46.0% 42.5% +8%
1999 1,889 45.2% 40.8% +11%
1998 1,313 40.1% 38.5% +4%
1997 898 36.6% 37.5% −2%
1996 558 40.1% 36.5% +10%
1995 458 36.5% 35.3% +3%
1994 366 37.4% 34.4% +9%
1993 354 38.4% 34.7% +11%
1992 310 31.9% 32.9% −3%
1991 351 37.0% 32.3% +15%
1990 329 30.7% 30.9% −1%
1989 320 29.1% 29.6% −2%
1988 249 35.3% 30.2% +17%
1987 165 33.9% 29.5% +15%
1986 158 33.5% 28.9% +16%
1985 151 31.8% 28.3% +12%
1984 121 37.2% 28.1% +32%
1983 131 35.1% 27.5% +28%
1982 68 29.4% 27.4% +7%
1981 61 31.1% 25.3% +23%
1973 52 19.2% 20.0% −4%
1972 74 21.6% 20.2% +7%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Aston Martin 303 9.9% 10.3% −4%
Lotus 281 13.9% 17.8% −22%
Bentley 153 16.3% 10.3% +58%
Porsche 1,625 19.5% 14.9% +31%
Lexus 1,174 20.0% 18.7% +7%
Dacia 2,099 21.0% 24.7% −15%
Audi 19,647 22.1% 22.3% −1%
Triumph 148 22.3% 22.7% −2%
BMW 17,262 23.6% 22.9% +3%
Skoda 9,360 24.7% 23.5% +5%
Abarth 341 24.9% 20.8% +20%
MINI 9,703 25.1% 25.5% −2%
Hyundai 7,575 26.0% 26.1% −0%
Jeep 1,035 26.3% 26.1% +1%
Subaru 838 26.8% 27.8% −4%
Toyota 19,296 27.0% 27.1% −0%
Land Rover 12,937 27.0% 25.2% +7%
Kia 9,971 27.1% 26.5% +2%
Mercedes-Benz 11,085 27.1% 22.3% +21%
MG 1,049 27.3% 28.9% −6%
Mazda 6,801 27.5% 28.2% −2%
Jaguar 4,732 27.6% 23.9% +15%
Suzuki 5,268 27.8% 27.5% +1%
SEAT 5,982 28.0% 27.1% +3%
Honda 11,449 28.2% 28.2% +0%
smart 260 29.6% 31.9% −7%
Nissan 23,549 30.1% 29.5% +2%
Volkswagen 39,840 30.1% 29.0% +4%
Isuzu 898 30.3% 40.7% −26%
FIAT 12,708 31.3% 32.2% −3%
Volvo 7,535 31.7% 28.9% +9%
Ford 75,153 31.9% 31.5% +1%
Mitsubishi 3,732 32.1% 28.7% +12%
Peugeot 21,438 33.5% 34.0% −2%
SsangYong 272 33.8% 30.6% +10%
Vauxhall 45,750 35.8% 34.2% +5%
Alfa Romeo 1,128 36.9% 33.7% +10%
SAAB 1,559 37.3% 39.5% −6%
DS 1,615 37.5% 36.3% +3%
Citroen 15,699 37.7% 34.2% +10%
Dodge 135 37.8% 40.6% −7%
Daihatsu 396 38.1% 36.3% +5%
Renault 20,086 40.2% 38.6% +4%
Chevrolet 1,010 43.7% 45.1% −3%
Chrysler 380 44.5% 41.2% +8%
Rover 564 45.2% 42.5% +6%
Proton 124 49.2% 46.9% +5%
Talbot 111 52.3% 47.1% +11%
Daewoo 116 56.0% 53.3% +5%
 

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