Where in Britain does the Ford B-MAX fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 23.8% of 325,411 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford B-MAX failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 32.3% against 23.7% elsewhere (+8.6 points). It does best in Dumfries (DG), −5.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford B-MAX MOT statistics · check a Ford B-MAX by registration
Ford B-MAX 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) | 32.3 | 23.7 | +8.6 | +6.5 to +10.7 | 1,950 |
| Dundee (DD) | 32.1 | 23.7 | +8.4 | +6.0 to +10.7 | 1,486 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.9 | 23.7 | +8.2 | +5.8 to +10.5 | 1,564 |
| Perth (PH) | 31.1 | 23.8 | +7.3 | +4.3 to +10.4 | 868 |
| Glasgow (G) | 30.4 | 23.7 | +6.7 | +5.2 to +8.2 | 3,696 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 29.8 | 23.8 | +6.0 | +3.6 to +8.5 | 1,312 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 29.7 | 23.7 | +5.9 | +4.3 to +7.6 | 2,939 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 29.4 | 23.7 | +5.7 | +4.3 to +7.2 | 3,742 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 29.4 | 23.8 | +5.7 | +1.6 to +9.7 | 496 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.8 | 23.7 | +5.1 | +3.8 to +6.4 | 5,076 |
| Darlington (DL) | 28.6 | 23.8 | +4.8 | +2.6 to +7.1 | 1,581 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 28.5 | 23.7 | +4.8 | +3.6 to +6.0 | 5,391 |
| Bradford (BD) | 28.6 | 23.8 | +4.8 | +2.8 to +6.8 | 2,017 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 28.1 | 23.8 | +4.3 | +1.4 to +7.3 | 889 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 28.1 | 23.8 | +4.3 | +2.1 to +6.5 | 1,642 |
| Truro (TR) | 28.0 | 23.8 | +4.2 | +1.8 to +6.6 | 1,372 |
| Inverness (IV) | 27.9 | 23.8 | +4.1 | +1.3 to +6.9 | 1,000 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 27.9 | 23.8 | +4.1 | +1.0 to +7.3 | 785 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 27.9 | 23.8 | +4.1 | +1.1 to +7.1 | 847 |
| Preston (PR) | 27.8 | 23.8 | +4.1 | +2.2 to +6.0 | 2,163 |
| Harrow (HA) | 27.5 | 23.8 | +3.7 | +1.5 to +5.9 | 1,589 |
| London NW (NW) | 27.5 | 23.8 | +3.7 | +1.3 to +6.1 | 1,336 |
| Halifax (HX) | 27.4 | 23.8 | +3.7 | +0.1 to +7.2 | 612 |
| Oldham (OL) | 27.4 | 23.8 | +3.6 | +1.5 to +5.7 | 1,745 |
| Hull (HU) | 27.3 | 23.8 | +3.5 | +1.7 to +5.3 | 2,390 |
| Leeds (LS) | 27.1 | 23.7 | +3.3 | +1.9 to +4.8 | 3,739 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 27.1 | 23.8 | +3.3 | +1.7 to +4.9 | 3,126 |
| London W (W) | 26.5 | 23.8 | +2.7 | −1.4 to +6.8 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 26.0 | 23.8 | +2.2 | −0.2 to +4.5 | 1,348 |
| Swansea (SA) | 25.6 | 23.8 | +1.8 | +0.4 to +3.3 | 3,331 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 25.6 | 23.8 | +1.8 | −0.3 to +4.0 | 1,632 |
| Telford (TF) | 25.6 | 23.8 | +1.8 | −0.9 to +4.6 | 969 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 25.6 | 23.8 | +1.8 | −0.3 to +3.9 | 1,690 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 25.5 | 23.8 | +1.7 | +0.2 to +3.3 | 3,013 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 25.5 | 23.8 | +1.7 | −0.7 to +4.1 | 1,303 |
| York (YO) | 25.4 | 23.8 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +3.0 | 3,685 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 25.4 | 23.8 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +3.0 | 3,771 |
| Exeter (EX) | 25.4 | 23.8 | +1.6 | +0.0 to +3.1 | 3,109 |
| London SW (SW) | 25.2 | 23.8 | +1.5 | −1.2 to +4.1 | 1,070 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 25.2 | 23.8 | +1.5 | −0.2 to +3.1 | 2,684 |
| London SE (SE) | 25.1 | 23.8 | +1.3 | −0.3 to +3.0 | 2,596 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.0 | 23.8 | +1.2 | −1.1 to +3.6 | 1,323 |
| Manchester (M) | 25.0 | 23.8 | +1.2 | −0.3 to +2.7 | 3,113 |
| Liverpool (L) | 24.9 | 23.8 | +1.2 | +0.0 to +2.3 | 5,620 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 24.9 | 23.8 | +1.1 | −0.9 to +3.1 | 1,818 |
| Bristol (BS) | 24.8 | 23.8 | +1.1 | −0.1 to +2.2 | 5,669 |
| Warrington (WA) | 24.8 | 23.8 | +1.0 | −0.3 to +2.4 | 3,759 |
| Walsall (WS) | 24.8 | 23.8 | +1.0 | −0.8 to +2.8 | 2,228 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.8 | 23.8 | +1.0 | −1.0 to +3.1 | 1,730 |
| Brighton (BN) | 24.7 | 23.8 | +0.9 | −0.4 to +2.2 | 4,530 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 24.6 | 23.8 | +0.9 | −0.6 to +2.4 | 3,172 |
| Bromley (BR) | 24.6 | 23.8 | +0.9 | −1.1 to +2.8 | 1,818 |
| London N (N) | 24.6 | 23.8 | +0.9 | −1.3 to +3.0 | 1,506 |
| Oxford (OX) | 24.2 | 23.8 | +0.4 | −1.1 to +1.9 | 3,166 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 24.2 | 23.8 | +0.4 | −4.2 to +5.0 | 335 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 24.1 | 23.8 | +0.4 | −1.5 to +2.3 | 1,921 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 24.1 | 23.8 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.8 | 3,274 |
| Croydon (CR) | 24.1 | 23.8 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.2 | 2,035 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 24.1 | 23.8 | +0.3 | −3.6 to +4.3 | 452 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 24.1 | 23.8 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.6 | 4,435 |
| Durham (DH) | 24.1 | 23.8 | +0.3 | −2.0 to +2.6 | 1,383 |
| Newport (NP) | 24.1 | 23.8 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +1.8 | 2,930 |
| Chester (CH) | 24.0 | 23.8 | +0.2 | −1.3 to +1.7 | 3,108 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 24.0 | 23.8 | +0.2 | −1.9 to +2.2 | 1,669 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 23.8 | 23.8 | +0.1 | −1.5 to +1.6 | 2,953 |
| Stockport (SK) | 23.8 | 23.8 | −0.0 | −1.5 to +1.5 | 3,280 |
| Birmingham (B) | 23.7 | 23.8 | −0.1 | −0.9 to +0.8 | 9,337 |
| Watford (WD) | 23.7 | 23.8 | −0.1 | −2.8 to +2.5 | 989 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 23.5 | 23.8 | −0.3 | −2.0 to +1.5 | 2,331 |
| Guildford (GU) | 23.5 | 23.8 | −0.3 | −1.8 to +1.2 | 3,201 |
| Enfield (EN) | 23.4 | 23.8 | −0.4 | −2.2 to +1.4 | 2,135 |
| Crewe (CW) | 23.2 | 23.8 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +1.1 | 2,539 |
| London E (E) | 23.1 | 23.8 | −0.7 | −2.7 to +1.3 | 1,730 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 23.1 | 23.8 | −0.7 | −1.7 to +0.4 | 6,701 |
| Worcester (WR) | 23.1 | 23.8 | −0.7 | −2.8 to +1.5 | 1,514 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 23.1 | 23.8 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.7 | 3,198 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 22.9 | 23.8 | −0.9 | −2.4 to +0.6 | 2,928 |
| Dudley (DY) | 22.8 | 23.8 | −1.0 | −2.9 to +0.9 | 1,858 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 22.8 | 23.8 | −1.0 | −2.1 to +0.1 | 5,674 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 22.8 | 23.8 | −1.0 | −3.3 to +1.4 | 1,232 |
| Medway (ME) | 22.8 | 23.8 | −1.0 | −2.3 to +0.2 | 4,520 |
| Slough (SL) | 22.7 | 23.8 | −1.1 | −3.0 to +0.9 | 1,725 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.7 | 23.8 | −1.1 | −2.3 to +0.1 | 4,853 |
| Hereford (HR) | 22.6 | 23.8 | −1.2 | −3.5 to +1.2 | 1,202 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 22.6 | 23.8 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.5 | 2,315 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 22.6 | 23.8 | −1.2 | −3.2 to +0.8 | 1,698 |
| Swindon (SN) | 22.5 | 23.8 | −1.3 | −2.9 to +0.4 | 2,425 |
| Taunton (TA) | 22.5 | 23.8 | −1.3 | −3.1 to +0.5 | 2,088 |
| Redhill (RH) | 22.4 | 23.8 | −1.4 | −2.8 to −0.0 | 3,411 |
| Dartford (DA) | 22.2 | 23.8 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.2 | 3,484 |
| Bolton (BL) | 22.0 | 23.8 | −1.8 | −3.7 to +0.1 | 1,786 |
| Leicester (LE) | 22.0 | 23.8 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.8 | 6,506 |
| Coventry (CV) | 21.7 | 23.8 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.8 | 3,778 |
| Southampton (SO) | 21.7 | 23.8 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.8 | 3,787 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 21.6 | 23.8 | −2.2 | −3.5 to −0.9 | 3,897 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 21.5 | 23.8 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.1 | 4,731 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 21.4 | 23.8 | −2.4 | −4.4 to −0.3 | 1,560 |
| Reading (RG) | 21.4 | 23.8 | −2.4 | −3.6 to −1.2 | 4,675 |
| Bath (BA) | 21.3 | 23.8 | −2.5 | −4.1 to −0.9 | 2,603 |
| Colchester (CO) | 21.2 | 23.8 | −2.6 | −3.9 to −1.3 | 3,758 |
| Norwich (NR) | 21.1 | 23.8 | −2.7 | −3.7 to −1.7 | 6,705 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 21.1 | 23.8 | −2.8 | −3.9 to −1.7 | 5,389 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 20.9 | 23.8 | −3.0 | −4.4 to −1.5 | 3,021 |
| Sutton (SM) | 20.7 | 23.8 | −3.1 | −5.9 to −0.3 | 822 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 20.7 | 23.8 | −3.1 | −5.1 to −1.1 | 1,600 |
| Sheffield (S) | 20.7 | 23.8 | −3.2 | −4.2 to −2.1 | 6,204 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.6 | 23.8 | −3.3 | −4.3 to −2.2 | 5,910 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 20.4 | 23.8 | −3.3 | −7.3 to +0.6 | 406 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 20.0 | 23.8 | −3.8 | −5.5 to −2.1 | 2,081 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 19.7 | 23.8 | −4.1 | −5.4 to −2.8 | 3,751 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 19.4 | 23.9 | −4.5 | −5.4 to −3.5 | 6,834 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 19.2 | 23.9 | −4.7 | −5.6 to −3.8 | 8,070 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 19.0 | 23.8 | −4.8 | −6.5 to −3.1 | 2,106 |
| Romford (RM) | 18.9 | 23.9 | −5.0 | −6.1 to −3.9 | 5,238 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 18.6 | 23.8 | −5.2 | −6.6 to −3.8 | 2,962 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 18.1 | 23.8 | −5.7 | −8.5 to −2.9 | 725 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 325,411 (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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