Where in Britain does the Audi A1 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 19.5% of 1,104,432 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Audi A1 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 30.0% against 19.5% elsewhere (+10.5 points). It does best in Romford (RM), −5.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Audi A1 MOT statistics · check a Audi A1 by registration
Audi A1 in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 30.0 | 19.5 | +10.5 | +9.4 to +11.7 | 6,133 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 28.1 | 19.5 | +8.6 | +3.7 to +13.5 | 327 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 26.6 | 19.5 | +7.1 | +6.0 to +8.2 | 6,227 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 25.8 | 19.5 | +6.3 | +5.6 to +7.1 | 13,709 |
| Swansea (SA) | 24.9 | 19.5 | +5.5 | +4.8 to +6.2 | 15,226 |
| Paisley (PA) | 24.5 | 19.5 | +5.0 | +3.8 to +6.1 | 5,378 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 24.2 | 19.5 | +4.7 | +3.7 to +5.7 | 7,039 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 24.2 | 19.5 | +4.7 | +1.2 to +8.1 | 591 |
| Darlington (DL) | 23.8 | 19.5 | +4.3 | +3.2 to +5.4 | 6,161 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 23.8 | 19.5 | +4.3 | +3.2 to +5.4 | 6,274 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 23.7 | 19.4 | +4.2 | +3.7 to +4.8 | 24,194 |
| Telford (TF) | 23.6 | 19.5 | +4.1 | +2.6 to +5.6 | 3,114 |
| Leeds (LS) | 23.2 | 19.5 | +3.7 | +3.0 to +4.4 | 13,763 |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.0 | 19.5 | +3.5 | +3.0 to +4.1 | 21,915 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 23.0 | 19.5 | +3.5 | +2.7 to +4.2 | 12,125 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 22.9 | 19.5 | +3.5 | +2.8 to +4.1 | 15,206 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 22.9 | 19.5 | +3.4 | +0.3 to +6.5 | 703 |
| Newport (NP) | 22.9 | 19.5 | +3.4 | +2.6 to +4.1 | 11,548 |
| Northampton (NN) | 22.8 | 19.5 | +3.3 | +2.6 to +4.0 | 12,864 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 22.6 | 19.5 | +3.0 | +0.9 to +5.1 | 1,528 |
| Durham (DH) | 22.5 | 19.5 | +3.0 | +1.9 to +4.1 | 5,449 |
| Perth (PH) | 22.4 | 19.5 | +2.9 | +1.5 to +4.3 | 3,351 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 22.4 | 19.5 | +2.8 | +1.8 to +3.8 | 6,784 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 22.3 | 19.5 | +2.8 | +1.9 to +3.7 | 9,149 |
| Bristol (BS) | 22.1 | 19.5 | +2.6 | +2.0 to +3.2 | 19,420 |
| York (YO) | 21.9 | 19.5 | +2.4 | +1.6 to +3.2 | 9,450 |
| Exeter (EX) | 21.9 | 19.5 | +2.4 | +1.5 to +3.3 | 8,224 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 21.8 | 19.5 | +2.3 | +1.3 to +3.3 | 6,545 |
| Walsall (WS) | 21.7 | 19.5 | +2.2 | +1.3 to +3.1 | 7,776 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 21.5 | 19.5 | +2.0 | +0.6 to +3.4 | 3,159 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 21.5 | 19.5 | +2.0 | +0.7 to +3.2 | 4,147 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 21.2 | 19.5 | +1.6 | +0.8 to +2.4 | 10,299 |
| Wigan (WN) | 21.0 | 19.5 | +1.5 | +0.3 to +2.6 | 4,676 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 21.0 | 19.5 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.3 | 7,926 |
| Taunton (TA) | 20.9 | 19.5 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.5 | 4,953 |
| Crewe (CW) | 20.9 | 19.5 | +1.3 | +0.4 to +2.2 | 7,543 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 20.8 | 19.5 | +1.3 | −0.0 to +2.6 | 3,799 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 20.7 | 19.5 | +1.2 | +0.7 to +1.7 | 22,946 |
| Inverness (IV) | 20.6 | 19.5 | +1.1 | −0.1 to +2.3 | 4,367 |
| Manchester (M) | 20.5 | 19.5 | +0.9 | +0.3 to +1.6 | 17,166 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 20.4 | 19.5 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.6 | 11,118 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 20.4 | 19.5 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.6 | 12,601 |
| Oldham (OL) | 20.4 | 19.5 | +0.8 | −0.0 to +1.7 | 8,133 |
| Truro (TR) | 20.4 | 19.5 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +2.0 | 4,867 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 20.2 | 19.5 | +0.7 | −1.0 to +2.3 | 2,347 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 19.8 | 19.5 | +0.3 | −0.4 to +1.0 | 12,457 |
| Halifax (HX) | 19.7 | 19.5 | +0.2 | −1.3 to +1.7 | 2,727 |
| Leicester (LE) | 19.6 | 19.5 | +0.1 | −0.5 to +0.6 | 20,308 |
| Worcester (WR) | 19.5 | 19.5 | −0.0 | −1.1 to +1.0 | 5,834 |
| Bath (BA) | 19.4 | 19.5 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.6 | 9,161 |
| Chester (CH) | 19.3 | 19.5 | −0.2 | −0.9 to +0.5 | 11,846 |
| Brighton (BN) | 19.3 | 19.5 | −0.3 | −1.0 to +0.4 | 12,161 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 19.3 | 19.5 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.8 | 5,601 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 19.3 | 19.5 | −0.3 | −1.1 to +0.5 | 8,848 |
| Swindon (SN) | 19.3 | 19.5 | −0.3 | −1.1 to +0.6 | 8,261 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 19.2 | 19.5 | −0.3 | −1.1 to +0.4 | 11,517 |
| Bradford (BD) | 19.2 | 19.5 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.5 | 8,477 |
| Hull (HU) | 19.1 | 19.5 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.5 | 7,879 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 19.1 | 19.5 | −0.4 | −1.4 to +0.5 | 6,742 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 19.1 | 19.5 | −0.5 | −2.2 to +1.3 | 2,013 |
| Medway (ME) | 19.1 | 19.5 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.3 | 11,007 |
| Luton (LU) | 19.0 | 19.5 | −0.5 | −1.5 to +0.5 | 5,855 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 19.0 | 19.5 | −0.5 | −1.6 to +0.6 | 4,738 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 19.0 | 19.5 | −0.6 | −5.4 to +4.3 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 19.0 | 19.5 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.2 | 11,398 |
| Bolton (BL) | 19.0 | 19.5 | −0.6 | −1.4 to +0.2 | 8,997 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 18.9 | 19.5 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.3 | 7,290 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 18.9 | 19.5 | −0.6 | −1.6 to +0.4 | 5,949 |
| Dudley (DY) | 18.8 | 19.5 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.2 | 6,343 |
| Oxford (OX) | 18.7 | 19.5 | −0.8 | −1.6 to −0.0 | 9,784 |
| Preston (PR) | 18.7 | 19.5 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.1 | 10,754 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 18.7 | 19.5 | −0.9 | −1.8 to +0.1 | 7,012 |
| Derby (DE) | 18.6 | 19.5 | −1.0 | −1.6 to −0.3 | 15,031 |
| Watford (WD) | 18.5 | 19.5 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.0 | 5,755 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 18.5 | 19.5 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 6,107 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 18.4 | 19.6 | −1.2 | −1.8 to −0.5 | 14,378 |
| Reading (RG) | 18.3 | 19.6 | −1.2 | −1.8 to −0.6 | 15,623 |
| London W (W) | 18.3 | 19.5 | −1.3 | −2.7 to +0.2 | 2,813 |
| Colchester (CO) | 18.3 | 19.5 | −1.3 | −2.2 to −0.4 | 7,427 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 18.2 | 19.5 | −1.3 | −2.2 to −0.5 | 7,634 |
| Coventry (CV) | 18.1 | 19.6 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.8 | 15,196 |
| Sheffield (S) | 18.1 | 19.6 | −1.4 | −1.9 to −0.9 | 24,207 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 18.1 | 19.6 | −1.5 | −2.1 to −0.8 | 12,442 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 18.1 | 19.6 | −1.5 | −2.0 to −0.9 | 19,972 |
| Hereford (HR) | 17.9 | 19.5 | −1.6 | −2.8 to −0.3 | 3,611 |
| Birmingham (B) | 18.0 | 19.6 | −1.6 | −2.0 to −1.2 | 35,009 |
| Warrington (WA) | 17.9 | 19.6 | −1.6 | −2.3 to −1.0 | 12,523 |
| Guildford (GU) | 17.9 | 19.6 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.1 | 14,254 |
| Norwich (NR) | 17.8 | 19.6 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.1 | 14,030 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 17.8 | 19.6 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.1 | 12,391 |
| London SE (SE) | 17.8 | 19.5 | −1.8 | −2.7 to −0.9 | 7,741 |
| Stockport (SK) | 17.7 | 19.6 | −1.9 | −2.5 to −1.2 | 14,315 |
| Harrow (HA) | 17.7 | 19.5 | −1.9 | −2.9 to −0.8 | 5,274 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 17.6 | 19.6 | −1.9 | −2.7 to −1.1 | 8,961 |
| Ilford (IG) | 17.6 | 19.5 | −2.0 | −3.2 to −0.7 | 3,731 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 17.5 | 19.6 | −2.0 | −2.6 to −1.5 | 16,539 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 17.5 | 19.6 | −2.1 | −2.8 to −1.3 | 9,867 |
| Southampton (SO) | 17.4 | 19.6 | −2.1 | −2.9 to −1.4 | 10,114 |
| London SW (SW) | 17.3 | 19.5 | −2.3 | −3.2 to −1.3 | 6,468 |
| Liverpool (L) | 17.2 | 19.6 | −2.3 | −3.1 to −1.6 | 10,175 |
| Enfield (EN) | 17.0 | 19.6 | −2.5 | −3.4 to −1.6 | 6,947 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 17.0 | 19.6 | −2.6 | −3.3 to −1.9 | 10,296 |
| St Albans (AL) | 17.0 | 19.5 | −2.6 | −3.5 to −1.7 | 6,175 |
| Sutton (SM) | 16.7 | 19.5 | −2.8 | −4.3 to −1.3 | 2,340 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 16.6 | 19.6 | −3.0 | −3.5 to −2.6 | 26,450 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 16.6 | 19.6 | −3.0 | −3.7 to −2.3 | 11,260 |
| London N (N) | 16.3 | 19.6 | −3.2 | −4.0 to −2.4 | 8,071 |
| Redhill (RH) | 16.2 | 19.6 | −3.4 | −4.0 to −2.7 | 11,170 |
| Dartford (DA) | 16.2 | 19.6 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.6 | 8,810 |
| Slough (SL) | 16.2 | 19.6 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.6 | 7,316 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 16.1 | 19.6 | −3.4 | −4.1 to −2.7 | 11,086 |
| Croydon (CR) | 16.1 | 19.6 | −3.5 | −4.3 to −2.6 | 7,068 |
| London NW (NW) | 15.8 | 19.6 | −3.8 | −4.6 to −3.0 | 7,461 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 15.4 | 19.6 | −4.2 | −5.0 to −3.4 | 8,234 |
| London E (E) | 15.0 | 19.6 | −4.6 | −5.4 to −3.8 | 7,891 |
| Bromley (BR) | 14.7 | 19.6 | −4.9 | −5.9 to −4.0 | 5,344 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 14.6 | 19.6 | −4.9 | −5.9 to −3.9 | 4,904 |
| Romford (RM) | 13.9 | 19.6 | −5.7 | −6.4 to −5.0 | 8,509 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,104,432 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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