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Where in Britain does the Ford Edge fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 13.6% of 44,660 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Edge failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Torquay (TQ): 23.3% against 13.5% elsewhere (+9.8 points). It does best in London E (E), −9.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Edge MOT statistics · check a Ford Edge by registration

Ford Edge in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Ford Edge: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Torquay (TQ)23.313.5+9.8+1.6 to +17.9103 (rough estimate)
Uxbridge (UB)20.913.5+7.3+1.5 to +13.2187 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)20.413.5+6.9+2.1 to +11.8264 (rough estimate)
Bromley (BR)19.913.5+6.4+0.5 to +12.2181 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)19.913.5+6.3+1.5 to +11.2262 (rough estimate)
Cleveland (TS)19.413.5+5.9+1.8 to +10.0361 (rough estimate)
London NW (NW)18.713.5+5.2−1.0 to +11.3155 (rough estimate)
Shrewsbury (SY)18.513.5+4.9−0.3 to +10.2211 (rough estimate)
Paisley (PA)18.513.5+4.9+0.4 to +9.4287 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)18.313.5+4.8+2.2 to +7.4849
Hemel Hempstead (HP)18.313.5+4.8+0.9 to +8.6383 (rough estimate)
Falkirk (FK)18.113.5+4.6+0.4 to +8.8325 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)18.013.5+4.6+2.0 to +7.1899
Lancaster (LA)18.013.5+4.4−0.8 to +9.7206 (rough estimate)
Dorchester (DT)17.913.5+4.4−2.9 to +11.7106 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)17.813.5+4.2−0.8 to +9.2225 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)17.713.5+4.2+1.2 to +7.2644
Oxford (OX)17.713.5+4.2+1.3 to +7.1668
Sunderland (SR)17.313.6+3.7−3.3 to +10.8110 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)16.813.5+3.3−1.4 to +8.0244 (rough estimate)
Lincoln (LN)16.713.5+3.2−1.7 to +8.1227 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)16.713.5+3.2−0.1 to +6.4515
Leeds (LS)16.713.5+3.1−0.5 to +6.8408 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)16.713.5+3.1−0.7 to +7.0366 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)16.613.5+3.1−0.4 to +6.5446 (rough estimate)
Darlington (DL)16.613.5+3.1−1.5 to +7.7253 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)16.513.5+2.9−2.3 to +8.2194 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)16.513.5+2.9−1.8 to +7.6243 (rough estimate)
Blackpool (FY)16.413.5+2.8−2.7 to +8.4171 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)16.113.6+2.6−3.9 to +9.1124 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)16.113.5+2.6−0.2 to +5.3690
Dudley (DY)16.113.5+2.5−2.2 to +7.3230 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)16.013.5+2.5−0.4 to +5.3643
Inverness (IV)15.813.5+2.3−1.2 to +5.7424 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)15.713.5+2.2−1.3 to +5.7420 (rough estimate)
Perth (PH)15.613.6+2.1−2.8 to +7.0211 (rough estimate)
Walsall (WS)15.013.5+1.5−2.2 to +5.2359 (rough estimate)
Kilmarnock (KA)14.713.5+1.2−2.3 to +4.6401 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)14.613.5+1.1−2.2 to +4.3452 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)14.613.6+1.0−4.9 to +7.0137 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)14.413.6+0.9−3.1 to +4.8305 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)14.413.6+0.9−3.6 to +5.3236 (rough estimate)
Carlisle (CA)14.413.6+0.8−2.5 to +4.2417 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)14.313.6+0.7−3.0 to +4.4351 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)14.213.6+0.6−2.5 to +3.8465 (rough estimate)
Llandudno (LL)14.213.6+0.6−3.3 to +4.6303 (rough estimate)
Ilford (IG)14.213.6+0.6−3.4 to +4.7289 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)14.113.6+0.6−2.3 to +3.4580
Edinburgh (EH)14.113.6+0.5−2.8 to +3.8434 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)14.013.5+0.5−1.6 to +2.61,077
Slough (SL)13.913.6+0.4−4.5 to +5.2194 (rough estimate)
Preston (PR)13.913.6+0.3−3.8 to +4.4274 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)13.813.6+0.2−4.1 to +4.6239 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)13.813.6+0.2−2.5 to +3.0617
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)13.713.6+0.2−2.9 to +3.3481 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)13.713.6+0.1−2.9 to +3.1505
St Albans (AL)13.513.6−0.1−5.3 to +5.2163 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)13.413.6−0.2−2.9 to +2.5613
Leicester (LE)13.213.6−0.4−2.4 to +1.71,052
Telford (TF)13.113.6−0.4−6.4 to +5.6122 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)13.113.6−0.5−4.2 to +3.2321 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)13.013.6−0.5−3.5 to +2.4514
Southend-on-Sea (SS)12.913.6−0.7−2.7 to +1.41,084
York (YO)12.613.6−1.0−4.0 to +2.0485 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)12.513.6−1.1−3.8 to +1.7568
Peterborough (PE)12.513.6−1.1−3.2 to +1.01,008
Manchester (M)12.513.6−1.1−4.8 to +2.6305 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)12.413.6−1.1−5.4 to +3.1233 (rough estimate)
Motherwell (ML)12.413.6−1.2−4.9 to +2.6298 (rough estimate)
Kirkwall (KW)12.413.6−1.2−7.3 to +4.9113 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)12.413.6−1.2−4.9 to +2.6299 (rough estimate)
Wolverhampton (WV)12.213.6−1.4−5.3 to +2.6262 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)12.113.6−1.5−4.5 to +1.6454 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)12.113.6−1.5−3.8 to +0.8776
Blackburn (BB)12.113.6−1.5−4.8 to +1.9372 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)12.013.6−1.6−5.1 to +1.9334 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)12.013.6−1.6−6.3 to +3.1184 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)11.913.6−1.6−6.4 to +3.2176 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)11.813.6−1.8−4.2 to +0.7668
Milton Keynes (MK)11.713.6−1.9−5.1 to +1.4384 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)11.613.6−2.0−5.5 to +1.5320 (rough estimate)
Colchester (CO)11.513.6−2.1−5.1 to +1.0417 (rough estimate)
Durham (DH)11.313.6−2.2−6.7 to +2.2194 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)11.313.6−2.3−5.9 to +1.3302 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)11.313.6−2.3−5.2 to +0.5489 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)11.213.6−2.4−4.3 to −0.51,115
Stevenage (SG)11.113.6−2.4−5.3 to +0.4458 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)11.113.6−2.6−4.7 to −0.4832
Worcester (WR)11.013.6−2.6−6.6 to +1.5227 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)10.913.6−2.6−6.4 to +1.1265 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)11.013.6−2.6−4.6 to −0.71,056
Stockport (SK)10.913.6−2.7−6.0 to +0.6340 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)10.913.6−2.7−5.8 to +0.4396 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)10.913.6−2.8−4.8 to −0.7939
Liverpool (L)10.613.6−3.0−5.8 to −0.2462 (rough estimate)
Oldham (OL)10.513.6−3.1−6.7 to +0.5277 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)10.113.6−3.6−5.6 to −1.5865
Dundee (DD)10.013.6−3.6−7.2 to +0.1260 (rough estimate)
Dartford (DA)9.813.6−3.7−7.1 to −0.4305 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)9.713.6−3.8−7.4 to −0.3267 (rough estimate)
London SW (SW)9.713.6−3.9−9.4 to +1.5114 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)9.713.6−3.9−7.0 to −0.8352 (rough estimate)
Dumfries (DG)9.413.6−4.2−8.9 to +0.5149 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)8.613.6−4.9−9.6 to −0.3139 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)8.413.8−5.4−6.7 to −4.11,909
Croydon (CR)8.113.6−5.4−9.5 to −1.3172 (rough estimate)
Galashiels (TD)7.813.6−5.8−11.0 to −0.6103 (rough estimate)
London E (E)4.113.6−9.5−12.7 to −6.2145 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,660 (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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