Where in Britain does the BMW Z4 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 24.2% of 205,790 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the BMW Z4 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 34.2% against 24.2% elsewhere (+10.0 points). It does best in Dartford (DA), −7.4 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · BMW Z4 MOT statistics · check a BMW Z4 by registration
BMW Z4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 34.2 | 24.2 | +10.0 | +1.3 to +18.7 | 114 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 33.2 | 24.2 | +9.0 | +5.4 to +12.7 | 650 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 33.0 | 24.2 | +8.8 | +6.0 to +11.6 | 1,080 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 31.6 | 24.1 | +7.4 | +5.5 to +9.4 | 2,296 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 31.3 | 24.2 | +7.1 | +2.6 to +11.6 | 409 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 30.7 | 24.1 | +6.6 | +5.1 to +8.1 | 3,840 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 30.1 | 24.2 | +6.0 | +3.6 to +8.4 | 1,383 |
| Exeter (EX) | 30.1 | 24.2 | +5.9 | +4.0 to +7.8 | 2,259 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 30.1 | 24.2 | +5.9 | +3.3 to +8.4 | 1,241 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 29.4 | 24.2 | +5.3 | +2.6 to +7.9 | 1,117 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 28.7 | 24.1 | +4.6 | +2.9 to +6.2 | 2,986 |
| Truro (TR) | 28.6 | 24.2 | +4.4 | +2.0 to +6.8 | 1,339 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 28.2 | 24.2 | +4.0 | +1.0 to +7.0 | 865 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.1 | 24.2 | +3.9 | +1.5 to +6.3 | 1,389 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 27.7 | 24.2 | +3.5 | +1.5 to +5.6 | 1,814 |
| Southampton (SO) | 27.4 | 24.2 | +3.2 | +1.6 to +4.8 | 2,925 |
| Bath (BA) | 27.4 | 24.2 | +3.2 | +1.2 to +5.1 | 1,978 |
| Telford (TF) | 27.4 | 24.2 | +3.2 | +0.2 to +6.2 | 848 |
| Brighton (BN) | 27.3 | 24.2 | +3.1 | +1.5 to +4.7 | 3,047 |
| Swindon (SN) | 27.2 | 24.2 | +3.0 | +1.2 to +4.8 | 2,313 |
| Oxford (OX) | 27.0 | 24.2 | +2.9 | +1.1 to +4.6 | 2,600 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 27.0 | 24.2 | +2.8 | +1.3 to +4.3 | 3,425 |
| Hull (HU) | 27.0 | 24.2 | +2.8 | +0.2 to +5.3 | 1,175 |
| Leeds (LS) | 26.9 | 24.2 | +2.8 | +0.7 to +4.8 | 1,737 |
| Walsall (WS) | 26.7 | 24.2 | +2.5 | +0.1 to +4.9 | 1,313 |
| Paisley (PA) | 26.7 | 24.2 | +2.5 | −1.2 to +6.1 | 562 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 26.7 | 24.2 | +2.5 | −3.5 to +8.4 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 26.6 | 24.2 | +2.4 | −0.0 to +4.9 | 1,265 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.5 | 24.2 | +2.3 | −0.1 to +4.6 | 1,319 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 26.4 | 24.2 | +2.2 | +0.6 to +3.9 | 2,790 |
| Watford (WD) | 26.4 | 24.2 | +2.2 | −0.7 to +5.1 | 895 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.3 | 24.2 | +2.1 | −0.9 to +5.1 | 833 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 26.1 | 24.2 | +1.9 | +0.2 to +3.6 | 2,610 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 26.1 | 24.2 | +1.9 | +0.1 to +3.7 | 2,244 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 26.0 | 24.2 | +1.8 | −1.1 to +4.7 | 900 |
| Halifax (HX) | 25.8 | 24.2 | +1.6 | −2.5 to +5.7 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.8 | 24.2 | +1.5 | −0.8 to +3.9 | 1,367 |
| Swansea (SA) | 25.7 | 24.2 | +1.5 | −0.4 to +3.3 | 2,165 |
| London W (W) | 25.7 | 24.2 | +1.5 | −1.8 to +4.7 | 689 |
| Newport (NP) | 25.3 | 24.2 | +1.1 | −1.0 to +3.2 | 1,662 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 25.1 | 24.2 | +0.9 | −0.6 to +2.4 | 3,261 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 25.1 | 24.2 | +0.9 | −0.5 to +2.2 | 4,006 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 25.1 | 24.2 | +0.8 | −1.0 to +2.7 | 2,156 |
| Redhill (RH) | 25.0 | 24.2 | +0.8 | −0.9 to +2.4 | 2,767 |
| Chester (CH) | 24.9 | 24.2 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.4 | 2,348 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.7 | 24.2 | +0.4 | −1.5 to +2.4 | 1,987 |
| Guildford (GU) | 24.5 | 24.2 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.6 | 4,398 |
| York (YO) | 24.4 | 24.2 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.1 | 2,111 |
| Wigan (WN) | 24.4 | 24.2 | +0.2 | −3.0 to +3.3 | 713 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.4 | 24.2 | +0.2 | −2.4 to +2.8 | 1,054 |
| Perth (PH) | 24.3 | 24.2 | +0.1 | −3.4 to +3.5 | 597 |
| Taunton (TA) | 24.3 | 24.2 | +0.0 | −2.3 to +2.3 | 1,361 |
| St Albans (AL) | 24.2 | 24.2 | +0.0 | −2.7 to +2.7 | 978 |
| Northampton (NN) | 24.1 | 24.2 | −0.1 | −1.7 to +1.5 | 2,818 |
| Glasgow (G) | 24.1 | 24.2 | −0.2 | −1.8 to +1.4 | 2,836 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 24.0 | 24.2 | −0.2 | −3.0 to +2.6 | 904 |
| London N (N) | 23.9 | 24.2 | −0.3 | −2.8 to +2.2 | 1,107 |
| Manchester (M) | 23.9 | 24.2 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.6 | 1,960 |
| Liverpool (L) | 23.9 | 24.2 | −0.3 | −2.7 to +2.1 | 1,221 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 23.9 | 24.2 | −0.4 | −2.4 to +1.7 | 1,643 |
| Reading (RG) | 23.8 | 24.2 | −0.4 | −1.7 to +0.9 | 4,421 |
| Stockport (SK) | 23.8 | 24.2 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.3 | 2,331 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 23.8 | 24.2 | −0.5 | −2.5 to +1.6 | 1,659 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 23.7 | 24.2 | −0.5 | −2.2 to +1.2 | 2,477 |
| Colchester (CO) | 23.7 | 24.2 | −0.5 | −2.6 to +1.6 | 1,653 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 23.6 | 24.2 | −0.6 | −2.9 to +1.7 | 1,325 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 23.5 | 24.2 | −0.7 | −3.6 to +2.2 | 804 |
| Leicester (LE) | 23.3 | 24.2 | −0.9 | −2.3 to +0.4 | 3,906 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 23.3 | 24.2 | −1.0 | −3.6 to +1.7 | 985 |
| Coventry (CV) | 23.2 | 24.2 | −1.0 | −2.3 to +0.3 | 3,941 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 23.2 | 24.2 | −1.0 | −2.3 to +0.3 | 4,141 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 23.1 | 24.2 | −1.1 | −2.7 to +0.4 | 2,854 |
| Inverness (IV) | 23.0 | 24.2 | −1.3 | −4.5 to +2.0 | 636 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 23.0 | 24.2 | −1.3 | −4.0 to +1.5 | 893 |
| Darlington (DL) | 22.9 | 24.2 | −1.3 | −3.9 to +1.3 | 1,007 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.8 | 24.2 | −1.5 | −3.1 to +0.2 | 2,622 |
| Norwich (NR) | 22.7 | 24.2 | −1.5 | −3.0 to −0.0 | 3,057 |
| London E (E) | 22.6 | 24.2 | −1.6 | −4.4 to +1.2 | 848 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 22.6 | 24.2 | −1.7 | −4.3 to +0.9 | 1,002 |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.5 | 24.2 | −1.7 | −3.6 to +0.2 | 1,829 |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.3 | 24.3 | −2.0 | −3.1 to −0.9 | 5,404 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.3 | 24.2 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.5 | 3,033 |
| Crewe (CW) | 22.2 | 24.2 | −2.0 | −4.2 to +0.2 | 1,422 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 22.2 | 24.2 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.6 | 3,225 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 22.0 | 24.2 | −2.2 | −4.5 to −0.0 | 1,346 |
| Hereford (HR) | 21.9 | 24.2 | −2.3 | −5.0 to +0.4 | 912 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 21.9 | 24.2 | −2.3 | −4.0 to −0.6 | 2,338 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 21.9 | 24.2 | −2.3 | −3.8 to −0.8 | 2,822 |
| Medway (ME) | 21.9 | 24.2 | −2.3 | −4.2 to −0.5 | 1,972 |
| Preston (PR) | 21.8 | 24.2 | −2.4 | −4.2 to −0.7 | 2,106 |
| Oldham (OL) | 21.7 | 24.2 | −2.5 | −5.3 to +0.2 | 857 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 21.6 | 24.2 | −2.6 | −5.2 to +0.0 | 953 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 21.3 | 24.2 | −3.0 | −4.9 to −1.0 | 1,668 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 21.3 | 24.2 | −3.0 | −4.9 to −1.0 | 1,645 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 21.3 | 24.2 | −3.0 | −5.8 to −0.2 | 823 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.2 | 24.2 | −3.0 | −5.2 to −0.9 | 1,416 |
| London NW (NW) | 21.1 | 24.2 | −3.1 | −5.4 to −0.8 | 1,236 |
| Bolton (BL) | 21.1 | 24.2 | −3.1 | −5.4 to −0.8 | 1,194 |
| Croydon (CR) | 20.9 | 24.2 | −3.3 | −5.7 to −0.9 | 1,080 |
| Slough (SL) | 20.6 | 24.2 | −3.7 | −5.6 to −1.8 | 1,814 |
| London SE (SE) | 20.1 | 24.2 | −4.1 | −6.1 to −2.2 | 1,624 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 20.1 | 24.2 | −4.1 | −6.2 to −2.0 | 1,451 |
| Romford (RM) | 19.9 | 24.2 | −4.3 | −6.6 to −2.0 | 1,144 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 19.9 | 24.3 | −4.4 | −6.0 to −2.7 | 2,275 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 19.7 | 24.2 | −4.5 | −9.0 to −0.0 | 304 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 19.8 | 24.3 | −4.5 | −5.7 to −3.3 | 4,376 |
| Sutton (SM) | 18.9 | 24.2 | −5.3 | −9.0 to −1.6 | 433 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.9 | 24.3 | −5.3 | −7.1 to −3.6 | 1,954 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.9 | 24.2 | −5.4 | −8.1 to −2.6 | 779 |
| Warrington (WA) | 18.7 | 24.3 | −5.6 | −7.2 to −4.0 | 2,362 |
| Durham (DH) | 18.0 | 24.2 | −6.2 | −8.8 to −3.6 | 865 |
| Bromley (BR) | 17.9 | 24.2 | −6.3 | −9.1 to −3.6 | 765 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 17.7 | 24.2 | −6.6 | −9.0 to −4.2 | 973 |
| Enfield (EN) | 17.1 | 24.3 | −7.2 | −9.3 to −5.0 | 1,170 |
| Dartford (DA) | 16.9 | 24.3 | −7.4 | −9.5 to −5.2 | 1,190 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 205,790 (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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