Where in Britain does the Citroen C4 Cactus fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 22.2% of 91,799 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Citroen C4 Cactus failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Aberdeen (AB): 33.7% against 22.1% elsewhere (+11.5 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −10.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Citroen C4 Cactus MOT statistics · check a Citroen C4 Cactus by registration
Citroen C4 Cactus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (AB) | 33.7 | 22.1 | +11.5 | +8.0 to +15.0 | 704 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 32.1 | 22.2 | +9.9 | +5.7 to +14.1 | 477 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 30.3 | 22.2 | +8.1 | +3.5 to +12.8 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 28.6 | 22.2 | +6.5 | +1.9 to +11.0 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 28.0 | 22.2 | +5.8 | +2.2 to +9.5 | 596 |
| Northampton (NN) | 27.8 | 22.2 | +5.7 | +3.0 to +8.3 | 1,118 |
| Glasgow (G) | 27.0 | 22.1 | +4.9 | +3.1 to +6.7 | 2,342 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 27.0 | 22.2 | +4.8 | +0.7 to +8.9 | 452 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 26.9 | 22.2 | +4.7 | +0.8 to +8.6 | 494 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 26.7 | 22.2 | +4.5 | +1.2 to +7.9 | 685 |
| London SW (SW) | 26.7 | 22.2 | +4.5 | −1.2 to +10.1 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 26.6 | 22.2 | +4.4 | +0.0 to +8.8 | 391 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 26.4 | 22.2 | +4.2 | +0.7 to +7.8 | 594 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 26.4 | 22.2 | +4.2 | +1.3 to +7.1 | 886 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 26.1 | 22.1 | +4.0 | +1.9 to +6.1 | 1,732 |
| Swindon (SN) | 26.1 | 22.2 | +3.9 | −0.1 to +7.9 | 467 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 25.8 | 22.2 | +3.6 | −2.7 to +9.8 | 190 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 25.7 | 22.2 | +3.5 | −1.6 to +8.5 | 288 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 25.7 | 22.2 | +3.5 | +0.2 to +6.8 | 682 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 25.4 | 22.2 | +3.2 | −0.8 to +7.2 | 460 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 25.4 | 22.2 | +3.2 | +0.5 to +5.9 | 997 |
| Paisley (PA) | 25.3 | 22.2 | +3.1 | −0.0 to +6.2 | 751 |
| Croydon (CR) | 25.2 | 22.2 | +3.0 | −1.7 to +7.8 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 24.9 | 22.2 | +2.7 | +0.5 to +5.0 | 1,392 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 24.8 | 22.2 | +2.7 | +0.8 to +4.5 | 2,122 |
| London N (N) | 24.8 | 22.2 | +2.6 | −2.1 to +7.2 | 335 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 24.6 | 22.2 | +2.4 | −0.2 to +5.1 | 990 |
| London NW (NW) | 24.6 | 22.2 | +2.4 | −2.3 to +7.1 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 24.4 | 22.2 | +2.2 | −4.1 to +8.6 | 176 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 24.3 | 22.2 | +2.1 | −0.8 to +5.0 | 847 |
| Dartford (DA) | 24.3 | 22.2 | +2.1 | −1.0 to +5.1 | 783 |
| St Albans (AL) | 24.1 | 22.2 | +1.9 | −1.8 to +5.6 | 510 |
| Leeds (LS) | 24.0 | 22.2 | +1.8 | −0.6 to +4.3 | 1,177 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 24.0 | 22.2 | +1.8 | −0.6 to +4.2 | 1,227 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 24.0 | 22.2 | +1.8 | −1.6 to +5.2 | 612 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 24.0 | 22.2 | +1.8 | −2.7 to +6.3 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 23.8 | 22.2 | +1.6 | −1.4 to +4.6 | 802 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 23.4 | 22.2 | +1.2 | −1.6 to +4.0 | 892 |
| Liverpool (L) | 23.4 | 22.2 | +1.1 | −1.4 to +3.7 | 1,096 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 23.3 | 22.2 | +1.1 | −3.4 to +5.6 | 339 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 23.1 | 22.2 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.9 | 1,801 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 22.9 | 22.2 | +0.7 | −2.1 to +3.5 | 869 |
| Bradford (BD) | 22.8 | 22.2 | +0.5 | −2.6 to +3.7 | 703 |
| Taunton (TA) | 22.7 | 22.2 | +0.5 | −2.9 to +4.0 | 572 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 22.6 | 22.2 | +0.4 | −2.6 to +3.4 | 761 |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.6 | 22.2 | +0.4 | −3.4 to +4.2 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 22.6 | 22.2 | +0.4 | −2.8 to +3.5 | 677 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 22.5 | 22.2 | +0.3 | −3.1 to +3.8 | 568 |
| Manchester (M) | 22.5 | 22.2 | +0.3 | −1.8 to +2.4 | 1,516 |
| Perth (PH) | 22.4 | 22.2 | +0.1 | −3.8 to +4.1 | 425 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 22.3 | 22.2 | +0.1 | −2.0 to +2.1 | 1,613 |
| Watford (WD) | 22.3 | 22.2 | +0.1 | −5.0 to +5.2 | 260 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 22.3 | 22.2 | +0.0 | −2.3 to +2.4 | 1,208 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 22.2 | 22.2 | −0.0 | −3.0 to +3.0 | 756 |
| Walsall (WS) | 22.2 | 22.2 | −0.0 | −3.0 to +2.9 | 789 |
| Darlington (DL) | 22.2 | 22.2 | −0.1 | −3.3 to +3.2 | 636 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 22.1 | 22.2 | −0.1 | −1.7 to +1.6 | 2,537 |
| Redhill (RH) | 22.1 | 22.2 | −0.1 | −3.4 to +3.3 | 596 |
| Brighton (BN) | 22.1 | 22.2 | −0.1 | −2.2 to +1.9 | 1,601 |
| Luton (LU) | 22.1 | 22.2 | −0.1 | −3.4 to +3.1 | 620 |
| Crewe (CW) | 22.1 | 22.2 | −0.1 | −3.8 to +3.5 | 498 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 21.9 | 22.2 | −0.3 | −2.6 to +2.1 | 1,194 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 21.9 | 22.2 | −0.3 | −6.2 to +5.6 | 187 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 21.9 | 22.2 | −0.3 | −3.0 to +2.3 | 945 |
| Bolton (BL) | 21.8 | 22.2 | −0.4 | −3.3 to +2.5 | 783 |
| London SE (SE) | 21.8 | 22.2 | −0.5 | −3.5 to +2.5 | 722 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 21.6 | 22.2 | −0.6 | −3.5 to +2.3 | 796 |
| Bath (BA) | 21.5 | 22.2 | −0.7 | −4.1 to +2.7 | 562 |
| Hereford (HR) | 21.4 | 22.2 | −0.8 | −6.7 to +5.0 | 187 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 21.4 | 22.2 | −0.8 | −2.4 to +0.8 | 2,602 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 21.4 | 22.2 | −0.8 | −3.5 to +1.8 | 954 |
| Chester (CH) | 21.4 | 22.2 | −0.9 | −3.5 to +1.8 | 959 |
| Oldham (OL) | 21.4 | 22.2 | −0.9 | −3.9 to +2.2 | 693 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 21.4 | 22.2 | −0.9 | −4.1 to +2.3 | 623 |
| Slough (SL) | 21.4 | 22.2 | −0.9 | −5.2 to +3.5 | 342 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 21.3 | 22.2 | −0.9 | −4.4 to +2.5 | 549 |
| Colchester (CO) | 21.1 | 22.2 | −1.2 | −4.5 to +2.1 | 584 |
| Oxford (OX) | 21.0 | 22.2 | −1.2 | −4.2 to +1.9 | 689 |
| Harrow (HA) | 21.0 | 22.2 | −1.2 | −5.3 to +2.9 | 385 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 21.0 | 22.2 | −1.2 | −3.8 to +1.4 | 984 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 21.0 | 22.2 | −1.2 | −3.9 to +1.4 | 910 |
| Durham (DH) | 21.0 | 22.2 | −1.3 | −4.1 to +1.6 | 815 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 21.0 | 22.2 | −1.3 | −5.2 to +2.7 | 410 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 20.9 | 22.2 | −1.3 | −3.6 to +1.0 | 1,204 |
| Romford (RM) | 20.9 | 22.2 | −1.4 | −4.8 to +2.1 | 527 |
| Hull (HU) | 20.8 | 22.2 | −1.4 | −4.4 to +1.6 | 691 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 20.8 | 22.2 | −1.5 | −4.8 to +1.9 | 573 |
| Derby (DE) | 20.7 | 22.2 | −1.6 | −3.6 to +0.5 | 1,479 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 20.5 | 22.2 | −1.7 | −5.9 to +2.4 | 371 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 20.4 | 22.3 | −1.8 | −3.6 to −0.1 | 2,042 |
| Inverness (IV) | 20.3 | 22.2 | −1.9 | −5.6 to +1.7 | 463 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 20.2 | 22.2 | −2.0 | −5.4 to +1.4 | 549 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 20.2 | 22.2 | −2.0 | −7.7 to +3.7 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 20.1 | 22.2 | −2.2 | −6.1 to +1.8 | 394 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 20.0 | 22.3 | −2.3 | −4.6 to +0.0 | 1,157 |
| Ilford (IG) | 19.9 | 22.2 | −2.4 | −9.0 to +4.2 | 141 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 19.8 | 22.2 | −2.5 | −5.1 to +0.1 | 915 |
| Leicester (LE) | 19.8 | 22.3 | −2.5 | −4.6 to −0.3 | 1,324 |
| Guildford (GU) | 19.7 | 22.2 | −2.5 | −5.2 to +0.2 | 852 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 19.6 | 22.2 | −2.7 | −5.3 to −0.1 | 889 |
| Enfield (EN) | 19.5 | 22.2 | −2.7 | −6.8 to +1.4 | 364 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 19.4 | 22.3 | −2.9 | −5.0 to −0.7 | 1,293 |
| London W (W) | 19.0 | 22.2 | −3.3 | −7.8 to +1.3 | 290 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 18.8 | 22.3 | −3.5 | −6.1 to −0.9 | 901 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 18.7 | 22.3 | −3.5 | −5.8 to −1.2 | 1,116 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 18.4 | 22.3 | −3.9 | −6.2 to −1.6 | 1,117 |
| Reading (RG) | 18.0 | 22.3 | −4.3 | −7.0 to −1.6 | 774 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 17.9 | 22.3 | −4.4 | −7.0 to −1.7 | 816 |
| London E (E) | 17.4 | 22.3 | −4.9 | −7.8 to −1.9 | 639 |
| Bromley (BR) | 16.4 | 22.2 | −5.8 | −11.2 to −0.5 | 183 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 15.5 | 22.2 | −6.7 | −13.7 to +0.3 | 103 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 15.3 | 22.3 | −6.9 | −9.6 to −4.3 | 723 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 14.8 | 22.2 | −7.4 | −12.9 to −1.9 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 12.6 | 22.6 | −10.0 | −11.2 to −8.9 | 3,406 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 91,799 (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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