MOT pass rates

MOT pass rate in Sheffield (S)

Name: MOT pass rate in Sheffield (S), 2025
Creator: VetTheCar
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In 2025, 75.2% of MOT tests in the Sheffield (S) postcode area were passed first time, 2.9 points above the Great Britain rate of 72.3%. From 737,891 DVSA MOT tests of cars and light vans aged 3 to 25 years.

MOT data updated 17 September 2026

Pass rate, S (n=737,891)75.2%

Great Britain (n=32,619,595)72.3%

Difference+2.9 pts

Position, highest pass rate first25thof 118 areas

Adjusted for vehicle age, the pass rate is 75.5% (23rd of 118 areas), against 72.3% for Great Britain. Cars tested here are on average 0.1 years older than the GB average (10.5 against 10.4 years).

Pass rate by age

Sheffield (S) against Great Britain, 2025. Age bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	S pass rate	Tests (n)	Great Britain	Difference
3 to 5 years	88.9%	112,820	87.2%	+1.7 pts
6 to 8 years	83.2%	161,839	80.9%	+2.3 pts
9 to 11 years	75.1%	181,346	71.9%	+3.2 pts
12 to 14 years	67.8%	129,729	63.7%	+4.1 pts
15 to 25 years	63.1%	152,157	58.2%	+4.9 pts

What cars fail on

Tests with at least one dangerous or major defect in each part of the car, per 100 MOT tests. One test can count under several parts.

Fail reasons per 100 tests, S (n=737,891) against Great Britain, 2025.
Part of the car	S	Tests with it	Great Britain
Lights and electrics	9.2	67,960	10.6
Suspension	8.4	61,902	9.0
Brakes	5.9	43,316	6.2
Tyres	5.1	37,783	6.3
Visibility	3.6	26,622	4.3
Body and structure	3.0	21,849	3.2
Emissions and leaks	2.5	18,493	3.1
Steering	1.8	13,034	1.9
Seat belts and airbags	0.7	5,426	0.9
Road wheels	0.4	2,818	0.4
Number plates and VIN	0.3	2,172	0.3

Most tested models

Models with at least 1,000 MOT tests in S in 2025. Pass rates are not adjusted for age or mileage.
Model	Tests (n)	Share	Pass rate	More
Ford Fiesta	30,480	4.1%	67.5%	Problems Recalls ULEZ
Ford Focus	22,150	3.0%	70.8%	Problems Recalls ULEZ
Vauxhall Corsa	20,259	2.7%	68.1%	Problems Recalls ULEZ
Volkswagen Golf	17,954	2.4%	79.7%	Problems Recalls ULEZ
Vauxhall Astra	14,993	2.0%	68.7%	Problems Recalls ULEZ
Nissan Qashqai	12,771	1.7%	71.7%	Problems Recalls ULEZ
MINI Cooper and One	12,565	1.7%	80.1%	Problems Recalls ULEZ
Toyota Yaris	12,546	1.7%	75.8%	Problems Recalls ULEZ
Volkswagen Polo	12,063	1.6%	71.1%	Problems Recalls ULEZ
BMW 3 Series	9,977	1.4%	79.5%	Problems Recalls ULEZ

Read this with care. An area pass rate reflects the cars tested there: their age, mileage and upkeep, the share of vans and work vehicles, and local roads and weather. It is not a measure of the test centres. Methodology.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal tests, 2025. MOT data updated 17 September 2026.

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