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Where in Britain does the Audi A5 fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 20.3% of 685,960 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Audi A5 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 27.1% against 20.2% elsewhere (+6.9 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −5.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Audi A5 MOT statistics · check a Audi A5 by registration

Audi A5 in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Audi A5: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Kirkcaldy (KY)27.120.2+6.9+5.4 to +8.43,349
Truro (TR)26.420.3+6.2+4.3 to +8.12,118
Blackpool (FY)26.120.3+5.8+4.2 to +7.52,666
Bristol (BS)26.020.2+5.8+5.0 to +6.79,652
Torquay (TQ)26.120.3+5.8+3.8 to +7.91,755
Swansea (SA)26.020.2+5.8+4.7 to +6.95,775
Plymouth (PL)25.820.2+5.6+4.3 to +6.94,485
Aberdeen (AB)25.220.2+5.0+3.8 to +6.25,252
Llandrindod Wells (LD)25.020.3+4.7−0.9 to +10.3232 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)24.920.2+4.6+3.4 to +5.94,774
Dundee (DD)24.920.3+4.6+2.9 to +6.32,533
Bournemouth (BH)24.820.2+4.6+3.6 to +5.67,002
Dorchester (DT)24.620.3+4.3+1.9 to +6.71,225
Exeter (EX)24.420.3+4.2+2.9 to +5.54,212
Salisbury (SP)24.420.3+4.1+2.6 to +5.72,905
Brighton (BN)24.120.2+3.8+2.8 to +4.96,365
Northampton (NN)23.920.2+3.7+2.8 to +4.59,780
Hull (HU)23.620.3+3.4+2.2 to +4.55,284
Cardiff (CF)23.520.2+3.3+2.4 to +4.28,759
Portsmouth (PO)23.620.2+3.3+2.3 to +4.37,029
Newport (NP)23.520.3+3.2+1.9 to +4.54,284
Perth (PH)23.220.3+3.0+0.8 to +5.11,550
Gloucester (GL)23.120.3+2.9+1.9 to +3.97,145
Telford (TF)22.920.3+2.6+0.9 to +4.42,275
Lincoln (LN)22.920.3+2.6+1.2 to +4.03,520
Sunderland (SR)22.620.3+2.4+0.9 to +3.83,111
Lancaster (LA)22.520.3+2.2+0.6 to +3.82,589
Leeds (LS)22.320.3+2.0+1.1 to +3.07,590
Galashiels (TD)22.220.3+2.0−1.3 to +5.2625
Edinburgh (EH)22.220.3+1.9+1.0 to +2.97,511
Taunton (TA)22.220.3+1.9+0.4 to +3.43,088
Preston (PR)22.120.3+1.8+0.8 to +2.96,116
Chester (CH)22.020.3+1.7+0.8 to +2.67,827
Cleveland (TS)21.920.3+1.7+0.7 to +2.67,669
Canterbury (CT)21.920.3+1.6+0.3 to +2.94,009
Wolverhampton (WV)21.820.3+1.6+0.5 to +2.75,533
Ipswich (IP)21.720.3+1.4+0.5 to +2.47,252
Darlington (DL)21.620.3+1.3−0.0 to +2.73,535
Lerwick (ZE)21.620.3+1.3−5.0 to +7.7162 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)21.620.3+1.3+0.3 to +2.37,088
Wigan (WN)21.520.3+1.2−0.2 to +2.73,131
Southampton (SO)21.520.3+1.2+0.3 to +2.17,746
Swindon (SN)21.420.3+1.1+0.0 to +2.15,813
Walsall (WS)21.320.3+1.1−0.1 to +2.24,963
Guildford (GU)21.220.3+1.0+0.2 to +1.710,746
Tonbridge (TN)21.220.3+0.9+0.0 to +1.97,488
Crewe (CW)21.220.3+0.9−0.3 to +2.24,148
Harrogate (HG)21.120.3+0.8−0.9 to +2.52,193
Carlisle (CA)21.120.3+0.8−0.7 to +2.23,097
Llandudno (LL)21.020.3+0.7−0.4 to +1.85,243
Kirkwall (KW)20.820.3+0.6−4.1 to +5.2288 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)20.820.3+0.5−0.4 to +1.48,404
Leicester (LE)20.820.3+0.5−0.1 to +1.116,550
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)20.820.3+0.5−0.5 to +1.47,481
York (YO)20.720.3+0.4−0.7 to +1.54,996
Dudley (DY)20.620.3+0.4−1.0 to +1.73,624
Cambridge (CB)20.620.3+0.4−0.8 to +1.55,078
Milton Keynes (MK)20.620.3+0.3−0.6 to +1.19,015
Watford (WD)20.420.3+0.2−1.1 to +1.44,060
Medway (ME)20.320.3+0.1−0.9 to +1.06,921
Peterborough (PE)20.320.3+0.1−0.6 to +0.714,722
Colchester (CO)20.320.3+0.0−1.1 to +1.24,784
Reading (RG)20.220.3−0.1−0.8 to +0.612,774
Falkirk (FK)20.120.3−0.2−1.5 to +1.23,608
Warrington (WA)20.020.3−0.2−1.1 to +0.67,944
Worcester (WR)20.020.3−0.3−1.6 to +1.03,655
Coventry (CV)20.020.3−0.3−1.0 to +0.511,304
Paisley (PA)19.820.3−0.4−1.9 to +1.03,075
Bolton (BL)19.820.3−0.4−1.5 to +0.65,943
Newcastle (NE)19.820.3−0.5−1.2 to +0.212,388
Kilmarnock (KA)19.820.3−0.5−1.7 to +0.74,470
Glasgow (G)19.720.3−0.6−1.3 to +0.114,024
Stevenage (SG)19.620.3−0.7−1.8 to +0.55,007
Shrewsbury (SY)19.520.3−0.8−2.1 to +0.63,210
Inverness (IV)19.520.3−0.8−2.4 to +0.92,229
Motherwell (ML)19.520.3−0.8−2.0 to +0.34,721
Luton (LU)19.420.3−0.9−1.9 to +0.16,005
London W (W)19.420.3−0.9−2.6 to +0.82,102
Doncaster (DN)19.420.3−0.9−1.7 to −0.110,598
Derby (DE)19.320.3−1.0−1.8 to −0.310,385
Redhill (RH)19.320.3−1.0−2.0 to −0.16,876
Durham (DH)19.120.3−1.1−2.6 to +0.32,915
Oldham (OL)19.120.3−1.1−2.2 to −0.15,104
Manchester (M)19.020.3−1.3−2.0 to −0.510,813
Slough (SL)18.920.3−1.4−2.3 to −0.57,072
Wakefield (WF)18.920.3−1.4−2.4 to −0.46,228
Liverpool (L)18.920.3−1.4−2.4 to −0.45,775
Chelmsford (CM)18.920.3−1.4−2.2 to −0.69,319
Hemel Hempstead (HP)18.720.3−1.6−2.4 to −0.77,888
Harrow (HA)18.520.3−1.8−2.9 to −0.74,909
St Albans (AL)18.420.3−1.9−3.2 to −0.73,941
Dartford (DA)18.220.3−2.1−3.2 to −1.15,094
Kingston upon Thames (KT)18.120.3−2.2−3.1 to −1.37,166
Huddersfield (HD)18.020.3−2.3−3.7 to −0.92,858
Sheffield (S)18.020.3−2.3−2.9 to −1.714,282
Hereford (HR)17.820.3−2.5−4.3 to −0.71,701
Croydon (CR)17.820.3−2.5−3.5 to −1.45,085
Stockport (SK)17.820.3−2.6−3.4 to −1.77,763
Southend-on-Sea (SS)17.720.3−2.6−3.6 to −1.65,915
Birmingham (B)17.820.4−2.6−3.1 to −2.123,928
Dumfries (DG)17.620.3−2.7−5.1 to −0.2959
Ilford (IG)17.520.3−2.8−4.2 to −1.42,969
London SW (SW)17.520.3−2.8−4.0 to −1.74,338
Romford (RM)17.320.3−3.0−4.0 to −2.15,982
Bradford (BD)17.320.3−3.1−4.1 to −2.15,541
Halifax (HX)17.120.3−3.2−5.1 to −1.31,480
London SE (SE)17.120.3−3.2−4.2 to −2.35,893
Twickenham (TW)16.920.3−3.4−4.3 to −2.56,705
Blackburn (BB)16.720.3−3.6−4.5 to −2.66,278
London NW (NW)16.620.3−3.7−4.7 to −2.75,309
Uxbridge (UB)16.320.3−4.0−5.0 to −2.94,819
Enfield (EN)16.320.3−4.1−5.2 to −2.94,301
London N (N)16.220.3−4.1−5.0 to −3.15,679
Sutton (SM)15.720.3−4.6−6.4 to −2.71,471
London E (E)15.620.3−4.7−5.6 to −3.86,811
Bromley (BR)15.320.3−5.0−6.4 to −3.72,877
Nottingham (NG)15.320.4−5.2−5.7 to −4.618,170
Outer Hebrides (HS)15.120.3−5.2−11.5 to +1.0126 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 685,960 (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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