Where in Britain does the BMW X5 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 24.3% of 522,338 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW X5 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Torquay (TQ): 37.4% against 24.3% elsewhere (+13.0 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −8.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW X5 MOT statistics · check a BMW X5 by registration
BMW X5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay (TQ) | 37.4 | 24.3 | +13.0 | +10.8 to +15.3 | 1,727 |
| Exeter (EX) | 36.3 | 24.3 | +12.1 | +10.5 to +13.6 | 3,866 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 35.4 | 24.3 | +11.1 | +8.5 to +13.6 | 1,356 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 34.7 | 24.2 | +10.5 | +9.2 to +11.7 | 6,033 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 34.7 | 24.3 | +10.4 | +8.5 to +12.3 | 2,513 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 34.6 | 24.3 | +10.4 | +9.0 to +11.8 | 4,561 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 34.4 | 24.3 | +10.2 | +8.8 to +11.5 | 4,576 |
| Truro (TR) | 34.2 | 24.3 | +9.9 | +8.1 to +11.8 | 2,584 |
| Bath (BA) | 34.1 | 24.3 | +9.9 | +8.2 to +11.5 | 3,315 |
| Dundee (DD) | 34.0 | 24.3 | +9.7 | +7.4 to +11.9 | 1,689 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.7 | 24.3 | +8.4 | +6.3 to +10.5 | 1,934 |
| Bristol (BS) | 32.4 | 24.2 | +8.1 | +7.0 to +9.2 | 7,120 |
| Hull (HU) | 32.2 | 24.3 | +7.9 | +6.2 to +9.6 | 2,903 |
| Taunton (TA) | 32.0 | 24.3 | +7.7 | +5.9 to +9.5 | 2,511 |
| Brighton (BN) | 31.1 | 24.3 | +6.8 | +5.6 to +8.0 | 5,769 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 30.9 | 24.3 | +6.6 | +5.4 to +7.8 | 5,754 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 30.4 | 24.3 | +6.1 | −2.9 to +15.0 | 102 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 29.5 | 24.3 | +5.2 | +4.0 to +6.4 | 5,668 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 29.5 | 24.3 | +5.2 | −1.2 to +11.6 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 29.4 | 24.3 | +5.1 | +3.9 to +6.2 | 5,684 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.3 | 24.3 | +5.0 | +3.4 to +6.5 | 3,314 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 29.1 | 24.3 | +4.8 | +3.1 to +6.5 | 2,693 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 28.6 | 24.3 | +4.3 | +2.9 to +5.8 | 3,816 |
| Oxford (OX) | 28.6 | 24.3 | +4.3 | +3.0 to +5.5 | 5,067 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 28.2 | 24.3 | +3.9 | +2.7 to +5.0 | 5,600 |
| Redhill (RH) | 28.0 | 24.3 | +3.7 | +2.6 to +4.8 | 6,106 |
| Colchester (CO) | 28.0 | 24.3 | +3.7 | +2.2 to +5.2 | 3,409 |
| Chester (CH) | 27.8 | 24.3 | +3.5 | +2.3 to +4.7 | 5,117 |
| Stockport (SK) | 27.5 | 24.3 | +3.2 | +2.0 to +4.4 | 5,161 |
| Worcester (WR) | 27.5 | 24.3 | +3.2 | +1.3 to +5.0 | 2,328 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 27.4 | 24.3 | +3.1 | +2.0 to +4.1 | 7,288 |
| Newport (NP) | 27.1 | 24.3 | +2.8 | +1.2 to +4.4 | 3,080 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 27.1 | 24.3 | +2.8 | +1.6 to +4.0 | 5,405 |
| Telford (TF) | 27.1 | 24.3 | +2.7 | +0.5 to +5.0 | 1,562 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 27.1 | 24.3 | +2.7 | −3.7 to +9.2 | 181 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 27.0 | 24.3 | +2.7 | +1.1 to +4.3 | 2,922 |
| St Albans (AL) | 26.9 | 24.3 | +2.5 | +0.7 to +4.4 | 2,219 |
| York (YO) | 26.8 | 24.3 | +2.4 | +1.1 to +3.8 | 4,094 |
| Guildford (GU) | 26.6 | 24.3 | +2.3 | +1.4 to +3.2 | 9,349 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 26.6 | 24.3 | +2.3 | +1.2 to +3.4 | 6,030 |
| Paisley (PA) | 26.6 | 24.3 | +2.2 | −0.0 to +4.5 | 1,482 |
| Swansea (SA) | 26.5 | 24.3 | +2.2 | +0.9 to +3.5 | 4,276 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 26.3 | 24.3 | +2.0 | +0.5 to +3.5 | 3,488 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.2 | 24.3 | +1.9 | +0.7 to +3.1 | 5,236 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 26.1 | 24.3 | +1.8 | −0.1 to +3.7 | 2,125 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 26.1 | 24.3 | +1.8 | +0.5 to +3.1 | 4,367 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 26.1 | 24.3 | +1.7 | +0.2 to +3.2 | 3,228 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 25.9 | 24.3 | +1.6 | −0.5 to +3.6 | 1,730 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 25.9 | 24.3 | +1.5 | −0.1 to +3.2 | 2,754 |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.8 | 24.3 | +1.5 | −0.3 to +3.2 | 2,416 |
| Swindon (SN) | 25.7 | 24.3 | +1.4 | +0.1 to +2.7 | 4,155 |
| Reading (RG) | 25.7 | 24.3 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.3 | 9,776 |
| Norwich (NR) | 25.6 | 24.3 | +1.2 | +0.1 to +2.4 | 5,620 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 25.6 | 24.3 | +1.2 | −3.3 to +5.7 | 360 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 25.5 | 24.3 | +1.2 | −0.7 to +3.1 | 2,018 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 25.4 | 24.3 | +1.0 | −0.8 to +2.8 | 2,241 |
| Watford (WD) | 25.1 | 24.3 | +0.8 | −0.7 to +2.3 | 3,332 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.1 | 24.3 | +0.8 | −1.1 to +2.6 | 2,108 |
| Inverness (IV) | 24.6 | 24.3 | +0.2 | −1.8 to +2.2 | 1,762 |
| Perth (PH) | 24.5 | 24.3 | +0.2 | −2.1 to +2.5 | 1,325 |
| Warrington (WA) | 24.5 | 24.3 | +0.2 | −1.0 to +1.3 | 5,293 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 24.5 | 24.3 | +0.1 | −0.7 to +1.0 | 10,217 |
| Crewe (CW) | 24.4 | 24.3 | +0.1 | −1.6 to +1.7 | 2,721 |
| Hereford (HR) | 24.2 | 24.3 | −0.1 | −2.1 to +1.8 | 1,785 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.1 | 24.3 | −0.3 | −1.7 to +1.1 | 3,612 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 24.0 | 24.3 | −0.4 | −1.5 to +0.7 | 5,539 |
| Walsall (WS) | 23.9 | 24.3 | −0.4 | −1.9 to +1.1 | 3,196 |
| Preston (PR) | 23.8 | 24.3 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.6 | 5,095 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 23.7 | 24.3 | −0.6 | −4.5 to +3.3 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 23.5 | 24.3 | −0.9 | −3.1 to +1.4 | 1,311 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 23.3 | 24.3 | −1.0 | −2.4 to +0.3 | 3,719 |
| Northampton (NN) | 23.1 | 24.4 | −1.2 | −2.3 to −0.2 | 6,132 |
| London SW (SW) | 23.1 | 24.4 | −1.3 | −2.4 to −0.2 | 5,735 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 23.0 | 24.4 | −1.4 | −2.4 to −0.4 | 7,105 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.9 | 24.4 | −1.4 | −2.5 to −0.4 | 5,978 |
| Harrow (HA) | 22.6 | 24.4 | −1.7 | −2.9 to −0.6 | 4,899 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.6 | 24.4 | −1.8 | −2.7 to −0.8 | 7,847 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 22.5 | 24.3 | −1.8 | −3.8 to +0.1 | 1,777 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 22.3 | 24.4 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.0 | 6,054 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22.3 | 24.4 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.2 | 7,478 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 22.3 | 24.4 | −2.1 | −2.9 to −1.3 | 10,508 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 22.1 | 24.4 | −2.3 | −3.4 to −1.2 | 5,527 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 21.9 | 24.4 | −2.4 | −3.4 to −1.5 | 7,728 |
| Leicester (LE) | 21.9 | 24.4 | −2.4 | −3.3 to −1.6 | 8,500 |
| Glasgow (G) | 21.9 | 24.4 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.6 | 8,540 |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.9 | 24.4 | −2.5 | −3.7 to −1.4 | 4,993 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 21.6 | 24.4 | −2.7 | −3.9 to −1.5 | 4,513 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 21.6 | 24.3 | −2.8 | −5.1 to −0.4 | 1,178 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.6 | 24.4 | −2.8 | −3.9 to −1.7 | 5,295 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 21.5 | 24.4 | −2.8 | −4.8 to −0.8 | 1,632 |
| Sheffield (S) | 21.4 | 24.4 | −3.0 | −3.8 to −2.1 | 9,096 |
| Bolton (BL) | 21.4 | 24.4 | −3.0 | −4.3 to −1.7 | 3,874 |
| Romford (RM) | 21.3 | 24.4 | −3.0 | −4.0 to −2.1 | 7,489 |
| London SE (SE) | 21.0 | 24.4 | −3.4 | −4.4 to −2.4 | 5,886 |
| Manchester (M) | 20.6 | 24.4 | −3.7 | −4.7 to −2.8 | 7,546 |
| London W (W) | 20.3 | 24.4 | −4.0 | −5.5 to −2.6 | 2,886 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.3 | 24.4 | −4.1 | −5.3 to −2.8 | 4,198 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 20.3 | 24.4 | −4.1 | −5.2 to −3.0 | 5,010 |
| Sutton (SM) | 20.2 | 24.4 | −4.1 | −6.2 to −2.0 | 1,433 |
| London N (N) | 20.2 | 24.4 | −4.2 | −5.2 to −3.1 | 5,676 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 20.0 | 24.4 | −4.3 | −5.8 to −2.8 | 2,670 |
| Coventry (CV) | 20.0 | 24.4 | −4.4 | −5.4 to −3.5 | 7,245 |
| Slough (SL) | 19.6 | 24.4 | −4.8 | −5.7 to −3.8 | 6,738 |
| Durham (DH) | 19.5 | 24.4 | −4.8 | −6.6 to −3.1 | 1,920 |
| Halifax (HX) | 19.4 | 24.4 | −5.0 | −7.4 to −2.5 | 1,026 |
| Luton (LU) | 19.4 | 24.4 | −5.0 | −6.2 to −3.9 | 4,700 |
| Oldham (OL) | 19.2 | 24.4 | −5.2 | −6.5 to −3.8 | 3,208 |
| Birmingham (B) | 19.3 | 24.5 | −5.3 | −5.9 to −4.7 | 17,029 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 19.0 | 24.4 | −5.4 | −6.4 to −4.4 | 5,854 |
| Bradford (BD) | 19.0 | 24.4 | −5.4 | −6.5 to −4.3 | 5,000 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 18.9 | 24.4 | −5.5 | −6.6 to −4.4 | 5,092 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 18.7 | 24.4 | −5.7 | −6.9 to −4.5 | 3,950 |
| London NW (NW) | 18.6 | 24.4 | −5.8 | −6.7 to −4.8 | 6,544 |
| Liverpool (L) | 18.6 | 24.4 | −5.8 | −6.8 to −4.8 | 5,828 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.1 | 24.4 | −6.3 | −7.3 to −5.2 | 5,487 |
| London E (E) | 17.8 | 24.4 | −6.6 | −7.5 to −5.6 | 6,419 |
| Bromley (BR) | 16.8 | 24.4 | −7.6 | −8.9 to −6.2 | 2,805 |
| Enfield (EN) | 16.2 | 24.4 | −8.3 | −9.3 to −7.2 | 4,917 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 522,338 (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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