Where in Britain does the Audi A2 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 45.3% of 52,126 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Audi A2 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Paisley (PA): 58.7% against 45.3% elsewhere (+13.4 points). It does best in Slough (SL), −11.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Audi A2 MOT statistics · check a Audi A2 by registration
Audi A2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paisley (PA) | 58.7 | 45.3 | +13.4 | +4.6 to +22.2 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 57.6 | 45.1 | +12.5 | +9.3 to +15.8 | 911 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 56.6 | 45.2 | +11.4 | +6.1 to +16.6 | 348 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 56.0 | 45.2 | +10.8 | +5.6 to +15.9 | 357 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 55.9 | 45.3 | +10.7 | +3.8 to +17.5 | 202 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 55.7 | 45.2 | +10.5 | +6.6 to +14.3 | 654 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 55.4 | 45.2 | +10.2 | +5.6 to +14.8 | 453 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 54.8 | 45.2 | +9.6 | +6.1 to +13.2 | 761 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 54.9 | 45.3 | +9.6 | +1.4 to +17.7 | 144 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 54.6 | 45.2 | +9.4 | +4.7 to +14.1 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 54.0 | 45.2 | +8.7 | +4.0 to +13.4 | 430 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 53.8 | 45.2 | +8.6 | +4.6 to +12.6 | 606 |
| Brighton (BN) | 52.7 | 45.2 | +7.5 | +3.6 to +11.3 | 647 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 51.3 | 45.3 | +6.0 | +0.4 to +11.6 | 308 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 50.7 | 45.2 | +5.5 | +2.1 to +8.9 | 850 |
| Bath (BA) | 50.5 | 45.3 | +5.2 | +1.3 to +9.2 | 624 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 50.3 | 45.2 | +5.1 | +1.7 to +8.4 | 859 |
| Newport (NP) | 50.1 | 45.3 | +4.8 | +0.2 to +9.5 | 453 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 49.6 | 45.2 | +4.3 | +1.1 to +7.5 | 950 |
| Preston (PR) | 49.6 | 45.3 | +4.3 | −0.1 to +8.8 | 492 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 49.3 | 45.3 | +4.0 | +0.3 to +7.7 | 714 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 48.9 | 45.3 | +3.6 | −4.7 to +11.9 | 139 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 48.4 | 45.3 | +3.1 | −0.3 to +6.5 | 829 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 48.2 | 45.3 | +2.9 | −2.4 to +8.3 | 338 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 48.1 | 45.3 | +2.8 | −2.3 to +7.9 | 372 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 48.0 | 45.3 | +2.7 | −2.3 to +7.6 | 396 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 47.9 | 45.3 | +2.6 | −1.3 to +6.6 | 620 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 47.9 | 45.3 | +2.6 | −1.2 to +6.3 | 700 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 47.9 | 45.3 | +2.5 | −2.4 to +7.5 | 395 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 47.7 | 45.3 | +2.4 | −4.2 to +9.0 | 218 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 47.6 | 45.3 | +2.4 | −1.4 to +6.1 | 701 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 47.6 | 45.3 | +2.3 | −1.2 to +5.8 | 788 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 47.4 | 45.3 | +2.1 | −3.0 to +7.2 | 365 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 47.4 | 45.3 | +2.1 | −4.4 to +8.6 | 228 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 47.3 | 45.3 | +2.0 | −2.3 to +6.3 | 516 |
| St Albans (AL) | 47.1 | 45.3 | +1.8 | −5.2 to +8.9 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 47.1 | 45.3 | +1.8 | −1.7 to +5.2 | 818 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 46.9 | 45.3 | +1.6 | −3.4 to +6.6 | 386 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 46.8 | 45.3 | +1.5 | −2.9 to +5.8 | 509 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 46.6 | 45.3 | +1.3 | −1.9 to +4.5 | 959 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 46.5 | 45.3 | +1.2 | −2.2 to +4.7 | 823 |
| Telford (TF) | 46.4 | 45.3 | +1.1 | −6.8 to +9.0 | 153 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 46.3 | 45.3 | +1.0 | −3.3 to +5.2 | 538 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 46.3 | 45.3 | +1.0 | −4.0 to +5.9 | 389 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 45.9 | 45.3 | +0.6 | −5.1 to +6.3 | 294 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 45.9 | 45.3 | +0.5 | −5.6 to +6.7 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 45.8 | 45.3 | +0.5 | −4.8 to +5.8 | 345 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 45.5 | 45.3 | +0.2 | −5.5 to +5.9 | 290 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 45.5 | 45.3 | +0.2 | −4.1 to +4.5 | 512 |
| Wigan (WN) | 45.4 | 45.3 | +0.1 | −6.9 to +7.1 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 45.2 | 45.3 | −0.1 | −3.8 to +3.5 | 715 |
| Hull (HU) | 45.1 | 45.3 | −0.3 | −6.7 to +6.1 | 233 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 44.9 | 45.3 | −0.4 | −4.4 to +3.6 | 603 |
| Reading (RG) | 44.7 | 45.3 | −0.6 | −4.3 to +3.1 | 709 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 44.7 | 45.3 | −0.6 | −4.5 to +3.2 | 651 |
| London NW (NW) | 44.6 | 45.3 | −0.7 | −5.8 to +4.4 | 370 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 44.5 | 45.3 | −0.8 | −5.7 to +4.1 | 393 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 44.5 | 45.3 | −0.8 | −5.3 to +3.6 | 481 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 44.4 | 45.3 | −0.9 | −5.3 to +3.6 | 486 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 44.4 | 45.3 | −0.9 | −7.9 to +6.0 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 44.0 | 45.3 | −1.3 | −10.0 to +7.4 | 125 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 44.0 | 45.3 | −1.3 | −7.0 to +4.3 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 43.8 | 45.3 | −1.5 | −7.0 to +3.9 | 322 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 43.7 | 45.3 | −1.6 | −7.0 to +3.8 | 325 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 43.4 | 45.3 | −2.0 | −5.7 to +1.8 | 687 |
| Watford (WD) | 43.3 | 45.3 | −2.1 | −10.3 to +6.1 | 141 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 43.2 | 45.3 | −2.1 | −8.4 to +4.2 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 43.2 | 45.3 | −2.1 | −5.9 to +1.6 | 680 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 43.2 | 45.3 | −2.1 | −6.9 to +2.7 | 412 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 43.2 | 45.3 | −2.2 | −5.8 to +1.5 | 727 |
| Bradford (BD) | 43.1 | 45.3 | −2.2 | −7.0 to +2.5 | 422 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 43.1 | 45.3 | −2.3 | −10.6 to +6.0 | 137 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 43.0 | 45.3 | −2.4 | −8.1 to +3.4 | 284 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 43.0 | 45.4 | −2.4 | −5.6 to +0.8 | 940 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 42.9 | 45.3 | −2.4 | −6.9 to +2.1 | 473 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 42.8 | 45.4 | −2.6 | −5.9 to +0.8 | 860 |
| Hereford (HR) | 42.6 | 45.3 | −2.8 | −8.4 to +2.9 | 296 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 42.4 | 45.3 | −3.0 | −8.1 to +2.2 | 354 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 42.4 | 45.4 | −3.0 | −7.1 to +1.1 | 564 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 42.2 | 45.3 | −3.1 | −9.3 to +3.1 | 244 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 41.9 | 45.3 | −3.4 | −8.7 to +1.9 | 334 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 41.9 | 45.3 | −3.4 | −10.1 to +3.3 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 41.9 | 45.3 | −3.5 | −9.6 to +2.7 | 246 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 41.8 | 45.4 | −3.5 | −7.8 to +0.8 | 514 |
| Halifax (HX) | 41.6 | 45.3 | −3.7 | −11.6 to +4.2 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 41.5 | 45.3 | −3.8 | −9.4 to +1.8 | 301 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 41.4 | 45.3 | −4.0 | −12.0 to +4.1 | 145 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 41.2 | 45.4 | −4.1 | −8.3 to +0.1 | 531 |
| Bolton (BL) | 41.2 | 45.3 | −4.1 | −9.6 to +1.3 | 318 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 41.2 | 45.4 | −4.2 | −7.3 to −1.0 | 961 |
| London W (W) | 40.9 | 45.3 | −4.4 | −11.2 to +2.3 | 203 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 40.7 | 45.4 | −4.7 | −9.1 to −0.2 | 479 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 40.7 | 45.4 | −4.7 | −9.8 to +0.4 | 364 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 40.6 | 45.4 | −4.8 | −8.5 to −1.0 | 670 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 40.4 | 45.3 | −4.9 | −11.1 to +1.3 | 240 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 40.1 | 45.3 | −5.3 | −11.3 to +0.7 | 257 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 39.9 | 45.4 | −5.5 | −9.7 to −1.3 | 522 |
| Medway (ME) | 39.7 | 45.4 | −5.7 | −10.5 to −0.8 | 393 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 39.5 | 45.4 | −5.8 | −10.7 to −1.0 | 392 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 38.9 | 45.4 | −6.5 | −10.5 to −2.5 | 581 |
| Enfield (EN) | 38.7 | 45.4 | −6.6 | −12.1 to −1.2 | 310 (rough estimate) |
| Dumfries (DG) | 38.6 | 45.3 | −6.7 | −15.7 to +2.2 | 114 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 38.6 | 45.5 | −6.9 | −9.4 to −4.4 | 1,493 |
| London SE (SE) | 38.4 | 45.4 | −7.0 | −10.9 to −3.1 | 602 |
| London E (E) | 37.5 | 45.4 | −7.8 | −12.3 to −3.4 | 458 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 37.4 | 45.4 | −8.0 | −12.5 to −3.5 | 444 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 37.1 | 45.4 | −8.3 | −13.2 to −3.4 | 372 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 37.1 | 45.4 | −8.3 | −14.1 to −2.5 | 267 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 37.0 | 45.4 | −8.4 | −12.0 to −4.9 | 719 |
| Bromley (BR) | 36.4 | 45.3 | −9.0 | −16.3 to −1.6 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 35.5 | 45.4 | −9.8 | −15.3 to −4.4 | 301 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 34.6 | 45.4 | −10.8 | −18.1 to −3.4 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 34.0 | 45.4 | −11.4 | −16.6 to −6.2 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 34.0 | 45.4 | −11.5 | −16.0 to −6.9 | 427 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 52,126 (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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