Where in Britain does the BMW 6 Series fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 21.1% of 137,669 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW 6 Series failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 30.3% against 21.1% elsewhere (+9.3 points). It does best in London E (E), −7.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW 6 Series MOT statistics · check a BMW 6 Series by registration
BMW 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 30.3 | 21.1 | +9.3 | +5.1 to +13.4 | 468 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 29.4 | 21.1 | +8.3 | +3.2 to +13.4 | 306 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 29.3 | 21.1 | +8.2 | +3.8 to +12.6 | 420 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 29.2 | 21.1 | +8.2 | +4.9 to +11.5 | 739 |
| Newport (NP) | 28.8 | 21.1 | +7.8 | +4.7 to +10.8 | 853 |
| Paisley (PA) | 28.8 | 21.1 | +7.7 | +3.2 to +12.3 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 28.7 | 21.0 | +7.7 | +5.4 to +9.9 | 1,579 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 28.5 | 21.1 | +7.4 | +3.3 to +11.6 | 456 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 28.4 | 21.1 | +7.3 | +3.3 to +11.4 | 475 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 28.2 | 21.1 | +7.1 | +2.5 to +11.8 | 365 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 28.1 | 21.1 | +7.1 | +4.0 to +10.2 | 810 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 27.9 | 21.0 | +6.9 | +4.6 to +9.2 | 1,500 |
| Taunton (TA) | 27.9 | 21.1 | +6.8 | +2.9 to +10.7 | 516 |
| Bristol (BS) | 27.6 | 21.0 | +6.5 | +4.5 to +8.6 | 1,847 |
| Truro (TR) | 27.6 | 21.1 | +6.5 | +2.3 to +10.6 | 450 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 27.1 | 21.0 | +6.1 | +3.8 to +8.3 | 1,534 |
| Exeter (EX) | 26.9 | 21.1 | +5.8 | +2.9 to +8.7 | 894 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 26.7 | 21.1 | +5.6 | +2.7 to +8.6 | 850 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 26.6 | 21.0 | +5.6 | +3.3 to +7.8 | 1,476 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.6 | 21.1 | +5.5 | +2.8 to +8.3 | 1,026 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.3 | 21.1 | +4.3 | +2.3 to +6.3 | 1,817 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.7 | 21.1 | +3.7 | +1.6 to +5.7 | 1,682 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 24.7 | 21.1 | +3.6 | +0.0 to +7.2 | 550 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 24.6 | 21.1 | +3.5 | +1.6 to +5.4 | 1,998 |
| Swindon (SN) | 24.4 | 21.1 | +3.3 | +0.9 to +5.8 | 1,167 |
| Chester (CH) | 24.0 | 21.1 | +2.9 | +0.8 to +5.1 | 1,487 |
| Stockport (SK) | 23.8 | 21.1 | +2.7 | +0.5 to +4.9 | 1,445 |
| Perth (PH) | 23.8 | 21.1 | +2.7 | −2.3 to +7.7 | 277 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 23.8 | 21.1 | +2.7 | −0.3 to +5.8 | 760 |
| Hull (HU) | 23.7 | 21.1 | +2.6 | −0.4 to +5.7 | 759 |
| Reading (RG) | 23.6 | 21.1 | +2.5 | +1.0 to +4.1 | 2,861 |
| Guildford (GU) | 23.6 | 21.1 | +2.5 | +0.9 to +4.1 | 2,712 |
| Southampton (SO) | 23.5 | 21.1 | +2.4 | +0.4 to +4.5 | 1,679 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 23.3 | 21.1 | +2.2 | −0.2 to +4.7 | 1,170 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 23.3 | 21.1 | +2.2 | −1.7 to +6.1 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 23.1 | 21.1 | +2.0 | −0.7 to +4.7 | 938 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 23.1 | 21.1 | +2.0 | −0.1 to +4.0 | 1,601 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 23.0 | 21.1 | +1.9 | −1.2 to +5.1 | 677 |
| York (YO) | 22.9 | 21.1 | +1.9 | −0.7 to +4.5 | 1,011 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 22.7 | 21.1 | +1.6 | −2.1 to +5.4 | 484 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 22.7 | 21.1 | +1.6 | −0.6 to +3.8 | 1,362 |
| Telford (TF) | 22.6 | 21.1 | +1.5 | −2.7 to +5.7 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 22.6 | 21.1 | +1.5 | −3.0 to +5.9 | 341 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.4 | 21.1 | +1.3 | −1.6 to +4.2 | 807 |
| Medway (ME) | 22.4 | 21.1 | +1.3 | −0.9 to +3.5 | 1,376 |
| Halifax (HX) | 22.2 | 21.1 | +1.1 | −5.1 to +7.2 | 176 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 22.1 | 21.1 | +1.0 | −1.4 to +3.4 | 1,191 |
| Norwich (NR) | 22.1 | 21.1 | +0.9 | −1.2 to +3.1 | 1,388 |
| Northampton (NN) | 22.0 | 21.1 | +0.9 | −0.9 to +2.8 | 2,024 |
| Darlington (DL) | 22.0 | 21.1 | +0.9 | −2.4 to +4.2 | 604 |
| Colchester (CO) | 22.0 | 21.1 | +0.9 | −1.8 to +3.5 | 920 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.9 | 21.1 | +0.8 | −1.4 to +3.0 | 1,380 |
| Warrington (WA) | 21.8 | 21.1 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.7 | 1,627 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 21.7 | 21.1 | +0.6 | −1.2 to +2.5 | 1,934 |
| Hereford (HR) | 21.7 | 21.1 | +0.6 | −3.6 to +4.7 | 378 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 21.5 | 21.1 | +0.4 | −2.1 to +2.8 | 1,108 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 21.4 | 21.1 | +0.3 | −2.9 to +3.4 | 655 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 21.4 | 21.1 | +0.3 | −2.7 to +3.2 | 730 |
| Walsall (WS) | 21.3 | 21.1 | +0.2 | −2.4 to +2.9 | 928 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 21.2 | 21.1 | +0.1 | −1.8 to +2.0 | 1,871 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 20.9 | 21.1 | −0.2 | −2.6 to +2.3 | 1,046 |
| Glasgow (G) | 20.9 | 21.1 | −0.3 | −2.0 to +1.5 | 2,130 |
| Preston (PR) | 20.8 | 21.1 | −0.3 | −2.5 to +1.9 | 1,345 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 20.8 | 21.1 | −0.3 | −3.1 to +2.4 | 857 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 20.8 | 21.1 | −0.4 | −2.4 to +1.7 | 1,547 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 20.7 | 21.1 | −0.4 | −6.2 to +5.4 | 188 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 20.7 | 21.1 | −0.4 | −2.2 to +1.5 | 1,863 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 20.7 | 21.1 | −0.4 | −2.9 to +2.0 | 1,045 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 20.5 | 21.1 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +0.9 | 2,672 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 20.3 | 21.1 | −0.8 | −3.7 to +2.1 | 739 |
| Dudley (DY) | 20.3 | 21.1 | −0.8 | −3.8 to +2.2 | 690 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 20.1 | 21.1 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.8 | 1,829 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 20.0 | 21.1 | −1.1 | −2.6 to +0.3 | 3,022 |
| Wigan (WN) | 19.9 | 21.1 | −1.2 | −4.9 to +2.4 | 463 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.9 | 21.1 | −1.3 | −3.5 to +1.0 | 1,199 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 19.7 | 21.1 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.3 | 1,927 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 19.5 | 21.1 | −1.6 | −3.3 to +0.1 | 2,094 |
| Inverness (IV) | 19.4 | 21.1 | −1.7 | −6.2 to +2.9 | 293 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 19.4 | 21.1 | −1.7 | −3.5 to +0.2 | 1,789 |
| Dartford (DA) | 19.3 | 21.1 | −1.8 | −4.2 to +0.6 | 1,055 |
| Swansea (SA) | 19.1 | 21.1 | −2.0 | −4.4 to +0.4 | 1,026 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 19.1 | 21.1 | −2.0 | −6.5 to +2.4 | 304 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 19.0 | 21.1 | −2.2 | −4.1 to −0.2 | 1,593 |
| Slough (SL) | 18.8 | 21.1 | −2.3 | −4.0 to −0.6 | 2,042 |
| Durham (DH) | 18.7 | 21.1 | −2.4 | −6.0 to +1.3 | 443 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 18.6 | 21.1 | −2.5 | −4.9 to −0.2 | 1,075 |
| Bradford (BD) | 18.4 | 21.1 | −2.8 | −5.5 to −0.0 | 773 |
| Bromley (BR) | 18.2 | 21.1 | −2.9 | −5.9 to +0.2 | 620 |
| Leicester (LE) | 18.3 | 21.2 | −2.9 | −4.3 to −1.5 | 3,059 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.2 | 21.1 | −2.9 | −5.0 to −0.8 | 1,338 |
| Coventry (CV) | 18.0 | 21.2 | −3.1 | −4.7 to −1.6 | 2,497 |
| St Albans (AL) | 17.9 | 21.1 | −3.2 | −6.2 to −0.1 | 613 |
| Sheffield (S) | 17.9 | 21.2 | −3.3 | −4.9 to −1.6 | 2,139 |
| Manchester (M) | 17.8 | 21.2 | −3.4 | −5.1 to −1.7 | 1,964 |
| Harrow (HA) | 17.7 | 21.1 | −3.4 | −5.4 to −1.5 | 1,525 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 17.6 | 21.1 | −3.5 | −5.7 to −1.3 | 1,181 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 17.6 | 21.1 | −3.5 | −6.7 to −0.3 | 546 |
| Birmingham (B) | 17.7 | 21.2 | −3.6 | −4.6 to −2.5 | 4,847 |
| Luton (LU) | 17.4 | 21.1 | −3.7 | −5.8 to −1.7 | 1,327 |
| Croydon (CR) | 17.1 | 21.1 | −4.1 | −6.2 to −1.9 | 1,229 |
| London NW (NW) | 16.9 | 21.2 | −4.2 | −6.0 to −2.4 | 1,736 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 16.8 | 21.2 | −4.4 | −6.3 to −2.5 | 1,508 |
| London W (W) | 16.6 | 21.1 | −4.6 | −7.3 to −1.8 | 688 |
| Bolton (BL) | 16.6 | 21.1 | −4.6 | −7.1 to −2.0 | 839 |
| Ilford (IG) | 16.5 | 21.2 | −4.7 | −6.6 to −2.7 | 1,382 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 16.4 | 21.1 | −4.7 | −7.0 to −2.5 | 1,054 |
| Oldham (OL) | 16.1 | 21.1 | −5.1 | −7.8 to −2.4 | 698 |
| London N (N) | 15.7 | 21.2 | −5.5 | −7.2 to −3.7 | 1,699 |
| Enfield (EN) | 15.4 | 21.2 | −5.8 | −7.6 to −3.9 | 1,500 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 15.3 | 21.1 | −5.8 | −8.2 to −3.4 | 906 |
| Sutton (SM) | 14.5 | 21.1 | −6.6 | −10.3 to −3.0 | 359 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 14.3 | 21.2 | −6.9 | −8.6 to −5.3 | 1,753 |
| London E (E) | 14.1 | 21.2 | −7.1 | −8.7 to −5.4 | 1,741 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 137,669 (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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