Where in Britain does the Audi Q7 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 17.9% of 254,499 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Audi Q7 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dorchester (DT): 27.1% against 17.9% elsewhere (+9.1 points). It does best in Birmingham (B), −5.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Audi Q7 MOT statistics · check a Audi Q7 by registration
Audi Q7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester (DT) | 27.1 | 17.9 | +9.1 | +4.8 to +13.5 | 403 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 26.7 | 17.9 | +8.8 | +2.5 to +15.1 | 191 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 25.5 | 17.9 | +7.6 | +5.3 to +10.0 | 1,352 |
| Perth (PH) | 25.3 | 17.9 | +7.4 | +4.0 to +10.9 | 600 |
| Brighton (BN) | 24.9 | 17.9 | +7.1 | +5.3 to +8.9 | 2,229 |
| Swansea (SA) | 24.5 | 17.9 | +6.6 | +4.6 to +8.6 | 1,741 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 24.3 | 17.9 | +6.4 | +4.0 to +8.8 | 1,211 |
| Exeter (EX) | 23.9 | 17.9 | +6.0 | +3.8 to +8.3 | 1,413 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 23.8 | 17.9 | +5.9 | +3.3 to +8.5 | 1,022 |
| Bath (BA) | 23.6 | 17.9 | +5.7 | +3.7 to +7.7 | 1,727 |
| Taunton (TA) | 23.4 | 17.9 | +5.5 | +3.0 to +8.1 | 1,058 |
| Bristol (BS) | 23.4 | 17.9 | +5.5 | +4.0 to +7.1 | 2,967 |
| Truro (TR) | 23.3 | 17.9 | +5.4 | +2.1 to +8.7 | 648 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 23.1 | 17.9 | +5.2 | +3.5 to +6.9 | 2,372 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 23.1 | 17.9 | +5.2 | +3.4 to +6.9 | 2,255 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 23.0 | 17.9 | +5.1 | +1.5 to +8.7 | 517 |
| York (YO) | 22.7 | 17.9 | +4.8 | +2.8 to +6.9 | 1,654 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 22.4 | 17.9 | +4.5 | +2.7 to +6.3 | 2,163 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 22.4 | 17.9 | +4.5 | +1.6 to +7.4 | 813 |
| Darlington (DL) | 22.0 | 17.9 | +4.1 | +1.2 to +6.9 | 838 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 21.8 | 17.9 | +3.8 | +1.1 to +6.6 | 846 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 21.6 | 17.9 | +3.7 | +2.1 to +5.3 | 2,638 |
| Southampton (SO) | 21.5 | 17.9 | +3.6 | +1.9 to +5.2 | 2,371 |
| Guildford (GU) | 21.4 | 17.9 | +3.6 | +2.3 to +4.8 | 4,117 |
| Hull (HU) | 21.4 | 17.9 | +3.5 | +1.5 to +5.6 | 1,531 |
| Swindon (SN) | 21.4 | 17.9 | +3.5 | +1.7 to +5.4 | 1,924 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 21.3 | 17.9 | +3.4 | +0.7 to +6.0 | 922 |
| Paisley (PA) | 21.2 | 17.9 | +3.3 | +0.4 to +6.2 | 774 |
| Medway (ME) | 21.1 | 17.9 | +3.2 | +1.5 to +4.8 | 2,383 |
| Newport (NP) | 20.8 | 17.9 | +2.9 | +0.5 to +5.3 | 1,111 |
| Hereford (HR) | 20.8 | 17.9 | +2.9 | −0.2 to +6.0 | 664 |
| Worcester (WR) | 20.7 | 17.9 | +2.8 | +0.3 to +5.3 | 1,023 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 20.7 | 17.9 | +2.8 | +0.2 to +5.3 | 1,002 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 20.4 | 17.9 | +2.5 | −0.2 to +5.1 | 913 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 20.3 | 17.9 | +2.5 | +1.1 to +3.8 | 3,437 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 20.3 | 17.9 | +2.4 | +0.4 to +4.4 | 1,573 |
| Leicester (LE) | 20.2 | 17.9 | +2.3 | +1.3 to +3.4 | 5,603 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 20.2 | 17.9 | +2.3 | +1.0 to +3.6 | 3,576 |
| Northampton (NN) | 20.1 | 17.9 | +2.2 | +0.8 to +3.6 | 3,197 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 20.0 | 17.9 | +2.1 | +0.5 to +3.8 | 2,335 |
| Colchester (CO) | 20.0 | 17.9 | +2.1 | +0.3 to +3.8 | 1,958 |
| Crewe (CW) | 20.0 | 17.9 | +2.1 | +0.0 to +4.1 | 1,477 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 19.8 | 17.9 | +1.9 | −1.0 to +4.8 | 747 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 19.7 | 17.9 | +1.8 | +0.0 to +3.6 | 1,954 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 19.6 | 17.9 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.3 | 2,455 |
| Telford (TF) | 19.6 | 17.9 | +1.7 | −1.5 to +4.9 | 587 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 19.5 | 17.9 | +1.6 | +0.0 to +3.1 | 2,514 |
| Warrington (WA) | 19.4 | 17.9 | +1.5 | +0.0 to +3.1 | 2,623 |
| Chester (CH) | 19.4 | 17.9 | +1.5 | −0.1 to +3.2 | 2,253 |
| Watford (WD) | 19.4 | 17.9 | +1.5 | −0.3 to +3.4 | 1,761 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 19.3 | 17.9 | +1.4 | −0.7 to +3.5 | 1,391 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 19.1 | 17.9 | +1.2 | −0.4 to +2.8 | 2,309 |
| Reading (RG) | 19.1 | 17.9 | +1.2 | +0.1 to +2.3 | 5,156 |
| Dundee (DD) | 19.1 | 17.9 | +1.2 | −1.6 to +4.0 | 755 |
| Walsall (WS) | 19.1 | 17.9 | +1.2 | −0.7 to +3.0 | 1,752 |
| Wigan (WN) | 19.0 | 17.9 | +1.1 | −1.3 to +3.5 | 1,045 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 18.9 | 17.9 | +0.9 | −1.3 to +3.1 | 1,225 |
| Preston (PR) | 18.8 | 17.9 | +0.9 | −0.8 to +2.5 | 2,170 |
| London SW (SW) | 18.8 | 17.9 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.2 | 3,147 |
| Redhill (RH) | 18.7 | 17.9 | +0.8 | −0.6 to +2.2 | 2,916 |
| St Albans (AL) | 18.5 | 17.9 | +0.6 | −1.2 to +2.4 | 1,847 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 18.4 | 17.9 | +0.5 | −1.3 to +2.2 | 1,839 |
| Norwich (NR) | 18.3 | 17.9 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.9 | 2,536 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 18.2 | 17.9 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.7 | 2,915 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 18.0 | 17.9 | +0.0 | −1.2 to +1.3 | 3,696 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 17.9 | 17.9 | −0.0 | −1.1 to +1.0 | 5,427 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 17.8 | 17.9 | −0.1 | −1.8 to +1.5 | 2,077 |
| Bromley (BR) | 17.7 | 17.9 | −0.2 | −2.2 to +1.7 | 1,493 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 17.6 | 17.9 | −0.3 | −1.5 to +1.0 | 3,501 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 17.6 | 17.9 | −0.3 | −2.4 to +1.9 | 1,225 |
| Leeds (LS) | 17.6 | 17.9 | −0.4 | −1.8 to +1.1 | 2,659 |
| Oxford (OX) | 17.6 | 17.9 | −0.4 | −1.9 to +1.2 | 2,399 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 17.5 | 17.9 | −0.4 | −2.9 to +2.1 | 880 |
| Stockport (SK) | 17.4 | 17.9 | −0.5 | −1.9 to +1.0 | 2,745 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 17.4 | 17.9 | −0.5 | −1.8 to +0.8 | 3,413 |
| Glasgow (G) | 17.2 | 17.9 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.4 | 4,419 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 17.2 | 17.9 | −0.7 | −5.1 to +3.7 | 285 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 17.0 | 17.9 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.3 | 3,908 |
| Inverness (IV) | 16.8 | 17.9 | −1.2 | −3.8 to +1.5 | 770 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 16.7 | 17.9 | −1.2 | −2.6 to +0.2 | 2,727 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 16.7 | 17.9 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.4 | 1,905 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 16.7 | 17.9 | −1.3 | −3.4 to +0.9 | 1,194 |
| Liverpool (L) | 16.6 | 17.9 | −1.3 | −2.8 to +0.2 | 2,330 |
| Durham (DH) | 16.6 | 17.9 | −1.3 | −4.1 to +1.6 | 661 |
| London W (W) | 16.6 | 17.9 | −1.3 | −3.4 to +0.8 | 1,229 |
| Dudley (DY) | 16.6 | 17.9 | −1.4 | −3.6 to +0.9 | 1,051 |
| Sutton (SM) | 16.4 | 17.9 | −1.5 | −4.2 to +1.2 | 730 |
| Derby (DE) | 15.9 | 17.9 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.7 | 2,904 |
| Oldham (OL) | 15.8 | 17.9 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.7 | 2,631 |
| Slough (SL) | 15.6 | 17.9 | −2.3 | −3.6 to −1.0 | 3,028 |
| Croydon (CR) | 15.6 | 17.9 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.0 | 2,649 |
| Manchester (M) | 15.6 | 18.0 | −2.4 | −3.4 to −1.3 | 4,730 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 15.6 | 17.9 | −2.4 | −3.6 to −1.2 | 3,443 |
| London SE (SE) | 15.5 | 17.9 | −2.4 | −3.8 to −1.0 | 2,459 |
| Harrow (HA) | 15.4 | 17.9 | −2.5 | −4.0 to −1.0 | 2,346 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 15.2 | 17.9 | −2.7 | −4.9 to −0.4 | 978 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 15.1 | 18.0 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −1.9 | 4,833 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 15.0 | 17.9 | −2.9 | −4.5 to −1.4 | 2,071 |
| Dartford (DA) | 15.0 | 17.9 | −3.0 | −4.5 to −1.5 | 2,224 |
| London NW (NW) | 15.0 | 18.0 | −3.0 | −4.3 to −1.7 | 2,874 |
| Sheffield (S) | 14.9 | 18.0 | −3.1 | −4.1 to −2.1 | 4,715 |
| Luton (LU) | 14.8 | 18.0 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −1.8 | 2,708 |
| Ilford (IG) | 14.7 | 17.9 | −3.2 | −4.8 to −1.6 | 1,955 |
| Romford (RM) | 14.5 | 18.0 | −3.5 | −4.7 to −2.3 | 3,553 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 14.3 | 18.0 | −3.6 | −5.0 to −2.2 | 2,425 |
| London N (N) | 13.8 | 18.0 | −4.2 | −5.4 to −3.0 | 3,177 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 13.6 | 17.9 | −4.3 | −10.3 to +1.7 | 125 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 13.6 | 17.9 | −4.4 | −6.0 to −2.8 | 1,768 |
| Bolton (BL) | 13.5 | 18.0 | −4.5 | −5.9 to −3.1 | 2,435 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 13.4 | 18.0 | −4.6 | −5.9 to −3.2 | 2,395 |
| Halifax (HX) | 13.2 | 17.9 | −4.8 | −7.4 to −2.1 | 615 |
| London E (E) | 12.8 | 18.0 | −5.2 | −6.3 to −4.1 | 3,379 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 12.8 | 18.0 | −5.2 | −6.1 to −4.3 | 5,852 |
| Bradford (BD) | 12.7 | 18.0 | −5.3 | −6.5 to −4.1 | 2,930 |
| Birmingham (B) | 12.8 | 18.1 | −5.3 | −6.0 to −4.6 | 9,939 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 254,499 (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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