Where in Britain does the Bentley Continental fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 9.6% of 82,175 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Bentley Continental failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Exeter (EX): 21.2% against 9.5% elsewhere (+11.8 points). It does best in Motherwell (ML), −7.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Bentley Continental MOT statistics · check a Bentley Continental by registration
Bentley Continental 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter (EX) | 21.2 | 9.5 | +11.8 | +8.6 to +15.0 | 631 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 20.9 | 9.5 | +11.3 | +4.6 to +18.1 | 139 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 18.5 | 9.5 | +8.9 | +2.3 to +15.6 | 130 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 18.3 | 9.5 | +8.8 | +4.1 to +13.4 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 16.3 | 9.3 | +7.0 | +5.7 to +8.4 | 2,909 |
| Brighton (BN) | 16.5 | 9.5 | +7.0 | +3.7 to +10.3 | 496 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 16.3 | 9.5 | +6.7 | +0.4 to +13.1 | 129 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 15.5 | 9.5 | +6.0 | −0.0 to +11.9 | 142 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 14.8 | 9.4 | +5.4 | +3.6 to +7.2 | 1,563 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 14.7 | 9.5 | +5.2 | −0.8 to +11.1 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 14.6 | 9.5 | +5.1 | −0.0 to +10.1 | 185 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 14.4 | 9.5 | +4.8 | −0.3 to +9.9 | 181 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 14.2 | 9.5 | +4.7 | +2.3 to +7.2 | 787 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 14.2 | 9.5 | +4.7 | +1.1 to +8.3 | 366 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 13.9 | 9.5 | +4.4 | +1.7 to +7.1 | 639 |
| Darlington (DL) | 13.8 | 9.5 | +4.3 | −0.5 to +9.2 | 195 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 13.6 | 9.5 | +4.1 | −2.3 to +10.5 | 110 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 12.6 | 9.5 | +3.0 | −0.0 to +6.0 | 462 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 12.6 | 9.5 | +3.0 | −1.6 to +7.6 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 12.4 | 9.5 | +2.8 | +0.5 to +5.2 | 736 |
| Telford (TF) | 12.3 | 9.5 | +2.8 | −2.3 to +7.9 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 12.2 | 9.5 | +2.7 | +0.1 to +5.3 | 621 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 12.2 | 9.5 | +2.6 | −3.1 to +8.4 | 123 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 11.9 | 9.5 | +2.5 | +1.2 to +3.7 | 2,605 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 12.0 | 9.5 | +2.5 | −1.0 to +5.9 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 11.8 | 9.5 | +2.3 | −0.5 to +5.2 | 498 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 11.8 | 9.5 | +2.3 | −2.4 to +6.9 | 186 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 11.6 | 9.5 | +2.1 | +0.3 to +3.9 | 1,204 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 11.6 | 9.5 | +2.0 | −1.1 to +5.2 | 397 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 11.4 | 9.5 | +1.9 | −0.5 to +4.3 | 682 |
| Truro (TR) | 11.2 | 9.5 | +1.6 | −3.4 to +6.7 | 152 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 11.1 | 9.5 | +1.6 | −1.5 to +4.7 | 396 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 11.1 | 9.5 | +1.5 | −1.1 to +4.2 | 542 |
| Watford (WD) | 10.9 | 9.5 | +1.4 | −1.7 to +4.5 | 402 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 10.8 | 9.5 | +1.3 | −0.5 to +3.2 | 1,078 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 10.9 | 9.5 | +1.3 | −2.8 to +5.4 | 221 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 10.6 | 9.5 | +1.1 | −2.2 to +4.3 | 348 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 10.6 | 9.5 | +1.1 | −2.1 to +4.2 | 367 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 10.6 | 9.5 | +1.0 | −0.8 to +2.8 | 1,135 |
| Swansea (SA) | 10.5 | 9.5 | +1.0 | −1.8 to +3.8 | 456 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 10.5 | 9.5 | +1.0 | −1.3 to +3.2 | 695 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 10.5 | 9.5 | +1.0 | −3.3 to +5.2 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 10.5 | 9.5 | +0.9 | −1.5 to +3.4 | 610 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 10.3 | 9.5 | +0.8 | −0.9 to +2.5 | 1,217 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 10.3 | 9.5 | +0.8 | −1.4 to +3.0 | 756 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 10.3 | 9.5 | +0.8 | −0.4 to +1.9 | 2,711 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 10.2 | 9.6 | +0.7 | −3.9 to +5.3 | 166 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 10.2 | 9.5 | +0.7 | −2.1 to +3.4 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 10.2 | 9.5 | +0.6 | −3.5 to +4.8 | 206 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 10.2 | 9.5 | +0.6 | −1.4 to +2.7 | 837 |
| Coventry (CV) | 10.2 | 9.5 | +0.6 | −1.5 to +2.7 | 808 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 10.2 | 9.5 | +0.6 | −1.7 to +2.9 | 680 |
| Dudley (DY) | 10.1 | 9.5 | +0.6 | −2.6 to +3.7 | 355 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 10.1 | 9.5 | +0.6 | −2.0 to +3.2 | 513 |
| Worcester (WR) | 10.1 | 9.5 | +0.5 | −2.4 to +3.4 | 428 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 9.8 | 9.5 | +0.3 | −2.0 to +2.5 | 704 |
| Chester (CH) | 9.8 | 9.5 | +0.2 | −2.2 to +2.6 | 604 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 9.7 | 9.5 | +0.2 | −1.9 to +2.2 | 792 |
| Medway (ME) | 9.7 | 9.6 | +0.2 | −1.9 to +2.2 | 814 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 9.7 | 9.5 | +0.1 | −1.4 to +1.6 | 1,478 |
| Luton (LU) | 9.7 | 9.6 | +0.1 | −3.0 to +3.2 | 352 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 9.6 | 9.6 | +0.0 | −2.4 to +2.4 | 584 |
| Crewe (CW) | 9.4 | 9.6 | −0.1 | −2.3 to +2.1 | 688 |
| Wigan (WN) | 9.3 | 9.6 | −0.3 | −3.4 to +2.9 | 323 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 9.3 | 9.6 | −0.3 | −2.7 to +2.1 | 560 |
| Liverpool (L) | 9.3 | 9.6 | −0.3 | −2.6 to +2.0 | 605 |
| Harrow (HA) | 9.2 | 9.6 | −0.3 | −2.9 to +2.2 | 510 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 9.2 | 9.6 | −0.4 | −2.7 to +1.9 | 612 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 9.1 | 9.6 | −0.4 | −3.0 to +2.2 | 482 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 9.1 | 9.6 | −0.4 | −1.5 to +0.7 | 2,823 |
| Bristol (BS) | 9.1 | 9.6 | −0.5 | −2.0 to +1.0 | 1,491 |
| York (YO) | 9.0 | 9.6 | −0.6 | −2.7 to +1.6 | 701 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 8.9 | 9.6 | −0.6 | −2.5 to +1.2 | 927 |
| Swindon (SN) | 8.9 | 9.6 | −0.6 | −3.6 to +2.3 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 8.9 | 9.6 | −0.7 | −3.3 to +1.9 | 451 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 8.7 | 9.6 | −0.8 | −4.0 to +2.3 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 8.7 | 9.6 | −0.9 | −3.0 to +1.2 | 716 |
| Bromley (BR) | 8.6 | 9.6 | −0.9 | −3.7 to +1.9 | 394 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 8.6 | 9.6 | −1.0 | −5.5 to +3.4 | 152 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 8.4 | 9.6 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.6 | 962 |
| St Albans (AL) | 8.4 | 9.6 | −1.2 | −3.5 to +1.1 | 573 |
| Sutton (SM) | 8.3 | 9.6 | −1.3 | −4.7 to +2.2 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 8.3 | 9.6 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.4 | 1,029 |
| Derby (DE) | 8.2 | 9.6 | −1.4 | −3.2 to +0.5 | 877 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 8.1 | 9.6 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.1 | 1,591 |
| Romford (RM) | 7.9 | 9.6 | −1.7 | −3.7 to +0.4 | 673 |
| London E (E) | 7.6 | 9.6 | −2.0 | −4.2 to +0.3 | 539 |
| Bradford (BD) | 7.4 | 9.6 | −2.2 | −4.9 to +0.6 | 352 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 7.3 | 9.6 | −2.2 | −4.4 to −0.0 | 545 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 7.3 | 9.6 | −2.3 | −3.4 to −1.1 | 1,904 |
| Durham (DH) | 7.2 | 9.6 | −2.3 | −6.4 to +1.8 | 152 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 7.0 | 9.6 | −2.6 | −3.8 to −1.5 | 1,935 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 6.9 | 9.6 | −2.7 | −5.0 to −0.3 | 450 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 6.9 | 9.6 | −2.7 | −4.4 to −1.0 | 855 |
| Leeds (LS) | 6.9 | 9.6 | −2.7 | −3.8 to −1.6 | 1,953 |
| Slough (SL) | 6.8 | 9.6 | −2.8 | −4.3 to −1.2 | 998 |
| Birmingham (B) | 6.7 | 9.7 | −3.0 | −3.8 to −2.1 | 3,622 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 6.5 | 9.6 | −3.1 | −5.1 to −1.0 | 553 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 6.5 | 9.6 | −3.1 | −4.8 to −1.4 | 788 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 6.4 | 9.6 | −3.2 | −6.7 to +0.3 | 188 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 6.4 | 9.6 | −3.2 | −4.2 to −2.2 | 2,367 |
| Croydon (CR) | 6.3 | 9.6 | −3.3 | −5.4 to −1.2 | 524 |
| Halifax (HX) | 6.3 | 9.6 | −3.3 | −7.8 to +1.2 | 112 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 6.3 | 9.6 | −3.3 | −4.7 to −1.9 | 1,178 |
| London N (N) | 6.1 | 9.6 | −3.5 | −5.6 to −1.5 | 527 |
| Leicester (LE) | 6.1 | 9.7 | −3.6 | −4.5 to −2.6 | 2,521 |
| Reading (RG) | 5.8 | 9.6 | −3.9 | −5.0 to −2.8 | 1,896 |
| Oldham (OL) | 5.4 | 9.6 | −4.1 | −6.7 to −1.5 | 294 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 5.0 | 9.6 | −4.6 | −6.7 to −2.5 | 422 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 2.5 | 9.6 | −7.1 | −8.1 to −6.0 | 862 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 82,175 (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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