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Table 1.12 Road vehicle testing scheme (MOT) 1:
Cars 2 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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thousands |
Tested | .. | .. | .. | 1,924.3 | 1,930.0 | 1,974.5 | 2,166.4 | 2,232.1 | 1,974.8 | 2,161.0 | 1,965.6 |
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Unsatisfactory | .. | .. | .. | 666.6 | 652.5 | 645.6 | 726.6 | 686.5 | 630.8 | 630.2 | 743.8 |
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Unsatisfactory as a percentage of total tested 3 | percent |
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Lights | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16| | 18 | 18 |
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Steering | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14| | 4 | 4 |
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Brakes | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15| | 17 | 17 |
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Tyres | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8| | 8 | 9 |
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Reg. Plate & Vehicle Identification Number | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1| | 1 | 1 |
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Drivers View | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5| | 7 | 7 |
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Petrol emission | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0| | 7 | 4 |
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CAT Emissions | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2| | 3 | 3 |
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Diesel Emission | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3| | 3 | 3 |
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Other | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10| | 0 | .. |
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One or more faults | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32| | 29 | 38 |
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Motor cycles | thousands |
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Tested | .. | .. | .. | 33.3 | 29.0 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 24.0 | 33.4 | 54.7 | 52.0 |
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Unsatisfactory | .. | .. | .. | 8.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
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Unsatisfactory as a percentage of total tested 3 | percent |
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Lights | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18| | 10 | 9 |
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Steering | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 18| | 2 | 2 |
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Brakes | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18| | 5 | 5 |
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Tyres | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8| | 3 | 2 |
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Other | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12| | 0 | .. |
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One or more faults | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 37| | 17 | 16 |
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Light goods vehicles 4 | thousands |
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Tested | .. | .. | .. | 18.9 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 24.9 | 32.6 | 44.0 | 37.2 |
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Unsatisfactory | .. | .. | .. | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 17.3 |
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Unsatisfactory as a percentage of total tested 3 | percent |
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Lights | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 24| | 28 | 30 |
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Steering | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19| | 8 | 9 |
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Brakes | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18| | 29 | 30 |
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Tyres | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9| | 8 | 7 |
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Reg. Plate & Vehicle Identification Number | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2| | 2 | 2 |
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Drivers View | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4| | 11 | 12 |
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Petrol emission | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14| | 3 | 7 |
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Diesel emission | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2| | 2 | 3 |
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Other | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14| | 0 | .. |
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One or more faults | | | | 39 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 44| | 34 | 47 |
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1. This information is based on a 2% sample of all MOTs. Vehicles are counted once for each time they are tested, therefore "percentage unsatisfactory" would be 50% if every vehicle failed its first test and passed its second test.
2. Including other passenger vehicles with up to 12 passenger seats.
3. A vehicle with more than one type of fault (e.g. with unsatisfactory lights and unsatisfactory steering) is counted against each of them.
4. Over 3,000kg and up to and including 3,500kg.
5. For 05/06 failure rates are taken from the MOT Computerisation system. Some categories, such as Other are different from that previously used. This makes comparisons with earlier years misleading.
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