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[{"tab":"Top car makes we've scrapped in Birkenhead","data":[{"name":"Ford","value":14742},{"name":"Vauxhall","value":13543},{"name":"Peugeot","value":4753},{"name":"Volkswagen","value":4665},{"name":"Renault","value":4180}],"summary":"We've quoted and collected almost 80,000 vehicles in Birkenhead, and Ford is the most common model, with 14,742 examples. This is followed by Vauxhall with 13,543, and Peugeot with 4,753. Volkswagen and Renault come in fourth and fifth, indicating a largely mainstream fleet profile."},{"tab":"Top car models we've scrapped in Birkenhead","data":[{"name":"Ford Fiesta","value":2321},{"name":"Ford Focus","value":2319},{"name":"Vauxhall Corsa","value":1749},{"name":"Vauxhall Astra","value":1178},{"name":"MINI Cooper","value":655}],"summary":"Ford Fiesta is the most common model we've scrapped in Birkenhead, with 2,321 vehicles. That's narrowly ahead of Ford Focus on 2,319. Vauxhall Corsa is next on 1,749, while Vauxhall Astra and MINI Cooper also rank highly, showing strong representation for compact hatchbacks."},{"tab":"Vehicle ages we've scrapped in Birkenhead","data":[{"name":"19 years old","value":9696},{"name":"18 years old","value":8676},{"name":"20 years old","value":7979},{"name":"17 years old","value":7390},{"name":"16 years old","value":6572}],"summary":"The most common point at which vehicles we've seen in Birkenhead reach end-of-life is 19-years-old, with 9,696 cases. The dominant range is 15-to-19-years-old, suggesting scrapping generally happens in late life."},{"tab":"Most common MOT failures in Birkenhead","data":[{"name":"4.2.1 (a) (ii)","label":"Position lamp not working","value":926},{"name":"5.3.1 (b) (i)","label":"Coil spring fractured or broken","value":869},{"name":"4.1.2 (c)","label":"Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect","value":793},{"name":"1.4.2 (a) (i)","label":"Parking brake efficiency below requirements","value":764},{"name":"5.2.3 (e)","label":"Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm","value":763}],"summary":"Most MOT failures in Birkenhead are caused by position lamps not working, with 926 cases. Next is coil springs being fractured or broken, with 869, then incorrect headlamp aim, with 793. "},{"tab":"Average mileage at scrapping in Birkenhead","data":[{"name":"0-50k miles","value":4102},{"name":"50-75k miles","value":9059},{"name":"75-100k miles","value":17032},{"name":"100-125k miles","value":18425},{"name":"125k+ miles","value":26484}],"summary":"The average mileage of vehicles we've scrapped in Birkenhead is 113,774 miles, which is just below the UK average of 116,381 miles. The largest concentration is in the 125k+ miles band, which has 26,484 vehicles. This suggests that many local cars remain in use well into higher-mileage territory."},{"tab":"Fuel types we've scrapped in Birkenhead","data":[{"name":"Petrol","value":45504},{"name":"Diesel","value":33600},{"name":"Hybrid","value":328},{"name":"Electric","value":85},{"name":"Other","value":97}],"summary":"Petrol vehicles account for 45,504 of the 79,614 fuel-type entries in our Birkenhead analysis (57.2% of the total). We've seen 33,600 diesel vehicles (42.2%), and hybrid, electric and other fuels are negligible in comparison, pointing to an end-of-life mix dominated by conventional drivetrains."},{"tab":"Transmission types we've scrapped in Birkenhead","data":[{"name":"Manual","value":65027},{"name":"Automatic","value":9695},{"name":"Semi-Automatic","value":1556},{"name":"Other","value":165},{"name":"Sequential","value":2}],"summary":"Manual transmissions are the most common type of vehicle we've seen in Birkenhead, with 65,027 examples (85.1% of the total). Automatics account for 9,695 (12.7%), while semi-automatic, other and sequential types are all low in number."}]