Where in Britain does the Audi Q5 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 15.5% of 513,187 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Audi Q5 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 23.5% against 15.4% elsewhere (+8.1 points). It does best in Dumfries (DG), −7.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Audi Q5 MOT statistics · check a Audi Q5 by registration
Audi Q5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 23.5 | 15.4 | +8.1 | +6.4 to +9.8 | 2,383 |
| Swansea (SA) | 20.7 | 15.4 | +5.2 | +4.1 to +6.3 | 5,261 |
| Exeter (EX) | 20.1 | 15.4 | +4.7 | +3.5 to +5.9 | 4,211 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 20.1 | 15.4 | +4.7 | +3.6 to +5.8 | 4,951 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 20.0 | 15.4 | +4.6 | +3.8 to +5.5 | 8,605 |
| Bristol (BS) | 19.2 | 15.4 | +3.8 | +2.8 to +4.8 | 6,345 |
| Brighton (BN) | 19.1 | 15.4 | +3.7 | +2.7 to +4.8 | 5,441 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 18.9 | 15.4 | +3.4 | +2.2 to +4.7 | 3,606 |
| Perth (PH) | 18.8 | 15.5 | +3.3 | +1.6 to +5.0 | 2,033 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 18.8 | 15.5 | +3.3 | +1.1 to +5.4 | 1,259 |
| Leeds (LS) | 18.6 | 15.4 | +3.2 | +2.2 to +4.2 | 5,392 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 18.4 | 15.4 | +3.0 | +2.1 to +4.0 | 6,310 |
| Dundee (DD) | 18.4 | 15.5 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.5 | 2,280 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 18.4 | 15.5 | +2.9 | +1.2 to +4.6 | 1,970 |
| Darlington (DL) | 18.1 | 15.5 | +2.6 | +1.0 to +4.2 | 2,325 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 17.7 | 15.4 | +2.2 | +1.2 to +3.2 | 5,569 |
| Swindon (SN) | 17.7 | 15.5 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.4 | 4,115 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 17.4 | 15.5 | +1.9 | −0.3 to +4.1 | 1,143 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 17.2 | 15.5 | +1.8 | +0.2 to +3.3 | 2,286 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 17.2 | 15.5 | +1.7 | +0.7 to +2.7 | 5,625 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 17.1 | 15.5 | +1.7 | −1.1 to +4.4 | 736 |
| Watford (WD) | 17.1 | 15.5 | +1.6 | +0.3 to +2.9 | 3,234 |
| Guildford (GU) | 16.9 | 15.4 | +1.5 | +0.7 to +2.3 | 9,518 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 16.9 | 15.5 | +1.5 | +0.1 to +2.8 | 2,864 |
| York (YO) | 16.9 | 15.5 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.6 | 4,048 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 16.9 | 15.5 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.3 | 7,038 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 16.9 | 15.5 | +1.4 | +0.1 to +2.8 | 2,902 |
| London W (W) | 16.9 | 15.5 | +1.4 | −0.0 to +2.8 | 2,649 |
| London SW (SW) | 16.8 | 15.5 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.3 | 6,648 |
| Bath (BA) | 16.8 | 15.5 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.5 | 4,606 |
| Glasgow (G) | 16.7 | 15.4 | +1.3 | +0.5 to +2.0 | 9,167 |
| Leicester (LE) | 16.7 | 15.4 | +1.2 | +0.5 to +1.9 | 10,968 |
| Hull (HU) | 16.6 | 15.5 | +1.2 | −0.2 to +2.5 | 2,924 |
| Northampton (NN) | 16.5 | 15.5 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.0 | 5,880 |
| Paisley (PA) | 16.5 | 15.5 | +1.0 | −0.6 to +2.7 | 1,891 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 16.4 | 15.5 | +1.0 | −0.1 to +2.1 | 4,577 |
| Walsall (WS) | 16.3 | 15.5 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.2 | 2,822 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 16.3 | 15.5 | +0.8 | −1.2 to +2.8 | 1,302 |
| Wigan (WN) | 16.3 | 15.5 | +0.8 | −1.0 to +2.6 | 1,597 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 16.2 | 15.5 | +0.7 | −0.5 to +2.0 | 3,241 |
| Crewe (CW) | 16.2 | 15.5 | +0.7 | −0.5 to +1.9 | 3,580 |
| Truro (TR) | 16.2 | 15.5 | +0.7 | −0.8 to +2.2 | 2,301 |
| Southampton (SO) | 16.1 | 15.5 | +0.7 | −0.4 to +1.7 | 5,078 |
| Durham (DH) | 16.1 | 15.5 | +0.6 | −1.1 to +2.4 | 1,689 |
| Reading (RG) | 16.1 | 15.5 | +0.6 | −0.1 to +1.3 | 10,177 |
| Medway (ME) | 16.1 | 15.5 | +0.6 | −0.4 to +1.6 | 4,807 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 16.0 | 15.5 | +0.6 | −0.2 to +1.4 | 8,104 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 16.0 | 15.5 | +0.5 | −1.0 to +2.0 | 2,344 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 15.9 | 15.5 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.4 | 6,432 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 15.9 | 15.5 | +0.4 | −0.5 to +1.4 | 5,471 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 15.8 | 15.5 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 4,330 |
| Newport (NP) | 15.7 | 15.5 | +0.2 | −1.1 to +1.5 | 2,929 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 15.6 | 15.5 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +0.9 | 9,347 |
| Coventry (CV) | 15.6 | 15.5 | +0.1 | −0.7 to +1.0 | 6,727 |
| Warrington (WA) | 15.6 | 15.5 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.1 | 5,229 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 15.6 | 15.5 | +0.1 | −1.1 to +1.2 | 3,804 |
| Inverness (IV) | 15.6 | 15.5 | +0.1 | −1.2 to +1.3 | 3,227 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 15.6 | 15.5 | +0.1 | −1.3 to +1.5 | 2,565 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 15.5 | 15.5 | −0.0 | −1.0 to +1.0 | 4,824 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 15.3 | 15.5 | −0.2 | −1.4 to +1.0 | 3,393 |
| Harrow (HA) | 15.3 | 15.5 | −0.2 | −1.4 to +1.0 | 3,303 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 15.3 | 15.5 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.6 | 6,930 |
| Oxford (OX) | 15.2 | 15.5 | −0.2 | −1.2 to +0.7 | 5,464 |
| Preston (PR) | 15.2 | 15.5 | −0.3 | −1.4 to +0.8 | 4,119 |
| Chester (CH) | 15.1 | 15.5 | −0.3 | −1.4 to +0.7 | 4,359 |
| Taunton (TA) | 15.1 | 15.5 | −0.3 | −1.8 to +1.1 | 2,405 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 14.8 | 15.5 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +0.8 | 2,198 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 14.8 | 15.5 | −0.6 | −1.9 to +0.6 | 3,109 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 14.8 | 15.5 | −0.7 | −4.7 to +3.4 | 297 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 14.7 | 15.5 | −0.7 | −2.1 to +0.6 | 2,707 |
| Redhill (RH) | 14.7 | 15.5 | −0.7 | −1.6 to +0.1 | 6,346 |
| Dudley (DY) | 14.5 | 15.5 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.6 | 1,912 |
| Manchester (M) | 14.5 | 15.5 | −1.0 | −1.9 to −0.1 | 5,845 |
| St Albans (AL) | 14.4 | 15.5 | −1.1 | −2.2 to +0.1 | 3,617 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 14.4 | 15.5 | −1.1 | −1.8 to −0.4 | 10,043 |
| Bolton (BL) | 14.4 | 15.5 | −1.1 | −2.2 to −0.0 | 3,901 |
| London NW (NW) | 14.3 | 15.5 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.2 | 5,076 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 14.3 | 15.5 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.3 | 5,624 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 14.3 | 15.5 | −1.2 | −2.4 to −0.0 | 3,345 |
| Bromley (BR) | 14.1 | 15.5 | −1.4 | −2.6 to −0.2 | 3,134 |
| Slough (SL) | 14.1 | 15.5 | −1.4 | −2.4 to −0.4 | 4,749 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 14.0 | 15.5 | −1.5 | −2.3 to −0.6 | 7,225 |
| Oldham (OL) | 13.9 | 15.5 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.3 | 3,055 |
| London SE (SE) | 13.9 | 15.5 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 4,526 |
| Telford (TF) | 13.9 | 15.5 | −1.6 | −3.6 to +0.4 | 1,176 |
| Colchester (CO) | 13.8 | 15.5 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.5 | 3,756 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 13.7 | 15.5 | −1.8 | −2.8 to −0.7 | 4,262 |
| Derby (DE) | 13.7 | 15.5 | −1.8 | −2.7 to −0.9 | 6,021 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 13.7 | 15.5 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.0 | 6,931 |
| Sheffield (S) | 13.7 | 15.5 | −1.8 | −2.5 to −1.1 | 9,425 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 13.6 | 15.5 | −1.9 | −7.0 to +3.3 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 13.6 | 15.5 | −1.9 | −4.7 to +0.9 | 574 |
| Stockport (SK) | 13.6 | 15.5 | −1.9 | −2.8 to −1.1 | 6,291 |
| Birmingham (B) | 13.6 | 15.5 | −1.9 | −2.5 to −1.3 | 13,306 |
| Croydon (CR) | 13.6 | 15.5 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.9 | 4,094 |
| Luton (LU) | 13.5 | 15.5 | −1.9 | −3.3 to −0.6 | 2,579 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 13.5 | 15.5 | −2.0 | −3.0 to −1.0 | 4,393 |
| Liverpool (L) | 13.5 | 15.5 | −2.0 | −3.1 to −0.9 | 3,794 |
| Bradford (BD) | 13.4 | 15.5 | −2.1 | −3.2 to −1.1 | 4,205 |
| Norwich (NR) | 13.3 | 15.5 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.4 | 6,092 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 13.2 | 15.5 | −2.2 | −3.4 to −1.1 | 3,249 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 13.2 | 15.5 | −2.3 | −3.3 to −1.3 | 4,668 |
| Enfield (EN) | 13.2 | 15.5 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.2 | 3,179 |
| Sutton (SM) | 13.1 | 15.5 | −2.4 | −4.3 to −0.6 | 1,264 |
| Ilford (IG) | 13.0 | 15.5 | −2.5 | −4.0 to −1.0 | 1,935 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 13.0 | 15.5 | −2.5 | −3.6 to −1.5 | 3,982 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 12.9 | 15.5 | −2.5 | −3.6 to −1.5 | 3,853 |
| London N (N) | 12.9 | 15.5 | −2.6 | −3.5 to −1.6 | 4,877 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 12.8 | 15.5 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −2.0 | 9,036 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 12.6 | 15.5 | −2.8 | −4.2 to −1.5 | 2,420 |
| Romford (RM) | 12.6 | 15.5 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −1.9 | 4,302 |
| Dartford (DA) | 12.5 | 15.5 | −3.0 | −4.0 to −1.9 | 4,058 |
| Halifax (HX) | 12.4 | 15.5 | −3.0 | −5.1 to −1.0 | 1,022 |
| Hereford (HR) | 12.3 | 15.5 | −3.2 | −4.6 to −1.8 | 2,106 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 12.0 | 15.5 | −3.6 | −4.2 to −2.9 | 11,322 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 11.6 | 15.5 | −3.8 | −8.4 to +0.7 | 189 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 11.6 | 15.5 | −3.9 | −4.9 to −2.9 | 4,149 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 8.3 | 15.5 | −7.2 | −8.9 to −5.6 | 1,043 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 513,187 (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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