2013 MOT pass rates

Info released today by VOSA for MOT pass rates


Top 10 by model range

TOYOTA IQ 91.82%
HONDA JAZZ 90.40%
HONDA CR-V 89.83%
LEXUS IS 89.65%
TOYOTA YARIS 89.61%
LEXUS RX 89.31%
AUDI Q5 89.27%
AUDI TT 89.22%
LAND ROVER FREELANDER 88.80%
SUZUKI SPLASH 88.07%

Bottom 10 by model range

CHEVROLET AVEO 73.75%
MITSUBISHI L200 73.53%
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 73.53%
NISSAN NAVARA 70.59%
MAZDA 5 70.55%
FIAT DOBLO 69.24%
PEUGEOT 5008 68.14%
CITROEN C4 67.86%
CITROEN BERLINGO 67.84%
RENAULT KANGOO 63.54%

Top 10 by manufacturer

LEXUS 89.48%
SUBARU 88.65%
HONDA 87.24%
TOYOTA 85.69%
AUDI 84.81%
SAAB 84.53%
LAND ROVER 84.26%
MERCEDES 84.21%
SUZUKI 84.08%
HYUNDAI 83.75%

Bottom 10 by manufacturer

PEUGEOT 79.96%
ALFA ROMEO 79.33%
VOLKSWAGEN 79.33%
VOLVO 79.08%
RENAULT 79.06%
MINI 78.54%
SEAT 78.24%
FIAT 77.13%
CHEVROLET 76.61%
CITROEN 76.18%

One in five of all cars presented for its first MOT failed - I find that pretty shocking

Shocking? It's a terrible inditement of today's motor industry that after 3 years so many cars are not safe to be on the UK roads - this despite all the advances in technology. Pity we cannot have a breakdown of the faults that cause failures, I would bet that worn tyres and blown lamps are very high on the failure list.

A friend of mine recently took a Defender in for its' first MOT AFTER being serviced at a main dealer and it failed on 3 sets of brake calipers seized......... ie he only had braking on ONE wheel................ cause? Lack of use of the car, but I ask you how does a dealership service dept not pick up on annual service that 3 wheels have no braking on them?

Amazing the number of newish cars on the road with only one headlight. I agree, I expect it's tyres, bulbs and worn pads

One must consider to some cars defence that unlike us & our Pride's & Joy they may not have been maintained as in serviced properly,driven very hard & generally abused which will have a detremental effect on longevity of parts etc.
We also must remember that every year stricter rules for passing are coming in & something that wouldn't have even been loked at a while back is now a fail.

In the 3 MOT's I have put my MG Montego through sinse owning it it has flown through every time @ 23 years of age!

I'm not at all suprised to see French rubbish at the bottom.

But to see VW, Volvo and Mini so far down is a bit of a surprise.