Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition
Has figures on (e.g.) road vehicles, traffic, accidents, bus and rail passengers, road and rail freight, air and water transport, finance, personal travel and international comparisons.
Table 1.12 Road vehicle testing scheme ( MOT) 1
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
Cars 2 |
thousands |
||
Total Tests |
1,888.6 |
1,930.0 |
1,974.6 |
Pass with Rectification at Station |
661.0 |
686.5 |
734.9 |
Fail |
134.8 |
149.6 |
150.1 |
Initial Failure Rate 4 |
42.1% |
43.3% |
44.8% |
Final Failure Rate 5 |
35.0% |
35.6% |
37.2% |
Percentage of vehicles with one or more fail or PRS3 type RfRs 6 in defect category |
percent |
||
Body and structure |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
Brakes |
18.6 |
18.2 |
18.8 |
Drivers view of the road |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
Driving controls |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Fuel and exhaust |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
Lighting and signalling |
20.2 |
20.9 |
21.7 |
Motor tricycles and quadricycles |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Reg plates and vin |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
Road wheels |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Seat belts |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
Steering |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
Suspension |
17.0 |
16.9 |
17.7 |
Towbars |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Tyres |
9.5 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
Items not tested |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
Defect Items per Initial Test Failure |
3.70 |
3.59 |
3.56 |
Motor cycles |
thousands |
||
Total Tests |
51.5 |
53.6 |
55.9 |
Pass with Rectification at Station |
6.7 |
7.2 |
8.0 |
Fail |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
Initial Failure Rate 4 |
18.2% |
19.8% |
20.9% |
Final Failure Rate 5 |
13.1% |
13.4% |
14.3% |
Percentage of vehicles with one or more fail or PRS3 type RfRs 6 in defect category |
percent |
||
Body and structure |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
Brakes |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
Drive system |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
Driving controls |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Fuel and exhaust |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
Lighting and signalling |
9.9 |
11.0 |
11.4 |
Registration plates and vin |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
Sidecar |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Steering and suspension |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
Tyres and wheels |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
Items not tested |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Defect Items per Initial Test Failure |
2.11 |
2.06 |
2.08 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Private Passenger (over 12 seats) |
thousands |
|||
Total Tests |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Pass with Rectification at Station |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
|
Fail |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Initial Failure Rate 4 |
27.6% |
31.7% |
32.4% |
|
Final Failure Rate 5 |
24.7% |
27.9% |
27.7% |
|
Percentage of vehicles with one or more fail or PRS3 type RfRs 6 in defect category |
percent |
|||
Body and structure |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Brakes |
13.0 |
15.2 |
15.9 |
|
Drivers view of the road |
4.9 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
|
Driving controls |
0.4 |
3.6 |
1.9 |
|
Fuel and exhaust |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
|
Lighting and signalling |
13.6 |
16.5 |
16.1 |
|
Reg plates and vin |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
|
Road wheels |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
Seat belts |
7.3 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
|
Steering |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
|
Suspension |
7.7 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
|
Towbars |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
Tyres |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
|
Items not tested |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
|
Defect Items per Initial Test Failure |
4.05 |
4.12 |
4.00 |
|
Light goods vehicles 7 |
thousands |
|||
Total Tests |
37.4 |
39.6 |
41.2 |
|
Pass with Rectification at Station |
17.0 |
18.1 |
19.1 |
|
Fail |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
|
Initial Failure Rate 4 |
50% |
51% |
53% |
|
Final Failure Rate 5 |
46% |
46% |
46% |
|
Percentage of vehicles with one or more fail or PRS3 type RfRs 6 in defect category |
percent |
|||
Body and structure |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.2 |
|
Brakes |
31.6 |
31.4 |
32.1 |
|
Drivers view of the road |
13.5 |
13.3 |
13.7 |
|
Fuel and exhaust |
9.0 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
|
Lighting and signalling |
31.7 |
32.8 |
34.1 |
|
Reg plates and vin |
2.6 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
|
Road wheels |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
Seat belts |
5.9 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
|
Steering |
8.9 |
8.3 |
8.8 |
|
Suspension |
23.4 |
22.4 |
21.1 |
|
Towbars |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
|
Tyres |
8.4 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
|
Items not tested |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
|
Defect Items per Initial Test Failure |
5.68 |
5.40 |
5.30 |
|
1. Vehicle numbers are for valid, and completed normal tests only. Retests are excluded.
2. Cars, vans and passenger vehicles with up to 12 seats.
3. PRS = Pass with Rectification at Station
4. Initial Failure Rate = ( PRS + Failures) / Total Tests
5. Final Failure Rate = Failures / Total Tests
6. Reason for Rejection
7. Over 3,000kg and up to and including 3,500kg.
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