Where in Britain does the Fiat Punto fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 45.1% of 561,621 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Fiat Punto failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 57.6% against 45.0% elsewhere (+12.6 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −11.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Fiat Punto MOT statistics · check a Fiat Punto by registration
Fiat Punto 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) | 57.6 | 45.0 | +12.6 | +11.1 to +14.2 | 3,981 |
| Dundee (DD) | 57.6 | 45.0 | +12.6 | +10.8 to +14.4 | 2,980 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 55.5 | 45.0 | +10.5 | +8.8 to +12.1 | 3,528 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 54.4 | 45.0 | +9.4 | +7.2 to +11.5 | 2,031 |
| Exeter (EX) | 54.2 | 45.0 | +9.2 | +7.6 to +10.8 | 3,737 |
| Truro (TR) | 52.9 | 45.0 | +7.9 | +5.8 to +9.9 | 2,286 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 52.6 | 45.0 | +7.6 | +6.1 to +9.0 | 4,573 |
| Bath (BA) | 52.3 | 45.0 | +7.2 | +5.6 to +8.9 | 3,560 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 52.2 | 45.0 | +7.2 | +5.7 to +8.6 | 4,397 |
| Bristol (BS) | 52.1 | 45.0 | +7.1 | +6.0 to +8.2 | 7,973 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 51.6 | 45.0 | +6.7 | +5.6 to +7.7 | 8,364 |
| Hull (HU) | 51.5 | 45.0 | +6.5 | +5.3 to +7.8 | 6,035 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 51.5 | 45.0 | +6.4 | +4.5 to +8.4 | 2,523 |
| Perth (PH) | 51.4 | 45.1 | +6.4 | +3.7 to +9.1 | 1,324 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 51.2 | 45.1 | +6.2 | +0.3 to +12.0 | 285 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 51.1 | 45.0 | +6.1 | +4.9 to +7.3 | 6,922 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 51.0 | 45.0 | +6.0 | +4.2 to +7.7 | 3,079 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 51.0 | 45.1 | +5.9 | +3.7 to +8.1 | 1,949 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 50.4 | 45.0 | +5.4 | +4.2 to +6.6 | 6,495 |
| Crewe (CW) | 50.4 | 45.0 | +5.3 | +3.5 to +7.1 | 3,134 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 50.2 | 45.0 | +5.2 | +3.4 to +6.9 | 3,243 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 49.5 | 45.0 | +4.5 | +3.0 to +5.9 | 4,502 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 49.5 | 45.1 | +4.4 | +1.9 to +6.9 | 1,532 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 49.5 | 45.1 | +4.4 | +0.9 to +7.9 | 768 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 49.4 | 45.1 | +4.3 | +2.2 to +6.4 | 2,166 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 49.4 | 45.1 | +4.3 | +2.1 to +6.5 | 2,016 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 49.3 | 45.0 | +4.3 | +3.1 to +5.5 | 6,464 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 49.3 | 45.1 | +4.2 | +2.5 to +6.0 | 3,196 |
| York (YO) | 49.1 | 45.0 | +4.1 | +2.7 to +5.5 | 4,945 |
| Swansea (SA) | 48.6 | 45.0 | +3.5 | +2.4 to +4.7 | 7,184 |
| Chester (CH) | 48.5 | 45.0 | +3.5 | +2.4 to +4.6 | 7,624 |
| Taunton (TA) | 48.5 | 45.1 | +3.5 | +1.5 to +5.5 | 2,415 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 48.4 | 45.0 | +3.4 | +2.5 to +4.3 | 12,530 |
| Leeds (LS) | 48.4 | 45.0 | +3.4 | +2.2 to +4.6 | 6,536 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 48.4 | 45.1 | +3.4 | +0.8 to +6.0 | 1,406 |
| Darlington (DL) | 48.2 | 45.1 | +3.2 | +1.4 to +5.0 | 2,987 |
| Paisley (PA) | 47.9 | 45.1 | +2.8 | +0.8 to +4.8 | 2,386 |
| Newport (NP) | 47.9 | 45.0 | +2.8 | +1.5 to +4.1 | 5,798 |
| Oxford (OX) | 47.6 | 45.1 | +2.6 | +1.0 to +4.1 | 4,205 |
| Walsall (WS) | 47.5 | 45.1 | +2.5 | +1.2 to +3.8 | 5,988 |
| Brighton (BN) | 47.5 | 45.0 | +2.4 | +1.3 to +3.6 | 7,557 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 47.2 | 45.1 | +2.1 | +0.2 to +4.1 | 2,584 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 47.2 | 45.1 | +2.1 | −0.2 to +4.4 | 1,863 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 47.1 | 45.0 | +2.0 | +1.2 to +2.9 | 13,936 |
| Southampton (SO) | 47.1 | 45.1 | +2.0 | +0.6 to +3.5 | 4,440 |
| Preston (PR) | 47.0 | 45.1 | +1.9 | +0.6 to +3.2 | 5,656 |
| Halifax (HX) | 46.7 | 45.1 | +1.6 | −1.1 to +4.4 | 1,287 |
| Glasgow (G) | 46.7 | 45.1 | +1.6 | +0.5 to +2.7 | 8,273 |
| Worcester (WR) | 46.6 | 45.1 | +1.6 | −0.4 to +3.5 | 2,511 |
| Inverness (IV) | 46.5 | 45.1 | +1.5 | −0.7 to +3.6 | 2,112 |
| Guildford (GU) | 46.0 | 45.1 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.3 | 5,208 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 45.9 | 45.1 | +0.8 | −1.1 to +2.7 | 2,657 |
| Swindon (SN) | 45.7 | 45.1 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.2 | 3,574 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 45.6 | 45.1 | +0.5 | −0.9 to +1.8 | 5,220 |
| Durham (DH) | 45.5 | 45.1 | +0.5 | −1.4 to +2.3 | 2,841 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 45.5 | 45.1 | +0.4 | −0.9 to +1.6 | 6,031 |
| Watford (WD) | 45.4 | 45.1 | +0.3 | −2.2 to +2.9 | 1,463 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 45.3 | 45.1 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.1 | 2,945 |
| Bradford (BD) | 45.2 | 45.1 | +0.1 | −1.4 to +1.6 | 4,270 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 45.2 | 45.1 | +0.1 | −1.0 to +1.2 | 8,209 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 45.2 | 45.1 | +0.1 | −1.3 to +1.5 | 4,660 |
| Stockport (SK) | 45.0 | 45.1 | −0.0 | −1.2 to +1.1 | 7,711 |
| Telford (TF) | 45.0 | 45.1 | −0.1 | −1.8 to +1.6 | 3,196 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 45.0 | 45.1 | −0.1 | −1.1 to +0.8 | 10,532 |
| Hereford (HR) | 44.9 | 45.1 | −0.2 | −2.7 to +2.4 | 1,492 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 44.8 | 45.1 | −0.3 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 5,222 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 44.8 | 45.1 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.7 | 9,817 |
| Norwich (NR) | 44.7 | 45.1 | −0.4 | −1.4 to +0.7 | 8,616 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 44.6 | 45.1 | −0.5 | −1.8 to +0.9 | 5,215 |
| Northampton (NN) | 44.6 | 45.1 | −0.5 | −1.5 to +0.5 | 9,699 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 44.5 | 45.1 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.6 | 6,657 |
| Bolton (BL) | 44.5 | 45.1 | −0.6 | −2.0 to +0.7 | 5,368 |
| Derby (DE) | 44.4 | 45.1 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.4 | 7,649 |
| Wigan (WN) | 44.4 | 45.1 | −0.7 | −2.3 to +0.9 | 3,776 |
| Dudley (DY) | 44.4 | 45.1 | −0.7 | −2.1 to +0.7 | 4,798 |
| Manchester (M) | 44.3 | 45.1 | −0.8 | −1.6 to +0.0 | 14,634 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 44.3 | 45.1 | −0.8 | −2.5 to +0.9 | 3,349 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 44.1 | 45.1 | −1.0 | −2.8 to +0.8 | 2,879 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 44.0 | 45.1 | −1.1 | −2.5 to +0.3 | 5,110 |
| Reading (RG) | 43.1 | 45.1 | −2.0 | −3.3 to −0.8 | 6,008 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 42.8 | 45.1 | −2.3 | −5.1 to +0.5 | 1,185 |
| Warrington (WA) | 42.7 | 45.1 | −2.4 | −3.5 to −1.4 | 8,494 |
| Oldham (OL) | 42.5 | 45.1 | −2.6 | −3.8 to −1.4 | 6,309 |
| St Albans (AL) | 42.5 | 45.1 | −2.6 | −4.8 to −0.4 | 1,957 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 42.3 | 45.1 | −2.8 | −4.2 to −1.3 | 4,367 |
| Leicester (LE) | 42.2 | 45.1 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −2.0 | 10,353 |
| Liverpool (L) | 41.9 | 45.1 | −3.2 | −4.3 to −2.1 | 7,934 |
| Luton (LU) | 41.5 | 45.1 | −3.6 | −5.3 to −1.8 | 3,195 |
| Colchester (CO) | 41.4 | 45.1 | −3.7 | −5.3 to −2.2 | 3,830 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 41.4 | 45.1 | −3.7 | −5.1 to −2.3 | 4,891 |
| Medway (ME) | 41.1 | 45.1 | −4.0 | −5.2 to −2.8 | 6,364 |
| Redhill (RH) | 41.0 | 45.1 | −4.2 | −5.5 to −2.8 | 5,319 |
| Coventry (CV) | 40.8 | 45.2 | −4.4 | −5.3 to −3.5 | 11,259 |
| Sheffield (S) | 40.7 | 45.2 | −4.5 | −5.3 to −3.8 | 16,681 |
| Birmingham (B) | 40.6 | 45.2 | −4.6 | −5.4 to −3.9 | 17,451 |
| London NW (NW) | 39.8 | 45.1 | −5.3 | −7.3 to −3.2 | 2,204 |
| London SW (SW) | 39.2 | 45.1 | −5.9 | −7.9 to −3.9 | 2,338 |
| Harrow (HA) | 38.7 | 45.1 | −6.4 | −8.5 to −4.3 | 2,075 |
| Bromley (BR) | 38.7 | 45.1 | −6.4 | −8.8 to −4.0 | 1,618 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 38.5 | 45.2 | −6.7 | −7.8 to −5.6 | 7,566 |
| Dartford (DA) | 38.4 | 45.1 | −6.8 | −8.3 to −5.2 | 4,003 |
| London E (E) | 38.2 | 45.1 | −6.9 | −8.6 to −5.2 | 3,235 |
| Croydon (CR) | 37.8 | 45.1 | −7.3 | −9.0 to −5.6 | 3,243 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 37.8 | 45.1 | −7.3 | −13.6 to −1.0 | 225 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 37.8 | 45.1 | −7.3 | −10.2 to −4.4 | 1,059 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 37.6 | 45.1 | −7.6 | −9.0 to −6.1 | 4,300 |
| London N (N) | 36.8 | 45.1 | −8.4 | −9.8 to −6.9 | 4,204 |
| Romford (RM) | 36.5 | 45.1 | −8.6 | −10.3 to −6.9 | 3,228 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 35.9 | 45.1 | −9.2 | −11.1 to −7.2 | 2,293 |
| Slough (SL) | 35.7 | 45.1 | −9.4 | −10.9 to −7.9 | 4,188 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 35.6 | 45.1 | −9.5 | −11.0 to −8.0 | 3,897 |
| London SE (SE) | 35.6 | 45.2 | −9.6 | −10.9 to −8.3 | 5,612 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 35.3 | 45.1 | −9.8 | −11.4 to −8.3 | 3,653 |
| Sutton (SM) | 34.1 | 45.1 | −11.0 | −13.4 to −8.6 | 1,473 |
| Ilford (IG) | 33.9 | 45.1 | −11.2 | −13.4 to −9.1 | 1,844 |
| Enfield (EN) | 33.4 | 45.2 | −11.8 | −13.3 to −10.2 | 3,569 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 561,621 (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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