Where in Britain does the Citroen C1 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 27.8% of 988,444 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Citroen C1 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Lerwick (ZE): 43.7% against 27.8% elsewhere (+15.9 points). It does best in Romford (RM), −6.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Citroen C1 MOT statistics · check a Citroen C1 by registration
Citroen C1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick (ZE) | 43.7 | 27.8 | +15.9 | +9.1 to +22.7 | 206 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 39.4 | 27.7 | +11.7 | +10.0 to +13.3 | 3,443 |
| Dundee (DD) | 39.1 | 27.7 | +11.4 | +9.7 to +13.0 | 3,286 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 35.3 | 27.8 | +7.6 | +6.1 to +9.0 | 4,043 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 35.0 | 27.8 | +7.2 | +3.7 to +10.7 | 714 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 33.9 | 27.8 | +6.1 | +1.5 to +10.7 | 404 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 33.5 | 27.7 | +5.8 | +4.7 to +6.9 | 6,588 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 33.0 | 27.7 | +5.3 | +4.5 to +6.1 | 12,349 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 32.5 | 27.8 | +4.8 | +2.6 to +7.0 | 1,743 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 32.5 | 27.8 | +4.8 | +3.4 to +6.1 | 4,432 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 32.4 | 27.7 | +4.7 | +4.2 to +5.3 | 27,006 |
| Bristol (BS) | 32.3 | 27.7 | +4.6 | +4.0 to +5.2 | 22,711 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 31.8 | 27.8 | +4.1 | +2.7 to +5.4 | 4,346 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 31.6 | 27.7 | +3.9 | +3.1 to +4.6 | 14,592 |
| Leeds (LS) | 31.5 | 27.7 | +3.7 | +2.9 to +4.6 | 11,819 |
| Newport (NP) | 31.4 | 27.7 | +3.6 | +2.8 to +4.5 | 12,773 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 31.3 | 27.8 | +3.5 | +2.3 to +4.8 | 5,159 |
| Northampton (NN) | 31.2 | 27.8 | +3.5 | +2.5 to +4.4 | 9,814 |
| Halifax (HX) | 31.0 | 27.8 | +3.2 | +1.8 to +4.6 | 4,202 |
| Crewe (CW) | 30.9 | 27.8 | +3.1 | +1.9 to +4.3 | 5,819 |
| Glasgow (G) | 30.6 | 27.8 | +2.8 | +2.0 to +3.6 | 11,998 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 30.5 | 27.8 | +2.7 | +1.1 to +4.3 | 3,363 |
| Swansea (SA) | 30.3 | 27.7 | +2.5 | +1.9 to +3.2 | 18,582 |
| York (YO) | 30.3 | 27.8 | +2.5 | +1.7 to +3.4 | 11,058 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 30.1 | 27.8 | +2.3 | +0.0 to +4.7 | 1,484 |
| London NW (NW) | 29.8 | 27.8 | +2.0 | +0.0 to +4.0 | 2,020 |
| Stockport (SK) | 29.8 | 27.8 | +2.0 | +1.1 to +2.9 | 9,794 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 29.6 | 27.8 | +1.8 | +1.0 to +2.6 | 11,835 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 29.5 | 27.8 | +1.7 | +0.6 to +2.9 | 6,528 |
| Perth (PH) | 29.5 | 27.8 | +1.7 | −0.2 to +3.7 | 2,178 |
| Exeter (EX) | 29.3 | 27.8 | +1.5 | +0.6 to +2.4 | 9,665 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 29.2 | 27.8 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.6 | 6,117 |
| Brighton (BN) | 29.2 | 27.8 | +1.4 | +0.7 to +2.1 | 17,581 |
| Chester (CH) | 29.0 | 27.8 | +1.3 | +0.4 to +2.1 | 9,985 |
| Bath (BA) | 29.0 | 27.8 | +1.2 | +0.4 to +2.0 | 12,489 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 29.0 | 27.8 | +1.2 | −0.1 to +2.5 | 4,477 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 28.9 | 27.8 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.5 | 4,522 |
| Hull (HU) | 28.9 | 27.8 | +1.1 | +0.2 to +2.1 | 8,538 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 28.9 | 27.8 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.4 | 4,584 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 28.8 | 27.8 | +1.1 | −0.0 to +2.1 | 6,734 |
| Swindon (SN) | 28.8 | 27.8 | +1.0 | +0.1 to +1.9 | 9,439 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.7 | 27.8 | +0.9 | −0.1 to +2.0 | 6,873 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.7 | 27.8 | +0.9 | −1.1 to +2.9 | 1,992 |
| Southampton (SO) | 28.7 | 27.8 | +0.9 | −0.1 to +1.9 | 8,620 |
| Darlington (DL) | 28.6 | 27.8 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.8 | 7,190 |
| Taunton (TA) | 28.3 | 27.8 | +0.5 | −0.5 to +1.5 | 7,941 |
| Paisley (PA) | 28.2 | 27.8 | +0.4 | −1.1 to +2.0 | 3,249 |
| Inverness (IV) | 28.1 | 27.8 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.1 | 2,418 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 28.0 | 27.8 | +0.2 | −0.8 to +1.3 | 7,310 |
| Oxford (OX) | 28.0 | 27.8 | +0.2 | −0.8 to +1.2 | 7,930 |
| Norwich (NR) | 28.0 | 27.8 | +0.2 | −0.5 to +1.0 | 14,315 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 28.0 | 27.8 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +0.9 | 14,069 |
| Hereford (HR) | 28.0 | 27.8 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.0 | 2,371 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 27.9 | 27.8 | +0.1 | −0.7 to +1.0 | 10,820 |
| London N (N) | 27.9 | 27.8 | +0.1 | −1.6 to +1.8 | 2,746 |
| Bradford (BD) | 27.8 | 27.8 | +0.0 | −0.8 to +0.9 | 11,506 |
| Manchester (M) | 27.8 | 27.8 | +0.0 | −0.7 to +0.7 | 16,953 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 27.8 | 27.8 | −0.0 | −0.8 to +0.7 | 14,668 |
| Reading (RG) | 27.5 | 27.8 | −0.3 | −1.2 to +0.6 | 9,487 |
| Oldham (OL) | 27.5 | 27.8 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.7 | 7,341 |
| Wigan (WN) | 27.5 | 27.8 | −0.3 | −1.4 to +0.7 | 6,715 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.3 | 27.8 | −0.5 | −1.4 to +0.5 | 9,226 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 27.3 | 27.8 | −0.5 | −1.5 to +0.5 | 7,677 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 27.2 | 27.8 | −0.6 | −1.2 to +0.1 | 17,594 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 27.1 | 27.8 | −0.6 | −4.5 to +3.3 | 501 |
| Worcester (WR) | 27.1 | 27.8 | −0.7 | −1.9 to +0.5 | 5,566 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.1 | 27.8 | −0.7 | −1.7 to +0.2 | 7,918 |
| London E (E) | 27.0 | 27.8 | −0.7 | −2.4 to +0.9 | 2,859 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 27.0 | 27.8 | −0.8 | −2.0 to +0.4 | 5,324 |
| London W (W) | 27.0 | 27.8 | −0.8 | −3.2 to +1.5 | 1,372 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 26.9 | 27.8 | −0.9 | −2.0 to +0.2 | 6,026 |
| Liverpool (L) | 26.9 | 27.8 | −0.9 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 10,339 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.8 | 27.8 | −1.0 | −2.0 to −0.0 | 8,172 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 26.8 | 27.8 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.3 | 13,111 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.8 | 27.8 | −1.0 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 8,932 |
| Watford (WD) | 26.7 | 27.8 | −1.1 | −2.7 to +0.5 | 2,784 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 26.6 | 27.8 | −1.2 | −3.0 to +0.7 | 2,242 |
| Telford (TF) | 26.6 | 27.8 | −1.2 | −2.7 to +0.2 | 3,542 |
| Croydon (CR) | 26.6 | 27.8 | −1.2 | −2.8 to +0.3 | 3,103 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 26.5 | 27.8 | −1.3 | −1.8 to −0.8 | 30,744 |
| Durham (DH) | 26.4 | 27.8 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.5 | 9,228 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.3 | 27.8 | −1.5 | −2.1 to −1.0 | 23,677 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 26.1 | 27.8 | −1.6 | −2.8 to −0.5 | 5,477 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 26.1 | 27.8 | −1.7 | −2.5 to −0.8 | 9,954 |
| Guildford (GU) | 26.1 | 27.8 | −1.7 | −2.5 to −0.9 | 12,249 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 26.0 | 27.8 | −1.8 | −3.3 to −0.2 | 2,996 |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.0 | 27.8 | −1.8 | −2.5 to −1.1 | 17,427 |
| Harrow (HA) | 25.9 | 27.8 | −1.8 | −3.7 to +0.0 | 2,077 |
| Walsall (WS) | 26.0 | 27.8 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.8 | 7,242 |
| Warrington (WA) | 25.8 | 27.8 | −2.0 | −2.8 to −1.2 | 12,195 |
| Colchester (CO) | 25.8 | 27.8 | −2.0 | −3.1 to −1.0 | 6,907 |
| Birmingham (B) | 25.8 | 27.8 | −2.1 | −2.6 to −1.6 | 27,375 |
| London SE (SE) | 25.7 | 27.8 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −0.9 | 4,980 |
| Slough (SL) | 25.6 | 27.8 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.9 | 4,457 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 25.6 | 27.8 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.4 | 12,941 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 25.6 | 27.8 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.5 | 13,443 |
| Ilford (IG) | 25.5 | 27.8 | −2.3 | −4.8 to +0.2 | 1,193 |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.4 | 27.8 | −2.3 | −3.4 to −1.3 | 7,245 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 25.4 | 27.8 | −2.4 | −3.3 to −1.4 | 7,953 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 25.4 | 27.8 | −2.4 | −3.6 to −1.2 | 5,069 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.3 | 27.8 | −2.5 | −3.7 to −1.3 | 5,020 |
| Derby (DE) | 25.3 | 27.8 | −2.6 | −3.3 to −1.9 | 15,777 |
| Sutton (SM) | 25.0 | 27.8 | −2.8 | −5.1 to −0.5 | 1,389 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.9 | 27.8 | −2.9 | −4.2 to −1.6 | 4,407 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.9 | 27.8 | −2.9 | −3.8 to −2.0 | 8,443 |
| Preston (PR) | 24.7 | 27.8 | −3.2 | −3.9 to −2.5 | 14,381 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 24.6 | 27.8 | −3.2 | −4.0 to −2.4 | 12,163 |
| Coventry (CV) | 24.6 | 27.8 | −3.3 | −3.9 to −2.6 | 16,963 |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.3 | 27.8 | −3.5 | −5.0 to −2.0 | 3,290 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 24.3 | 27.8 | −3.6 | −4.5 to −2.6 | 8,416 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.3 | 27.9 | −3.6 | −4.1 to −3.1 | 26,956 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.1 | 27.8 | −3.7 | −4.5 to −2.9 | 10,267 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.2 | 27.8 | −4.6 | −5.7 to −3.6 | 6,649 |
| Bromley (BR) | 22.9 | 27.8 | −4.8 | −6.5 to −3.1 | 2,353 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 22.8 | 27.8 | −5.0 | −6.2 to −3.8 | 4,562 |
| St Albans (AL) | 22.6 | 27.8 | −5.2 | −6.5 to −3.8 | 3,529 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 21.7 | 27.8 | −6.2 | −7.2 to −5.1 | 5,829 |
| Romford (RM) | 21.2 | 27.8 | −6.7 | −7.9 to −5.4 | 3,975 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 988,444 (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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