Where in Britain does the BMW X4 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 14.3% of 72,121 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW X4 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in St Albans (AL): 20.4% against 14.3% elsewhere (+6.1 points). It does best in Dumfries (DG), −8.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW X4 MOT statistics · check a BMW X4 by registration
BMW X4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Albans (AL) | 20.4 | 14.3 | +6.1 | +0.8 to +11.3 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.0 | 14.3 | +5.7 | +2.1 to +9.4 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 19.8 | 14.2 | +5.6 | +2.9 to +8.3 | 867 |
| Walsall (WS) | 19.5 | 14.3 | +5.2 | +1.8 to +8.7 | 502 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 19.2 | 14.3 | +4.9 | −1.8 to +11.7 | 130 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 19.0 | 14.3 | +4.8 | +1.3 to +8.2 | 494 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 18.5 | 14.3 | +4.2 | −0.1 to +8.5 | 314 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 18.4 | 14.3 | +4.1 | +0.6 to +7.6 | 468 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 18.2 | 14.3 | +4.0 | +1.3 to +6.7 | 790 |
| Redhill (RH) | 18.1 | 14.3 | +3.9 | +1.0 to +6.8 | 678 |
| Brighton (BN) | 17.9 | 14.3 | +3.6 | +0.5 to +6.8 | 564 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 17.6 | 14.3 | +3.3 | +0.5 to +6.1 | 722 |
| Perth (PH) | 17.5 | 14.3 | +3.2 | −1.3 to +7.8 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 17.4 | 14.3 | +3.2 | +0.1 to +6.2 | 608 |
| Stockport (SK) | 17.3 | 14.3 | +3.0 | +0.5 to +5.5 | 862 |
| Glasgow (G) | 17.1 | 14.2 | +2.9 | +1.2 to +4.5 | 1,995 |
| Exeter (EX) | 17.0 | 14.3 | +2.7 | −1.1 to +6.6 | 370 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 16.9 | 14.3 | +2.6 | +0.0 to +5.3 | 786 |
| Harrow (HA) | 16.8 | 14.3 | +2.6 | −0.5 to +5.6 | 570 |
| Northampton (NN) | 16.7 | 14.3 | +2.4 | −0.2 to +5.0 | 809 |
| Southampton (SO) | 16.5 | 14.3 | +2.2 | −1.0 to +5.3 | 540 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 16.0 | 14.3 | +1.7 | −0.6 to +4.1 | 930 |
| Hull (HU) | 16.0 | 14.3 | +1.7 | −1.6 to +5.0 | 481 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 15.9 | 14.3 | +1.7 | −0.7 to +4.0 | 959 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 15.9 | 14.3 | +1.6 | −2.0 to +5.3 | 383 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 15.8 | 14.3 | +1.6 | −1.1 to +4.2 | 732 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 15.8 | 14.3 | +1.5 | −2.3 to +5.3 | 355 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 15.8 | 14.3 | +1.5 | −1.6 to +4.6 | 533 |
| Manchester (M) | 15.7 | 14.3 | +1.4 | −0.8 to +3.6 | 1,065 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 15.7 | 14.3 | +1.4 | −2.4 to +5.1 | 364 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 15.4 | 14.3 | +1.1 | −2.2 to +4.5 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 15.3 | 14.3 | +1.0 | −1.5 to +3.6 | 795 |
| Darlington (DL) | 15.3 | 14.3 | +1.0 | −2.5 to +4.6 | 391 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 15.3 | 14.3 | +1.0 | −2.2 to +4.2 | 489 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 15.3 | 14.3 | +1.0 | −1.0 to +3.0 | 1,302 |
| Worcester (WR) | 15.3 | 14.3 | +1.0 | −3.0 to +4.9 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 15.3 | 14.3 | +1.0 | −1.2 to +3.1 | 1,062 |
| Chester (CH) | 15.2 | 14.3 | +0.9 | −1.8 to +3.7 | 664 |
| Warrington (WA) | 15.2 | 14.3 | +0.9 | −1.5 to +3.3 | 855 |
| Crewe (CW) | 15.2 | 14.3 | +0.9 | −2.3 to +4.1 | 494 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 15.1 | 14.3 | +0.8 | −1.6 to +3.3 | 852 |
| Leicester (LE) | 15.1 | 14.3 | +0.8 | −1.3 to +3.0 | 1,064 |
| Inverness (IV) | 15.1 | 14.3 | +0.8 | −3.7 to +5.3 | 245 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 15.1 | 14.3 | +0.8 | −3.4 to +4.9 | 285 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 15.0 | 14.3 | +0.7 | −1.9 to +3.3 | 738 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 15.0 | 14.3 | +0.7 | −1.7 to +3.2 | 838 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 15.0 | 14.3 | +0.7 | −4.3 to +5.6 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 15.0 | 14.3 | +0.7 | −1.8 to +3.1 | 821 |
| Ilford (IG) | 15.0 | 14.3 | +0.7 | −1.7 to +3.0 | 896 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 14.6 | 14.3 | +0.3 | −2.2 to +2.8 | 761 |
| Norwich (NR) | 14.6 | 14.3 | +0.3 | −2.5 to +3.0 | 618 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 14.5 | 14.3 | +0.2 | −2.5 to +2.9 | 661 |
| York (YO) | 14.5 | 14.3 | +0.2 | −2.5 to +2.9 | 662 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 14.4 | 14.3 | +0.1 | −1.9 to +2.1 | 1,204 |
| Bolton (BL) | 14.4 | 14.3 | +0.1 | −2.5 to +2.7 | 714 |
| Dudley (DY) | 14.3 | 14.3 | +0.0 | −3.9 to +3.9 | 314 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 14.3 | 14.3 | +0.0 | −2.7 to +2.7 | 663 |
| Oxford (OX) | 14.3 | 14.3 | +0.0 | −3.2 to +3.3 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 14.3 | 14.3 | −0.0 | −2.7 to +2.7 | 629 |
| Leeds (LS) | 14.2 | 14.3 | −0.1 | −2.6 to +2.4 | 761 |
| London NW (NW) | 14.2 | 14.3 | −0.1 | −2.7 to +2.4 | 734 |
| Birmingham (B) | 14.1 | 14.3 | −0.2 | −1.7 to +1.2 | 2,274 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 14.1 | 14.3 | −0.2 | −4.1 to +3.6 | 320 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 13.9 | 14.3 | −0.5 | −4.6 to +3.7 | 267 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 13.8 | 14.3 | −0.5 | −4.2 to +3.2 | 333 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 13.8 | 14.3 | −0.5 | −3.4 to +2.4 | 558 |
| Telford (TF) | 13.8 | 14.3 | −0.5 | −6.1 to +5.1 | 145 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 13.5 | 14.3 | −0.8 | −3.0 to +1.4 | 968 |
| Durham (DH) | 13.4 | 14.3 | −0.9 | −4.3 to +2.5 | 388 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 13.4 | 14.3 | −0.9 | −4.1 to +2.3 | 433 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 13.4 | 14.3 | −1.0 | −2.8 to +0.9 | 1,377 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 13.3 | 14.3 | −1.0 | −4.1 to +2.1 | 465 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 13.3 | 14.3 | −1.0 | −3.4 to +1.4 | 776 |
| Bromley (BR) | 13.2 | 14.3 | −1.1 | −4.3 to +2.0 | 448 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 13.2 | 14.3 | −1.2 | −3.7 to +1.4 | 661 |
| Derby (DE) | 13.0 | 14.3 | −1.3 | −3.4 to +0.8 | 989 |
| Paisley (PA) | 13.0 | 14.3 | −1.3 | −5.5 to +2.8 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 13.0 | 14.3 | −1.4 | −5.6 to +2.8 | 247 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 12.9 | 14.3 | −1.4 | −3.1 to +0.2 | 1,566 |
| Liverpool (L) | 12.8 | 14.3 | −1.5 | −3.7 to +0.7 | 903 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 12.8 | 14.3 | −1.6 | −3.7 to +0.6 | 963 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 12.7 | 14.3 | −1.6 | −4.0 to +0.7 | 772 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 12.7 | 14.3 | −1.6 | −6.1 to +2.8 | 213 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 12.4 | 14.3 | −1.9 | −4.1 to +0.3 | 861 |
| Bradford (BD) | 12.2 | 14.3 | −2.1 | −5.2 to +1.0 | 425 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 12.2 | 14.4 | −2.1 | −3.7 to −0.6 | 1,842 |
| Sutton (SM) | 12.2 | 14.3 | −2.2 | −8.4 to +4.0 | 107 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 11.8 | 14.3 | −2.6 | −4.5 to −0.6 | 1,069 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 11.7 | 14.3 | −2.6 | −5.5 to +0.2 | 495 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 11.7 | 14.3 | −2.7 | −5.1 to −0.2 | 677 |
| Taunton (TA) | 11.6 | 14.3 | −2.7 | −7.4 to +2.0 | 181 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 11.6 | 14.3 | −2.7 | −5.4 to −0.1 | 561 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 11.6 | 14.3 | −2.8 | −5.4 to −0.1 | 553 |
| Wigan (WN) | 11.5 | 14.3 | −2.9 | −6.2 to +0.5 | 349 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 11.4 | 14.4 | −2.9 | −4.5 to −1.4 | 1,592 |
| London N (N) | 11.4 | 14.3 | −3.0 | −5.4 to −0.6 | 669 |
| Oldham (OL) | 11.2 | 14.3 | −3.1 | −5.7 to −0.6 | 589 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 11.2 | 14.3 | −3.1 | −6.3 to −0.0 | 393 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 11.2 | 14.3 | −3.2 | −6.4 to +0.1 | 367 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 11.1 | 14.4 | −3.2 | −5.1 to −1.3 | 1,041 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 11.1 | 14.4 | −3.3 | −5.3 to −1.3 | 914 |
| Colchester (CO) | 11.0 | 14.3 | −3.3 | −6.5 to −0.1 | 381 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 10.8 | 14.3 | −3.5 | −6.7 to −0.4 | 371 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 10.8 | 14.3 | −3.6 | −6.1 to −1.1 | 604 |
| Bath (BA) | 10.7 | 14.3 | −3.6 | −7.5 to +0.3 | 243 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 10.7 | 14.3 | −3.7 | −5.9 to −1.5 | 751 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 10.1 | 14.3 | −4.2 | −7.3 to −1.0 | 355 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 10.1 | 14.3 | −4.2 | −8.1 to −0.4 | 238 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 8.2 | 14.4 | −6.2 | −7.9 to −4.4 | 935 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 5.6 | 14.3 | −8.7 | −12.8 to −4.7 | 125 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 72,121 (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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