Where in Britain does the Audi A7 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 15.3% of 92,675 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Audi A7 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Blackpool (FY): 22.6% against 15.2% elsewhere (+7.3 points). It does best in Blackburn (BB), −6.4 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Audi A7 MOT statistics · check a Audi A7 by registration
Audi A7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool (FY) | 22.6 | 15.2 | +7.3 | +2.4 to +12.3 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 21.8 | 15.2 | +6.6 | +3.7 to +9.5 | 784 |
| Brighton (BN) | 21.5 | 15.2 | +6.3 | +2.9 to +9.6 | 591 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 21.4 | 15.2 | +6.2 | +3.1 to +9.3 | 682 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 21.2 | 15.2 | +6.0 | +1.8 to +10.2 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 21.1 | 15.2 | +5.8 | +2.0 to +9.6 | 437 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 20.2 | 15.2 | +5.0 | +2.5 to +7.4 | 1,041 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 19.5 | 15.2 | +4.3 | +0.7 to +7.8 | 477 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 19.5 | 15.2 | +4.2 | +0.4 to +8.1 | 406 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 19.4 | 15.2 | +4.1 | +1.4 to +6.8 | 832 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 19.3 | 15.2 | +4.1 | +1.4 to +6.8 | 849 |
| Leeds (LS) | 18.8 | 15.2 | +3.5 | +1.3 to +5.8 | 1,184 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 18.7 | 15.2 | +3.5 | +0.1 to +6.9 | 508 |
| York (YO) | 18.3 | 15.2 | +3.1 | +0.2 to +5.9 | 721 |
| Bolton (BL) | 18.3 | 15.2 | +3.0 | +0.6 to +5.4 | 997 |
| London SW (SW) | 18.2 | 15.2 | +2.9 | −0.5 to +6.3 | 501 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 18.2 | 15.2 | +2.9 | −0.8 to +6.6 | 413 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 18.1 | 15.3 | +2.9 | −1.6 to +7.4 | 281 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 18.1 | 15.2 | +2.9 | −0.2 to +6.0 | 590 |
| Bristol (BS) | 18.1 | 15.2 | +2.8 | +0.3 to +5.3 | 919 |
| Taunton (TA) | 18.0 | 15.3 | +2.7 | −1.3 to +6.8 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 17.9 | 15.2 | +2.6 | −1.0 to +6.2 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 17.9 | 15.2 | +2.6 | +0.5 to +4.8 | 1,244 |
| Bath (BA) | 17.9 | 15.2 | +2.6 | −0.9 to +6.1 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 17.8 | 15.2 | +2.5 | −0.4 to +5.5 | 669 |
| Reading (RG) | 17.7 | 15.2 | +2.5 | +0.6 to +4.3 | 1,649 |
| Medway (ME) | 17.4 | 15.2 | +2.2 | −0.3 to +4.7 | 901 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 17.4 | 15.2 | +2.2 | −0.4 to +4.8 | 815 |
| Colchester (CO) | 17.4 | 15.2 | +2.1 | −1.2 to +5.5 | 495 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 17.3 | 15.2 | +2.1 | −0.3 to +4.4 | 994 |
| Leicester (LE) | 17.2 | 15.2 | +2.0 | +0.4 to +3.5 | 2,319 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 17.1 | 15.2 | +1.9 | −0.2 to +4.0 | 1,248 |
| Truro (TR) | 17.2 | 15.3 | +1.9 | −3.3 to +7.1 | 204 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 17.1 | 15.3 | +1.8 | −1.5 to +5.1 | 510 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 17.0 | 15.2 | +1.8 | −0.7 to +4.3 | 851 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 17.0 | 15.2 | +1.8 | −0.7 to +4.3 | 863 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 17.0 | 15.3 | +1.8 | −1.8 to +5.3 | 429 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 17.0 | 15.2 | +1.7 | −0.5 to +4.0 | 1,107 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 16.9 | 15.3 | +1.7 | −2.1 to +5.5 | 378 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 16.9 | 15.2 | +1.7 | −1.1 to +4.4 | 721 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 16.9 | 15.2 | +1.6 | −0.7 to +4.0 | 983 |
| Inverness (IV) | 16.9 | 15.3 | +1.6 | −2.9 to +6.1 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 16.6 | 15.2 | +1.4 | −0.6 to +3.4 | 1,381 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 16.7 | 15.3 | +1.4 | −2.6 to +5.4 | 330 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 16.6 | 15.2 | +1.4 | −0.2 to +3.0 | 2,069 |
| Southampton (SO) | 16.6 | 15.2 | +1.4 | −1.0 to +3.8 | 926 |
| Warrington (WA) | 16.6 | 15.2 | +1.4 | −0.9 to +3.7 | 1,029 |
| Derby (DE) | 16.5 | 15.2 | +1.3 | −0.8 to +3.3 | 1,303 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 16.4 | 15.2 | +1.2 | −1.0 to +3.4 | 1,108 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 16.4 | 15.3 | +1.1 | −2.0 to +4.3 | 531 |
| Slough (SL) | 16.1 | 15.3 | +0.8 | −1.6 to +3.2 | 903 |
| Dudley (DY) | 16.0 | 15.3 | +0.7 | −2.8 to +4.3 | 419 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 15.8 | 15.3 | +0.6 | −1.6 to +2.8 | 1,055 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 15.8 | 15.3 | +0.6 | −2.8 to +3.9 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 15.8 | 15.3 | +0.5 | −2.4 to +3.4 | 596 |
| Redhill (RH) | 15.7 | 15.3 | +0.4 | −2.3 to +3.2 | 669 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 15.6 | 15.3 | +0.3 | −2.6 to +3.3 | 590 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 15.6 | 15.3 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.8 | 2,496 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 15.4 | 15.3 | +0.2 | −5.2 to +5.5 | 175 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 15.4 | 15.3 | +0.1 | −3.7 to +4.0 | 331 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 15.3 | 15.3 | −0.0 | −2.8 to +2.8 | 649 |
| Oxford (OX) | 15.2 | 15.3 | −0.0 | −2.4 to +2.4 | 880 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 15.2 | 15.3 | −0.1 | −2.5 to +2.4 | 829 |
| Stockport (SK) | 15.2 | 15.3 | −0.1 | −2.2 to +2.1 | 1,067 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 15.1 | 15.3 | −0.1 | −3.9 to +3.6 | 344 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 15.1 | 15.3 | −0.2 | −3.2 to +2.9 | 530 |
| Durham (DH) | 15.1 | 15.3 | −0.2 | −4.2 to +3.8 | 305 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 14.7 | 15.3 | −0.6 | −2.8 to +1.6 | 1,013 |
| Harrow (HA) | 14.6 | 15.3 | −0.7 | −3.0 to +1.7 | 869 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 14.6 | 15.3 | −0.7 | −3.4 to +2.0 | 672 |
| Luton (LU) | 14.6 | 15.3 | −0.7 | −2.9 to +1.4 | 1,051 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 14.6 | 15.3 | −0.7 | −2.3 to +0.9 | 1,876 |
| Perth (PH) | 14.5 | 15.3 | −0.8 | −5.4 to +3.9 | 221 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 14.5 | 15.3 | −0.8 | −6.2 to +4.6 | 166 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 14.5 | 15.3 | −0.8 | −2.6 to +0.9 | 1,569 |
| Norwich (NR) | 14.3 | 15.3 | −0.9 | −3.3 to +1.4 | 886 |
| Hereford (HR) | 14.3 | 15.3 | −1.0 | −5.4 to +3.5 | 238 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 14.3 | 15.3 | −1.0 | −4.1 to +2.1 | 490 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 14.3 | 15.3 | −1.0 | −3.4 to +1.4 | 826 |
| Wigan (WN) | 14.2 | 15.3 | −1.0 | −4.3 to +2.2 | 450 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 14.1 | 15.3 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.5 | 1,662 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 14.0 | 15.3 | −1.3 | −3.5 to +0.9 | 995 |
| Manchester (M) | 14.0 | 15.3 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.4 | 1,682 |
| Liverpool (L) | 13.8 | 15.3 | −1.5 | −3.8 to +0.9 | 847 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 13.7 | 15.3 | −1.6 | −3.8 to +0.6 | 952 |
| Newport (NP) | 13.5 | 15.3 | −1.7 | −5.2 to +1.7 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 13.3 | 15.3 | −2.0 | −4.5 to +0.6 | 684 |
| Sheffield (S) | 13.1 | 15.3 | −2.2 | −3.7 to −0.7 | 1,949 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 12.9 | 15.3 | −2.3 | −5.3 to +0.7 | 487 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 12.9 | 15.3 | −2.4 | −5.4 to +0.6 | 489 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 12.9 | 15.3 | −2.4 | −4.5 to −0.3 | 972 |
| St Albans (AL) | 12.6 | 15.3 | −2.6 | −5.4 to +0.2 | 546 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 12.6 | 15.3 | −2.7 | −5.2 to −0.2 | 685 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 12.5 | 15.3 | −2.8 | −8.3 to +2.8 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 12.5 | 15.3 | −2.8 | −4.8 to −0.8 | 1,049 |
| Halifax (HX) | 12.4 | 15.3 | −2.8 | −7.4 to +1.7 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 12.3 | 15.3 | −3.0 | −6.7 to +0.7 | 302 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 12.3 | 15.3 | −3.0 | −5.7 to −0.4 | 604 |
| London NW (NW) | 12.2 | 15.3 | −3.1 | −5.1 to −1.0 | 992 |
| Birmingham (B) | 12.0 | 15.4 | −3.4 | −4.5 to −2.4 | 3,831 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 11.9 | 15.4 | −3.5 | −4.8 to −2.2 | 2,459 |
| Oldham (OL) | 11.7 | 15.3 | −3.6 | −5.8 to −1.4 | 836 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 11.5 | 15.3 | −3.8 | −9.5 to +1.9 | 122 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 11.1 | 15.3 | −4.1 | −7.4 to −0.9 | 359 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 10.7 | 15.3 | −4.6 | −7.1 to −2.0 | 559 |
| London SE (SE) | 10.6 | 15.3 | −4.7 | −7.0 to −2.3 | 649 |
| Enfield (EN) | 10.5 | 15.3 | −4.8 | −7.2 to −2.4 | 648 |
| Bromley (BR) | 10.3 | 15.3 | −5.0 | −8.0 to −1.9 | 378 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 9.8 | 15.3 | −5.5 | −7.6 to −3.3 | 751 |
| London E (E) | 9.8 | 15.3 | −5.5 | −7.3 to −3.7 | 1,119 |
| London N (N) | 9.7 | 15.3 | −5.7 | −7.4 to −3.9 | 1,130 |
| Bradford (BD) | 8.9 | 15.3 | −6.4 | −8.3 to −4.5 | 873 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 8.9 | 15.3 | −6.4 | −8.1 to −4.8 | 1,144 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 92,675 (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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