Where in Britain does the Ford C-MAX fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 28.2% of 712,923 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford C-MAX failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Plymouth (PL): 36.4% against 28.1% elsewhere (+8.3 points). It does best in Dumfries (DG), −6.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford C-MAX MOT statistics · check a Ford C-MAX by registration
Ford C-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth (PL) | 36.4 | 28.1 | +8.3 | +7.2 to +9.3 | 8,269 |
| Truro (TR) | 36.2 | 28.2 | +8.0 | +6.3 to +9.7 | 3,113 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 34.9 | 28.2 | +6.7 | +5.0 to +8.4 | 2,962 |
| Exeter (EX) | 34.5 | 28.2 | +6.3 | +5.1 to +7.5 | 6,391 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 34.2 | 28.2 | +6.0 | +4.5 to +7.4 | 4,095 |
| Brighton (BN) | 34.0 | 28.1 | +5.8 | +5.0 to +6.7 | 11,871 |
| Bristol (BS) | 33.9 | 28.1 | +5.8 | +5.0 to +6.6 | 14,792 |
| Bath (BA) | 33.7 | 28.2 | +5.5 | +4.3 to +6.7 | 5,980 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 32.9 | 28.2 | +4.7 | +3.2 to +6.3 | 3,482 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 32.5 | 28.2 | +4.2 | +2.1 to +6.4 | 1,845 |
| London W (W) | 31.8 | 28.2 | +3.6 | +0.4 to +6.8 | 805 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 31.8 | 28.2 | +3.6 | +2.7 to +4.5 | 10,907 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 31.8 | 28.2 | +3.5 | −0.1 to +7.1 | 639 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 31.7 | 28.2 | +3.5 | +2.1 to +5.0 | 4,108 |
| Northampton (NN) | 31.5 | 28.2 | +3.3 | +2.4 to +4.2 | 9,563 |
| Guildford (GU) | 31.4 | 28.2 | +3.2 | +2.1 to +4.3 | 7,074 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 31.3 | 28.2 | +3.1 | +2.3 to +4.0 | 10,675 |
| Perth (PH) | 31.3 | 28.2 | +3.1 | +0.8 to +5.4 | 1,568 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 31.3 | 28.2 | +3.1 | +1.3 to +4.9 | 2,520 |
| Dundee (DD) | 31.3 | 28.2 | +3.0 | +1.1 to +5.0 | 2,137 |
| Chester (CH) | 31.2 | 28.2 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +4.1 | 7,819 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 31.1 | 28.2 | +2.9 | +2.1 to +3.8 | 11,250 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 30.9 | 28.2 | +2.6 | +1.5 to +3.8 | 6,239 |
| Taunton (TA) | 30.8 | 28.2 | +2.6 | +1.2 to +3.9 | 4,761 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 30.5 | 28.2 | +2.3 | +0.6 to +4.0 | 2,804 |
| Paisley (PA) | 30.5 | 28.2 | +2.3 | +0.6 to +4.0 | 2,852 |
| Watford (WD) | 30.4 | 28.2 | +2.2 | +0.2 to +4.3 | 1,954 |
| Swindon (SN) | 30.4 | 28.2 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.4 | 5,719 |
| Newport (NP) | 30.3 | 28.2 | +2.1 | +0.9 to +3.2 | 6,354 |
| Leeds (LS) | 30.2 | 28.2 | +2.0 | +1.0 to +3.0 | 8,251 |
| Hull (HU) | 30.2 | 28.2 | +1.9 | +0.7 to +3.2 | 5,476 |
| Telford (TF) | 30.1 | 28.2 | +1.8 | −0.0 to +3.7 | 2,324 |
| Oxford (OX) | 30.0 | 28.2 | +1.8 | +0.8 to +2.7 | 8,300 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 29.8 | 28.2 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +2.9 | 4,438 |
| Bradford (BD) | 29.8 | 28.2 | +1.5 | +0.1 to +3.0 | 3,969 |
| Walsall (WS) | 29.7 | 28.2 | +1.5 | +0.3 to +2.7 | 5,323 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 29.7 | 28.2 | +1.4 | −0.7 to +3.5 | 1,827 |
| Inverness (IV) | 29.6 | 28.2 | +1.4 | −0.4 to +3.3 | 2,401 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.6 | 28.2 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.5 | 6,558 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 29.6 | 28.2 | +1.4 | −4.2 to +6.9 | 260 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 29.3 | 28.2 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.5 | 3,775 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 29.2 | 28.2 | +1.0 | −0.1 to +2.0 | 7,401 |
| London NW (NW) | 29.2 | 28.2 | +0.9 | −1.1 to +3.0 | 1,954 |
| Swansea (SA) | 29.1 | 28.2 | +0.9 | −0.1 to +2.0 | 7,431 |
| Harrow (HA) | 29.0 | 28.2 | +0.8 | −1.0 to +2.6 | 2,405 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 29.0 | 28.2 | +0.8 | −0.9 to +2.5 | 2,738 |
| London N (N) | 28.8 | 28.2 | +0.6 | −1.1 to +2.3 | 2,781 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 28.8 | 28.2 | +0.6 | −0.4 to +1.6 | 7,933 |
| Luton (LU) | 28.7 | 28.2 | +0.5 | −1.1 to +2.0 | 3,334 |
| Glasgow (G) | 28.7 | 28.2 | +0.4 | −0.6 to +1.5 | 7,436 |
| Manchester (M) | 28.6 | 28.2 | +0.4 | −0.6 to +1.4 | 8,623 |
| Darlington (DL) | 28.6 | 28.2 | +0.4 | −1.1 to +1.9 | 3,605 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.6 | 28.2 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 6,981 |
| York (YO) | 28.6 | 28.2 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.3 | 7,932 |
| Crewe (CW) | 28.5 | 28.2 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.5 | 4,914 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 28.4 | 28.2 | +0.2 | −0.8 to +1.2 | 8,540 |
| Liverpool (L) | 28.4 | 28.2 | +0.2 | −0.5 to +0.9 | 16,982 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.3 | 28.2 | +0.1 | −1.0 to +1.2 | 6,219 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 28.3 | 28.2 | +0.1 | −1.0 to +1.2 | 6,588 |
| Halifax (HX) | 28.2 | 28.2 | −0.0 | −2.8 to +2.7 | 1,021 |
| Preston (PR) | 28.1 | 28.2 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.1 | 4,979 |
| Warrington (WA) | 28.0 | 28.2 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.7 | 9,445 |
| Worcester (WR) | 28.0 | 28.2 | −0.3 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 4,200 |
| Wigan (WN) | 27.9 | 28.2 | −0.3 | −1.9 to +1.2 | 3,129 |
| London SW (SW) | 27.9 | 28.2 | −0.4 | −2.4 to +1.7 | 1,865 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.9 | 28.2 | −0.4 | −3.4 to +2.6 | 869 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 27.7 | 28.2 | −0.5 | −2.8 to +1.8 | 1,460 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 27.7 | 28.2 | −0.5 | −2.5 to +1.5 | 1,886 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 27.7 | 28.2 | −0.5 | −1.6 to +0.6 | 6,232 |
| Southampton (SO) | 27.6 | 28.2 | −0.6 | −1.6 to +0.3 | 8,156 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 27.6 | 28.2 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.7 | 3,977 |
| Medway (ME) | 27.4 | 28.2 | −0.8 | −1.7 to +0.0 | 9,974 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.3 | 28.2 | −0.9 | −2.0 to +0.2 | 6,470 |
| Stockport (SK) | 27.3 | 28.2 | −0.9 | −2.0 to +0.1 | 7,109 |
| Reading (RG) | 27.2 | 28.3 | −1.1 | −1.9 to −0.2 | 11,046 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 27.2 | 28.2 | −1.1 | −2.4 to +0.3 | 4,128 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.1 | 28.2 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.2 | 9,142 |
| Coventry (CV) | 27.1 | 28.2 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.3 | 9,296 |
| London E (E) | 26.9 | 28.2 | −1.3 | −2.8 to +0.2 | 3,358 |
| Oldham (OL) | 26.9 | 28.2 | −1.3 | −2.8 to +0.2 | 3,522 |
| Croydon (CR) | 26.9 | 28.2 | −1.4 | −2.9 to +0.2 | 3,264 |
| Colchester (CO) | 26.8 | 28.3 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.5 | 8,012 |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.8 | 28.3 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.8 | 14,752 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 26.7 | 28.3 | −1.5 | −2.3 to −0.8 | 13,244 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.7 | 28.3 | −1.5 | −2.3 to −0.7 | 11,472 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 26.6 | 28.3 | −1.7 | −2.4 to −1.0 | 15,781 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 26.5 | 28.2 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.5 | 4,465 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.5 | 28.3 | −1.8 | −2.5 to −1.2 | 19,522 |
| Birmingham (B) | 26.3 | 28.3 | −2.0 | −2.6 to −1.4 | 20,665 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 26.2 | 28.2 | −2.1 | −3.8 to −0.3 | 2,415 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 26.1 | 28.2 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.7 | 3,680 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 26.1 | 28.2 | −2.1 | −5.4 to +1.2 | 674 |
| Dudley (DY) | 26.1 | 28.2 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.8 | 3,910 |
| Derby (DE) | 26.1 | 28.3 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.4 | 11,770 |
| London SE (SE) | 25.8 | 28.2 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.2 | 4,487 |
| Bolton (BL) | 25.7 | 28.2 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.2 | 4,196 |
| Dartford (DA) | 25.8 | 28.3 | −2.5 | −3.6 to −1.4 | 6,374 |
| Hereford (HR) | 25.5 | 28.2 | −2.8 | −4.5 to −1.0 | 2,422 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 25.4 | 28.3 | −2.9 | −3.7 to −2.1 | 10,802 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 25.3 | 28.2 | −2.9 | −4.3 to −1.5 | 3,801 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 25.3 | 28.3 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −2.0 | 8,992 |
| Norwich (NR) | 25.2 | 28.3 | −3.0 | −3.8 to −2.3 | 13,691 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.2 | 28.3 | −3.1 | −3.8 to −2.3 | 12,756 |
| Slough (SL) | 25.0 | 28.3 | −3.2 | −4.6 to −1.8 | 3,905 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.8 | 28.3 | −3.5 | −4.5 to −2.5 | 7,315 |
| Sutton (SM) | 24.7 | 28.2 | −3.6 | −5.7 to −1.4 | 1,592 |
| St Albans (AL) | 24.6 | 28.2 | −3.6 | −5.2 to −2.0 | 2,896 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.7 | 28.3 | −3.6 | −4.3 to −2.9 | 16,193 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 24.6 | 28.3 | −3.7 | −4.7 to −2.6 | 6,859 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 24.6 | 28.2 | −3.7 | −8.6 to +1.3 | 293 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 24.0 | 28.3 | −4.2 | −5.7 to −2.8 | 3,326 |
| Bromley (BR) | 23.6 | 28.3 | −4.6 | −6.2 to −3.1 | 2,967 |
| Enfield (EN) | 23.6 | 28.3 | −4.7 | −6.0 to −3.4 | 3,900 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 23.1 | 28.3 | −5.1 | −6.5 to −3.7 | 3,641 |
| Romford (RM) | 23.1 | 28.3 | −5.2 | −6.1 to −4.3 | 8,844 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 23.0 | 28.3 | −5.3 | −6.5 to −4.1 | 4,973 |
| Ilford (IG) | 21.9 | 28.3 | −6.4 | −7.9 to −4.9 | 2,896 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 21.5 | 28.2 | −6.8 | −8.8 to −4.8 | 1,644 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 712,923 (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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