Where in Britain does the Citroen Xsara fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 51.3% of 327,241 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Citroen Xsara failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 70.1% against 51.2% elsewhere (+18.9 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −15.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Citroen Xsara MOT statistics · check a Citroen Xsara by registration
Citroen Xsara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 70.1 | 51.2 | +18.9 | +15.3 to +22.4 | 642 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 67.2 | 51.2 | +16.0 | +13.2 to +18.8 | 1,086 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 64.8 | 51.3 | +13.6 | +9.5 to +17.6 | 540 |
| York (YO) | 61.7 | 51.2 | +10.6 | +8.9 to +12.2 | 3,254 |
| Hull (HU) | 61.6 | 51.1 | +10.5 | +8.9 to +12.0 | 3,983 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 61.3 | 51.2 | +10.1 | +8.5 to +11.7 | 3,602 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 60.8 | 51.3 | +9.5 | +6.3 to +12.8 | 852 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 60.2 | 51.3 | +9.0 | +1.5 to +16.4 | 166 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 59.9 | 51.3 | +8.6 | +4.8 to +12.5 | 621 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 59.2 | 51.1 | +8.0 | +6.7 to +9.3 | 5,619 |
| Perth (PH) | 59.1 | 51.3 | +7.9 | +2.4 to +13.4 | 306 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 58.9 | 51.2 | +7.7 | +6.3 to +9.2 | 4,680 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 59.0 | 51.2 | +7.7 | +5.0 to +10.4 | 1,280 |
| Truro (TR) | 58.8 | 51.2 | +7.6 | +5.8 to +9.3 | 3,106 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 58.1 | 51.2 | +6.9 | +4.9 to +8.8 | 2,432 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 58.0 | 51.2 | +6.8 | +4.4 to +9.2 | 1,676 |
| Telford (TF) | 57.6 | 51.2 | +6.4 | +3.7 to +9.0 | 1,361 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 57.6 | 51.2 | +6.3 | +4.4 to +8.3 | 2,458 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 57.5 | 51.2 | +6.3 | +4.9 to +7.7 | 5,027 |
| Bristol (BS) | 57.4 | 51.2 | +6.2 | +4.9 to +7.5 | 5,780 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 57.4 | 51.2 | +6.1 | +4.2 to +8.1 | 2,481 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 57.4 | 51.3 | +6.1 | +0.5 to +11.7 | 298 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 57.2 | 51.2 | +5.9 | +3.4 to +8.5 | 1,483 |
| Bath (BA) | 57.1 | 51.2 | +5.9 | +4.3 to +7.5 | 3,595 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 56.7 | 51.2 | +5.5 | +4.3 to +6.8 | 6,392 |
| Bradford (BD) | 56.7 | 51.2 | +5.5 | +3.4 to +7.5 | 2,259 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 56.6 | 51.2 | +5.4 | +3.5 to +7.3 | 2,579 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 56.6 | 51.2 | +5.4 | +3.3 to +7.4 | 2,219 |
| Paisley (PA) | 56.6 | 51.3 | +5.4 | +1.6 to +9.1 | 657 |
| Brighton (BN) | 56.2 | 51.2 | +5.0 | +3.7 to +6.4 | 5,313 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 56.2 | 51.3 | +5.0 | +1.6 to +8.3 | 827 |
| Northampton (NN) | 55.7 | 51.2 | +4.5 | +2.8 to +6.1 | 3,543 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 55.6 | 51.2 | +4.4 | +3.3 to +5.6 | 7,348 |
| Chester (CH) | 55.5 | 51.2 | +4.2 | +2.7 to +5.7 | 4,241 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 54.8 | 51.2 | +3.6 | +2.2 to +5.1 | 4,588 |
| Crewe (CW) | 54.7 | 51.3 | +3.4 | +1.1 to +5.7 | 1,791 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 54.6 | 51.3 | +3.4 | −1.1 to +7.9 | 474 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 54.5 | 51.2 | +3.2 | +1.5 to +5.0 | 3,138 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 54.4 | 51.3 | +3.2 | −0.1 to +6.4 | 902 |
| Swansea (SA) | 54.3 | 51.2 | +3.1 | +1.7 to +4.5 | 4,742 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 54.3 | 51.2 | +3.1 | +1.8 to +4.4 | 5,843 |
| Oldham (OL) | 53.7 | 51.3 | +2.4 | −0.0 to +4.9 | 1,585 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 53.6 | 51.2 | +2.4 | +1.1 to +3.7 | 5,582 |
| Norwich (NR) | 53.6 | 51.2 | +2.4 | +1.2 to +3.6 | 6,719 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 53.6 | 51.3 | +2.3 | −0.1 to +4.8 | 1,640 |
| Newport (NP) | 53.3 | 51.3 | +2.1 | +0.3 to +3.8 | 3,079 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 53.1 | 51.3 | +1.8 | −0.2 to +3.9 | 2,270 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 52.8 | 51.3 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +3.0 | 4,884 |
| Leeds (LS) | 52.5 | 51.3 | +1.2 | −0.7 to +3.1 | 2,687 |
| Taunton (TA) | 52.4 | 51.3 | +1.2 | −0.7 to +3.0 | 2,865 |
| Halifax (HX) | 52.4 | 51.3 | +1.2 | −2.7 to +5.0 | 639 |
| Wigan (WN) | 52.3 | 51.3 | +1.0 | −1.3 to +3.3 | 1,844 |
| Derby (DE) | 52.0 | 51.3 | +0.8 | −0.7 to +2.2 | 4,439 |
| Worcester (WR) | 52.0 | 51.3 | +0.7 | −1.5 to +2.9 | 2,030 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 51.3 | 51.3 | +0.1 | −2.1 to +2.3 | 1,997 |
| Oxford (OX) | 51.3 | 51.3 | +0.0 | −1.7 to +1.7 | 3,206 |
| Hereford (HR) | 51.1 | 51.3 | −0.2 | −2.8 to +2.5 | 1,338 |
| Preston (PR) | 51.1 | 51.3 | −0.2 | −1.8 to +1.4 | 3,956 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 51.0 | 51.3 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 5,231 |
| Stockport (SK) | 51.0 | 51.3 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.6 | 2,704 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 51.0 | 51.3 | −0.3 | −1.9 to +1.3 | 3,907 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 51.0 | 51.3 | −0.3 | −1.5 to +0.8 | 7,718 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 50.9 | 51.3 | −0.3 | −4.4 to +3.7 | 593 |
| Southampton (SO) | 50.7 | 51.3 | −0.5 | −2.1 to +1.0 | 3,902 |
| Bolton (BL) | 50.7 | 51.3 | −0.6 | −2.6 to +1.5 | 2,288 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 50.7 | 51.3 | −0.6 | −2.5 to +1.3 | 2,626 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 50.7 | 51.3 | −0.6 | −7.1 to +5.9 | 229 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 50.4 | 51.3 | −0.9 | −2.6 to +0.8 | 3,276 |
| Glasgow (G) | 50.3 | 51.3 | −1.0 | −3.4 to +1.5 | 1,667 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 50.3 | 51.3 | −1.0 | −2.5 to +0.5 | 4,351 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 50.2 | 51.3 | −1.1 | −2.6 to +0.4 | 4,562 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 49.8 | 51.3 | −1.5 | −3.4 to +0.4 | 2,748 |
| Warrington (WA) | 49.6 | 51.3 | −1.7 | −3.4 to −0.0 | 3,441 |
| Swindon (SN) | 49.0 | 51.3 | −2.3 | −4.1 to −0.4 | 2,834 |
| Guildford (GU) | 48.9 | 51.3 | −2.4 | −4.1 to −0.8 | 3,729 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 48.7 | 51.3 | −2.6 | −4.7 to −0.6 | 2,272 |
| Coventry (CV) | 48.5 | 51.3 | −2.8 | −4.1 to −1.4 | 5,234 |
| Dudley (DY) | 48.4 | 51.3 | −2.9 | −4.6 to −1.3 | 3,642 |
| Watford (WD) | 48.1 | 51.3 | −3.2 | −6.8 to +0.4 | 757 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 48.0 | 51.3 | −3.3 | −7.0 to +0.5 | 679 |
| Manchester (M) | 47.6 | 51.3 | −3.7 | −5.1 to −2.3 | 4,968 |
| Durham (DH) | 47.5 | 51.3 | −3.7 | −6.2 to −1.3 | 1,554 |
| Leicester (LE) | 47.1 | 51.3 | −4.2 | −5.6 to −2.9 | 5,219 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 46.9 | 51.3 | −4.4 | −6.2 to −2.6 | 2,989 |
| Sheffield (S) | 47.0 | 51.4 | −4.4 | −5.5 to −3.4 | 9,185 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 46.7 | 51.3 | −4.7 | −6.6 to −2.7 | 2,589 |
| London NW (NW) | 46.6 | 51.3 | −4.7 | −8.3 to −1.0 | 712 |
| Colchester (CO) | 46.5 | 51.3 | −4.8 | −6.5 to −3.2 | 3,724 |
| Medway (ME) | 46.3 | 51.3 | −5.0 | −6.5 to −3.6 | 4,461 |
| Liverpool (L) | 46.0 | 51.4 | −5.3 | −6.8 to −3.9 | 4,556 |
| Birmingham (B) | 45.8 | 51.5 | −5.7 | −6.7 to −4.8 | 10,696 |
| Reading (RG) | 45.4 | 51.4 | −6.0 | −7.4 to −4.5 | 4,328 |
| London E (E) | 45.4 | 51.3 | −6.0 | −8.6 to −3.3 | 1,365 |
| St Albans (AL) | 45.3 | 51.3 | −6.0 | −9.3 to −2.6 | 867 |
| London N (N) | 44.7 | 51.3 | −6.6 | −9.5 to −3.7 | 1,132 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 44.6 | 51.3 | −6.8 | −8.9 to −4.6 | 2,127 |
| Sutton (SM) | 44.4 | 51.3 | −6.9 | −10.7 to −3.1 | 665 |
| Redhill (RH) | 43.9 | 51.3 | −7.4 | −9.3 to −5.5 | 2,770 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 43.2 | 51.4 | −8.1 | −9.8 to −6.5 | 3,428 |
| Luton (LU) | 42.6 | 51.3 | −8.7 | −11.3 to −6.1 | 1,371 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 42.3 | 51.3 | −9.1 | −11.0 to −7.1 | 2,515 |
| Dartford (DA) | 41.7 | 51.3 | −9.6 | −11.6 to −7.7 | 2,473 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 41.3 | 51.3 | −10.1 | −12.3 to −7.9 | 1,912 |
| London SW (SW) | 41.2 | 51.3 | −10.1 | −13.3 to −6.9 | 905 |
| Harrow (HA) | 41.1 | 51.3 | −10.2 | −13.5 to −6.9 | 856 |
| London SE (SE) | 40.9 | 51.4 | −10.4 | −12.4 to −8.4 | 2,322 |
| London W (W) | 40.0 | 51.3 | −11.2 | −15.8 to −6.7 | 452 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 40.0 | 51.3 | −11.3 | −13.5 to −9.2 | 2,057 |
| Bromley (BR) | 39.4 | 51.3 | −11.9 | −15.3 to −8.6 | 825 |
| Ilford (IG) | 38.9 | 51.3 | −12.4 | −16.1 to −8.7 | 661 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 39.0 | 51.4 | −12.4 | −14.0 to −10.9 | 3,864 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 38.2 | 51.3 | −13.1 | −16.0 to −10.2 | 1,065 |
| Croydon (CR) | 37.8 | 51.3 | −13.5 | −16.3 to −10.8 | 1,209 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 36.8 | 51.4 | −14.6 | −16.7 to −12.5 | 2,048 |
| Slough (SL) | 36.6 | 51.3 | −14.8 | −17.1 to −12.4 | 1,634 |
| Enfield (EN) | 35.7 | 51.3 | −15.7 | −18.3 to −13.0 | 1,259 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 327,241 (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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