Where in Britain does the Audi A3 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 25.9% of 2,442,554 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Audi A3 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Torquay (TQ): 35.5% against 25.8% elsewhere (+9.7 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −5.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Audi A3 MOT statistics · check a Audi A3 by registration
Audi A3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay (TQ) | 35.5 | 25.8 | +9.7 | +8.7 to +10.6 | 9,776 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 35.3 | 25.8 | +9.5 | +8.8 to +10.1 | 23,129 |
| Exeter (EX) | 35.0 | 25.8 | +9.2 | +8.6 to +9.8 | 25,504 |
| Truro (TR) | 34.8 | 25.8 | +9.0 | +8.2 to +9.7 | 15,108 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 33.7 | 25.9 | +7.9 | +6.9 to +8.9 | 8,284 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 33.3 | 25.9 | +7.4 | +5.3 to +9.6 | 1,822 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 33.3 | 25.8 | +7.4 | +6.6 to +8.2 | 12,703 |
| Taunton (TA) | 32.5 | 25.8 | +6.7 | +5.9 to +7.4 | 15,701 |
| Bristol (BS) | 31.9 | 25.8 | +6.2 | +5.7 to +6.6 | 43,561 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 31.8 | 25.8 | +6.0 | +5.5 to +6.6 | 27,508 |
| Brighton (BN) | 31.7 | 25.8 | +5.9 | +5.3 to +6.5 | 25,219 |
| Bath (BA) | 31.0 | 25.8 | +5.1 | +4.5 to +5.7 | 23,614 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 30.2 | 25.9 | +4.4 | +3.6 to +5.2 | 12,885 |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.5 | 25.8 | +3.7 | +3.2 to +4.2 | 31,541 |
| Swansea (SA) | 29.4 | 25.8 | +3.6 | +3.1 to +4.2 | 27,412 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 29.4 | 25.8 | +3.6 | +3.0 to +4.1 | 25,209 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 29.2 | 25.8 | +3.3 | +2.8 to +3.8 | 32,422 |
| Dundee (DD) | 29.0 | 25.9 | +3.1 | +2.3 to +4.0 | 10,288 |
| Newport (NP) | 28.9 | 25.9 | +3.1 | +2.5 to +3.7 | 19,719 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 28.7 | 25.9 | +2.8 | +1.8 to +3.9 | 6,916 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 28.4 | 25.9 | +2.5 | +2.0 to +3.0 | 27,421 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 28.2 | 25.9 | +2.3 | +1.6 to +3.1 | 14,887 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.2 | 25.8 | +2.3 | +1.9 to +2.8 | 39,788 |
| Swindon (SN) | 28.1 | 25.9 | +2.2 | +1.6 to +2.8 | 21,997 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 28.0 | 25.9 | +2.2 | +1.4 to +3.0 | 12,955 |
| Oxford (OX) | 28.0 | 25.9 | +2.2 | +1.6 to +2.7 | 28,905 |
| York (YO) | 28.0 | 25.9 | +2.1 | +1.5 to +2.8 | 20,210 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 28.0 | 25.9 | +2.1 | −0.6 to +4.8 | 1,062 |
| Perth (PH) | 27.7 | 25.9 | +1.9 | +0.8 to +2.9 | 7,070 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 27.7 | 25.9 | +1.9 | +1.1 to +2.6 | 14,089 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 27.7 | 25.9 | +1.8 | +1.3 to +2.4 | 25,104 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.6 | 25.9 | +1.7 | +1.2 to +2.3 | 23,614 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.3 | 25.9 | +1.4 | +0.7 to +2.1 | 16,679 |
| Guildford (GU) | 27.2 | 25.9 | +1.4 | +0.9 to +1.8 | 35,642 |
| Southampton (SO) | 27.2 | 25.9 | +1.3 | +0.8 to +1.9 | 26,858 |
| Telford (TF) | 27.2 | 25.9 | +1.3 | +0.4 to +2.2 | 8,682 |
| Darlington (DL) | 27.1 | 25.9 | +1.2 | +0.4 to +2.0 | 11,794 |
| Worcester (WR) | 27.1 | 25.9 | +1.2 | +0.4 to +2.0 | 12,724 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 27.1 | 25.9 | +1.2 | +0.6 to +1.7 | 25,307 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.0 | 25.9 | +1.2 | −0.2 to +2.6 | 3,832 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 27.0 | 25.9 | +1.1 | −0.9 to +3.1 | 1,915 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 26.9 | 25.9 | +1.0 | +0.5 to +1.5 | 25,908 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 26.7 | 25.9 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.5 | 16,579 |
| Norwich (NR) | 26.6 | 25.9 | +0.7 | +0.2 to +1.2 | 31,867 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 26.5 | 25.9 | +0.6 | +0.1 to +1.2 | 28,259 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 26.5 | 25.9 | +0.6 | +0.1 to +1.2 | 27,094 |
| Colchester (CO) | 26.5 | 25.9 | +0.6 | −0.1 to +1.3 | 16,384 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 26.4 | 25.9 | +0.6 | −0.5 to +1.6 | 7,212 |
| Chester (CH) | 26.4 | 25.9 | +0.6 | −0.0 to +1.1 | 23,474 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 26.4 | 25.9 | +0.5 | −0.1 to +1.1 | 21,645 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.4 | 25.9 | +0.5 | −0.1 to +1.1 | 20,087 |
| Hull (HU) | 26.3 | 25.9 | +0.5 | −0.3 to +1.2 | 14,546 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 26.2 | 25.9 | +0.3 | −0.3 to +1.0 | 18,591 |
| Paisley (PA) | 25.9 | 25.9 | +0.1 | −0.8 to +0.9 | 10,009 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.9 | 25.9 | +0.1 | −0.8 to +0.9 | 9,805 |
| Leeds (LS) | 25.7 | 25.9 | −0.1 | −0.6 to +0.3 | 32,834 |
| Inverness (IV) | 25.7 | 25.9 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.6 | 11,184 |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.7 | 25.9 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.5 | 13,019 |
| Reading (RG) | 25.7 | 25.9 | −0.2 | −0.7 to +0.2 | 39,275 |
| Preston (PR) | 25.5 | 25.9 | −0.4 | −1.0 to +0.2 | 20,198 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 25.5 | 25.9 | −0.4 | −0.9 to +0.1 | 30,002 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 25.4 | 25.9 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.3 | 13,786 |
| Manchester (M) | 25.4 | 25.9 | −0.5 | −0.9 to −0.0 | 43,067 |
| Crewe (CW) | 25.2 | 25.9 | −0.7 | −1.4 to +0.1 | 14,333 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 25.2 | 25.9 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.0 | 17,488 |
| Watford (WD) | 25.2 | 25.9 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.1 | 10,447 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 25.2 | 25.9 | −0.7 | −1.1 to −0.3 | 46,350 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 25.1 | 25.9 | −0.7 | −1.4 to −0.1 | 15,958 |
| Halifax (HX) | 25.1 | 25.9 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.2 | 7,027 |
| Hereford (HR) | 25.0 | 25.9 | −0.9 | −1.7 to +0.0 | 9,685 |
| Harrow (HA) | 25.0 | 25.9 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.1 | 13,495 |
| Leicester (LE) | 25.0 | 25.9 | −0.9 | −1.3 to −0.5 | 49,477 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.9 | 25.9 | −0.9 | −1.5 to −0.4 | 25,392 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 24.8 | 25.9 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.2 | 8,747 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 24.5 | 25.9 | −1.3 | −2.1 to −0.6 | 12,003 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.5 | 25.9 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.8 | 20,651 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.3 | 25.9 | −1.6 | −2.2 to −0.9 | 18,188 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.3 | 25.9 | −1.6 | −2.1 to −1.1 | 25,452 |
| London SW (SW) | 24.2 | 25.9 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.1 | 18,125 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 24.2 | 25.9 | −1.7 | −2.5 to −0.9 | 10,992 |
| London W (W) | 24.2 | 25.9 | −1.7 | −2.6 to −0.8 | 8,616 |
| Coventry (CV) | 24.2 | 25.9 | −1.7 | −2.2 to −1.3 | 37,167 |
| Derby (DE) | 23.9 | 25.9 | −2.1 | −2.5 to −1.6 | 33,609 |
| Bradford (BD) | 23.8 | 25.9 | −2.1 | −2.5 to −1.7 | 36,155 |
| Oldham (OL) | 23.6 | 25.9 | −2.3 | −2.9 to −1.7 | 20,706 |
| Ilford (IG) | 23.6 | 25.9 | −2.3 | −3.2 to −1.4 | 8,049 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 23.5 | 25.9 | −2.5 | −2.9 to −2.0 | 39,204 |
| Durham (DH) | 23.4 | 25.9 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.6 | 9,555 |
| Liverpool (L) | 23.4 | 25.9 | −2.5 | −3.1 to −1.9 | 20,871 |
| London N (N) | 23.4 | 25.9 | −2.5 | −3.1 to −1.9 | 19,666 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 23.4 | 25.9 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.8 | 13,160 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 23.3 | 25.9 | −2.6 | −5.2 to +0.1 | 1,003 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 23.3 | 25.9 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.1 | 25,759 |
| Stockport (SK) | 23.3 | 25.9 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.1 | 27,351 |
| London SE (SE) | 23.1 | 25.9 | −2.8 | −3.4 to −2.2 | 21,352 |
| Sutton (SM) | 23.1 | 25.9 | −2.8 | −4.0 to −1.7 | 5,349 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 22.9 | 25.9 | −3.0 | −3.6 to −2.3 | 14,341 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 22.9 | 25.9 | −3.0 | −3.5 to −2.5 | 27,163 |
| Warrington (WA) | 22.9 | 25.9 | −3.1 | −3.6 to −2.5 | 22,741 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 22.8 | 25.9 | −3.1 | −3.8 to −2.4 | 13,353 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22.8 | 25.9 | −3.1 | −3.6 to −2.6 | 23,579 |
| Slough (SL) | 22.7 | 25.9 | −3.2 | −3.8 to −2.6 | 20,262 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 22.7 | 25.9 | −3.2 | −3.7 to −2.7 | 25,587 |
| St Albans (AL) | 22.7 | 25.9 | −3.2 | −4.0 to −2.5 | 11,369 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 22.6 | 25.9 | −3.3 | −4.5 to −2.0 | 4,409 |
| Glasgow (G) | 22.6 | 25.9 | −3.3 | −3.7 to −2.9 | 42,617 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 22.5 | 26.0 | −3.5 | −3.9 to −3.1 | 52,329 |
| Croydon (CR) | 22.3 | 25.9 | −3.7 | −4.3 to −3.0 | 16,149 |
| London NW (NW) | 22.2 | 25.9 | −3.7 | −4.3 to −3.1 | 17,108 |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.3 | 26.0 | −3.7 | −4.0 to −3.4 | 85,581 |
| Sheffield (S) | 22.2 | 26.0 | −3.7 | −4.1 to −3.4 | 53,879 |
| London E (E) | 22.0 | 25.9 | −3.9 | −4.5 to −3.4 | 20,391 |
| Romford (RM) | 21.9 | 25.9 | −4.0 | −4.7 to −3.3 | 13,835 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 21.7 | 25.9 | −4.2 | −4.9 to −3.6 | 15,130 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.5 | 25.9 | −4.4 | −5.1 to −3.7 | 12,323 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.3 | 25.9 | −4.6 | −5.1 to −4.0 | 21,879 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.9 | 25.9 | −5.0 | −5.7 to −4.3 | 14,074 |
| Bromley (BR) | 20.2 | 25.9 | −5.7 | −6.5 to −4.8 | 9,073 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,442,554 (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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