On average, 29.5% of cars will fail their MoT test in Manchester, 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 2003 have the worst overall MoT pass rate, at 55.7%. The manufacturers with the highest fail rate in this region are Rover, Dodge and Chevrolet. At the opposite end of the scale with the best pass rates are Bentley, Maserati and Tesla.

Most common reasons for MoT failure

Test Item Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 10.1% 11.9% −15%
Suspension 8.8% 9.6% −8%
Brakes 6.8% 7.7% −11%
Tyres 5.3% 5.8% −9%
Visibility 5.3% 5.3% −2%
Body, chassis, structure 3.6% 4.1% −14%
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.0% 3.6% −17%
Steering 1.6% 1.9% −18%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 1.0% 1.3% −21%

MoT failure rates by year of registration

Year of Registration Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
2021 132 6.8% 17.5% −61%
2020 227 12.8% 16.7% −24%
2019 1,163 8.8% 10.3% −14%
2018 24,532 11.8% 11.7% +1%
2017 27,323 13.8% 13.2% +4%
2016 31,465 17.0% 16.5% +3%
2015 33,193 20.3% 19.5% +4%
2014 32,340 23.2% 23.0% +0%
2013 30,581 27.3% 27.2% +0%
2012 27,306 30.1% 30.5% −1%
2011 25,411 32.9% 33.4% −1%
2010 26,177 35.5% 36.8% −4%
2009 25,543 38.6% 39.1% −1%
2008 24,333 39.8% 41.5% −4%
2007 24,508 41.4% 42.6% −3%
2006 19,476 42.1% 43.9% −4%
2005 14,708 42.8% 44.9% −5%
2004 10,905 43.7% 45.7% −4%
2003 7,698 44.3% 45.6% −3%
2002 4,904 44.0% 45.2% −3%
2001 3,006 43.4% 43.9% −1%
2000 1,794 39.4% 42.5% −7%
1999 1,122 37.3% 40.8% −9%
1998 769 34.1% 38.5% −11%
1997 516 33.3% 37.5% −11%
1996 301 26.9% 36.5% −26%
1995 218 31.2% 35.3% −12%
1994 185 31.4% 34.4% −9%
1993 155 35.5% 34.7% +2%
1992 164 23.2% 32.9% −30%
1991 161 26.1% 32.3% −19%
1990 180 24.4% 30.9% −21%
1989 157 21.0% 29.6% −29%
1988 78 34.6% 30.2% +14%
1987 86 25.6% 29.5% −13%
1986 67 26.9% 28.9% −7%
1985 52 17.3% 28.3% −39%

MoT failure rates by make

Make Tests Failure Rate National Failure Rate Relative Rate
Tesla 176 8.5% 13.3% −36%
Maserati 151 12.6% 16.1% −22%
Bentley 194 12.9% 10.3% +25%
Porsche 1,059 14.4% 14.9% −3%
Infiniti 189 16.4% 13.5% +22%
Abarth 227 17.2% 20.8% −17%
Lexus 1,717 21.0% 18.7% +12%
BMW 25,738 21.5% 22.9% −6%
Audi 23,541 21.6% 22.3% −3%
Land Rover 7,971 21.8% 25.2% −14%
Dacia 1,672 22.5% 24.7% −9%
Jaguar 4,045 23.7% 23.9% −1%
Jeep 612 23.7% 26.1% −9%
Skoda 8,908 23.9% 23.5% +2%
MG 379 24.5% 28.9% −15%
MINI 8,966 24.6% 25.5% −3%
Subaru 419 24.8% 27.8% −11%
Mercedes-Benz 17,959 25.1% 22.3% +12%
Isuzu 167 25.1% 40.7% −38%
Hyundai 10,150 27.7% 26.1% +6%
Volvo 4,855 28.3% 28.9% −2%
SEAT 7,656 28.4% 27.1% +5%
Toyota 32,904 28.9% 27.1% +7%
Volkswagen 41,849 29.4% 29.0% +1%
Kia 9,969 29.4% 26.5% +11%
smart 159 29.6% 31.9% −7%
Mitsubishi 2,627 30.9% 28.7% +8%
Nissan 25,792 31.4% 29.5% +6%
Mazda 6,225 31.5% 28.2% +12%
Daihatsu 261 31.8% 36.3% −13%
Honda 13,325 31.8% 28.2% +13%
Alfa Romeo 954 32.0% 33.7% −5%
Suzuki 3,787 32.8% 27.5% +20%
Peugeot 21,907 33.1% 34.0% −3%
Ford 62,909 33.2% 31.5% +6%
SsangYong 221 33.9% 30.6% +11%
FIAT 11,744 34.1% 32.2% +6%
DS 2,092 34.9% 36.3% −4%
Citroen 14,737 35.0% 34.2% +2%
Vauxhall 51,172 35.1% 34.2% +3%
SAAB 722 36.1% 39.5% −9%
Renault 16,667 38.9% 38.6% +1%
Chrysler 391 39.6% 41.2% −4%
Rover 387 40.6% 42.5% −5%
Dodge 165 40.6% 40.6% −0%
Chevrolet 1,764 43.3% 45.1% −4%
 

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