Where in Britain does the Dacia Sandero fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 27.8% of 498,623 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Dacia Sandero failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 41.3% against 27.7% elsewhere (+13.6 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −12.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Dacia Sandero MOT statistics · check a Dacia Sandero by registration
Dacia Sandero 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 41.3 | 27.7 | +13.6 | +12.2 to +15.0 | 4,702 |
| Dundee (DD) | 39.4 | 27.6 | +11.8 | +10.6 to +13.0 | 6,034 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 36.6 | 27.7 | +8.9 | +7.8 to +10.1 | 7,283 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 35.6 | 27.7 | +7.9 | +6.7 to +9.1 | 6,078 |
| Perth (PH) | 35.5 | 27.7 | +7.8 | +6.0 to +9.6 | 2,657 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 35.0 | 27.7 | +7.3 | +6.3 to +8.3 | 8,170 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 34.2 | 27.8 | +6.4 | +3.6 to +9.2 | 1,121 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 34.0 | 27.6 | +6.4 | +5.5 to +7.3 | 11,030 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 33.7 | 27.8 | +6.0 | +2.5 to +9.4 | 738 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 33.0 | 27.8 | +5.3 | +3.4 to +7.1 | 2,441 |
| Paisley (PA) | 32.6 | 27.7 | +4.9 | +3.8 to +6.1 | 6,502 |
| Glasgow (G) | 32.1 | 27.6 | +4.5 | +3.9 to +5.2 | 21,418 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 32.2 | 27.8 | +4.4 | +0.6 to +8.2 | 581 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 32.0 | 27.8 | +4.3 | +2.5 to +6.0 | 2,685 |
| Darlington (DL) | 32.0 | 27.8 | +4.2 | +2.6 to +5.8 | 3,470 |
| Brighton (BN) | 31.6 | 27.8 | +3.8 | +2.6 to +5.1 | 5,182 |
| Crewe (CW) | 31.4 | 27.8 | +3.7 | +1.8 to +5.5 | 2,413 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.9 | 27.7 | +3.2 | +2.1 to +4.3 | 6,769 |
| Inverness (IV) | 30.8 | 27.8 | +3.0 | +1.8 to +4.2 | 5,824 |
| Leeds (LS) | 30.7 | 27.8 | +3.0 | +1.7 to +4.2 | 5,184 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 30.7 | 27.8 | +2.9 | −0.6 to +6.4 | 661 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 30.6 | 27.7 | +2.8 | +1.9 to +3.7 | 10,805 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 30.5 | 27.8 | +2.8 | +1.3 to +4.2 | 4,014 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 30.6 | 27.8 | +2.8 | +1.1 to +4.5 | 2,789 |
| York (YO) | 30.4 | 27.8 | +2.6 | +1.3 to +3.9 | 5,000 |
| Durham (DH) | 30.2 | 27.8 | +2.4 | +1.0 to +3.8 | 3,943 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 30.1 | 27.8 | +2.4 | +1.1 to +3.7 | 5,025 |
| Swansea (SA) | 29.9 | 27.7 | +2.2 | +1.5 to +2.8 | 20,577 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 29.8 | 27.8 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.3 | 5,201 |
| Halifax (HX) | 29.8 | 27.8 | +2.0 | −0.2 to +4.3 | 1,607 |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.8 | 27.8 | +2.0 | +0.8 to +3.2 | 5,908 |
| Stockport (SK) | 28.9 | 27.8 | +1.1 | −0.3 to +2.4 | 4,330 |
| Luton (LU) | 28.8 | 27.8 | +1.0 | −1.3 to +3.3 | 1,452 |
| Bristol (BS) | 28.4 | 27.8 | +0.6 | −0.4 to +1.5 | 8,290 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 28.2 | 27.8 | +0.4 | −1.3 to +2.1 | 2,787 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 28.1 | 27.8 | +0.3 | −0.8 to +1.4 | 6,416 |
| Bradford (BD) | 27.9 | 27.8 | +0.2 | −1.1 to +1.5 | 4,595 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 27.9 | 27.8 | +0.1 | −2.4 to +2.6 | 1,243 |
| Hull (HU) | 27.8 | 27.8 | +0.0 | −1.2 to +1.3 | 4,860 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 27.7 | 27.8 | −0.1 | −1.9 to +1.8 | 2,245 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 27.6 | 27.8 | −0.2 | −0.9 to +0.5 | 16,345 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 27.5 | 27.8 | −0.2 | −1.5 to +1.0 | 4,756 |
| Oldham (OL) | 27.5 | 27.8 | −0.3 | −2.0 to +1.4 | 2,700 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 27.4 | 27.8 | −0.4 | −2.2 to +1.5 | 2,307 |
| London W (W) | 27.4 | 27.8 | −0.4 | −4.0 to +3.2 | 606 |
| Preston (PR) | 27.3 | 27.8 | −0.5 | −1.9 to +0.9 | 3,883 |
| Manchester (M) | 27.3 | 27.8 | −0.5 | −1.6 to +0.5 | 6,953 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.2 | 27.8 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +0.9 | 3,371 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.2 | 27.8 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.6 | 5,093 |
| Truro (TR) | 27.2 | 27.8 | −0.6 | −1.9 to +0.6 | 4,944 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 27.0 | 27.8 | −0.8 | −2.5 to +0.8 | 2,693 |
| Hereford (HR) | 26.9 | 27.8 | −0.8 | −2.8 to +1.1 | 1,967 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 26.9 | 27.8 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.3 | 5,017 |
| Southampton (SO) | 26.9 | 27.8 | −0.9 | −2.3 to +0.5 | 3,953 |
| Reading (RG) | 26.8 | 27.8 | −1.0 | −2.5 to +0.5 | 3,483 |
| Swindon (SN) | 26.7 | 27.8 | −1.1 | −2.6 to +0.4 | 3,390 |
| Coventry (CV) | 26.6 | 27.8 | −1.2 | −2.5 to +0.1 | 4,569 |
| Wigan (WN) | 26.5 | 27.8 | −1.3 | −2.7 to +0.2 | 3,741 |
| Worcester (WR) | 26.5 | 27.8 | −1.3 | −3.2 to +0.6 | 2,084 |
| Newport (NP) | 26.5 | 27.8 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.0 | 4,992 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 26.5 | 27.8 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.3 | 2,723 |
| Chester (CH) | 26.4 | 27.8 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.4 | 8,299 |
| Bath (BA) | 26.3 | 27.8 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.2 | 4,356 |
| London NW (NW) | 26.3 | 27.8 | −1.5 | −4.4 to +1.3 | 925 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 26.3 | 27.8 | −1.5 | −3.1 to +0.0 | 3,141 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 26.3 | 27.8 | −1.6 | −3.2 to +0.1 | 2,846 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.2 | 27.8 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.2 | 3,799 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 26.1 | 27.8 | −1.7 | −3.8 to +0.5 | 1,622 |
| Guildford (GU) | 26.1 | 27.8 | −1.7 | −3.1 to −0.3 | 3,777 |
| Ilford (IG) | 26.0 | 27.8 | −1.8 | −5.5 to +1.9 | 535 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 26.0 | 27.8 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.4 | 3,794 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 25.9 | 27.8 | −1.8 | −3.5 to −0.2 | 2,605 |
| Harrow (HA) | 25.9 | 27.8 | −1.9 | −5.2 to +1.4 | 683 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 25.7 | 27.8 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −1.0 | 5,560 |
| Warrington (WA) | 25.6 | 27.8 | −2.2 | −3.2 to −1.2 | 7,634 |
| Telford (TF) | 25.4 | 27.8 | −2.4 | −4.3 to −0.4 | 1,927 |
| Taunton (TA) | 25.4 | 27.8 | −2.4 | −4.7 to −0.1 | 1,410 |
| Medway (ME) | 25.4 | 27.8 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.1 | 4,397 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 25.4 | 27.8 | −2.5 | −4.2 to −0.7 | 2,316 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 25.3 | 27.8 | −2.5 | −4.7 to −0.3 | 1,534 |
| Sutton (SM) | 25.3 | 27.8 | −2.5 | −5.6 to +0.5 | 800 |
| Sheffield (S) | 25.3 | 27.8 | −2.6 | −3.5 to −1.6 | 7,458 |
| Bromley (BR) | 25.2 | 27.8 | −2.6 | −4.4 to −0.8 | 2,223 |
| Norwich (NR) | 25.2 | 27.8 | −2.6 | −3.6 to −1.6 | 7,345 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 25.1 | 27.8 | −2.7 | −4.8 to −0.5 | 1,607 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.1 | 27.8 | −2.7 | −4.5 to −1.0 | 2,364 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 25.1 | 27.8 | −2.8 | −4.1 to −1.4 | 4,027 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 25.0 | 27.8 | −2.8 | −4.0 to −1.6 | 4,930 |
| Oxford (OX) | 24.9 | 27.8 | −2.9 | −4.2 to −1.5 | 4,016 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 24.8 | 27.8 | −3.0 | −4.3 to −1.7 | 4,376 |
| Leicester (LE) | 24.8 | 27.8 | −3.0 | −4.3 to −1.7 | 4,191 |
| Slough (SL) | 24.7 | 27.8 | −3.1 | −5.4 to −0.7 | 1,253 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 24.7 | 27.8 | −3.1 | −6.0 to −0.3 | 896 |
| Birmingham (B) | 24.6 | 27.9 | −3.3 | −4.2 to −2.4 | 9,830 |
| London N (N) | 24.4 | 27.8 | −3.4 | −6.1 to −0.7 | 955 |
| Dartford (DA) | 24.4 | 27.8 | −3.4 | −5.3 to −1.6 | 2,130 |
| Derby (DE) | 24.4 | 27.8 | −3.5 | −4.8 to −2.1 | 3,991 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.3 | 27.8 | −3.5 | −4.9 to −2.1 | 3,649 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 24.2 | 27.8 | −3.6 | −5.1 to −2.1 | 3,182 |
| Liverpool (L) | 24.0 | 27.9 | −3.8 | −4.8 to −2.9 | 8,726 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.0 | 27.8 | −3.9 | −5.2 to −2.5 | 4,084 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 23.6 | 27.9 | −4.2 | −5.2 to −3.3 | 7,807 |
| London SE (SE) | 23.6 | 27.8 | −4.3 | −6.2 to −2.3 | 1,839 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 23.5 | 27.8 | −4.3 | −5.6 to −3.1 | 4,631 |
| Enfield (EN) | 23.4 | 27.8 | −4.4 | −6.2 to −2.5 | 2,016 |
| London E (E) | 23.4 | 27.8 | −4.4 | −7.0 to −1.8 | 1,009 |
| Dudley (DY) | 22.7 | 27.8 | −5.2 | −6.7 to −3.7 | 2,983 |
| London SW (SW) | 22.6 | 27.8 | −5.2 | −8.5 to −1.8 | 592 |
| Exeter (EX) | 22.7 | 27.9 | −5.2 | −6.2 to −4.1 | 6,110 |
| St Albans (AL) | 21.7 | 27.8 | −6.1 | −8.3 to −3.8 | 1,265 |
| Watford (WD) | 20.6 | 27.8 | −7.2 | −9.3 to −5.1 | 1,383 |
| Colchester (CO) | 20.6 | 27.8 | −7.3 | −8.7 to −5.8 | 2,823 |
| Croydon (CR) | 19.9 | 27.8 | −7.9 | −9.5 to −6.3 | 2,372 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 18.9 | 27.8 | −9.0 | −10.6 to −7.3 | 2,172 |
| Romford (RM) | 17.0 | 27.9 | −10.9 | −12.3 to −9.5 | 2,836 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 16.9 | 27.9 | −11.0 | −12.2 to −9.9 | 4,301 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 15.4 | 28.0 | −12.6 | −13.3 to −11.9 | 9,602 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 498,623 (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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