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Written question asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Monday, 7 November 2011.

Transport: MoT Scheme

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cars have failed their MoT test in each year since 1996.
Answer

The information requested is in the table below:

(In 000s)
Year Cars tested Failures
1996-97 21,700 7,800
1997-98 21,500 7,800
1998-99 22,200 7,900
1999-00 22,000 7,400
2000-01 22,800 7,200
2001-02 22,800 7,300
2002-03 22,800 7,100
2003-04 22,500 6,600
2004-05 20,700 6,000
2005-06 22,700 7,500
¹2006-07 24,417 6,886
2007-08 24,913 7,318
2008-09 25,538 7,676
2009-10 26,048 8,070

"¹ MoT computerised figures are available from 2005-06 but computerisation was only phased in at the vehicle testing stations during that year.""Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain" "Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain"

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12875; 732 c24WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Motor vehicles Testing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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