Where in Britain does the Ford Fiesta fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 33.4% of 8,370,825 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Fiesta failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 43.4% against 33.3% elsewhere (+10.1 points). It does best in Romford (RM), −8.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Fiesta MOT statistics · check a Ford Fiesta by registration
Ford Fiesta 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) | 43.4 | 33.3 | +10.1 | +9.7 to +10.5 | 51,634 |
| Dundee (DD) | 43.3 | 33.3 | +9.9 | +9.4 to +10.5 | 31,823 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 40.9 | 33.3 | +7.6 | +7.3 to +7.9 | 83,665 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 39.4 | 33.3 | +6.0 | +5.7 to +6.4 | 74,646 |
| Truro (TR) | 38.9 | 33.4 | +5.5 | +5.0 to +6.0 | 37,749 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 38.7 | 33.3 | +5.5 | +5.3 to +5.7 | 186,733 |
| Exeter (EX) | 38.7 | 33.3 | +5.3 | +5.0 to +5.7 | 73,380 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 38.3 | 33.4 | +4.9 | +4.3 to +5.6 | 21,647 |
| Perth (PH) | 38.3 | 33.4 | +4.9 | +4.2 to +5.6 | 20,095 |
| Bristol (BS) | 38.1 | 33.3 | +4.8 | +4.6 to +5.1 | 158,735 |
| Hull (HU) | 38.2 | 33.3 | +4.8 | +4.4 to +5.2 | 60,155 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 37.7 | 33.3 | +4.3 | +4.0 to +4.7 | 76,361 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 37.6 | 33.4 | +4.2 | +3.7 to +4.7 | 36,532 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 37.5 | 33.4 | +4.1 | +3.7 to +4.6 | 43,712 |
| Darlington (DL) | 37.4 | 33.4 | +4.1 | +3.6 to +4.5 | 45,177 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 37.4 | 33.4 | +4.0 | +2.9 to +5.1 | 8,107 |
| Newport (NP) | 37.3 | 33.3 | +3.9 | +3.6 to +4.3 | 83,848 |
| Swansea (SA) | 37.2 | 33.3 | +3.9 | +3.6 to +4.2 | 117,115 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 37.0 | 33.3 | +3.7 | +3.4 to +4.0 | 95,565 |
| York (YO) | 36.6 | 33.3 | +3.3 | +3.0 to +3.6 | 81,569 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 36.6 | 33.4 | +3.2 | +2.7 to +3.7 | 34,953 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 36.6 | 33.4 | +3.2 | +1.5 to +4.9 | 3,074 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 36.5 | 33.4 | +3.1 | +2.6 to +3.7 | 31,535 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 36.4 | 33.4 | +3.0 | +2.6 to +3.5 | 38,912 |
| Bath (BA) | 36.4 | 33.4 | +3.0 | +2.6 to +3.4 | 66,851 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 36.3 | 33.4 | +2.9 | +2.5 to +3.4 | 43,250 |
| Halifax (HX) | 36.2 | 33.4 | +2.8 | +2.1 to +3.5 | 18,790 |
| Inverness (IV) | 36.1 | 33.4 | +2.8 | +2.2 to +3.3 | 26,841 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 36.0 | 33.4 | +2.7 | +2.1 to +3.2 | 30,787 |
| Taunton (TA) | 36.0 | 33.4 | +2.6 | +2.2 to +3.0 | 51,136 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 35.9 | 33.3 | +2.6 | +2.3 to +2.9 | 104,552 |
| Northampton (NN) | 35.9 | 33.3 | +2.5 | +2.2 to +2.8 | 109,720 |
| Leeds (LS) | 35.9 | 33.4 | +2.5 | +2.2 to +2.8 | 104,976 |
| Telford (TF) | 35.8 | 33.4 | +2.4 | +1.8 to +2.9 | 28,191 |
| Paisley (PA) | 35.7 | 33.4 | +2.4 | +1.9 to +2.9 | 34,667 |
| Chester (CH) | 35.6 | 33.4 | +2.2 | +1.9 to +2.6 | 83,088 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 35.5 | 33.4 | +2.2 | +1.5 to +2.9 | 18,421 |
| Bradford (BD) | 35.5 | 33.4 | +2.1 | +1.8 to +2.5 | 59,904 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 35.4 | 33.4 | +2.1 | +1.8 to +2.4 | 113,839 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 35.4 | 33.4 | +2.1 | +1.6 to +2.5 | 40,161 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 35.4 | 33.4 | +2.0 | +1.5 to +2.6 | 26,630 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 35.3 | 33.4 | +2.0 | +1.6 to +2.4 | 56,092 |
| Brighton (BN) | 35.3 | 33.4 | +2.0 | +1.6 to +2.3 | 90,867 |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.2 | 33.4 | +1.8 | +1.5 to +2.1 | 111,291 |
| Wigan (WN) | 34.8 | 33.4 | +1.4 | +1.0 to +1.9 | 41,264 |
| Walsall (WS) | 34.7 | 33.4 | +1.3 | +1.0 to +1.7 | 66,295 |
| Preston (PR) | 34.7 | 33.4 | +1.3 | +1.0 to +1.7 | 69,825 |
| Manchester (M) | 34.4 | 33.4 | +1.0 | +0.7 to +1.3 | 112,619 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 34.3 | 33.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 to +1.3 | 48,248 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 34.3 | 33.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 to +1.2 | 72,338 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 34.1 | 33.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 to +1.1 | 81,592 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 34.1 | 33.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 to +1.0 | 89,447 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 34.0 | 33.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 to +0.9 | 137,211 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 33.9 | 33.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 to +1.0 | 44,842 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 33.9 | 33.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 to +0.9 | 61,520 |
| Swindon (SN) | 33.8 | 33.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 to +0.8 | 64,110 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 33.6 | 33.4 | +0.3 | −0.1 to +0.6 | 77,283 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 33.5 | 33.4 | +0.1 | −0.3 to +0.5 | 52,780 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 33.4 | 33.4 | −0.0 | −1.1 to +1.1 | 7,355 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 33.4 | 33.4 | −0.0 | −0.8 to +0.7 | 15,140 |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.3 | 33.4 | −0.1 | −0.7 to +0.5 | 26,321 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 33.2 | 33.4 | −0.2 | −0.4 to +0.1 | 109,105 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 33.2 | 33.4 | −0.2 | −0.5 to +0.1 | 104,670 |
| Oxford (OX) | 33.1 | 33.4 | −0.3 | −0.6 to +0.0 | 85,501 |
| Colchester (CO) | 33.1 | 33.4 | −0.3 | −0.6 to −0.0 | 88,450 |
| Oldham (OL) | 33.0 | 33.4 | −0.4 | −0.8 to +0.1 | 50,057 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 33.0 | 33.4 | −0.4 | −0.8 to +0.0 | 53,241 |
| Stockport (SK) | 33.0 | 33.4 | −0.4 | −0.7 to −0.1 | 89,602 |
| Southampton (SO) | 33.0 | 33.4 | −0.4 | −0.7 to −0.1 | 105,390 |
| Dudley (DY) | 32.7 | 33.4 | −0.6 | −1.0 to −0.3 | 55,891 |
| Watford (WD) | 32.6 | 33.4 | −0.8 | −1.4 to −0.2 | 25,862 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 32.5 | 33.4 | −0.9 | −1.2 to −0.6 | 85,820 |
| Medway (ME) | 32.4 | 33.4 | −1.0 | −1.3 to −0.8 | 116,268 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 32.4 | 33.4 | −1.0 | −1.3 to −0.8 | 102,879 |
| London W (W) | 32.3 | 33.4 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 9,969 |
| Luton (LU) | 32.3 | 33.4 | −1.1 | −1.5 to −0.6 | 37,807 |
| Guildford (GU) | 32.3 | 33.4 | −1.1 | −1.4 to −0.8 | 94,843 |
| Derby (DE) | 32.2 | 33.4 | −1.2 | −1.4 to −0.9 | 119,778 |
| Bolton (BL) | 32.1 | 33.4 | −1.2 | −1.6 to −0.8 | 53,703 |
| Durham (DH) | 32.1 | 33.4 | −1.3 | −1.7 to −0.8 | 38,476 |
| Warrington (WA) | 32.1 | 33.4 | −1.3 | −1.6 to −1.0 | 112,921 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 32.1 | 33.4 | −1.3 | −1.5 to −1.0 | 147,203 |
| Norwich (NR) | 32.0 | 33.4 | −1.4 | −1.7 to −1.2 | 128,754 |
| Sheffield (S) | 31.9 | 33.4 | −1.5 | −1.7 to −1.3 | 190,889 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 31.9 | 33.4 | −1.5 | −1.7 to −1.3 | 186,286 |
| London N (N) | 31.9 | 33.4 | −1.5 | −2.0 to −1.0 | 33,472 |
| Crewe (CW) | 31.8 | 33.4 | −1.6 | −2.0 to −1.2 | 58,010 |
| Leicester (LE) | 31.8 | 33.4 | −1.7 | −1.9 to −1.4 | 176,683 |
| Liverpool (L) | 31.6 | 33.4 | −1.8 | −2.1 to −1.6 | 143,705 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 31.5 | 33.4 | −1.9 | −2.6 to −1.2 | 18,019 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.5 | 33.4 | −1.9 | −2.3 to −1.5 | 49,676 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 31.4 | 33.4 | −2.0 | −2.4 to −1.7 | 65,770 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 31.2 | 33.4 | −2.2 | −2.6 to −1.9 | 74,377 |
| London NW (NW) | 31.0 | 33.4 | −2.4 | −3.0 to −1.8 | 24,820 |
| London SW (SW) | 31.0 | 33.4 | −2.4 | −3.0 to −1.8 | 24,484 |
| London E (E) | 30.8 | 33.4 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.2 | 43,668 |
| Birmingham (B) | 30.7 | 33.5 | −2.8 | −3.0 to −2.7 | 288,626 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 30.5 | 33.4 | −2.9 | −3.2 to −2.5 | 71,532 |
| Redhill (RH) | 30.4 | 33.4 | −3.0 | −3.3 to −2.7 | 87,548 |
| Coventry (CV) | 30.4 | 33.4 | −3.1 | −3.3 to −2.8 | 141,867 |
| Harrow (HA) | 30.1 | 33.4 | −3.3 | −3.8 to −2.7 | 31,380 |
| Reading (RG) | 29.9 | 33.4 | −3.5 | −3.8 to −3.3 | 127,158 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 29.8 | 33.4 | −3.6 | −5.3 to −1.9 | 2,791 |
| St Albans (AL) | 29.7 | 33.4 | −3.7 | −4.2 to −3.2 | 35,517 |
| London SE (SE) | 29.4 | 33.4 | −4.0 | −4.4 to −3.6 | 47,900 |
| Dartford (DA) | 29.3 | 33.4 | −4.1 | −4.5 to −3.8 | 65,563 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 29.0 | 33.5 | −4.4 | −4.7 to −4.2 | 154,314 |
| Slough (SL) | 28.8 | 33.4 | −4.6 | −5.0 to −4.2 | 47,597 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 28.6 | 33.4 | −4.8 | −5.3 to −4.3 | 33,806 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.5 | 33.4 | −4.9 | −5.5 to −4.2 | 17,585 |
| Croydon (CR) | 28.3 | 33.4 | −5.1 | −5.6 to −4.7 | 37,838 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 28.3 | 33.5 | −5.2 | −5.4 to −5.0 | 143,911 |
| Enfield (EN) | 26.8 | 33.4 | −6.6 | −7.0 to −6.2 | 50,752 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 25.7 | 33.4 | −7.7 | −8.1 to −7.3 | 47,305 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.4 | 33.4 | −8.0 | −8.4 to −7.7 | 62,356 |
| Bromley (BR) | 25.4 | 33.4 | −8.1 | −8.5 to −7.6 | 32,209 |
| Ilford (IG) | 25.3 | 33.4 | −8.1 | −8.5 to −7.7 | 38,205 |
| Romford (RM) | 25.3 | 33.5 | −8.2 | −8.4 to −7.9 | 113,760 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,370,825 (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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