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Where in Britain does the BMW 4 Series fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 14.4% of 525,142 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW 4 Series failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Redhill (RH): 19.1% against 14.4% elsewhere (+4.7 points). It does best in Durham (DH), −4.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW 4 Series MOT statistics · check a BMW 4 Series by registration

BMW 4 Series in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

BMW 4 Series: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Redhill (RH)19.114.4+4.7+3.7 to +5.85,333
Watford (WD)18.814.4+4.5+3.2 to +5.73,806
Dundee (DD)18.414.4+4.0+2.3 to +5.81,871
Aberdeen (AB)18.314.4+4.0+2.7 to +5.23,909
Brighton (BN)17.914.4+3.5+2.5 to +4.65,178
Kirkcaldy (KY)17.814.4+3.4+1.8 to +5.02,245
Gloucester (GL)17.514.4+3.2+2.1 to +4.24,982
Bristol (BS)17.514.4+3.1+2.3 to +4.07,509
Portsmouth (PO)17.414.4+3.0+2.0 to +4.15,114
Paisley (PA)17.414.4+3.0+1.3 to +4.71,905
Tonbridge (TN)17.414.4+3.0+2.0 to +4.15,039
Wolverhampton (WV)17.014.4+2.6+1.5 to +3.74,205
Edinburgh (EH)16.914.4+2.5+1.6 to +3.55,688
Glasgow (G)16.914.4+2.5+1.8 to +3.29,888
Cambridge (CB)16.914.4+2.5+1.2 to +3.73,350
Bournemouth (BH)16.714.4+2.3+1.2 to +3.54,075
Exeter (EX)16.714.4+2.3+1.0 to +3.72,958
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)16.714.4+2.3+1.3 to +3.35,391
Motherwell (ML)16.714.4+2.3+1.0 to +3.53,378
Plymouth (PL)16.514.4+2.1+0.7 to +3.52,854
Stockport (SK)16.514.4+2.1+1.2 to +3.06,593
Southampton (SO)16.414.4+2.0+1.1 to +2.96,321
Reading (RG)16.314.4+2.0+1.2 to +2.710,271
Medway (ME)16.314.4+1.9+0.8 to +2.94,566
Northampton (NN)16.114.4+1.8+0.9 to +2.67,021
Canterbury (CT)16.114.4+1.6+0.3 to +3.02,736
Oxford (OX)16.014.4+1.6+0.6 to +2.65,014
Salisbury (SP)15.914.4+1.5−0.2 to +3.21,822
Romford (RM)15.814.4+1.4+0.5 to +2.45,693
Chelmsford (CM)15.814.4+1.4+0.6 to +2.37,120
Guildford (GU)15.714.4+1.3+0.6 to +2.19,106
Milton Keynes (MK)15.614.4+1.3+0.4 to +2.16,661
Telford (TF)15.714.4+1.2−0.6 to +3.11,463
London SW (SW)15.614.4+1.2−0.0 to +2.53,321
Cardiff (CF)15.614.4+1.2+0.3 to +2.16,703
Taunton (TA)15.614.4+1.2−0.5 to +2.81,913
Dartford (DA)15.614.4+1.2+0.0 to +2.33,732
Warrington (WA)15.514.4+1.1+0.2 to +2.06,764
Torquay (TQ)15.514.4+1.1−0.9 to +3.01,312
Bolton (BL)15.414.4+1.0−0.0 to +2.14,235
Ipswich (IP)15.414.4+1.0−0.0 to +2.04,671
Harrow (HA)15.314.4+0.9−0.2 to +2.04,296
Hemel Hempstead (HP)15.214.4+0.8−0.0 to +1.76,780
Chester (CH)15.214.4+0.8−0.1 to +1.85,953
Stevenage (SG)15.114.4+0.7−0.3 to +1.84,680
Hull (HU)15.014.4+0.6−0.6 to +1.83,449
Dudley (DY)15.014.4+0.6−0.8 to +2.02,442
Lincoln (LN)14.914.4+0.5−0.8 to +1.82,763
Croydon (CR)14.814.4+0.4−0.7 to +1.54,060
Ilford (IG)14.814.4+0.4−0.7 to +1.44,784
Worcester (WR)14.714.4+0.3−0.9 to +1.63,021
St Albans (AL)14.714.4+0.3−1.4 to +2.01,753
Crewe (CW)14.714.4+0.3−0.9 to +1.53,539
Huddersfield (HD)14.714.4+0.3−1.2 to +1.72,365
Leeds (LS)14.614.4+0.2−0.7 to +1.15,825
Bath (BA)14.614.4+0.2−1.1 to +1.52,983
Walsall (WS)14.514.4+0.1−1.1 to +1.33,374
Luton (LU)14.514.4+0.1−0.9 to +1.14,844
Manchester (M)14.514.4+0.1−0.7 to +0.97,559
Truro (TR)14.514.4+0.1−1.9 to +2.01,231
Dorchester (DT)14.414.4+0.0−2.1 to +2.11,075
Falkirk (FK)14.414.4−0.0−1.4 to +1.42,349
Shrewsbury (SY)14.414.4−0.1−1.4 to +1.32,772
Colchester (CO)14.214.4−0.2−1.5 to +1.03,050
Preston (PR)14.114.4−0.3−1.2 to +0.56,001
Kilmarnock (KA)14.014.4−0.4−1.7 to +0.92,770
London SE (SE)13.814.4−0.6−1.5 to +0.45,123
Slough (SL)13.814.4−0.6−1.5 to +0.35,945
Peterborough (PE)13.714.4−0.7−1.3 to −0.010,946
Perth (PH)13.714.4−0.7−2.7 to +1.31,154
Birmingham (B)13.614.4−0.8−1.3 to −0.319,716
Blackpool (FY)13.614.4−0.8−2.1 to +0.42,971
Liverpool (L)13.614.4−0.8−1.8 to +0.24,687
Derby (DE)13.614.4−0.8−1.6 to −0.07,285
Sheffield (S)13.514.4−1.0−1.6 to −0.310,766
Leicester (LE)13.414.4−1.0−1.7 to −0.410,602
Newport (NP)13.314.4−1.1−2.2 to −0.13,819
Darlington (DL)13.214.4−1.2−2.5 to +0.12,466
Hereford (HR)13.214.4−1.2−3.1 to +0.61,296
Swindon (SN)13.214.4−1.2−2.2 to −0.24,374
Wigan (WN)13.114.4−1.3−2.8 to +0.12,094
Swansea (SA)13.114.4−1.4−2.3 to −0.44,722
Wakefield (WF)13.014.4−1.4−2.4 to −0.54,732
Kingston upon Thames (KT)12.914.4−1.5−2.4 to −0.65,558
Coventry (CV)12.814.4−1.7−2.3 to −1.09,278
Inverness (IV)12.714.4−1.7−3.5 to +0.21,280
Carlisle (CA)12.614.4−1.8−3.1 to −0.52,476
Blackburn (BB)12.614.4−1.8−2.7 to −1.05,359
London NW (NW)12.614.4−1.9−2.8 to −1.05,503
Norwich (NR)12.514.4−1.9−2.9 to −1.04,411
Sutton (SM)12.414.4−2.0−4.1 to +0.0985
Southend-on-Sea (SS)12.414.4−2.1−3.0 to −1.14,516
London W (W)12.214.4−2.2−3.7 to −0.71,854
York (YO)12.214.4−2.2−3.2 to −1.24,391
Llandrindod Wells (LD)12.214.4−2.2−8.2 to +3.7115 (rough estimate)
Lancaster (LA)12.114.4−2.3−3.7 to −0.92,175
Newcastle (NE)12.214.5−2.3−2.9 to −1.710,047
Cleveland (TS)12.014.4−2.4−3.2 to −1.66,036
Sunderland (SR)11.914.4−2.5−4.2 to −0.71,356
Doncaster (DN)11.614.4−2.8−3.6 to −2.17,506
London N (N)11.614.4−2.9−3.8 to −1.94,258
Harrogate (HG)11.514.4−2.9−4.3 to −1.41,924
Llandudno (LL)11.514.4−2.9−4.0 to −1.83,070
Bradford (BD)11.414.4−3.0−4.0 to −1.93,583
Uxbridge (UB)11.414.4−3.0−3.9 to −2.14,630
Galashiels (TD)11.414.4−3.0−6.3 to +0.3359 (rough estimate)
Dumfries (DG)11.214.4−3.2−5.4 to −1.1814
Bromley (BR)11.014.4−3.4−4.6 to −2.22,489
Twickenham (TW)11.014.4−3.4−4.3 to −2.54,796
Halifax (HX)10.714.4−3.7−5.7 to −1.7896
London E (E)10.714.4−3.7−4.5 to −2.95,288
Enfield (EN)10.714.4−3.7−4.6 to −2.84,800
Nottingham (NG)10.714.5−3.8−4.3 to −3.416,322
Oldham (OL)10.514.4−3.9−4.9 to −3.03,973
Durham (DH)10.414.4−4.0−5.2 to −2.92,569
Kirkwall (KW)10.114.4−4.4−8.8 to +0.1179 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 525,142 (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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