Where in Britain does the BMW 7 Series fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 20.0% of 114,240 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW 7 Series failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 40.0% against 19.9% elsewhere (+20.1 points). It does best in Dumfries (DG), −10.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW 7 Series MOT statistics · check a BMW 7 Series by registration
BMW 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 40.0 | 19.9 | +20.1 | +15.4 to +24.8 | 417 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 31.7 | 19.9 | +11.8 | +7.5 to +16.1 | 460 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 31.4 | 19.9 | +11.5 | +7.5 to +15.5 | 525 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 31.4 | 19.9 | +11.5 | +8.1 to +14.9 | 707 |
| Inverness (IV) | 31.0 | 20.0 | +11.1 | +4.7 to +17.4 | 203 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.7 | 19.9 | +10.7 | +6.5 to +14.9 | 463 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 30.1 | 19.9 | +10.2 | +6.4 to +14.0 | 558 |
| Paisley (PA) | 30.0 | 20.0 | +10.0 | +5.0 to +15.1 | 320 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 29.6 | 20.0 | +9.6 | +3.3 to +15.9 | 203 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 29.5 | 19.9 | +9.6 | +5.7 to +13.4 | 539 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 29.0 | 19.9 | +9.0 | +6.1 to +11.9 | 946 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 28.8 | 20.0 | +8.9 | +5.0 to +12.8 | 517 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 28.6 | 19.9 | +8.7 | +5.7 to +11.7 | 876 |
| Bristol (BS) | 28.6 | 19.9 | +8.7 | +6.2 to +11.2 | 1,241 |
| Hull (HU) | 28.3 | 19.9 | +8.4 | +4.9 to +11.9 | 643 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 27.5 | 20.0 | +7.5 | +3.3 to +11.7 | 437 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 27.4 | 19.9 | +7.4 | +4.8 to +10.0 | 1,126 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 26.6 | 20.0 | +6.6 | +1.2 to +12.0 | 256 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 26.3 | 19.9 | +6.3 | +3.8 to +8.9 | 1,138 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 26.2 | 20.0 | +6.2 | +1.3 to +11.1 | 313 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 26.1 | 20.0 | +6.2 | +1.9 to +10.4 | 413 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.9 | 20.0 | +5.9 | +1.6 to +10.3 | 390 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 25.8 | 19.9 | +5.9 | +3.5 to +8.3 | 1,279 |
| Worcester (WR) | 25.8 | 20.0 | +5.8 | +2.1 to +9.5 | 547 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 25.3 | 20.0 | +5.3 | +0.7 to +9.9 | 348 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 25.2 | 20.0 | +5.3 | +2.0 to +8.6 | 670 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 25.1 | 20.0 | +5.2 | −1.3 to +11.6 | 175 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 25.1 | 19.9 | +5.2 | +2.4 to +7.9 | 992 |
| Crewe (CW) | 25.1 | 20.0 | +5.1 | +1.3 to +9.0 | 482 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 24.8 | 19.9 | +4.9 | +2.3 to +7.5 | 1,099 |
| York (YO) | 24.8 | 20.0 | +4.8 | +1.8 to +7.8 | 799 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 24.7 | 19.9 | +4.7 | +2.1 to +7.4 | 1,017 |
| Stockport (SK) | 24.6 | 19.9 | +4.7 | +2.0 to +7.4 | 1,006 |
| Truro (TR) | 24.6 | 20.0 | +4.6 | −0.6 to +9.9 | 260 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 24.4 | 20.0 | +4.5 | +1.0 to +8.0 | 593 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 24.4 | 20.0 | +4.4 | +0.4 to +8.4 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 24.3 | 20.0 | +4.3 | +1.0 to +7.7 | 621 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 23.9 | 20.0 | +3.9 | +0.8 to +7.1 | 707 |
| Oxford (OX) | 23.8 | 20.0 | +3.9 | +1.2 to +6.5 | 990 |
| Telford (TF) | 23.8 | 20.0 | +3.8 | −1.2 to +8.9 | 273 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 23.8 | 19.9 | +3.8 | +1.5 to +6.1 | 1,305 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 23.7 | 20.0 | +3.7 | +0.8 to +6.6 | 849 |
| Newport (NP) | 23.6 | 20.0 | +3.6 | −0.1 to +7.3 | 513 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 23.5 | 20.0 | +3.5 | +1.0 to +6.0 | 1,087 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 23.3 | 20.0 | +3.3 | +0.4 to +6.2 | 833 |
| Warrington (WA) | 23.3 | 20.0 | +3.3 | +0.7 to +5.9 | 1,032 |
| Swindon (SN) | 23.1 | 20.0 | +3.2 | +0.4 to +6.0 | 873 |
| Perth (PH) | 22.7 | 20.0 | +2.7 | −3.1 to +8.4 | 203 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 22.6 | 20.0 | +2.6 | +0.1 to +5.1 | 1,095 |
| Preston (PR) | 22.5 | 20.0 | +2.6 | +0.1 to +5.0 | 1,119 |
| Guildford (GU) | 22.4 | 20.0 | +2.5 | +0.5 to +4.5 | 1,644 |
| Northampton (NN) | 22.4 | 20.0 | +2.5 | +0.5 to +4.5 | 1,734 |
| Darlington (DL) | 22.4 | 20.0 | +2.4 | −2.0 to +6.9 | 339 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 22.2 | 20.0 | +2.2 | −0.4 to +4.8 | 979 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 22.0 | 20.0 | +2.0 | +0.0 to +4.1 | 1,609 |
| Derby (DE) | 21.9 | 20.0 | +2.0 | −0.5 to +4.4 | 1,122 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 21.6 | 20.0 | +1.6 | −1.2 to +4.4 | 840 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 21.4 | 20.0 | +1.4 | −2.8 to +5.6 | 369 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 21.4 | 20.0 | +1.4 | −2.7 to +5.5 | 379 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 21.4 | 20.0 | +1.4 | −1.6 to +4.3 | 740 |
| Norwich (NR) | 21.3 | 20.0 | +1.4 | −1.2 to +4.0 | 956 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 21.2 | 20.0 | +1.2 | −1.0 to +3.5 | 1,320 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 21.1 | 20.0 | +1.1 | −0.9 to +3.2 | 1,600 |
| Reading (RG) | 20.6 | 20.0 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.5 | 1,981 |
| Walsall (WS) | 20.1 | 20.0 | +0.1 | −3.0 to +3.2 | 647 |
| Glasgow (G) | 20.1 | 20.0 | +0.1 | −1.7 to +1.9 | 1,913 |
| Dudley (DY) | 20.0 | 20.0 | +0.1 | −3.7 to +3.8 | 449 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 19.8 | 20.0 | −0.2 | −3.9 to +3.5 | 440 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 19.6 | 20.0 | −0.4 | −1.8 to +1.0 | 3,000 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 19.5 | 20.0 | −0.5 | −3.9 to +3.0 | 517 |
| Watford (WD) | 19.4 | 20.0 | −0.6 | −3.3 to +2.1 | 846 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 19.3 | 20.0 | −0.7 | −2.9 to +1.4 | 1,339 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 19.2 | 20.0 | −0.8 | −2.8 to +1.2 | 1,513 |
| Leeds (LS) | 19.2 | 20.0 | −0.8 | −3.4 to +1.7 | 929 |
| Dartford (DA) | 18.6 | 20.0 | −1.4 | −3.9 to +1.1 | 950 |
| Hereford (HR) | 18.6 | 20.0 | −1.4 | −6.0 to +3.2 | 274 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 18.5 | 20.0 | −1.5 | −3.6 to +0.6 | 1,298 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 18.5 | 20.0 | −1.5 | −3.5 to +0.4 | 1,504 |
| Slough (SL) | 18.2 | 20.0 | −1.8 | −3.6 to −0.1 | 1,864 |
| Manchester (M) | 18.0 | 20.0 | −2.1 | −3.8 to −0.4 | 1,999 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 17.9 | 20.0 | −2.2 | −3.8 to −0.5 | 2,221 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 17.8 | 20.0 | −2.2 | −4.7 to +0.2 | 939 |
| Coventry (CV) | 17.5 | 20.0 | −2.5 | −4.1 to −0.9 | 2,115 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 17.4 | 20.0 | −2.6 | −6.2 to +1.1 | 407 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 17.5 | 20.0 | −2.6 | −4.2 to −0.9 | 2,060 |
| Leicester (LE) | 17.3 | 20.0 | −2.8 | −4.4 to −1.2 | 2,209 |
| Liverpool (L) | 17.2 | 20.0 | −2.8 | −5.0 to −0.6 | 1,157 |
| Oldham (OL) | 17.1 | 20.0 | −2.9 | −5.6 to −0.2 | 748 |
| Sheffield (S) | 17.0 | 20.0 | −3.1 | −4.8 to −1.4 | 1,907 |
| Durham (DH) | 16.8 | 20.0 | −3.2 | −7.3 to +1.0 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 16.5 | 20.0 | −3.5 | −6.0 to −1.1 | 868 |
| London W (W) | 16.4 | 20.0 | −3.6 | −6.0 to −1.2 | 930 |
| Birmingham (B) | 16.5 | 20.1 | −3.7 | −4.8 to −2.6 | 4,620 |
| Bromley (BR) | 16.3 | 20.0 | −3.7 | −7.1 to −0.3 | 466 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 16.3 | 20.0 | −3.7 | −5.7 to −1.8 | 1,417 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 16.2 | 20.0 | −3.8 | −5.9 to −1.7 | 1,215 |
| Bradford (BD) | 16.1 | 20.0 | −4.0 | −6.4 to −1.5 | 890 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 15.2 | 20.1 | −4.9 | −6.7 to −3.1 | 1,510 |
| Croydon (CR) | 14.9 | 20.0 | −5.2 | −7.3 to −3.0 | 1,043 |
| Halifax (HX) | 14.7 | 20.0 | −5.3 | −9.6 to −0.9 | 258 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 14.7 | 20.0 | −5.3 | −7.5 to −3.2 | 1,053 |
| Sutton (SM) | 14.5 | 20.0 | −5.5 | −9.6 to −1.4 | 283 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 14.3 | 20.0 | −5.7 | −8.1 to −3.4 | 852 |
| London SE (SE) | 14.3 | 20.1 | −5.7 | −7.6 to −3.9 | 1,355 |
| Harrow (HA) | 14.3 | 20.1 | −5.8 | −7.4 to −4.2 | 1,809 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 13.8 | 20.0 | −6.2 | −10.3 to −2.1 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 13.8 | 20.1 | −6.3 | −7.7 to −4.8 | 2,108 |
| Enfield (EN) | 13.5 | 20.1 | −6.5 | −8.4 to −4.6 | 1,292 |
| Ilford (IG) | 12.9 | 20.1 | −7.2 | −8.9 to −5.6 | 1,586 |
| London NW (NW) | 12.3 | 20.2 | −7.9 | −9.1 to −6.6 | 2,742 |
| London N (N) | 12.2 | 20.1 | −8.0 | −9.5 to −6.5 | 1,877 |
| London E (E) | 11.2 | 20.2 | −9.0 | −10.3 to −7.7 | 2,423 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 9.2 | 20.0 | −10.8 | −16.0 to −5.5 | 119 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 114,240 (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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