Where in Britain does the BMW M4 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 12.7% of 57,282 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW M4 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 22.4% against 12.7% elsewhere (+9.7 points). It does best in London N (N), −5.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW M4 MOT statistics · check a BMW M4 by registration
BMW M4 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) | 22.4 | 12.7 | +9.7 | +4.4 to +15.1 | 232 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 20.1 | 12.7 | +7.4 | +1.4 to +13.5 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 19.5 | 12.6 | +6.8 | +3.5 to +10.2 | 534 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 19.1 | 12.7 | +6.4 | +2.2 to +10.6 | 341 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 18.0 | 12.6 | +5.3 | +2.3 to +8.3 | 646 |
| Brighton (BN) | 17.6 | 12.6 | +4.9 | +2.2 to +7.7 | 740 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 17.6 | 12.7 | +4.9 | +1.3 to +8.6 | 421 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 17.5 | 12.7 | +4.8 | +0.8 to +8.9 | 337 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 17.2 | 12.7 | +4.5 | +1.1 to +7.9 | 471 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 17.1 | 12.7 | +4.4 | −2.6 to +11.4 | 111 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 16.9 | 12.7 | +4.3 | +0.3 to +8.2 | 348 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 16.9 | 12.7 | +4.2 | +1.1 to +7.3 | 563 |
| Stockport (SK) | 16.7 | 12.7 | +4.1 | +1.0 to +7.1 | 580 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 16.7 | 12.7 | +4.0 | +0.3 to +7.7 | 384 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 16.4 | 12.7 | +3.7 | +0.7 to +6.8 | 568 |
| Redhill (RH) | 16.2 | 12.6 | +3.5 | +1.2 to +5.9 | 933 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 16.1 | 12.7 | +3.4 | −0.2 to +6.9 | 411 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 15.9 | 12.6 | +3.2 | +1.2 to +5.3 | 1,242 |
| Bath (BA) | 15.9 | 12.7 | +3.2 | −0.7 to +7.1 | 346 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 15.5 | 12.7 | +2.8 | −1.1 to +6.7 | 336 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 15.3 | 12.7 | +2.6 | −0.2 to +5.4 | 629 |
| Chester (CH) | 15.2 | 12.7 | +2.5 | −0.5 to +5.6 | 545 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 15.2 | 12.7 | +2.5 | −0.4 to +5.5 | 578 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 15.0 | 12.7 | +2.3 | −3.0 to +7.7 | 173 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 15.0 | 12.7 | +2.3 | −2.7 to +7.3 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 14.7 | 12.7 | +2.0 | −2.3 to +6.4 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 14.6 | 12.7 | +1.9 | −1.3 to +5.0 | 487 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 14.4 | 12.7 | +1.7 | −1.8 to +5.1 | 404 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 14.4 | 12.7 | +1.7 | −3.4 to +6.7 | 188 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 14.3 | 12.7 | +1.6 | −0.3 to +3.5 | 1,291 |
| Northampton (NN) | 14.2 | 12.7 | +1.6 | −1.1 to +4.2 | 674 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 14.2 | 12.7 | +1.5 | −0.7 to +3.8 | 949 |
| Crewe (CW) | 14.2 | 12.7 | +1.5 | −2.3 to +5.4 | 323 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 14.2 | 12.7 | +1.5 | −3.1 to +6.2 | 218 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 14.2 | 12.7 | +1.5 | −2.2 to +5.2 | 338 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 14.1 | 12.7 | +1.5 | −1.4 to +4.3 | 587 |
| Exeter (EX) | 14.1 | 12.7 | +1.4 | −2.5 to +5.4 | 304 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 14.1 | 12.7 | +1.4 | −1.1 to +3.9 | 731 |
| York (YO) | 14.0 | 12.7 | +1.3 | −1.7 to +4.2 | 523 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 13.9 | 12.7 | +1.3 | −2.4 to +4.9 | 344 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 13.7 | 12.7 | +1.0 | −1.8 to +3.8 | 578 |
| Romford (RM) | 13.6 | 12.7 | +0.9 | −1.7 to +3.4 | 701 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 13.6 | 12.7 | +0.9 | −2.3 to +4.0 | 465 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 13.4 | 12.7 | +0.7 | −2.2 to +3.6 | 536 |
| Telford (TF) | 13.3 | 12.7 | +0.6 | −4.7 to +5.9 | 158 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 13.2 | 12.7 | +0.5 | −2.6 to +3.6 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 13.1 | 12.7 | +0.4 | −1.7 to +2.5 | 1,032 |
| Medway (ME) | 12.8 | 12.7 | +0.1 | −2.5 to +2.8 | 617 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 12.8 | 12.7 | +0.1 | −2.0 to +2.2 | 977 |
| Worcester (WR) | 12.8 | 12.7 | +0.0 | −3.7 to +3.8 | 298 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 12.8 | 12.7 | +0.0 | −2.9 to +3.0 | 502 |
| Warrington (WA) | 12.6 | 12.7 | −0.1 | −2.8 to +2.6 | 580 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 12.6 | 12.7 | −0.1 | −4.7 to +4.4 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 12.6 | 12.7 | −0.2 | −4.4 to +4.1 | 231 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 12.5 | 12.7 | −0.2 | −4.3 to +3.9 | 248 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 12.4 | 12.7 | −0.3 | −2.8 to +2.2 | 675 |
| Newport (NP) | 12.4 | 12.7 | −0.3 | −3.6 to +3.1 | 370 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 12.4 | 12.7 | −0.3 | −2.5 to +2.0 | 837 |
| Sheffield (S) | 12.4 | 12.7 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.6 | 1,160 |
| Perth (PH) | 12.4 | 12.7 | −0.3 | −6.0 to +5.4 | 129 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 12.3 | 12.7 | −0.4 | −2.6 to +1.9 | 842 |
| Glasgow (G) | 12.3 | 12.7 | −0.4 | −2.9 to +2.1 | 674 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 12.2 | 12.7 | −0.5 | −3.0 to +1.9 | 690 |
| Taunton (TA) | 12.1 | 12.7 | −0.6 | −5.1 to +3.8 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 12.1 | 12.7 | −0.7 | −2.4 to +1.1 | 1,318 |
| Inverness (IV) | 12.0 | 12.7 | −0.7 | −5.4 to +3.9 | 184 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 11.9 | 12.7 | −0.8 | −4.0 to +2.4 | 396 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 11.8 | 12.7 | −0.9 | −6.2 to +4.4 | 144 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 11.7 | 12.7 | −1.0 | −3.7 to +1.6 | 557 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 11.7 | 12.7 | −1.1 | −3.6 to +1.5 | 618 |
| Ilford (IG) | 11.6 | 12.7 | −1.1 | −3.6 to +1.4 | 639 |
| Swansea (SA) | 11.6 | 12.7 | −1.2 | −4.0 to +1.7 | 485 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 11.5 | 12.7 | −1.2 | −4.8 to +2.4 | 305 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 11.4 | 12.7 | −1.3 | −5.4 to +2.9 | 227 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 11.3 | 12.7 | −1.4 | −4.5 to +1.6 | 426 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 11.2 | 12.7 | −1.5 | −3.7 to +0.6 | 841 |
| Leicester (LE) | 11.2 | 12.7 | −1.6 | −3.5 to +0.3 | 1,102 |
| Southampton (SO) | 11.1 | 12.7 | −1.6 | −3.8 to +0.6 | 809 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 11.0 | 12.7 | −1.7 | −5.5 to +2.2 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 11.0 | 12.7 | −1.7 | −5.7 to +2.3 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 10.8 | 12.7 | −1.9 | −4.7 to +0.9 | 480 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 10.6 | 12.7 | −2.2 | −4.5 to +0.2 | 653 |
| London NW (NW) | 10.5 | 12.7 | −2.2 | −4.7 to +0.4 | 560 |
| Wigan (WN) | 10.5 | 12.7 | −2.2 | −5.5 to +1.2 | 323 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 10.5 | 12.7 | −2.2 | −5.5 to +1.1 | 333 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 10.5 | 12.7 | −2.2 | −6.5 to +2.0 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 10.5 | 12.8 | −2.3 | −3.7 to −0.9 | 1,823 |
| Slough (SL) | 10.3 | 12.7 | −2.4 | −4.5 to −0.4 | 844 |
| Coventry (CV) | 10.3 | 12.7 | −2.5 | −4.4 to −0.6 | 983 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 10.2 | 12.7 | −2.5 | −5.2 to +0.1 | 500 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 10.2 | 12.7 | −2.6 | −7.8 to +2.7 | 128 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 10.1 | 12.7 | −2.6 | −5.3 to +0.1 | 483 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 10.1 | 12.7 | −2.6 | −5.6 to +0.4 | 396 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 9.7 | 12.7 | −3.1 | −6.4 to +0.3 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 9.6 | 12.7 | −3.1 | −5.7 to −0.6 | 520 |
| Dudley (DY) | 9.6 | 12.7 | −3.1 | −6.8 to +0.5 | 250 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 9.6 | 12.7 | −3.1 | −5.8 to −0.5 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 9.6 | 12.7 | −3.2 | −5.9 to −0.4 | 450 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 9.5 | 12.7 | −3.2 | −6.7 to +0.3 | 274 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 9.4 | 12.7 | −3.3 | −6.5 to −0.1 | 318 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 9.3 | 12.7 | −3.4 | −6.0 to −0.9 | 516 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 9.3 | 12.7 | −3.4 | −6.6 to −0.3 | 323 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 9.1 | 12.7 | −3.6 | −5.8 to −1.5 | 702 |
| Manchester (M) | 8.9 | 12.7 | −3.9 | −6.3 to −1.5 | 552 |
| Enfield (EN) | 8.5 | 12.8 | −4.3 | −6.5 to −2.1 | 625 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 8.4 | 12.8 | −4.4 | −5.9 to −2.9 | 1,438 |
| Harrow (HA) | 7.8 | 12.7 | −5.0 | −7.6 to −2.3 | 399 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 7.5 | 12.7 | −5.2 | −7.6 to −2.8 | 466 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 6.8 | 12.7 | −5.9 | −8.5 to −3.4 | 381 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 57,282 (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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