Where in Britain does the Ford EcoSport fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 18.7% of 431,587 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford EcoSport failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in London W (W): 27.2% against 18.7% elsewhere (+8.5 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −7.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford EcoSport MOT statistics · check a Ford EcoSport by registration
Ford EcoSport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London W (W) | 27.2 | 18.7 | +8.5 | +3.9 to +13.0 | 364 (rough estimate) |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 26.9 | 18.7 | +8.1 | +2.2 to +14.0 | 216 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 26.2 | 18.7 | +7.5 | +5.6 to +9.4 | 2,043 |
| Harrow (HA) | 25.4 | 18.7 | +6.7 | +4.5 to +8.8 | 1,549 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 25.1 | 18.7 | +6.4 | +5.1 to +7.7 | 4,570 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 25.0 | 18.7 | +6.3 | +4.8 to +7.8 | 3,287 |
| Glasgow (G) | 24.8 | 18.6 | +6.1 | +5.2 to +7.1 | 8,054 |
| Paisley (PA) | 24.3 | 18.7 | +5.6 | +4.1 to +7.1 | 3,175 |
| Perth (PH) | 24.0 | 18.7 | +5.3 | +3.2 to +7.3 | 1,644 |
| London NW (NW) | 23.8 | 18.7 | +5.1 | +3.2 to +7.1 | 1,879 |
| London SW (SW) | 23.4 | 18.7 | +4.7 | +2.3 to +7.1 | 1,210 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 23.3 | 18.7 | +4.5 | +3.2 to +5.9 | 3,635 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 23.0 | 18.7 | +4.3 | +3.2 to +5.4 | 5,695 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 22.9 | 18.7 | +4.2 | +2.2 to +6.2 | 1,726 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 22.8 | 18.6 | +4.1 | +3.3 to +4.9 | 10,561 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 22.8 | 18.7 | +4.1 | −1.4 to +9.5 | 228 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 22.4 | 18.7 | +3.7 | +2.5 to +5.0 | 4,230 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 22.3 | 18.7 | +3.6 | +1.7 to +5.4 | 1,939 |
| Watford (WD) | 22.3 | 18.7 | +3.6 | +1.2 to +5.9 | 1,257 |
| Inverness (IV) | 22.3 | 18.7 | +3.5 | +1.8 to +5.3 | 2,102 |
| London E (E) | 22.3 | 18.7 | +3.5 | +1.8 to +5.3 | 2,207 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 22.1 | 18.7 | +3.4 | +2.0 to +4.8 | 3,290 |
| Halifax (HX) | 22.1 | 18.7 | +3.3 | +0.5 to +6.2 | 825 |
| Preston (PR) | 22.0 | 18.7 | +3.3 | +1.7 to +4.9 | 2,697 |
| London N (N) | 21.8 | 18.7 | +3.1 | +0.8 to +5.3 | 1,331 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 21.6 | 18.7 | +2.9 | +0.6 to +5.2 | 1,213 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 21.2 | 18.7 | +2.5 | +1.0 to +3.9 | 2,947 |
| London SE (SE) | 21.0 | 18.7 | +2.3 | +0.7 to +3.9 | 2,664 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 20.7 | 18.7 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.2 | 4,725 |
| Northampton (NN) | 20.6 | 18.7 | +1.9 | +0.8 to +3.0 | 5,248 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 20.6 | 18.7 | +1.9 | −0.3 to +4.0 | 1,359 |
| Manchester (M) | 20.5 | 18.7 | +1.8 | +0.5 to +3.1 | 3,841 |
| Guildford (GU) | 20.4 | 18.7 | +1.7 | +0.4 to +3.0 | 3,849 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 20.2 | 18.7 | +1.5 | −0.2 to +3.1 | 2,307 |
| Redhill (RH) | 20.1 | 18.7 | +1.4 | +0.2 to +2.7 | 4,193 |
| Brighton (BN) | 20.1 | 18.7 | +1.4 | +0.2 to +2.6 | 4,425 |
| Liverpool (L) | 20.1 | 18.7 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.2 | 8,481 |
| Luton (LU) | 20.0 | 18.7 | +1.3 | −0.6 to +3.2 | 1,716 |
| Oxford (OX) | 19.9 | 18.7 | +1.2 | −0.2 to +2.5 | 3,461 |
| Swansea (SA) | 19.8 | 18.7 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.1 | 6,519 |
| Walsall (WS) | 19.8 | 18.7 | +1.1 | −0.4 to +2.5 | 2,927 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 19.8 | 18.7 | +1.1 | −2.1 to +4.2 | 621 |
| Bradford (BD) | 19.7 | 18.7 | +1.0 | −0.5 to +2.5 | 2,838 |
| Birmingham (B) | 19.7 | 18.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.7 | 12,102 |
| Truro (TR) | 19.6 | 18.7 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.8 | 1,726 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 19.6 | 18.7 | +0.9 | −0.4 to +2.2 | 3,593 |
| Darlington (DL) | 19.5 | 18.7 | +0.8 | −0.9 to +2.5 | 2,021 |
| Leeds (LS) | 19.5 | 18.7 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.9 | 5,150 |
| Wigan (WN) | 19.4 | 18.7 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.4 | 1,993 |
| Enfield (EN) | 19.4 | 18.7 | +0.7 | −0.7 to +2.0 | 3,290 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 19.4 | 18.7 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.2 | 2,361 |
| Bromley (BR) | 19.4 | 18.7 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.2 | 2,429 |
| Telford (TF) | 19.3 | 18.7 | +0.6 | −1.6 to +2.7 | 1,317 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 19.2 | 18.7 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.9 | 2,749 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 19.1 | 18.7 | +0.4 | −0.4 to +1.3 | 8,103 |
| Croydon (CR) | 19.2 | 18.7 | +0.4 | −1.3 to +2.1 | 2,088 |
| Bristol (BS) | 19.1 | 18.7 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 5,803 |
| Hull (HU) | 19.1 | 18.7 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.6 | 3,478 |
| Slough (SL) | 19.0 | 18.7 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +1.9 | 2,324 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 19.0 | 18.7 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.7 | 3,077 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 19.0 | 18.7 | +0.2 | −1.0 to +1.5 | 3,775 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 18.9 | 18.7 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.0 | 1,825 |
| Dudley (DY) | 18.8 | 18.7 | +0.1 | −1.5 to +1.6 | 2,379 |
| Southampton (SO) | 18.8 | 18.7 | +0.1 | −1.2 to +1.3 | 3,699 |
| Warrington (WA) | 18.8 | 18.7 | +0.0 | −1.0 to +1.1 | 5,262 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 18.8 | 18.7 | +0.0 | −1.7 to +1.8 | 1,918 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 18.7 | 18.7 | −0.0 | −1.0 to +1.0 | 6,154 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.7 | 18.7 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.3 | 3,274 |
| Newport (NP) | 18.6 | 18.7 | −0.1 | −1.3 to +1.0 | 4,429 |
| Oldham (OL) | 18.6 | 18.7 | −0.2 | −1.5 to +1.2 | 3,305 |
| Stockport (SK) | 18.5 | 18.7 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +0.9 | 4,662 |
| Chester (CH) | 18.5 | 18.7 | −0.3 | −1.5 to +1.0 | 3,818 |
| Bolton (BL) | 18.4 | 18.7 | −0.3 | −1.7 to +1.1 | 2,836 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 18.3 | 18.7 | −0.5 | −1.9 to +0.9 | 3,101 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 18.2 | 18.7 | −0.5 | −1.7 to +0.7 | 3,998 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 18.2 | 18.7 | −0.5 | −1.6 to +0.5 | 5,457 |
| Medway (ME) | 18.0 | 18.7 | −0.7 | −1.7 to +0.2 | 6,719 |
| Durham (DH) | 17.9 | 18.7 | −0.8 | −2.5 to +0.9 | 1,955 |
| Exeter (EX) | 17.9 | 18.7 | −0.8 | −2.3 to +0.7 | 2,601 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 17.9 | 18.7 | −0.8 | −2.4 to +0.7 | 2,362 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 17.8 | 18.7 | −1.0 | −3.8 to +1.8 | 704 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 17.7 | 18.7 | −1.1 | −2.2 to +0.0 | 4,826 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 17.5 | 18.8 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.5 | 10,015 |
| Leicester (LE) | 17.5 | 18.8 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.4 | 7,261 |
| Dartford (DA) | 17.4 | 18.7 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.2 | 4,431 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 17.3 | 18.7 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.2 | 3,619 |
| Reading (RG) | 17.2 | 18.8 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.6 | 6,263 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 17.2 | 18.7 | −1.5 | −2.9 to −0.2 | 3,036 |
| Colchester (CO) | 17.2 | 18.7 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.4 | 4,035 |
| St Albans (AL) | 17.1 | 18.7 | −1.6 | −3.5 to +0.2 | 1,588 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 17.1 | 18.8 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 5,475 |
| Taunton (TA) | 17.0 | 18.7 | −1.7 | −3.2 to −0.2 | 2,500 |
| Sutton (SM) | 17.0 | 18.7 | −1.8 | −4.5 to +1.0 | 736 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 17.0 | 18.7 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.5 | 3,290 |
| Crewe (CW) | 16.9 | 18.7 | −1.8 | −3.1 to −0.5 | 3,283 |
| Derby (DE) | 16.9 | 18.8 | −1.8 | −2.8 to −0.9 | 5,626 |
| Swindon (SN) | 16.8 | 18.7 | −1.9 | −3.4 to −0.5 | 2,673 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 16.8 | 18.7 | −2.0 | −3.7 to −0.3 | 1,883 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 16.7 | 18.8 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.0 | 4,594 |
| Bath (BA) | 16.3 | 18.8 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.1 | 3,054 |
| Coventry (CV) | 16.2 | 18.8 | −2.5 | −3.6 to −1.5 | 4,952 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 16.2 | 18.7 | −2.6 | −4.1 to −1.0 | 2,147 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 16.1 | 18.7 | −2.7 | −5.0 to −0.4 | 965 |
| York (YO) | 16.0 | 18.8 | −2.8 | −3.8 to −1.7 | 4,764 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 15.9 | 18.8 | −2.9 | −4.3 to −1.4 | 2,417 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 15.7 | 18.7 | −3.1 | −5.2 to −1.0 | 1,142 |
| Sheffield (S) | 15.6 | 18.8 | −3.2 | −3.9 to −2.4 | 9,102 |
| Worcester (WR) | 15.5 | 18.8 | −3.2 | −4.6 to −1.8 | 2,716 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 15.5 | 18.8 | −3.2 | −4.3 to −2.2 | 4,624 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 15.4 | 18.8 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.7 | 9,095 |
| Norwich (NR) | 14.9 | 18.8 | −3.9 | −4.8 to −3.0 | 6,425 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 14.8 | 18.8 | −4.0 | −5.1 to −2.9 | 4,240 |
| Romford (RM) | 14.7 | 18.8 | −4.1 | −4.8 to −3.3 | 8,983 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 14.5 | 18.7 | −4.2 | −7.3 to −1.1 | 502 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 14.6 | 18.8 | −4.2 | −5.1 to −3.4 | 6,950 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 13.3 | 18.8 | −5.4 | −7.2 to −3.7 | 1,426 |
| Hereford (HR) | 12.4 | 18.8 | −6.3 | −7.9 to −4.8 | 1,780 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 11.7 | 18.9 | −7.2 | −7.8 to −6.6 | 10,266 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 431,587 (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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