Where in Britain does the Ford Fusion fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 39.5% of 399,710 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Fusion failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 60.2% against 39.4% elsewhere (+20.8 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −11.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Fusion MOT statistics · check a Ford Fusion by registration
Ford Fusion 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) | 60.2 | 39.4 | +20.8 | +18.5 to +23.1 | 1,744 |
| Dundee (DD) | 56.5 | 39.4 | +17.0 | +14.4 to +19.7 | 1,367 |
| Perth (PH) | 54.7 | 39.5 | +15.2 | +11.8 to +18.6 | 832 |
| Paisley (PA) | 52.0 | 39.5 | +12.6 | +9.6 to +15.5 | 1,113 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 50.7 | 39.4 | +11.3 | +9.4 to +13.2 | 2,747 |
| Inverness (IV) | 50.5 | 39.5 | +11.0 | +8.0 to +14.1 | 1,046 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 49.6 | 39.3 | +10.2 | +8.9 to +11.5 | 5,539 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 48.5 | 39.5 | +9.1 | +6.0 to +12.1 | 1,012 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 48.5 | 39.5 | +9.0 | +4.7 to +13.3 | 526 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 48.4 | 39.5 | +8.9 | +1.0 to +16.8 | 155 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 48.1 | 39.4 | +8.7 | +6.9 to +10.4 | 3,297 |
| Hull (HU) | 47.8 | 39.4 | +8.3 | +6.1 to +10.5 | 1,970 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 47.8 | 39.5 | +8.3 | +4.9 to +11.8 | 808 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 47.5 | 39.4 | +8.1 | +6.4 to +9.8 | 3,322 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 47.3 | 39.5 | +7.8 | +5.4 to +10.2 | 1,648 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 47.0 | 39.5 | +7.5 | +0.9 to +14.2 | 219 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 46.8 | 39.5 | +7.3 | +4.1 to +10.6 | 925 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 46.8 | 39.5 | +7.3 | +4.7 to +9.9 | 1,407 |
| Darlington (DL) | 46.2 | 39.4 | +6.8 | +4.7 to +8.8 | 2,259 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 45.9 | 39.4 | +6.5 | +4.8 to +8.2 | 3,334 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 45.8 | 39.5 | +6.3 | +2.8 to +9.9 | 762 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 45.8 | 39.4 | +6.3 | +4.3 to +8.3 | 2,389 |
| Swansea (SA) | 45.7 | 39.4 | +6.3 | +4.8 to +7.7 | 4,579 |
| Exeter (EX) | 45.5 | 39.4 | +6.1 | +4.9 to +7.4 | 6,238 |
| York (YO) | 45.3 | 39.4 | +5.9 | +4.3 to +7.4 | 3,982 |
| Glasgow (G) | 45.1 | 39.4 | +5.6 | +3.8 to +7.5 | 2,735 |
| Bristol (BS) | 44.9 | 39.4 | +5.5 | +4.4 to +6.7 | 7,401 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 45.0 | 39.5 | +5.5 | +2.6 to +8.4 | 1,127 |
| Brighton (BN) | 44.8 | 39.4 | +5.4 | +4.1 to +6.6 | 6,416 |
| Leeds (LS) | 44.4 | 39.4 | +5.0 | +3.3 to +6.6 | 3,664 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 44.3 | 39.4 | +4.8 | +3.3 to +6.4 | 3,824 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 43.7 | 39.5 | +4.2 | +2.3 to +6.2 | 2,517 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 43.6 | 39.4 | +4.2 | +2.9 to +5.4 | 6,193 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 43.6 | 39.5 | +4.2 | +2.2 to +6.1 | 2,462 |
| Bath (BA) | 43.5 | 39.4 | +4.1 | +2.6 to +5.6 | 4,074 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 43.5 | 39.5 | +4.1 | +2.1 to +6.0 | 2,522 |
| Halifax (HX) | 43.5 | 39.5 | +4.0 | +0.3 to +7.7 | 704 |
| Bradford (BD) | 43.4 | 39.5 | +3.9 | +2.0 to +5.7 | 2,743 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 43.0 | 39.5 | +3.5 | +1.8 to +5.3 | 3,109 |
| Chester (CH) | 42.7 | 39.5 | +3.3 | +1.6 to +4.9 | 3,503 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 42.7 | 39.4 | +3.3 | +1.9 to +4.6 | 5,185 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 42.3 | 39.4 | +2.9 | +1.8 to +4.1 | 7,177 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 42.3 | 39.5 | +2.8 | +0.8 to +4.9 | 2,261 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 41.8 | 39.5 | +2.3 | +1.0 to +3.6 | 5,402 |
| Oldham (OL) | 41.7 | 39.5 | +2.2 | −0.0 to +4.5 | 1,866 |
| Newport (NP) | 41.6 | 39.5 | +2.2 | +0.6 to +3.8 | 3,751 |
| Northampton (NN) | 41.6 | 39.5 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.4 | 5,349 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 41.5 | 39.5 | +2.0 | +0.5 to +3.5 | 4,174 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 41.4 | 39.5 | +1.9 | −1.1 to +4.9 | 1,046 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 41.3 | 39.5 | +1.8 | +0.0 to +3.6 | 2,873 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 41.1 | 39.5 | +1.6 | −2.5 to +5.7 | 557 |
| Taunton (TA) | 40.9 | 39.5 | +1.4 | −0.1 to +2.9 | 4,042 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 40.9 | 39.5 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.5 | 8,027 |
| Durham (DH) | 40.6 | 39.5 | +1.2 | −1.2 to +3.5 | 1,634 |
| Preston (PR) | 40.3 | 39.5 | +0.8 | −1.0 to +2.7 | 2,703 |
| Swindon (SN) | 40.1 | 39.5 | +0.7 | −1.0 to +2.3 | 3,422 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 40.0 | 39.5 | +0.5 | −1.1 to +2.2 | 3,362 |
| Harrow (HA) | 40.0 | 39.5 | +0.5 | −2.0 to +3.0 | 1,473 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 39.8 | 39.5 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.7 | 5,017 |
| Crewe (CW) | 39.5 | 39.5 | +0.0 | −2.1 to +2.1 | 2,113 |
| Wigan (WN) | 39.4 | 39.5 | −0.1 | −2.5 to +2.4 | 1,533 |
| Manchester (M) | 39.4 | 39.5 | −0.1 | −1.5 to +1.3 | 4,858 |
| Warrington (WA) | 39.1 | 39.5 | −0.4 | −2.0 to +1.2 | 3,664 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 39.0 | 39.5 | −0.5 | −2.4 to +1.4 | 2,460 |
| Guildford (GU) | 39.0 | 39.5 | −0.5 | −2.1 to +1.0 | 3,701 |
| Worcester (WR) | 38.5 | 39.5 | −1.0 | −2.9 to +0.9 | 2,490 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 38.2 | 39.5 | −1.3 | −2.8 to +0.1 | 4,466 |
| Walsall (WS) | 38.1 | 39.5 | −1.4 | −3.1 to +0.4 | 2,944 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 38.0 | 39.5 | −1.4 | −3.4 to +0.5 | 2,347 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 38.0 | 39.5 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.3 | 3,102 |
| Dudley (DY) | 37.9 | 39.5 | −1.6 | −3.7 to +0.5 | 2,099 |
| Telford (TF) | 37.9 | 39.5 | −1.6 | −4.1 to +0.9 | 1,472 |
| London N (N) | 37.8 | 39.5 | −1.7 | −3.9 to +0.5 | 1,840 |
| Luton (LU) | 37.7 | 39.5 | −1.8 | −4.2 to +0.7 | 1,504 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 37.6 | 39.5 | −1.9 | −3.3 to −0.6 | 4,946 |
| Watford (WD) | 37.5 | 39.5 | −2.0 | −4.8 to +0.9 | 1,135 |
| London W (W) | 37.5 | 39.5 | −2.0 | −6.4 to +2.3 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 37.3 | 39.5 | −2.2 | −4.3 to −0.1 | 1,990 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 37.3 | 39.5 | −2.2 | −3.4 to −1.0 | 6,400 |
| Norwich (NR) | 37.3 | 39.5 | −2.2 | −3.2 to −1.3 | 10,673 |
| Redhill (RH) | 37.2 | 39.5 | −2.3 | −3.8 to −0.9 | 4,381 |
| Oxford (OX) | 37.2 | 39.5 | −2.3 | −3.8 to −0.9 | 4,129 |
| Stockport (SK) | 37.1 | 39.5 | −2.4 | −4.0 to −0.8 | 3,471 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 37.2 | 39.5 | −2.4 | −3.4 to −1.4 | 9,231 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 37.0 | 39.5 | −2.5 | −3.5 to −1.5 | 9,255 |
| Bolton (BL) | 37.0 | 39.5 | −2.5 | −4.7 to −0.4 | 1,936 |
| Southampton (SO) | 36.8 | 39.5 | −2.7 | −4.0 to −1.4 | 5,620 |
| Medway (ME) | 36.8 | 39.5 | −2.7 | −4.0 to −1.4 | 5,100 |
| Liverpool (L) | 36.7 | 39.5 | −2.8 | −4.1 to −1.5 | 5,362 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 36.7 | 39.5 | −2.8 | −4.5 to −1.2 | 3,281 |
| London SW (SW) | 36.3 | 39.5 | −3.2 | −6.0 to −0.5 | 1,153 |
| Reading (RG) | 36.2 | 39.5 | −3.3 | −4.7 to −1.9 | 4,858 |
| Colchester (CO) | 36.0 | 39.5 | −3.5 | −4.8 to −2.2 | 5,596 |
| London NW (NW) | 35.9 | 39.5 | −3.6 | −6.5 to −0.7 | 1,055 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 35.8 | 39.5 | −3.7 | −5.5 to −1.9 | 2,692 |
| Leicester (LE) | 35.4 | 39.6 | −4.2 | −5.2 to −3.2 | 8,375 |
| Birmingham (B) | 35.3 | 39.6 | −4.3 | −5.2 to −3.4 | 11,416 |
| London E (E) | 35.1 | 39.5 | −4.4 | −6.3 to −2.5 | 2,371 |
| Derby (DE) | 35.2 | 39.5 | −4.4 | −5.6 to −3.1 | 5,751 |
| Dartford (DA) | 35.0 | 39.5 | −4.5 | −6.1 to −2.8 | 3,179 |
| Coventry (CV) | 34.9 | 39.6 | −4.7 | −5.8 to −3.5 | 6,298 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 34.4 | 39.5 | −5.1 | −7.5 to −2.7 | 1,525 |
| Ilford (IG) | 34.4 | 39.5 | −5.2 | −7.3 to −3.0 | 1,875 |
| Sutton (SM) | 34.3 | 39.5 | −5.2 | −8.1 to −2.4 | 1,077 |
| Sheffield (S) | 34.3 | 39.6 | −5.3 | −6.3 to −4.4 | 9,526 |
| Slough (SL) | 34.0 | 39.5 | −5.5 | −7.7 to −3.3 | 1,843 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 33.8 | 39.5 | −5.8 | −7.4 to −4.1 | 3,222 |
| St Albans (AL) | 33.3 | 39.5 | −6.2 | −8.7 to −3.7 | 1,353 |
| London SE (SE) | 32.9 | 39.5 | −6.7 | −8.5 to −4.9 | 2,669 |
| Croydon (CR) | 32.5 | 39.5 | −7.0 | −9.0 to −5.0 | 2,081 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 32.3 | 39.6 | −7.3 | −8.5 to −6.2 | 7,010 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 32.1 | 39.6 | −7.6 | −8.7 to −6.4 | 6,840 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 31.3 | 39.5 | −8.2 | −10.0 to −6.4 | 2,545 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 30.8 | 39.5 | −8.7 | −10.7 to −6.7 | 2,045 |
| Enfield (EN) | 30.3 | 39.5 | −9.2 | −11.0 to −7.4 | 2,531 |
| Romford (RM) | 28.6 | 39.7 | −11.1 | −12.2 to −9.9 | 5,964 |
| Bromley (BR) | 28.2 | 39.5 | −11.3 | −13.8 to −8.8 | 1,261 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 399,710 (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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