Where in Britain does the BMW M3 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 16.7% of 97,728 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW M3 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Paisley (PA): 28.8% against 16.7% elsewhere (+12.1 points). It does best in Halifax (HX), −12.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW M3 MOT statistics · check a BMW M3 by registration
BMW M3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paisley (PA) | 28.8 | 16.7 | +12.1 | +4.1 to +20.0 | 125 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 28.1 | 16.7 | +11.4 | +5.1 to +17.8 | 192 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 25.3 | 16.7 | +8.6 | +4.4 to +12.8 | 419 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 25.3 | 16.7 | +8.6 | +5.5 to +11.7 | 780 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 25.0 | 16.6 | +8.3 | +5.7 to +11.0 | 1,025 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 24.7 | 16.7 | +8.0 | +4.4 to +11.6 | 543 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 24.3 | 16.7 | +7.7 | +4.9 to +10.4 | 929 |
| Bristol (BS) | 23.1 | 16.6 | +6.5 | +4.4 to +8.5 | 1,654 |
| Hull (HU) | 22.5 | 16.7 | +5.8 | +1.7 to +10.0 | 395 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 22.4 | 16.7 | +5.7 | +1.6 to +9.8 | 393 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 22.3 | 16.7 | +5.7 | +3.2 to +8.2 | 1,075 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 22.0 | 16.7 | +5.3 | +1.0 to +9.5 | 364 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 22.0 | 16.7 | +5.3 | +0.9 to +9.6 | 355 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 21.8 | 16.7 | +5.1 | +2.2 to +8.0 | 777 |
| Northampton (NN) | 21.4 | 16.7 | +4.8 | +2.2 to +7.3 | 1,036 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 21.3 | 16.7 | +4.6 | +2.3 to +6.9 | 1,237 |
| Swansea (SA) | 21.2 | 16.7 | +4.5 | +1.2 to +7.7 | 609 |
| Truro (TR) | 21.1 | 16.7 | +4.3 | +0.6 to +8.1 | 456 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 20.9 | 16.7 | +4.2 | +2.0 to +6.5 | 1,269 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 20.9 | 16.7 | +4.2 | +1.2 to +7.3 | 684 |
| Brighton (BN) | 20.8 | 16.7 | +4.1 | +1.7 to +6.5 | 1,114 |
| Watford (WD) | 20.6 | 16.7 | +3.9 | +0.8 to +6.9 | 685 |
| Taunton (TA) | 20.5 | 16.7 | +3.8 | +0.1 to +7.5 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 20.5 | 16.7 | +3.8 | +0.4 to +7.1 | 562 |
| Oxford (OX) | 20.3 | 16.7 | +3.6 | +1.5 to +5.8 | 1,368 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 20.0 | 16.7 | +3.3 | +0.1 to +6.5 | 609 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.0 | 16.7 | +3.3 | −0.9 to +7.4 | 360 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 19.6 | 16.7 | +2.9 | +0.2 to +5.6 | 816 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 19.6 | 16.7 | +2.8 | −1.8 to +7.5 | 276 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 19.5 | 16.7 | +2.8 | −1.9 to +7.4 | 277 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 19.4 | 16.7 | +2.7 | −0.3 to +5.7 | 675 |
| Stockport (SK) | 19.2 | 16.7 | +2.5 | +0.1 to +4.9 | 1,021 |
| Guildford (GU) | 19.0 | 16.7 | +2.3 | +0.7 to +4.0 | 2,180 |
| Worcester (WR) | 19.0 | 16.7 | +2.2 | −1.2 to +5.7 | 501 |
| Leeds (LS) | 18.9 | 16.7 | +2.2 | −0.5 to +4.9 | 824 |
| Reading (RG) | 18.6 | 16.7 | +2.0 | +0.3 to +3.6 | 2,313 |
| Dundee (DD) | 18.6 | 16.7 | +1.9 | −2.4 to +6.2 | 317 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 18.6 | 16.7 | +1.8 | −1.8 to +5.5 | 431 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 18.5 | 16.7 | +1.8 | −0.6 to +4.1 | 1,056 |
| Chester (CH) | 18.3 | 16.7 | +1.6 | −1.1 to +4.3 | 797 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 18.3 | 16.7 | +1.6 | −0.4 to +3.6 | 1,460 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 18.3 | 16.7 | +1.6 | −2.0 to +5.1 | 454 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 18.1 | 16.7 | +1.4 | −1.0 to +3.9 | 942 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 18.0 | 16.7 | +1.2 | −1.1 to +3.6 | 1,030 |
| Medway (ME) | 17.9 | 16.7 | +1.2 | −1.1 to +3.5 | 1,070 |
| St Albans (AL) | 17.9 | 16.7 | +1.2 | −2.2 to +4.6 | 496 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 17.9 | 16.7 | +1.1 | −1.6 to +3.9 | 762 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 17.4 | 16.7 | +0.7 | −3.1 to +4.5 | 390 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 17.4 | 16.7 | +0.7 | −1.2 to +2.6 | 1,530 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 17.3 | 16.7 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.2 | 2,102 |
| Croydon (CR) | 16.9 | 16.7 | +0.2 | −2.2 to +2.6 | 934 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 16.8 | 16.7 | +0.1 | −1.6 to +1.8 | 1,881 |
| London SW (SW) | 16.8 | 16.7 | +0.1 | −2.7 to +2.8 | 703 |
| Hereford (HR) | 16.8 | 16.7 | +0.1 | −4.2 to +4.3 | 298 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 16.7 | 16.7 | +0.0 | −2.8 to +2.8 | 687 |
| Derby (DE) | 16.7 | 16.7 | +0.0 | −2.1 to +2.2 | 1,177 |
| London W (W) | 16.7 | 16.7 | −0.0 | −3.4 to +3.3 | 473 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 16.7 | 16.7 | −0.0 | −2.3 to +2.2 | 1,054 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 16.6 | 16.7 | −0.2 | −2.5 to +2.1 | 991 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 16.5 | 16.7 | −0.2 | −2.1 to +1.7 | 1,457 |
| Redhill (RH) | 16.5 | 16.7 | −0.2 | −2.0 to +1.5 | 1,762 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 16.5 | 16.7 | −0.2 | −2.6 to +2.2 | 951 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 16.4 | 16.7 | −0.4 | −2.0 to +1.2 | 2,067 |
| Dudley (DY) | 16.3 | 16.7 | −0.5 | −4.0 to +3.1 | 418 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 16.2 | 16.7 | −0.5 | −3.6 to +2.6 | 548 |
| Liverpool (L) | 16.2 | 16.7 | −0.5 | −4.0 to +3.0 | 419 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 16.1 | 16.7 | −0.6 | −3.4 to +2.1 | 695 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 16.0 | 16.7 | −0.7 | −4.6 to +3.2 | 343 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 16.0 | 16.7 | −0.8 | −2.8 to +1.3 | 1,245 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 15.9 | 16.7 | −0.8 | −2.8 to +1.2 | 1,262 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 15.9 | 16.7 | −0.8 | −3.1 to +1.5 | 974 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 15.7 | 16.7 | −1.0 | −5.0 to +3.0 | 318 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 15.7 | 16.7 | −1.0 | −2.8 to +0.8 | 1,590 |
| Preston (PR) | 15.7 | 16.7 | −1.0 | −3.6 to +1.5 | 777 |
| Newport (NP) | 15.6 | 16.7 | −1.1 | −4.2 to +2.0 | 538 |
| Walsall (WS) | 15.2 | 16.7 | −1.5 | −4.7 to +1.6 | 500 |
| Colchester (CO) | 15.1 | 16.7 | −1.6 | −4.1 to +0.9 | 786 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 15.1 | 16.7 | −1.7 | −6.6 to +3.3 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 15.1 | 16.7 | −1.7 | −3.9 to +0.5 | 1,036 |
| Telford (TF) | 15.0 | 16.7 | −1.7 | −5.9 to +2.5 | 280 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 14.8 | 16.8 | −2.0 | −3.8 to −0.2 | 1,530 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 14.5 | 16.7 | −2.2 | −6.6 to +2.1 | 255 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 14.3 | 16.7 | −2.4 | −6.1 to +1.3 | 349 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 14.2 | 16.8 | −2.5 | −4.8 to −0.2 | 906 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 14.1 | 16.7 | −2.7 | −5.1 to −0.2 | 795 |
| Slough (SL) | 14.0 | 16.8 | −2.8 | −4.4 to −1.1 | 1,697 |
| London NW (NW) | 14.0 | 16.8 | −2.8 | −5.0 to −0.6 | 960 |
| Wigan (WN) | 13.9 | 16.7 | −2.8 | −6.8 to +1.2 | 287 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 13.9 | 16.7 | −2.9 | −6.1 to +0.3 | 454 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 13.9 | 16.8 | −2.9 | −4.5 to −1.3 | 1,820 |
| Glasgow (G) | 13.7 | 16.8 | −3.1 | −5.1 to −1.0 | 1,065 |
| Dartford (DA) | 13.3 | 16.8 | −3.4 | −5.3 to −1.5 | 1,229 |
| London SE (SE) | 13.3 | 16.8 | −3.5 | −5.5 to −1.5 | 1,113 |
| Bradford (BD) | 13.2 | 16.8 | −3.5 | −6.0 to −1.0 | 695 |
| Manchester (M) | 13.1 | 16.8 | −3.6 | −5.8 to −1.4 | 913 |
| Bromley (BR) | 12.9 | 16.7 | −3.8 | −6.6 to −1.0 | 541 |
| Luton (LU) | 12.7 | 16.8 | −4.1 | −6.3 to −2.0 | 941 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 12.7 | 16.8 | −4.1 | −6.0 to −2.3 | 1,273 |
| Durham (DH) | 12.6 | 16.7 | −4.1 | −8.2 to −0.1 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 12.3 | 16.8 | −4.5 | −6.6 to −2.4 | 953 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 12.2 | 16.8 | −4.6 | −6.6 to −2.6 | 1,060 |
| London N (N) | 11.9 | 16.8 | −4.9 | −6.9 to −2.8 | 976 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 11.8 | 16.7 | −5.0 | −8.3 to −1.6 | 357 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 11.7 | 16.8 | −5.1 | −7.2 to −3.0 | 926 |
| Oldham (OL) | 11.3 | 16.8 | −5.5 | −8.3 to −2.6 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 11.3 | 16.9 | −5.7 | −6.7 to −4.6 | 3,546 |
| Sutton (SM) | 10.9 | 16.7 | −5.8 | −9.0 to −2.6 | 366 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 10.4 | 16.8 | −6.4 | −8.7 to −4.1 | 694 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 10.0 | 16.7 | −6.7 | −12.1 to −1.4 | 120 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 9.9 | 16.8 | −6.9 | −8.7 to −5.1 | 1,108 |
| London E (E) | 9.3 | 16.8 | −7.6 | −9.2 to −5.9 | 1,242 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 9.2 | 16.8 | −7.6 | −9.7 to −5.4 | 717 |
| Halifax (HX) | 4.7 | 16.8 | −12.0 | −14.6 to −9.5 | 275 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 97,728 (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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