Where in Britain does the Audi A4 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 27.7% of 1,637,306 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Audi A4 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Torquay (TQ): 39.5% against 27.7% elsewhere (+11.8 points). It does best in London E (E), −6.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Audi A4 MOT statistics · check a Audi A4 by registration
Audi A4 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) | 39.5 | 27.7 | +11.8 | +10.7 to +12.9 | 7,172 |
| Exeter (EX) | 38.0 | 27.6 | +10.4 | +9.7 to +11.1 | 17,824 |
| Truro (TR) | 37.9 | 27.7 | +10.2 | +9.3 to +11.1 | 10,438 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 37.5 | 27.7 | +9.8 | +8.9 to +10.7 | 10,150 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 37.1 | 27.6 | +9.5 | +8.7 to +10.2 | 16,006 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 36.6 | 27.7 | +8.9 | +7.6 to +10.1 | 5,546 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 36.2 | 27.7 | +8.5 | +5.7 to +11.2 | 1,155 |
| Brighton (BN) | 35.6 | 27.7 | +7.9 | +7.2 to +8.7 | 16,410 |
| Bath (BA) | 35.0 | 27.7 | +7.3 | +6.5 to +8.1 | 14,937 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 34.7 | 27.7 | +7.1 | +6.4 to +7.8 | 19,333 |
| Bristol (BS) | 34.3 | 27.6 | +6.7 | +6.1 to +7.3 | 26,701 |
| Dundee (DD) | 34.2 | 27.7 | +6.5 | +5.5 to +7.6 | 7,976 |
| Taunton (TA) | 34.1 | 27.7 | +6.4 | +5.5 to +7.3 | 11,441 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 34.0 | 27.7 | +6.4 | +5.7 to +7.1 | 17,281 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 33.3 | 27.7 | +5.6 | +4.7 to +6.6 | 9,498 |
| Swansea (SA) | 33.2 | 27.7 | +5.5 | +4.8 to +6.2 | 17,496 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 32.6 | 27.7 | +4.9 | +3.6 to +6.1 | 5,348 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 32.3 | 27.7 | +4.6 | +1.5 to +7.7 | 866 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 32.1 | 27.7 | +4.4 | +3.8 to +5.0 | 21,957 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 31.5 | 27.7 | +3.8 | +3.1 to +4.5 | 16,519 |
| Hull (HU) | 30.8 | 27.7 | +3.1 | +2.2 to +4.0 | 9,821 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 30.7 | 27.7 | +3.0 | +2.4 to +3.6 | 20,978 |
| Perth (PH) | 30.7 | 27.7 | +3.0 | +1.9 to +4.2 | 6,173 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 30.7 | 27.7 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +3.9 | 9,424 |
| Northampton (NN) | 30.3 | 27.7 | +2.6 | +2.0 to +3.2 | 22,019 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 30.3 | 27.7 | +2.6 | +2.0 to +3.2 | 22,346 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 30.2 | 27.7 | +2.4 | +1.5 to +3.3 | 9,693 |
| Southampton (SO) | 30.1 | 27.7 | +2.4 | +1.7 to +3.0 | 19,498 |
| York (YO) | 30.1 | 27.7 | +2.4 | +1.6 to +3.1 | 13,485 |
| Swindon (SN) | 30.1 | 27.7 | +2.4 | +1.6 to +3.1 | 14,229 |
| Worcester (WR) | 29.9 | 27.7 | +2.2 | +1.2 to +3.1 | 8,882 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.8 | 27.7 | +2.0 | +1.1 to +2.9 | 10,312 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 29.7 | 27.7 | +2.0 | +0.6 to +3.3 | 4,437 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 29.6 | 27.7 | +1.9 | −0.7 to +4.4 | 1,203 |
| Newport (NP) | 29.4 | 27.7 | +1.7 | +0.9 to +2.5 | 12,234 |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.3 | 27.7 | +1.6 | +0.9 to +2.2 | 19,308 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 29.3 | 27.7 | +1.5 | −0.2 to +3.2 | 2,660 |
| Darlington (DL) | 29.1 | 27.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 to +2.2 | 9,957 |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.1 | 27.7 | +1.3 | +0.2 to +2.4 | 6,530 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 29.0 | 27.7 | +1.3 | +0.7 to +1.9 | 19,392 |
| Telford (TF) | 29.0 | 27.7 | +1.2 | +0.1 to +2.4 | 6,240 |
| Guildford (GU) | 28.9 | 27.7 | +1.2 | +0.7 to +1.8 | 23,791 |
| Inverness (IV) | 28.9 | 27.7 | +1.1 | +0.2 to +2.1 | 9,078 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 28.7 | 27.7 | +1.0 | +0.3 to +1.6 | 17,714 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.7 | 27.7 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.7 | 12,318 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 28.6 | 27.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.6 | 16,390 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 28.5 | 27.7 | +0.8 | −0.1 to +1.7 | 9,242 |
| Norwich (NR) | 28.4 | 27.7 | +0.7 | +0.1 to +1.3 | 21,153 |
| Walsall (WS) | 28.3 | 27.7 | +0.6 | −0.2 to +1.4 | 11,048 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 28.3 | 27.7 | +0.5 | −1.6 to +2.7 | 1,694 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 28.2 | 27.7 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.4 | 10,637 |
| Preston (PR) | 28.2 | 27.7 | +0.5 | −0.3 to +1.2 | 14,055 |
| Wigan (WN) | 28.1 | 27.7 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 6,868 |
| Colchester (CO) | 28.1 | 27.7 | +0.4 | −0.4 to +1.2 | 11,594 |
| Chester (CH) | 28.0 | 27.7 | +0.3 | −0.4 to +0.9 | 16,751 |
| Reading (RG) | 27.9 | 27.7 | +0.1 | −0.4 to +0.7 | 26,700 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.8 | 27.7 | +0.1 | −0.6 to +0.8 | 15,915 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 27.8 | 27.7 | +0.0 | −0.6 to +0.6 | 20,404 |
| Paisley (PA) | 27.7 | 27.7 | −0.1 | −1.1 to +0.9 | 7,656 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 27.5 | 27.7 | −0.2 | −0.9 to +0.4 | 17,346 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 27.5 | 27.7 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +0.8 | 7,024 |
| Leeds (LS) | 27.4 | 27.7 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.3 | 19,108 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.4 | 27.7 | −0.3 | −1.0 to +0.4 | 17,069 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 27.4 | 27.7 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.6 | 8,332 |
| Medway (ME) | 27.3 | 27.7 | −0.4 | −1.1 to +0.3 | 14,497 |
| London W (W) | 27.2 | 27.7 | −0.5 | −1.8 to +0.7 | 5,028 |
| Watford (WD) | 27.2 | 27.7 | −0.6 | −1.7 to +0.5 | 6,377 |
| Crewe (CW) | 27.1 | 27.7 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.3 | 8,899 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 27.0 | 27.7 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.3 | 6,567 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 26.9 | 27.8 | −0.8 | −1.3 to −0.3 | 34,500 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 26.7 | 27.7 | −1.1 | −1.9 to −0.2 | 10,664 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 26.4 | 27.7 | −1.3 | −2.1 to −0.5 | 11,367 |
| Dudley (DY) | 26.4 | 27.7 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.5 | 9,120 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.2 | 27.7 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.7 | 9,250 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 26.2 | 27.8 | −1.6 | −2.1 to −1.0 | 23,341 |
| St Albans (AL) | 26.2 | 27.7 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 7,113 |
| Halifax (HX) | 26.1 | 27.7 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.2 | 3,924 |
| Manchester (M) | 25.9 | 27.8 | −1.9 | −2.4 to −1.3 | 24,510 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 25.8 | 27.8 | −2.0 | −2.5 to −1.5 | 30,199 |
| Oldham (OL) | 25.7 | 27.8 | −2.0 | −2.8 to −1.2 | 11,725 |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.7 | 27.8 | −2.1 | −2.6 to −1.5 | 25,235 |
| Stockport (SK) | 25.6 | 27.8 | −2.1 | −2.8 to −1.4 | 15,616 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 25.6 | 27.8 | −2.2 | −2.9 to −1.5 | 16,546 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 25.5 | 27.7 | −2.2 | −3.6 to −0.8 | 3,568 |
| Warrington (WA) | 25.5 | 27.8 | −2.2 | −2.9 to −1.6 | 15,776 |
| London SW (SW) | 25.3 | 27.8 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.6 | 9,981 |
| Derby (DE) | 25.1 | 27.8 | −2.7 | −3.2 to −2.1 | 21,571 |
| Bradford (BD) | 25.0 | 27.8 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −2.1 | 18,780 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 25.0 | 27.8 | −2.8 | −3.6 to −1.9 | 10,371 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.9 | 27.8 | −2.8 | −3.6 to −2.1 | 12,909 |
| Durham (DH) | 24.9 | 27.8 | −2.8 | −3.8 to −1.9 | 8,157 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 24.7 | 27.8 | −3.0 | −3.9 to −2.2 | 10,373 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 24.6 | 27.8 | −3.1 | −3.8 to −2.5 | 16,333 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 24.6 | 27.8 | −3.2 | −3.8 to −2.5 | 16,755 |
| Leicester (LE) | 24.6 | 27.8 | −3.2 | −3.7 to −2.8 | 32,598 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.3 | 27.8 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.7 | 12,248 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 24.3 | 27.8 | −3.5 | −4.2 to −2.8 | 15,078 |
| Slough (SL) | 23.9 | 27.8 | −3.8 | −4.5 to −3.1 | 14,093 |
| Sheffield (S) | 23.9 | 27.8 | −3.9 | −4.4 to −3.5 | 35,871 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 23.9 | 27.8 | −4.0 | −4.4 to −3.5 | 34,215 |
| London NW (NW) | 23.8 | 27.8 | −4.0 | −4.8 to −3.2 | 10,694 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 23.8 | 27.8 | −4.0 | −4.8 to −3.2 | 10,277 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 23.7 | 27.8 | −4.0 | −4.7 to −3.4 | 16,754 |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.8 | 27.8 | −4.1 | −4.5 to −3.6 | 30,677 |
| London N (N) | 23.7 | 27.8 | −4.1 | −4.8 to −3.3 | 12,315 |
| Liverpool (L) | 23.6 | 27.8 | −4.2 | −4.8 to −3.5 | 15,818 |
| Ilford (IG) | 23.5 | 27.8 | −4.2 | −5.3 to −3.1 | 5,469 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 23.5 | 27.8 | −4.2 | −5.1 to −3.4 | 9,362 |
| London SE (SE) | 23.5 | 27.8 | −4.3 | −5.1 to −3.5 | 12,059 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 23.4 | 27.8 | −4.4 | −5.1 to −3.7 | 13,865 |
| Birmingham (B) | 23.0 | 27.9 | −4.9 | −5.2 to −4.5 | 54,798 |
| Romford (RM) | 22.7 | 27.8 | −5.0 | −5.9 to −4.2 | 10,065 |
| Dartford (DA) | 22.5 | 27.8 | −5.3 | −6.1 to −4.4 | 9,148 |
| Croydon (CR) | 22.4 | 27.8 | −5.4 | −6.2 to −4.5 | 9,270 |
| Sutton (SM) | 21.8 | 27.8 | −5.9 | −7.3 to −4.6 | 3,566 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.7 | 27.8 | −6.1 | −7.0 to −5.1 | 7,408 |
| Bromley (BR) | 21.6 | 27.8 | −6.1 | −7.3 to −5.0 | 4,771 |
| London E (E) | 21.7 | 27.8 | −6.1 | −6.8 to −5.4 | 12,930 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,637,306 (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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