MOT pass rate in Lerwick (ZE)
MOT pass rate in Lerwick (ZE): 79.8% of MOT tests on cars tested here passed. Adjust for the local mix of model years and mileage — the mix a garage across town would see on the national average car — and the rate is 77.0%, 4.0 points below the national 81.0%. That ranks 109 of 118 postcode areas (1st is highest). The raw rate is the one you notice; the adjusted rate is the one that means something.
Pass rate
79.8%
from 41,775 tests on 16,228 cars, 2023–2025
Adjusted
77.0%
same age and mileage mix as the nation
vs national
-4.0 pts
below the national rate on the same cars
16,228 different cars were tested in Lerwick (ZE) — see the makes and models →
Compare one model here with another postcode area →
The MOT pass rate in Lerwick, and what its cars fail on
| Failure item | Local | Typical repair |
|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below 1.6 mm | 22.0% | £45–£95 |
| Tyre has a tear | 6.6% | £45–£95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn | 6.3% | £18–£45 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 1.0% | £18–£45 |
| Tyre has a bulge | 0.9% | £45–£95 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt | 0.8% | £18–£45 |
| Tyre cords exposed | 0.6% | £45–£95 |
| Tyre cut too deep | 0.5% | £45–£95 |
Cost bands are our parts-based estimates, published as a range — method. Every failure item, ranked nationally: the full list →
What an MOT failure costs here
Across the 41,775 tests in this area, the typical bill works out at £640 to £1,730 per 100 tests, against £615 to £1,675 nationally — 69 of 118 areas, cheapest first. That is the pass rate and the price of the parts that fail here, multiplied together, so it moves with both.
Bands are our parts-based estimates, not quotes: how repairs are priced. The models that cost most to fix are on the cheap-and-dear list, and how far apart two postcodes can be for one model is worth a look before blaming the car.
Models that do worst here
| Model | Local | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Citroen Berlingo | 75.2% | 76.0% (-0.8) |
| Ford Fiesta | 76.7% | 78.4% (-1.7) |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 76.9% | 77.3% (-0.4) |
| Volkswagen Golf | 79.8% | 82.1% (-2.3) |
| Toyota YARIS | 82.6% | 82.8% (-0.2) |
| Toyota Aygo | 84.0% | 84.0% (0.0) |
Models that do best here
| Model | Local | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Caddy | 84.7% | 79.2% (+5.5) |
| Toyota Aygo | 84.0% | 84.0% (0.0) |
| Toyota YARIS | 82.6% | 82.8% (-0.2) |
| Volkswagen Golf | 79.8% | 82.1% (-2.3) |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 76.9% | 77.3% (-0.4) |
| Ford Fiesta | 76.7% | 78.4% (-1.7) |
MOT stations in ZE
There are 9 MOT test stations licensed for class 4 vehicles (cars, vans, motorhomes and people carriers) in the ZE postcode area, according to the DVSA's published list of active stations.
We deliberately do not rank garages. The anonymised MOT data has no test-station field, so any “best garage in Lerwick” list would be invented rather than measured — and a garage's pass rate mostly reflects the cars its customers bring, not the quality of its work.
How to read this
The rate is per test, not per car: a vehicle tested twice counts twice, and a car that fails and is retested for free contributes a fail and a pass. The adjusted rate gives every area the national mix of model years and mileage bands by direct standardisation, so the “old cars” explanation is removed from the comparison — the full method.
Postcode area is the keeper's registered area, not the test station's. These are regional signals, not neighbourhood ones.
How far apart two postcodes can be for one model → · which cars fail most, and on what →