Where in Britain does the Audi A6 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 21.4% of 774,370 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Audi A6 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 31.3% against 21.4% elsewhere (+9.9 points). It does best in London E (E), −6.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Audi A6 MOT statistics · check a Audi A6 by registration
Audi A6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 31.3 | 21.4 | +9.9 | +4.7 to +15.0 | 313 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 31.1 | 21.4 | +9.7 | +8.4 to +11.0 | 4,812 |
| Exeter (EX) | 30.6 | 21.4 | +9.2 | +8.1 to +10.4 | 5,998 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 30.2 | 21.4 | +8.8 | +6.7 to +10.9 | 1,904 |
| Truro (TR) | 30.1 | 21.4 | +8.7 | +7.1 to +10.4 | 2,949 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 29.1 | 21.4 | +7.7 | +5.8 to +9.6 | 2,220 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 28.9 | 21.4 | +7.5 | +6.5 to +8.6 | 7,343 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 28.8 | 21.4 | +7.4 | +6.0 to +8.8 | 3,907 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 28.4 | 21.4 | +7.0 | +5.6 to +8.4 | 4,216 |
| Bath (BA) | 28.0 | 21.4 | +6.7 | +5.5 to +7.8 | 6,078 |
| Brighton (BN) | 27.8 | 21.4 | +6.5 | +5.4 to +7.5 | 6,601 |
| Dundee (DD) | 27.8 | 21.4 | +6.4 | +4.9 to +7.9 | 3,390 |
| Bristol (BS) | 27.7 | 21.3 | +6.3 | +5.5 to +7.1 | 11,534 |
| Taunton (TA) | 27.5 | 21.4 | +6.1 | +4.8 to +7.4 | 4,266 |
| Swansea (SA) | 26.6 | 21.4 | +5.2 | +4.1 to +6.4 | 6,124 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 26.3 | 21.4 | +4.9 | +3.9 to +5.9 | 7,189 |
| Perth (PH) | 26.1 | 21.4 | +4.7 | +3.0 to +6.4 | 2,636 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 25.8 | 21.4 | +4.4 | +2.6 to +6.2 | 2,222 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 25.8 | 21.4 | +4.4 | +3.5 to +5.3 | 9,761 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 25.1 | 21.4 | +3.7 | −1.2 to +8.5 | 303 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 25.0 | 21.4 | +3.6 | +2.7 to +4.4 | 10,023 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 24.9 | 21.4 | +3.5 | +2.5 to +4.5 | 7,286 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 24.7 | 21.4 | +3.3 | +2.1 to +4.5 | 4,859 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 24.7 | 21.4 | +3.3 | +2.0 to +4.5 | 4,607 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 24.7 | 21.4 | +3.3 | +2.4 to +4.2 | 8,598 |
| Guildford (GU) | 24.6 | 21.4 | +3.2 | +2.4 to +4.0 | 11,326 |
| Swindon (SN) | 24.3 | 21.4 | +2.9 | +1.9 to +3.9 | 6,845 |
| Hull (HU) | 24.1 | 21.4 | +2.7 | +1.5 to +3.9 | 5,192 |
| York (YO) | 23.9 | 21.4 | +2.4 | +1.4 to +3.5 | 6,206 |
| Inverness (IV) | 23.7 | 21.4 | +2.3 | +0.9 to +3.7 | 3,477 |
| Southampton (SO) | 23.6 | 21.4 | +2.2 | +1.3 to +3.1 | 8,754 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 23.4 | 21.4 | +1.9 | +0.6 to +3.3 | 3,771 |
| Northampton (NN) | 23.3 | 21.4 | +1.9 | +1.2 to +2.7 | 12,857 |
| Oxford (OX) | 23.1 | 21.4 | +1.7 | +0.8 to +2.5 | 9,440 |
| Newport (NP) | 23.1 | 21.4 | +1.7 | +0.4 to +2.9 | 4,468 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 23.1 | 21.4 | +1.7 | +0.8 to +2.5 | 9,149 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 23.0 | 21.4 | +1.6 | +0.8 to +2.5 | 9,793 |
| Chester (CH) | 22.8 | 21.4 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.3 | 7,882 |
| Reading (RG) | 22.8 | 21.4 | +1.3 | +0.6 to +2.0 | 14,187 |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.6 | 21.4 | +1.2 | −0.0 to +2.5 | 4,421 |
| Colchester (CO) | 22.6 | 21.4 | +1.1 | −0.0 to +2.3 | 5,312 |
| London W (W) | 22.5 | 21.4 | +1.0 | −0.5 to +2.6 | 2,845 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 22.4 | 21.4 | +1.0 | +0.2 to +1.8 | 10,234 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 22.4 | 21.4 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.3 | 3,568 |
| Dudley (DY) | 22.3 | 21.4 | +0.9 | −0.5 to +2.2 | 3,660 |
| Redhill (RH) | 22.2 | 21.4 | +0.8 | −0.1 to +1.7 | 7,957 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 22.2 | 21.4 | +0.8 | −0.2 to +1.8 | 6,817 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 22.1 | 21.4 | +0.7 | −3.1 to +4.6 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 22.1 | 21.4 | +0.7 | −0.8 to +2.2 | 3,031 |
| Watford (WD) | 22.1 | 21.4 | +0.7 | −0.7 to +2.0 | 3,663 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 22.0 | 21.4 | +0.6 | −1.9 to +3.1 | 1,081 |
| London SW (SW) | 21.9 | 21.4 | +0.5 | −0.7 to +1.6 | 5,029 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 21.9 | 21.4 | +0.4 | −0.9 to +1.8 | 3,581 |
| Telford (TF) | 21.8 | 21.4 | +0.4 | −1.2 to +2.0 | 2,566 |
| Walsall (WS) | 21.8 | 21.4 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.5 | 5,436 |
| Norwich (NR) | 21.8 | 21.4 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.2 | 9,203 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 21.6 | 21.4 | +0.2 | −0.9 to +1.2 | 5,558 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 21.6 | 21.4 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.2 | 5,557 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 21.5 | 21.4 | +0.1 | −2.0 to +2.3 | 1,407 |
| Paisley (PA) | 21.4 | 21.4 | −0.1 | −1.5 to +1.3 | 3,337 |
| Medway (ME) | 21.3 | 21.4 | −0.1 | −1.1 to +0.9 | 7,147 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 21.3 | 21.4 | −0.1 | −1.7 to +1.4 | 2,661 |
| Darlington (DL) | 21.3 | 21.4 | −0.2 | −1.5 to +1.1 | 3,772 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 21.3 | 21.4 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +1.0 | 4,973 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.2 | 21.4 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.6 | 8,683 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 21.2 | 21.4 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.3 | 19,728 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 21.1 | 21.4 | −0.3 | −1.9 to +1.3 | 2,600 |
| Preston (PR) | 21.1 | 21.4 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.7 | 7,024 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 20.9 | 21.4 | −0.5 | −2.0 to +0.9 | 3,080 |
| Hereford (HR) | 20.9 | 21.4 | −0.6 | −2.0 to +0.8 | 3,150 |
| Crewe (CW) | 20.8 | 21.4 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.6 | 4,652 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 20.6 | 21.4 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.1 | 7,098 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 20.4 | 21.4 | −1.0 | −2.3 to +0.3 | 3,831 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 20.4 | 21.4 | −1.0 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 7,362 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 20.2 | 21.4 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.3 | 8,015 |
| Harrow (HA) | 20.2 | 21.4 | −1.2 | −2.3 to −0.2 | 5,982 |
| Derby (DE) | 20.2 | 21.5 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.5 | 10,242 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 20.2 | 21.5 | −1.3 | −2.0 to −0.6 | 11,699 |
| St Albans (AL) | 20.1 | 21.4 | −1.3 | −2.6 to −0.0 | 3,674 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 20.1 | 21.4 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.5 | 7,096 |
| Sutton (SM) | 20.0 | 21.4 | −1.4 | −3.5 to +0.7 | 1,457 |
| Warrington (WA) | 20.0 | 21.4 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.5 | 7,864 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.0 | 21.4 | −1.5 | −2.6 to −0.3 | 4,613 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 19.9 | 21.4 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.5 | 5,005 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 19.9 | 21.5 | −1.6 | −2.3 to −0.9 | 13,723 |
| Manchester (M) | 19.8 | 21.5 | −1.6 | −2.4 to −0.9 | 12,138 |
| Leicester (LE) | 19.8 | 21.5 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.1 | 17,526 |
| Durham (DH) | 19.7 | 21.4 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.3 | 2,913 |
| Slough (SL) | 19.6 | 21.5 | −1.9 | −2.7 to −1.0 | 8,206 |
| Oldham (OL) | 19.4 | 21.4 | −2.0 | −3.1 to −1.0 | 5,648 |
| Halifax (HX) | 19.2 | 21.4 | −2.2 | −4.1 to −0.4 | 1,744 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 19.2 | 21.5 | −2.3 | −3.1 to −1.5 | 8,452 |
| Glasgow (G) | 19.2 | 21.5 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.7 | 15,022 |
| Bromley (BR) | 19.0 | 21.4 | −2.5 | −4.1 to −0.9 | 2,294 |
| Luton (LU) | 19.0 | 21.5 | −2.5 | −3.4 to −1.6 | 6,949 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.9 | 21.4 | −2.5 | −3.7 to −1.3 | 4,421 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 18.9 | 21.5 | −2.5 | −3.4 to −1.7 | 8,199 |
| London SE (SE) | 18.8 | 21.5 | −2.6 | −3.7 to −1.6 | 5,255 |
| Coventry (CV) | 18.8 | 21.5 | −2.6 | −3.3 to −2.0 | 13,774 |
| Liverpool (L) | 18.8 | 21.5 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.8 | 7,406 |
| Stockport (SK) | 18.5 | 21.5 | −3.0 | −3.9 to −2.1 | 7,479 |
| Dartford (DA) | 18.4 | 21.5 | −3.1 | −4.2 to −2.0 | 4,619 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 18.4 | 21.5 | −3.1 | −3.7 to −2.6 | 17,287 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.1 | 21.4 | −3.3 | −4.6 to −2.1 | 3,776 |
| Bolton (BL) | 18.0 | 21.5 | −3.4 | −4.4 to −2.5 | 6,176 |
| London N (N) | 18.0 | 21.5 | −3.4 | −4.3 to −2.6 | 7,527 |
| Sheffield (S) | 18.0 | 21.5 | −3.5 | −4.1 to −2.9 | 15,150 |
| Romford (RM) | 18.0 | 21.5 | −3.5 | −4.4 to −2.6 | 6,895 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 17.7 | 21.5 | −3.8 | −4.7 to −2.9 | 7,323 |
| Birmingham (B) | 17.4 | 21.6 | −4.2 | −4.6 to −3.7 | 29,719 |
| London NW (NW) | 17.3 | 21.5 | −4.2 | −5.1 to −3.3 | 6,821 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 16.8 | 21.5 | −4.7 | −5.5 to −3.9 | 8,202 |
| Enfield (EN) | 16.7 | 21.5 | −4.7 | −5.9 to −3.6 | 3,934 |
| Croydon (CR) | 16.7 | 21.5 | −4.8 | −5.8 to −3.7 | 4,936 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 16.5 | 21.4 | −4.9 | −9.3 to −0.6 | 285 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 16.3 | 21.5 | −5.2 | −6.0 to −4.4 | 8,268 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 15.0 | 21.5 | −6.5 | −7.5 to −5.6 | 5,587 |
| London E (E) | 14.9 | 21.5 | −6.6 | −7.4 to −5.8 | 8,055 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 774,370 (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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