Where in Britain does the BMW 5 Series fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 22.8% of 1,273,419 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW 5 Series failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Exeter (EX): 33.5% against 22.7% elsewhere (+10.7 points). It does best in London E (E), −8.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW 5 Series MOT statistics · check a BMW 5 Series by registration
BMW 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter (EX) | 33.5 | 22.7 | +10.7 | +9.8 to +11.7 | 8,832 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 33.3 | 22.7 | +10.5 | +9.2 to +11.9 | 4,919 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 33.2 | 22.8 | +10.5 | +9.0 to +12.0 | 3,926 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 32.6 | 22.7 | +9.9 | +8.9 to +10.9 | 8,459 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 31.6 | 22.8 | +8.9 | +3.9 to +13.8 | 335 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 31.5 | 22.8 | +8.7 | +7.2 to +10.2 | 3,670 |
| Bath (BA) | 31.3 | 22.7 | +8.6 | +7.5 to +9.6 | 7,961 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 31.0 | 22.7 | +8.3 | +7.4 to +9.1 | 11,161 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 30.6 | 22.8 | +7.9 | +6.6 to +9.1 | 5,102 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 30.5 | 22.8 | +7.8 | +6.1 to +9.4 | 3,055 |
| Brighton (BN) | 30.3 | 22.7 | +7.5 | +6.7 to +8.4 | 12,548 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 30.0 | 22.8 | +7.2 | −1.0 to +15.4 | 120 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 29.8 | 22.8 | +7.0 | +5.6 to +8.4 | 4,343 |
| Bristol (BS) | 29.6 | 22.7 | +7.0 | +6.3 to +7.6 | 19,281 |
| Taunton (TA) | 29.7 | 22.8 | +6.9 | +5.7 to +8.1 | 5,648 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 29.4 | 22.8 | +6.6 | +3.5 to +9.7 | 834 |
| Hull (HU) | 29.3 | 22.7 | +6.5 | +5.5 to +7.6 | 7,235 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 29.2 | 22.7 | +6.4 | +5.7 to +7.2 | 13,155 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 29.1 | 22.7 | +6.4 | +5.6 to +7.1 | 13,700 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 28.7 | 22.7 | +6.0 | +4.9 to +7.0 | 7,029 |
| Southampton (SO) | 27.4 | 22.7 | +4.7 | +4.0 to +5.4 | 15,736 |
| Paisley (PA) | 27.4 | 22.8 | +4.6 | +3.2 to +6.0 | 3,885 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 27.1 | 22.7 | +4.4 | +3.6 to +5.2 | 13,167 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 27.1 | 22.8 | +4.3 | +3.2 to +5.5 | 5,564 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.9 | 22.7 | +4.1 | +3.4 to +4.9 | 14,001 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 26.6 | 22.8 | +3.8 | +2.0 to +5.5 | 2,450 |
| Inverness (IV) | 26.4 | 22.8 | +3.7 | +2.1 to +5.3 | 3,002 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 26.1 | 22.7 | +3.4 | +2.7 to +4.1 | 14,795 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.0 | 22.8 | +3.3 | +2.3 to +4.2 | 8,369 |
| Newport (NP) | 25.8 | 22.8 | +3.1 | +2.2 to +4.0 | 8,673 |
| Swansea (SA) | 25.8 | 22.8 | +3.0 | +2.2 to +3.9 | 9,655 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 25.8 | 22.8 | +3.0 | −1.2 to +7.2 | 415 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 25.7 | 22.8 | +3.0 | +2.2 to +3.7 | 11,949 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 25.7 | 22.8 | +2.9 | +1.8 to +4.1 | 5,846 |
| Guildford (GU) | 25.6 | 22.7 | +2.8 | +2.2 to +3.4 | 19,878 |
| York (YO) | 25.4 | 22.8 | +2.7 | +1.8 to +3.6 | 9,240 |
| Reading (RG) | 25.4 | 22.7 | +2.7 | +2.1 to +3.2 | 24,135 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 25.3 | 22.8 | +2.6 | +1.3 to +3.9 | 4,302 |
| Redhill (RH) | 25.3 | 22.8 | +2.5 | +1.8 to +3.3 | 12,691 |
| Swindon (SN) | 25.1 | 22.8 | +2.4 | +1.5 to +3.2 | 10,956 |
| Chester (CH) | 25.1 | 22.8 | +2.3 | +1.6 to +3.1 | 13,387 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 25.1 | 22.8 | +2.3 | +1.4 to +3.2 | 8,367 |
| Telford (TF) | 24.8 | 22.8 | +2.0 | +0.7 to +3.4 | 3,968 |
| Northampton (NN) | 24.7 | 22.8 | +1.9 | +1.3 to +2.5 | 19,188 |
| Oxford (OX) | 24.6 | 22.8 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.6 | 13,212 |
| Stockport (SK) | 24.6 | 22.8 | +1.8 | +1.0 to +2.6 | 11,928 |
| Worcester (WR) | 24.5 | 22.8 | +1.8 | +0.7 to +2.8 | 6,362 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 24.5 | 22.8 | +1.7 | −0.2 to +3.7 | 1,815 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 24.3 | 22.8 | +1.6 | +0.5 to +2.7 | 5,858 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 24.3 | 22.8 | +1.5 | +0.2 to +2.9 | 3,828 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 24.2 | 22.8 | +1.5 | +0.3 to +2.6 | 5,636 |
| Darlington (DL) | 24.2 | 22.8 | +1.5 | +0.2 to +2.7 | 4,767 |
| Colchester (CO) | 24.2 | 22.8 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.4 | 7,693 |
| Medway (ME) | 24.0 | 22.8 | +1.2 | +0.5 to +1.9 | 13,714 |
| Perth (PH) | 24.0 | 22.8 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +2.9 | 2,438 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 24.0 | 22.8 | +1.2 | −0.0 to +2.4 | 4,626 |
| Wigan (WN) | 24.0 | 22.8 | +1.2 | −0.0 to +2.4 | 4,814 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 23.7 | 22.8 | +0.9 | +0.0 to +1.8 | 9,092 |
| Norwich (NR) | 23.7 | 22.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.7 | 11,841 |
| St Albans (AL) | 23.6 | 22.8 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +2.0 | 5,031 |
| Warrington (WA) | 23.5 | 22.8 | +0.8 | +0.1 to +1.5 | 14,395 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.5 | 22.8 | +0.7 | −0.4 to +1.8 | 5,654 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 23.4 | 22.8 | +0.7 | +0.0 to +1.3 | 16,658 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 23.4 | 22.8 | +0.6 | −0.3 to +1.5 | 8,325 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 23.2 | 22.8 | +0.4 | −0.3 to +1.1 | 13,303 |
| Preston (PR) | 23.0 | 22.8 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.0 | 12,338 |
| Watford (WD) | 23.0 | 22.8 | +0.2 | −0.7 to +1.2 | 7,225 |
| Crewe (CW) | 23.0 | 22.8 | +0.2 | −0.7 to +1.2 | 6,917 |
| Halifax (HX) | 23.0 | 22.8 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.0 | 2,024 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 23.0 | 22.8 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 10,788 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 22.8 | 22.8 | +0.1 | −4.8 to +4.9 | 289 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 22.6 | 22.8 | −0.1 | −0.9 to +0.6 | 12,780 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.5 | 22.8 | −0.3 | −1.0 to +0.3 | 16,260 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 22.4 | 22.8 | −0.3 | −1.2 to +0.5 | 9,892 |
| Hereford (HR) | 22.4 | 22.8 | −0.4 | −1.7 to +1.0 | 3,629 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 22.4 | 22.8 | −0.4 | −1.4 to +0.7 | 6,031 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 22.4 | 22.8 | −0.4 | −0.9 to +0.0 | 29,745 |
| Walsall (WS) | 22.3 | 22.8 | −0.5 | −1.4 to +0.4 | 7,920 |
| Glasgow (G) | 22.1 | 22.8 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.1 | 20,687 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 21.9 | 22.8 | −0.9 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 9,612 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 21.8 | 22.8 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.3 | 4,227 |
| Derby (DE) | 21.8 | 22.8 | −1.0 | −1.7 to −0.3 | 14,831 |
| Bolton (BL) | 21.3 | 22.8 | −1.5 | −2.3 to −0.7 | 10,050 |
| Dartford (DA) | 21.1 | 22.8 | −1.6 | −2.4 to −0.9 | 10,282 |
| Manchester (M) | 21.1 | 22.8 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.2 | 21,869 |
| Sheffield (S) | 21.1 | 22.8 | −1.8 | −2.3 to −1.2 | 21,723 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 20.7 | 22.8 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.7 | 3,228 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 20.7 | 22.8 | −2.1 | −2.7 to −1.5 | 16,389 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 20.6 | 22.8 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.4 | 10,083 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 20.5 | 22.8 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.7 | 17,462 |
| London SW (SW) | 20.3 | 22.8 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.7 | 9,690 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 20.4 | 22.8 | −2.5 | −3.0 to −2.0 | 25,708 |
| Coventry (CV) | 20.2 | 22.8 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.1 | 23,541 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 20.2 | 22.8 | −2.6 | −3.3 to −1.9 | 13,770 |
| Harrow (HA) | 20.2 | 22.8 | −2.6 | −3.3 to −2.0 | 15,823 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.1 | 22.8 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −2.0 | 10,111 |
| Bradford (BD) | 20.1 | 22.8 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −1.9 | 9,800 |
| Oldham (OL) | 20.0 | 22.8 | −2.8 | −3.6 to −1.9 | 8,779 |
| Luton (LU) | 20.0 | 22.8 | −2.8 | −3.5 to −2.2 | 15,040 |
| Slough (SL) | 19.8 | 22.8 | −3.0 | −3.6 to −2.4 | 17,253 |
| Leicester (LE) | 19.8 | 22.8 | −3.0 | −3.5 to −2.5 | 25,395 |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.8 | 22.8 | −3.0 | −3.7 to −2.4 | 14,887 |
| Durham (DH) | 19.6 | 22.8 | −3.2 | −4.4 to −2.0 | 4,104 |
| London W (W) | 19.0 | 22.8 | −3.8 | −4.8 to −2.9 | 6,585 |
| Birmingham (B) | 18.9 | 22.9 | −4.0 | −4.4 to −3.7 | 49,858 |
| Croydon (CR) | 18.7 | 22.8 | −4.1 | −4.8 to −3.4 | 11,808 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 18.7 | 22.8 | −4.2 | −4.9 to −3.5 | 11,996 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 18.6 | 22.8 | −4.2 | −4.8 to −3.6 | 14,918 |
| Romford (RM) | 18.6 | 22.8 | −4.2 | −4.8 to −3.7 | 18,189 |
| Bromley (BR) | 18.1 | 22.8 | −4.7 | −5.8 to −3.7 | 5,192 |
| London SE (SE) | 18.0 | 22.8 | −4.8 | −5.5 to −4.2 | 15,053 |
| Sutton (SM) | 17.8 | 22.8 | −5.0 | −6.3 to −3.8 | 3,645 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 17.4 | 22.9 | −5.4 | −6.0 to −4.8 | 16,881 |
| Ilford (IG) | 17.4 | 22.8 | −5.4 | −6.1 to −4.8 | 14,358 |
| London N (N) | 17.4 | 22.9 | −5.5 | −6.1 to −4.9 | 15,727 |
| London NW (NW) | 16.9 | 22.9 | −6.0 | −6.6 to −5.5 | 17,652 |
| Enfield (EN) | 15.5 | 22.8 | −7.3 | −8.0 to −6.7 | 11,307 |
| London E (E) | 14.0 | 23.0 | −8.9 | −9.4 to −8.5 | 24,048 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,273,419 (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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