On average, 26.7% of cars will fail their MoT test in London SW, which puts the region below the national average of 29.7%. The most common failure causes are Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, Visibility and Brakes.

Cars registered in 2000 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 58.1%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Chrysler, Rover and LTI. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Bentley, Tesla and Ferrari.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.7% 11.9% −18%
Visibility 5.4% 5.3% +0%
Brakes 4.7% 7.7% −40%
Tyres 4.6% 5.8% −21%
Suspension 4.5% 9.6% −53%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.7% 3.6% −25%
Body, chassis, structure 2.6% 4.1% −38%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2020 195 13.8% 16.7% −17%
2019 991 10.5% 10.3% +2%
2018 11,390 12.6% 11.7% +8%
2017 12,581 14.0% 13.2% +6%
2016 13,145 17.7% 16.5% +7%
2015 11,808 19.3% 19.5% −1%
2014 10,180 22.4% 23.0% −3%
2013 9,498 23.8% 27.2% −12%
2012 8,661 26.2% 30.5% −14%
2011 8,065 29.2% 33.4% −12%
2010 8,335 32.9% 36.8% −11%
2009 7,968 33.1% 39.1% −15%
2008 7,631 35.1% 41.5% −16%
2007 7,956 36.1% 42.6% −15%
2006 6,644 37.5% 43.9% −15%
2005 5,400 38.2% 44.9% −15%
2004 4,430 40.7% 45.7% −11%
2003 3,595 39.3% 45.6% −14%
2002 2,728 40.5% 45.2% −10%
2001 1,969 39.5% 43.9% −10%
2000 1,118 41.9% 42.5% −1%
1999 866 39.4% 40.8% −4%
1998 611 38.1% 38.5% −1%
1997 398 34.2% 37.5% −9%
1996 274 35.0% 36.5% −4%
1995 182 35.2% 35.3% −1%
1994 141 30.5% 34.4% −11%
1993 122 38.5% 34.7% +11%
1992 83 33.7% 32.9% +2%
1991 94 38.3% 32.3% +19%
1990 135 25.2% 30.9% −18%
1989 136 36.8% 29.6% +24%
1988 89 30.3% 30.2% +0%
1987 55 41.8% 29.5% +42%
1986 52 25.0% 28.9% −13%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Ferrari 282 9.2% 6.9% +34%
Tesla 290 13.4% 13.3% +1%
Bentley 855 15.6% 10.3% +50%
Land Rover 6,165 18.7% 25.2% −26%
Abarth 194 20.6% 20.8% −1%
Mitsubishi 1,695 20.8% 28.7% −28%
Skoda 2,577 21.5% 23.5% −9%
Audi 11,650 21.5% 22.3% −3%
Maserati 166 21.7% 16.1% +35%
Porsche 1,777 22.1% 14.9% +48%
Lexus 1,939 22.3% 18.7% +19%
Mercedes-Benz 7,546 23.2% 22.3% +4%
BMW 12,425 23.3% 22.9% +2%
Toyota 13,256 24.0% 27.1% −11%
Jaguar 1,283 25.8% 23.9% +8%
SEAT 1,163 26.0% 27.1% −4%
Aston Martin 162 26.5% 10.3% +158%
MG 128 26.6% 28.9% −8%
Hyundai 2,004 27.1% 26.1% +4%
Kia 1,492 27.3% 26.5% +3%
Honda 5,325 27.3% 28.2% −3%
MINI 6,257 27.5% 25.5% +8%
Volkswagen 21,397 27.6% 29.0% −5%
Jeep 424 28.3% 26.1% +9%
Peugeot 6,520 28.9% 34.0% −15%
Ford 15,311 29.3% 31.5% −7%
Dacia 163 30.1% 24.7% +22%
Nissan 6,628 30.2% 29.5% +2%
Mazda 1,670 30.3% 28.2% +8%
FIAT 3,968 30.3% 32.2% −6%
Vauxhall 11,382 30.4% 34.2% −11%
Suzuki 882 30.7% 27.5% +12%
SAAB 423 31.0% 39.5% −22%
Volvo 2,524 31.0% 28.9% +7%
Subaru 228 31.6% 27.8% +13%
Alfa Romeo 476 31.9% 33.7% −5%
DS 170 32.9% 36.3% −9%
Citroen 3,004 33.1% 34.2% −3%
Renault 3,685 37.7% 38.6% −2%
smart 141 38.3% 31.9% +20%
Chevrolet 413 40.7% 45.1% −10%
Chrysler 185 42.7% 41.2% +4%
Rover 129 45.0% 42.5% +6%
LTI 438 64.6% 38.2% +69%
 

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