Where in Britain does the BMW 1 Series fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 23.7% of 2,252,061 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW 1 Series failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 34.7% against 23.7% elsewhere (+11.0 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −6.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW 1 Series MOT statistics · check a BMW 1 Series by registration
BMW 1 Series 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) | 34.7 | 23.7 | +11.0 | +8.3 to +13.7 | 1,186 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 30.1 | 23.6 | +6.4 | +5.9 to +7.0 | 26,821 |
| Bristol (BS) | 29.6 | 23.6 | +6.0 | +5.6 to +6.5 | 42,042 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 29.6 | 23.7 | +6.0 | +5.1 to +6.8 | 10,906 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 29.4 | 23.7 | +5.7 | +4.9 to +6.6 | 10,449 |
| Exeter (EX) | 29.3 | 23.7 | +5.6 | +5.0 to +6.2 | 22,831 |
| Dundee (DD) | 29.2 | 23.7 | +5.5 | +4.5 to +6.6 | 7,270 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 28.4 | 23.6 | +4.8 | +4.3 to +5.3 | 30,290 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.2 | 23.6 | +4.5 | +4.1 to +5.0 | 38,955 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 28.0 | 23.7 | +4.3 | +3.4 to +5.2 | 9,551 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 27.8 | 23.7 | +4.1 | +3.6 to +4.7 | 27,444 |
| Bath (BA) | 27.8 | 23.7 | +4.1 | +3.4 to +4.8 | 17,170 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 27.7 | 23.7 | +4.1 | +3.5 to +4.7 | 20,631 |
| Truro (TR) | 27.6 | 23.7 | +4.0 | +3.2 to +4.7 | 12,445 |
| Newport (NP) | 27.3 | 23.7 | +3.6 | +3.0 to +4.2 | 23,421 |
| Taunton (TA) | 27.2 | 23.7 | +3.5 | +2.8 to +4.3 | 12,975 |
| Northampton (NN) | 27.1 | 23.7 | +3.4 | +2.9 to +3.9 | 27,892 |
| Brighton (BN) | 27.0 | 23.7 | +3.3 | +2.8 to +3.9 | 27,127 |
| Swansea (SA) | 26.7 | 23.7 | +3.1 | +2.5 to +3.6 | 26,042 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 26.6 | 23.7 | +2.9 | +1.8 to +3.9 | 6,905 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.4 | 23.7 | +2.7 | +2.0 to +3.4 | 16,232 |
| Southampton (SO) | 26.1 | 23.7 | +2.4 | +1.9 to +3.0 | 26,808 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 25.7 | 23.7 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.2 | 5,587 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 25.6 | 23.7 | +1.9 | −5.7 to +9.4 | 129 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 25.5 | 23.7 | +1.8 | +1.0 to +2.6 | 12,248 |
| Hull (HU) | 25.4 | 23.7 | +1.7 | +1.0 to +2.4 | 14,663 |
| Medway (ME) | 25.4 | 23.7 | +1.7 | +1.2 to +2.3 | 24,389 |
| Telford (TF) | 25.2 | 23.7 | +1.5 | +0.6 to +2.5 | 7,665 |
| Paisley (PA) | 25.1 | 23.7 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.5 | 6,676 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 25.1 | 23.7 | +1.4 | +0.6 to +2.2 | 11,539 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 25.1 | 23.7 | +1.4 | +0.8 to +1.9 | 24,835 |
| Walsall (WS) | 25.0 | 23.7 | +1.3 | +0.6 to +1.9 | 16,247 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.9 | 23.7 | +1.2 | +0.6 to +1.7 | 23,784 |
| Colchester (CO) | 24.8 | 23.7 | +1.1 | +0.4 to +1.8 | 15,564 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 24.8 | 23.7 | +1.1 | +0.5 to +1.6 | 23,705 |
| Darlington (DL) | 24.6 | 23.7 | +0.9 | +0.0 to +1.7 | 9,834 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 24.5 | 23.7 | +0.8 | +0.2 to +1.5 | 17,402 |
| Watford (WD) | 24.5 | 23.7 | +0.8 | −0.1 to +1.6 | 9,926 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 24.4 | 23.7 | +0.7 | +0.2 to +1.3 | 23,891 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 24.3 | 23.7 | +0.6 | +0.1 to +1.2 | 23,691 |
| Oxford (OX) | 24.3 | 23.7 | +0.6 | +0.0 to +1.1 | 24,533 |
| Chester (CH) | 24.2 | 23.7 | +0.5 | +0.0 to +1.1 | 25,156 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 24.1 | 23.7 | +0.4 | −0.1 to +1.0 | 23,548 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 24.1 | 23.7 | +0.4 | −0.4 to +1.2 | 11,981 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 24.1 | 23.7 | +0.4 | −0.3 to +1.1 | 14,783 |
| Swindon (SN) | 24.0 | 23.7 | +0.3 | −0.3 to +0.8 | 21,859 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.0 | 23.7 | +0.2 | −0.4 to +0.9 | 19,281 |
| Reading (RG) | 23.9 | 23.7 | +0.2 | −0.2 to +0.6 | 39,921 |
| Norwich (NR) | 23.7 | 23.7 | −0.0 | −0.5 to +0.5 | 24,002 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.7 | 23.7 | −0.0 | −0.7 to +0.7 | 12,666 |
| Guildford (GU) | 23.6 | 23.7 | −0.1 | −0.6 to +0.3 | 36,164 |
| London SW (SW) | 23.5 | 23.7 | −0.2 | −0.9 to +0.5 | 13,183 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 23.5 | 23.7 | −0.2 | −2.0 to +1.6 | 2,042 |
| Manchester (M) | 23.5 | 23.7 | −0.2 | −0.6 to +0.2 | 41,199 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 23.4 | 23.7 | −0.3 | −1.2 to +0.6 | 8,563 |
| St Albans (AL) | 23.3 | 23.7 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.5 | 8,128 |
| Wigan (WN) | 23.3 | 23.7 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.4 | 10,666 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 23.3 | 23.7 | −0.4 | −0.8 to −0.0 | 43,613 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 23.2 | 23.7 | −0.5 | −1.3 to +0.3 | 9,702 |
| Stockport (SK) | 23.1 | 23.7 | −0.6 | −1.1 to −0.1 | 25,143 |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.1 | 23.7 | −0.6 | −1.1 to −0.2 | 32,616 |
| Leeds (LS) | 23.1 | 23.7 | −0.6 | −1.2 to −0.1 | 25,511 |
| Harrow (HA) | 23.1 | 23.7 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.0 | 14,996 |
| Bolton (BL) | 23.0 | 23.7 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.1 | 18,113 |
| York (YO) | 23.0 | 23.7 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.1 | 17,790 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 22.9 | 23.7 | −0.8 | −1.3 to −0.3 | 26,618 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 22.9 | 23.7 | −0.8 | −1.4 to −0.1 | 16,483 |
| Romford (RM) | 22.9 | 23.7 | −0.8 | −1.4 to −0.2 | 20,655 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 22.9 | 23.7 | −0.8 | −1.4 to −0.2 | 17,995 |
| Preston (PR) | 22.8 | 23.7 | −0.9 | −1.4 to −0.4 | 24,395 |
| London N (N) | 22.7 | 23.7 | −1.0 | −1.7 to −0.4 | 16,911 |
| Croydon (CR) | 22.7 | 23.7 | −1.0 | −1.6 to −0.4 | 17,833 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 22.7 | 23.7 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.2 | 10,395 |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.6 | 23.7 | −1.1 | −1.9 to −0.4 | 12,670 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 22.6 | 23.7 | −1.1 | −1.7 to −0.5 | 19,800 |
| Crewe (CW) | 22.6 | 23.7 | −1.1 | −1.8 to −0.4 | 13,649 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.5 | 23.7 | −1.2 | −1.7 to −0.7 | 23,611 |
| Bradford (BD) | 22.4 | 23.7 | −1.3 | −2.0 to −0.7 | 16,863 |
| London E (E) | 22.3 | 23.7 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.8 | 20,413 |
| Leicester (LE) | 22.3 | 23.7 | −1.5 | −1.9 to −1.1 | 44,797 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 22.2 | 23.7 | −1.5 | −2.1 to −0.9 | 19,788 |
| London SE (SE) | 22.1 | 23.7 | −1.7 | −2.2 to −1.1 | 23,953 |
| Dartford (DA) | 21.9 | 23.7 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.2 | 17,209 |
| Derby (DE) | 21.9 | 23.7 | −1.8 | −2.3 to −1.3 | 29,863 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 21.9 | 23.7 | −1.8 | −2.5 to −1.1 | 13,618 |
| Halifax (HX) | 21.8 | 23.7 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.8 | 5,077 |
| Perth (PH) | 21.7 | 23.7 | −2.0 | −3.2 to −0.7 | 4,015 |
| Warrington (WA) | 21.8 | 23.7 | −2.0 | −2.5 to −1.5 | 26,505 |
| Coventry (CV) | 21.7 | 23.7 | −2.0 | −2.4 to −1.6 | 38,405 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 21.6 | 23.7 | −2.1 | −3.2 to −1.0 | 5,550 |
| Birmingham (B) | 21.7 | 23.8 | −2.1 | −2.4 to −1.8 | 78,756 |
| Sheffield (S) | 21.6 | 23.8 | −2.2 | −2.5 to −1.8 | 45,974 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 21.5 | 23.7 | −2.3 | −2.7 to −1.8 | 29,212 |
| London W (W) | 21.4 | 23.7 | −2.3 | −3.3 to −1.4 | 7,004 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 21.4 | 23.7 | −2.4 | −3.2 to −1.5 | 8,054 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 21.4 | 23.8 | −2.4 | −2.8 to −2.0 | 50,485 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 21.2 | 23.7 | −2.6 | −3.4 to −1.8 | 9,940 |
| Ilford (IG) | 21.1 | 23.7 | −2.6 | −3.3 to −1.9 | 13,590 |
| Hereford (HR) | 21.1 | 23.7 | −2.6 | −3.5 to −1.7 | 7,723 |
| Liverpool (L) | 21.1 | 23.7 | −2.7 | −3.2 to −2.2 | 24,832 |
| Oldham (OL) | 21.0 | 23.7 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −2.1 | 16,935 |
| Slough (SL) | 20.8 | 23.7 | −2.9 | −3.4 to −2.4 | 21,946 |
| Sutton (SM) | 20.8 | 23.7 | −3.0 | −4.0 to −1.9 | 5,388 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 20.7 | 23.7 | −3.0 | −3.6 to −2.5 | 22,240 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 20.7 | 23.7 | −3.1 | −7.6 to +1.5 | 305 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 20.5 | 23.7 | −3.3 | −3.9 to −2.7 | 17,678 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 20.4 | 23.7 | −3.3 | −4.0 to −2.5 | 10,809 |
| London NW (NW) | 20.4 | 23.7 | −3.4 | −4.0 to −2.8 | 17,075 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 20.3 | 23.7 | −3.4 | −4.0 to −2.9 | 20,840 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 20.3 | 23.8 | −3.4 | −3.9 to −3.0 | 32,026 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 20.3 | 23.7 | −3.4 | −4.0 to −2.9 | 18,963 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 20.0 | 23.7 | −3.7 | −4.3 to −3.2 | 20,141 |
| Inverness (IV) | 19.9 | 23.7 | −3.8 | −5.0 to −2.7 | 4,754 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 19.2 | 23.7 | −4.5 | −5.8 to −3.3 | 3,854 |
| Durham (DH) | 19.0 | 23.7 | −4.8 | −5.6 to −3.9 | 8,175 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 18.8 | 23.7 | −4.9 | −8.2 to −1.6 | 537 |
| Enfield (EN) | 18.4 | 23.8 | −5.3 | −5.9 to −4.7 | 16,613 |
| Bromley (BR) | 17.6 | 23.7 | −6.1 | −6.9 to −5.3 | 8,682 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,252,061 (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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