VOSA release MOT failure stats

[carbore]

The BBC hae pressured VOSA into releaseing a table of which cars fil MOT . There is more data linked if you look including a PDF etc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/2010/01/mot_failure_rates_released.html

bit busy to pass comment but I thought it would be interesting.

[doda456]

I've had a quick skim through and looks interesting, especially the claim that 40 percent of discoveries fail there MOT

[Yoshi]

Its about right when you think about the rot, but then look at the fact we were 10th out of 42!!! lol, which i think is pretty good!

[ben-dent]

it doesnt help that the lists dont include milages which is very relevent,

i can see that alot of the vehicles on both lists are likely to be company cars or family cars and will be high milage vehicles

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/MOT2004vehicles.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/MOT1997vehicles.jpg

i think i have failed atleast one of each of them on both lists :lol:

[hairyasswelder]

Its about right when you think about the rot, but then look at the fact we were 10th out of 42!!! lol, which i think is pretty good!

YES  but I drive a 97 Rover 420  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: so my car is top of the list 
It has passed the last 3 mot's with only minor advisories (cause you dont do all the work till you know its not going to be un economical to retest  :lol: )

[Disco-andy]

there is a lot of fords in the 3yr old list, dose that mean they are rubbish or if you have one you just don't look after it.

[ben-dent]

there is a lot of fords in the 3yr old list, dose that mean they are rubbish or if you have one you just don't look after it.

doesnt mean they are rubbish, it is probably they were company cars and have high milage


here shows what area they failed on

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/MOT_Make_Model_Comp_2007.xls

[gtomo2]

So looking at that the most populer cars on the road fail more mots than less populer models. Bit like when they said you have more chance of been pulled over in a red car when there were more red cars on the road.

[john656]

Sorry for digging up an old topic but, an MOT fail if the testers feeling harsh could be a blown bulb, broken exhaust mounting etc not nessasarly major things and as long as I keep telling myself that im happy 

John