An investigation by CarTakeBack.com anlaysing the government research into the best and worst regions for MOT pass rates, has revealed some surprising patterns.
The top pass rates were reportedly all in South East England, and the most failures appeared to fall in Scotland. The government research, analysed by CarTakeBack.com, found some high fail rates in Kirkcaldy (39.45%) and Dundee (39.4%), with over 1 in 3 motorists bound for an MOT failure there. Truro, Plymouth, Aberdeen, Exeter, Torquay and Hull were said to not fare much better, all with similarly low pass rates.
In better news, drivers in the London and Essex regions are most likely to pass their MOT with flying colours. This area of Britain filled nearly all of the top spots, displaying the UK’s best pass rates.
The data revealed that the locations with the highest fail rates were:
- Kirkcaldy – 39.45%
- Dundee – 39.40%
- Truro – 35.56%
- Plymouth – 35.36%
- Aberdeen – 34.30%
- Exeter – 33.60%
- Torquay – 33.52%
- Hull – 33.35%
- Perth – 33.03%
The lowest fail rates were revealed as:
- Enfield – 15.60%
- South East London – 15.88%
- Romford – 16.24%
- Ilford – 16.41%
- East London – 16.65%
- North London – 17.98%
- Bromley – 18.20%
- Croydon – 18.36%
- Luton – 18.71%
- Dartford – 18.74%
The top 10 reasons for MOT failure, based on most recent DVSA data (last updated July 4th 2019), were attributed to:
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment – 12.80%
- Suspension – 9.10%
- Brakes – 7.50%
- Tyres – 5.80%
- Visibility – 5.20%
- Body, chassis, structure – 4.00%
- Noise, emissions and leaks – 3.30%
- Steering – 1.90%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems – 1.30%
- Identification of the vehicle – 0.40%
Rebecca Currier, Marketing Manager at CarTakeBack, said: “CarTakeBack branches across the UK regularly see cars sold to them that have failed an MOT. Minor fails can often be easily repaired, relatively cheaply. However, when a car fails and it’s likely to cost more than a car is worth to get it to pass an MOT test, those cars often end up being recycled. With a change in the law recently, cars that fail can’t be driven off the MOT centre site, in these instances it’s vital that the cars are collected from the MOT centre for the customer.”
