Where in Britain does the Chevrolet Kalos fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 53.1% of 28,900 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Chevrolet Kalos failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Hull (HU): 69.3% against 53.0% elsewhere (+16.3 points). It does best in London SW (SW), −19.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Chevrolet Kalos MOT statistics · check a Chevrolet Kalos by registration
Chevrolet Kalos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull (HU) | 69.3 | 53.0 | +16.3 | +9.0 to +23.6 | 153 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 67.8 | 53.0 | +14.9 | +8.3 to +21.4 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 67.7 | 53.0 | +14.7 | +6.5 to +22.9 | 127 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 65.7 | 53.0 | +12.7 | +4.7 to +20.6 | 137 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 65.3 | 53.0 | +12.3 | +4.7 to +20.0 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 65.0 | 53.0 | +12.0 | +2.6 to +21.3 | 100 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 64.6 | 52.9 | +11.7 | +7.0 to +16.4 | 407 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 64.7 | 53.0 | +11.6 | +4.0 to +19.3 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 64.6 | 53.0 | +11.6 | +5.6 to +17.7 | 243 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 64.6 | 53.0 | +11.6 | +5.6 to +17.7 | 243 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 63.0 | 53.0 | +9.9 | +0.8 to +19.0 | 108 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 62.7 | 52.9 | +9.8 | +5.2 to +14.3 | 440 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 62.3 | 53.0 | +9.2 | +1.7 to +16.8 | 159 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 61.9 | 52.8 | +9.1 | +6.0 to +12.2 | 996 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 62.1 | 53.0 | +9.1 | +3.4 to +14.8 | 282 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 62.0 | 53.0 | +9.0 | +2.9 to +15.1 | 245 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 61.6 | 53.0 | +8.6 | +3.5 to +13.8 | 349 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 61.5 | 53.0 | +8.5 | +2.3 to +14.7 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 61.3 | 53.0 | +8.3 | +3.4 to +13.2 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 61.0 | 53.0 | +8.0 | +2.5 to +13.5 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 60.8 | 53.1 | +7.7 | −1.8 to +17.2 | 102 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 60.5 | 53.0 | +7.5 | +0.4 to +14.6 | 185 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 59.7 | 53.0 | +6.8 | +2.7 to +10.8 | 566 |
| Swindon (SN) | 59.5 | 53.0 | +6.5 | +0.5 to +12.5 | 262 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 59.5 | 53.0 | +6.5 | +0.3 to +12.7 | 242 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 59.3 | 52.9 | +6.3 | +2.5 to +10.2 | 646 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 59.3 | 53.0 | +6.3 | +0.7 to +11.8 | 307 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 58.1 | 53.0 | +5.1 | −1.7 to +11.9 | 203 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 58.1 | 53.1 | +5.0 | −4.4 to +14.5 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 58.1 | 53.1 | +5.0 | −3.3 to +13.3 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 57.4 | 53.0 | +4.3 | −1.4 to +10.1 | 291 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 57.4 | 53.1 | +4.3 | −4.7 to +13.4 | 115 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 57.1 | 53.1 | +4.1 | −2.9 to +11.0 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 57.1 | 53.0 | +4.0 | −2.2 to +10.2 | 247 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 57.0 | 53.0 | +3.9 | −1.4 to +9.3 | 330 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 56.8 | 53.1 | +3.7 | −3.7 to +11.2 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 56.4 | 53.0 | +3.4 | −1.0 to +7.8 | 500 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 56.3 | 53.0 | +3.2 | −1.3 to +7.7 | 480 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 55.4 | 53.0 | +2.4 | −2.4 to +7.2 | 415 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 54.7 | 53.1 | +1.6 | −5.9 to +9.1 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 54.7 | 53.1 | +1.6 | −7.0 to +10.3 | 128 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 53.8 | 53.1 | +0.8 | −2.9 to +4.4 | 730 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 53.8 | 53.1 | +0.7 | −6.0 to +7.4 | 212 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 53.7 | 53.1 | +0.7 | −6.3 to +7.6 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 53.7 | 53.1 | +0.6 | −4.0 to +5.2 | 460 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 53.6 | 53.1 | +0.5 | −8.8 to +9.7 | 112 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 53.5 | 53.1 | +0.4 | −4.9 to +5.7 | 342 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 53.3 | 53.1 | +0.2 | −3.7 to +4.1 | 655 |
| Manchester (M) | 53.1 | 53.1 | +0.1 | −3.9 to +4.0 | 621 |
| Northampton (NN) | 52.4 | 53.1 | −0.7 | −5.6 to +4.2 | 399 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 52.3 | 53.1 | −0.8 | −7.8 to +6.2 | 197 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 52.0 | 53.1 | −1.1 | −7.3 to +5.2 | 246 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 51.9 | 53.1 | −1.2 | −8.0 to +5.5 | 212 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 51.9 | 53.1 | −1.2 | −7.6 to +5.1 | 243 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 51.8 | 53.1 | −1.3 | −6.5 to +3.9 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 51.5 | 53.1 | −1.6 | −6.3 to +3.1 | 437 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 50.9 | 53.1 | −2.1 | −11.7 to +7.4 | 106 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 50.8 | 53.1 | −2.3 | −9.3 to +4.7 | 197 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 50.7 | 53.1 | −2.4 | −10.6 to +5.9 | 142 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 50.4 | 53.1 | −2.7 | −8.0 to +2.6 | 343 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 50.4 | 53.1 | −2.7 | −11.2 to +5.7 | 135 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 50.2 | 53.1 | −2.9 | −9.2 to +3.4 | 241 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 50.2 | 53.1 | −2.9 | −8.8 to +3.0 | 279 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 50.0 | 53.1 | −3.1 | −10.8 to +4.6 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 50.0 | 53.1 | −3.1 | −9.6 to +3.4 | 232 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 49.3 | 53.1 | −3.8 | −8.6 to +0.9 | 430 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 49.0 | 53.1 | −4.1 | −13.8 to +5.6 | 102 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 49.0 | 53.1 | −4.1 | −11.2 to +2.9 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 48.9 | 53.1 | −4.2 | −12.4 to +4.1 | 141 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 48.8 | 53.2 | −4.4 | −8.6 to −0.1 | 547 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 48.2 | 53.1 | −4.9 | −11.4 to +1.6 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 48.1 | 53.1 | −5.0 | −10.1 to +0.1 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 47.6 | 53.1 | −5.5 | −12.3 to +1.3 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 47.2 | 53.2 | −5.9 | −10.6 to −1.3 | 451 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 45.7 | 53.1 | −7.4 | −14.5 to −0.2 | 188 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 45.3 | 53.3 | −7.9 | −11.7 to −4.2 | 708 |
| Leicester (LE) | 45.2 | 53.2 | −8.0 | −12.1 to −3.9 | 575 |
| Birmingham (B) | 45.4 | 53.4 | −8.0 | −11.0 to −5.1 | 1,118 |
| Bromley (BR) | 45.0 | 53.1 | −8.2 | −17.5 to +1.2 | 109 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 44.9 | 53.2 | −8.3 | −14.3 to −2.3 | 263 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 44.7 | 53.2 | −8.5 | −13.5 to −3.4 | 378 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 44.3 | 53.2 | −8.9 | −14.2 to −3.6 | 341 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 44.2 | 53.2 | −8.9 | −15.2 to −2.7 | 242 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 44.2 | 53.2 | −9.0 | −14.6 to −3.4 | 308 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 43.6 | 53.2 | −9.6 | −16.4 to −2.7 | 202 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 42.8 | 53.1 | −10.4 | −18.9 to −1.9 | 131 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 42.5 | 53.2 | −10.7 | −16.9 to −4.5 | 247 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 42.3 | 53.1 | −10.8 | −19.1 to −2.5 | 137 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 42.3 | 53.2 | −10.9 | −17.7 to −4.0 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 42.1 | 53.2 | −11.0 | −17.5 to −4.5 | 223 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 42.1 | 53.2 | −11.1 | −18.3 to −3.9 | 183 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 41.5 | 53.2 | −11.7 | −18.5 to −4.9 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 41.2 | 53.2 | −11.9 | −19.1 to −4.8 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 40.4 | 53.2 | −12.8 | −17.8 to −7.8 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 39.5 | 53.2 | −13.6 | −21.1 to −6.2 | 167 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 36.4 | 53.2 | −16.8 | −22.9 to −10.7 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 34.0 | 53.2 | −19.2 | −28.3 to −10.0 | 103 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 28,900 (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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