Where in Britain does the Citroen C3 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 35.8% of 1,182,504 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Citroen C3 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Lerwick (ZE): 46.1% against 35.8% elsewhere (+10.4 points). It does best in Southend-on-Sea (SS), −8.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Citroen C3 MOT statistics · check a Citroen C3 by registration
Citroen C3 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) | 46.1 | 35.8 | +10.4 | +5.7 to +15.0 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 45.9 | 35.8 | +10.2 | +8.8 to +11.6 | 4,951 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 45.5 | 35.8 | +9.8 | +8.4 to +11.2 | 4,943 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 45.2 | 35.8 | +9.5 | +8.1 to +10.8 | 5,406 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 44.5 | 35.8 | +8.7 | +5.5 to +12.0 | 896 |
| Truro (TR) | 41.7 | 35.7 | +6.0 | +5.1 to +6.9 | 11,090 |
| York (YO) | 41.5 | 35.7 | +5.8 | +5.0 to +6.6 | 14,200 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 41.5 | 35.7 | +5.8 | +5.1 to +6.5 | 20,030 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 40.8 | 35.8 | +5.0 | +0.9 to +9.2 | 534 |
| Halifax (HX) | 40.8 | 35.8 | +5.0 | +3.3 to +6.6 | 3,293 |
| Hull (HU) | 40.3 | 35.7 | +4.6 | +3.7 to +5.4 | 12,977 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 40.3 | 35.8 | +4.5 | +3.5 to +5.6 | 8,831 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 39.8 | 35.7 | +4.1 | +3.5 to +4.7 | 23,595 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 39.9 | 35.8 | +4.1 | +3.2 to +5.0 | 12,359 |
| Exeter (EX) | 39.6 | 35.7 | +3.9 | +3.1 to +4.7 | 15,804 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 39.6 | 35.8 | +3.8 | +2.4 to +5.2 | 4,674 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 39.6 | 35.8 | +3.8 | +1.6 to +6.0 | 1,926 |
| Northampton (NN) | 39.3 | 35.8 | +3.5 | +2.6 to +4.4 | 12,210 |
| Bristol (BS) | 39.1 | 35.7 | +3.4 | +2.8 to +4.0 | 22,588 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 39.1 | 35.8 | +3.3 | +2.4 to +4.2 | 12,572 |
| Hereford (HR) | 38.5 | 35.8 | +2.7 | +1.1 to +4.2 | 3,605 |
| Newport (NP) | 38.4 | 35.8 | +2.6 | +1.8 to +3.5 | 13,358 |
| Stockport (SK) | 38.2 | 35.8 | +2.4 | +1.5 to +3.4 | 9,829 |
| Crewe (CW) | 38.2 | 35.8 | +2.4 | +1.2 to +3.6 | 6,190 |
| Leeds (LS) | 38.1 | 35.8 | +2.3 | +1.4 to +3.1 | 12,377 |
| Chester (CH) | 37.7 | 35.8 | +2.0 | +1.2 to +2.8 | 14,366 |
| Darlington (DL) | 37.7 | 35.8 | +1.9 | +0.9 to +2.9 | 8,719 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 37.6 | 35.8 | +1.8 | +0.8 to +2.9 | 8,703 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 37.6 | 35.8 | +1.8 | +0.7 to +2.9 | 7,627 |
| Swindon (SN) | 37.5 | 35.8 | +1.7 | +0.7 to +2.7 | 8,872 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 37.5 | 35.8 | +1.7 | +0.7 to +2.7 | 8,791 |
| Bath (BA) | 37.4 | 35.8 | +1.6 | +0.8 to +2.4 | 13,485 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 37.3 | 35.8 | +1.5 | +0.8 to +2.2 | 17,253 |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.2 | 35.8 | +1.5 | +0.8 to +2.2 | 18,025 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 37.2 | 35.8 | +1.4 | +0.1 to +2.6 | 5,753 |
| Southampton (SO) | 37.2 | 35.8 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.3 | 11,602 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 37.0 | 35.8 | +1.3 | +0.2 to +2.3 | 8,616 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 36.9 | 35.8 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.2 | 7,643 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 36.9 | 35.8 | +1.1 | +0.3 to +1.9 | 15,720 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 36.9 | 35.8 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.1 | 8,667 |
| Oldham (OL) | 36.8 | 35.8 | +1.0 | −0.1 to +2.2 | 6,675 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 36.6 | 35.8 | +0.9 | −0.3 to +2.0 | 7,360 |
| Oxford (OX) | 36.6 | 35.8 | +0.8 | −0.1 to +1.7 | 10,311 |
| Wigan (WN) | 36.5 | 35.8 | +0.7 | −0.5 to +1.9 | 6,276 |
| Inverness (IV) | 36.4 | 35.8 | +0.6 | −0.8 to +2.0 | 4,517 |
| Swansea (SA) | 36.3 | 35.8 | +0.5 | −0.2 to +1.2 | 19,836 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 36.3 | 35.8 | +0.5 | −0.9 to +1.9 | 4,855 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 36.3 | 35.8 | +0.5 | −0.3 to +1.3 | 13,898 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 36.1 | 35.8 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.2 | 2,657 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 36.1 | 35.8 | +0.3 | −0.8 to +1.4 | 7,589 |
| London N (N) | 36.1 | 35.8 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +1.9 | 3,541 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 36.1 | 35.8 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.1 | 14,240 |
| Telford (TF) | 36.0 | 35.8 | +0.2 | −1.2 to +1.5 | 4,829 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 35.9 | 35.8 | +0.1 | −1.1 to +1.4 | 5,827 |
| Dudley (DY) | 35.8 | 35.8 | +0.0 | −1.0 to +1.0 | 9,172 |
| Walsall (WS) | 35.8 | 35.8 | +0.0 | −0.9 to +1.0 | 9,947 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 35.8 | 35.8 | +0.0 | −0.5 to +0.6 | 29,747 |
| Worcester (WR) | 35.7 | 35.8 | −0.1 | −1.2 to +1.0 | 7,266 |
| Bradford (BD) | 35.7 | 35.8 | −0.1 | −1.0 to +0.8 | 10,742 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 35.6 | 35.8 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.7 | 12,475 |
| Perth (PH) | 35.6 | 35.8 | −0.2 | −1.9 to +1.5 | 2,990 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 35.6 | 35.8 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.5 | 16,099 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 35.6 | 35.8 | −0.2 | −1.4 to +1.0 | 6,088 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 35.6 | 35.8 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.5 | 17,586 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 35.5 | 35.8 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.4 | 21,707 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 35.5 | 35.8 | −0.3 | −3.6 to +3.0 | 814 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 35.5 | 35.8 | −0.3 | −1.5 to +0.9 | 6,318 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 35.3 | 35.8 | −0.5 | −1.8 to +0.7 | 5,776 |
| Leicester (LE) | 35.2 | 35.8 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.1 | 18,294 |
| Manchester (M) | 35.2 | 35.8 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.1 | 17,194 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 35.1 | 35.8 | −0.7 | −1.4 to +0.0 | 17,017 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 35.1 | 35.8 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.4 | 7,443 |
| Colchester (CO) | 34.9 | 35.8 | −0.9 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 12,352 |
| Taunton (TA) | 34.9 | 35.8 | −0.9 | −1.9 to −0.0 | 10,792 |
| Norwich (NR) | 34.9 | 35.8 | −1.0 | −1.6 to −0.3 | 19,036 |
| Medway (ME) | 34.8 | 35.8 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 12,889 |
| Harrow (HA) | 34.6 | 35.8 | −1.2 | −3.0 to +0.6 | 2,718 |
| Liverpool (L) | 34.5 | 35.8 | −1.3 | −2.1 to −0.5 | 12,747 |
| London NW (NW) | 34.5 | 35.8 | −1.3 | −3.2 to +0.6 | 2,414 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 34.4 | 35.8 | −1.5 | −2.1 to −0.8 | 24,045 |
| Redhill (RH) | 34.3 | 35.8 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.6 | 9,337 |
| Preston (PR) | 34.2 | 35.8 | −1.7 | −2.4 to −0.9 | 15,608 |
| Bolton (BL) | 34.1 | 35.8 | −1.7 | −2.7 to −0.7 | 8,495 |
| Durham (DH) | 33.9 | 35.8 | −1.9 | −2.9 to −1.0 | 9,919 |
| London SW (SW) | 33.9 | 35.8 | −1.9 | −3.7 to −0.2 | 2,867 |
| Glasgow (G) | 33.9 | 35.8 | −2.0 | −2.7 to −1.2 | 16,248 |
| Derby (DE) | 33.7 | 35.8 | −2.1 | −2.8 to −1.4 | 16,485 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 33.5 | 35.8 | −2.3 | −3.1 to −1.4 | 11,349 |
| Watford (WD) | 33.5 | 35.8 | −2.3 | −4.1 to −0.5 | 2,670 |
| Warrington (WA) | 33.4 | 35.8 | −2.4 | −3.2 to −1.5 | 12,079 |
| Paisley (PA) | 33.4 | 35.8 | −2.4 | −3.8 to −1.0 | 4,570 |
| London W (W) | 33.3 | 35.8 | −2.5 | −4.7 to −0.3 | 1,748 |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.1 | 35.8 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −1.8 | 12,052 |
| Birmingham (B) | 33.1 | 35.9 | −2.8 | −3.3 to −2.3 | 33,733 |
| Sheffield (S) | 33.0 | 35.9 | −2.9 | −3.4 to −2.3 | 30,370 |
| Coventry (CV) | 33.0 | 35.8 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.2 | 19,808 |
| Reading (RG) | 32.8 | 35.8 | −3.0 | −3.9 to −2.2 | 11,577 |
| Sutton (SM) | 32.5 | 35.8 | −3.3 | −5.6 to −1.0 | 1,580 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 32.5 | 35.8 | −3.4 | −4.3 to −2.4 | 9,992 |
| London SE (SE) | 32.3 | 35.8 | −3.6 | −4.7 to −2.4 | 6,600 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 32.3 | 35.8 | −3.6 | −4.4 to −2.7 | 11,828 |
| Ilford (IG) | 32.1 | 35.8 | −3.7 | −6.0 to −1.4 | 1,587 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 32.1 | 35.9 | −3.8 | −4.4 to −3.3 | 26,693 |
| London E (E) | 31.8 | 35.8 | −4.1 | −5.5 to −2.6 | 4,063 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 31.6 | 35.8 | −4.2 | −5.9 to −2.5 | 2,830 |
| Croydon (CR) | 31.4 | 35.8 | −4.4 | −5.9 to −3.0 | 3,832 |
| Bromley (BR) | 31.2 | 35.8 | −4.6 | −6.5 to −2.7 | 2,311 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 30.9 | 35.8 | −4.9 | −6.1 to −3.7 | 5,773 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 30.8 | 35.8 | −5.1 | −6.7 to −3.4 | 2,975 |
| Romford (RM) | 30.7 | 35.8 | −5.1 | −6.4 to −3.9 | 5,176 |
| Luton (LU) | 30.7 | 35.8 | −5.1 | −6.4 to −3.9 | 5,245 |
| St Albans (AL) | 30.3 | 35.8 | −5.5 | −7.1 to −4.0 | 3,332 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 30.0 | 35.8 | −5.8 | −7.0 to −4.6 | 5,701 |
| Slough (SL) | 29.8 | 35.8 | −6.0 | −7.2 to −4.7 | 5,235 |
| Enfield (EN) | 29.7 | 35.8 | −6.1 | −7.6 to −4.6 | 3,514 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 29.5 | 35.9 | −6.4 | −7.3 to −5.5 | 9,836 |
| Dartford (DA) | 29.0 | 35.8 | −6.8 | −7.8 to −5.8 | 7,872 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.8 | 35.9 | −8.1 | −9.0 to −7.2 | 8,973 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,182,504 (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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