Where in Britain does the Ford Galaxy fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 38.3% of 440,136 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Galaxy failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 54.4% against 38.3% elsewhere (+16.1 points). It does best in London N (N), −14.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Galaxy MOT statistics · check a Ford Galaxy by registration
Ford Galaxy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 54.4 | 38.3 | +16.1 | +10.5 to +21.6 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 50.8 | 38.3 | +12.5 | +10.4 to +14.6 | 2,149 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 50.5 | 38.2 | +12.4 | +10.9 to +13.8 | 4,564 |
| Exeter (EX) | 50.2 | 38.2 | +12.1 | +10.7 to +13.5 | 4,904 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 48.5 | 38.3 | +10.2 | +7.9 to +12.5 | 1,789 |
| Brighton (BN) | 48.1 | 38.2 | +9.9 | +8.5 to +11.4 | 4,870 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 48.0 | 38.3 | +9.7 | +7.6 to +11.8 | 2,220 |
| Bristol (BS) | 47.2 | 38.1 | +9.1 | +8.0 to +10.1 | 8,284 |
| Taunton (TA) | 47.3 | 38.3 | +9.0 | +7.2 to +10.8 | 2,925 |
| Hull (HU) | 47.1 | 38.3 | +8.9 | +6.5 to +11.2 | 1,775 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 47.1 | 38.3 | +8.8 | +6.8 to +10.8 | 2,436 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 46.9 | 38.3 | +8.6 | +5.9 to +11.2 | 1,381 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 46.5 | 38.2 | +8.3 | +7.1 to +9.6 | 5,843 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 46.2 | 38.3 | +7.9 | +5.3 to +10.5 | 1,425 |
| Swindon (SN) | 46.0 | 38.2 | +7.8 | +6.3 to +9.3 | 4,209 |
| Bath (BA) | 45.7 | 38.2 | +7.5 | +6.0 to +9.0 | 4,535 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 45.7 | 38.2 | +7.4 | +5.9 to +8.9 | 4,157 |
| Dundee (DD) | 45.4 | 38.3 | +7.1 | +3.7 to +10.5 | 839 |
| Newport (NP) | 45.3 | 38.3 | +7.0 | +5.2 to +8.7 | 3,156 |
| Swansea (SA) | 44.7 | 38.2 | +6.5 | +5.0 to +7.9 | 4,700 |
| Inverness (IV) | 44.8 | 38.3 | +6.4 | +3.3 to +9.6 | 952 |
| Wigan (WN) | 44.5 | 38.3 | +6.2 | +3.4 to +9.0 | 1,193 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 44.4 | 38.3 | +6.1 | +3.9 to +8.3 | 1,939 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 43.9 | 38.2 | +5.7 | +4.5 to +6.9 | 6,488 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 43.7 | 38.3 | +5.4 | +3.1 to +7.7 | 1,795 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 43.5 | 38.2 | +5.3 | +4.1 to +6.5 | 6,657 |
| York (YO) | 43.5 | 38.3 | +5.2 | +3.4 to +7.1 | 2,805 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 43.5 | 38.3 | +5.2 | +3.4 to +7.0 | 2,910 |
| Southampton (SO) | 43.2 | 38.2 | +4.9 | +3.7 to +6.2 | 6,085 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 43.0 | 38.3 | +4.7 | +3.1 to +6.3 | 3,916 |
| Walsall (WS) | 43.0 | 38.3 | +4.7 | +2.9 to +6.5 | 2,829 |
| Worcester (WR) | 42.9 | 38.3 | +4.6 | +2.5 to +6.7 | 2,077 |
| Perth (PH) | 42.9 | 38.3 | +4.6 | +1.0 to +8.1 | 737 |
| Hereford (HR) | 42.9 | 38.3 | +4.6 | +1.8 to +7.3 | 1,225 |
| Halifax (HX) | 42.5 | 38.3 | +4.2 | +0.3 to +8.1 | 609 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 42.5 | 38.3 | +4.2 | +0.4 to +7.9 | 664 |
| Northampton (NN) | 42.4 | 38.3 | +4.1 | +2.8 to +5.4 | 5,864 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 42.2 | 38.3 | +3.9 | +1.6 to +6.3 | 1,733 |
| Colchester (CO) | 41.7 | 38.3 | +3.4 | +1.9 to +4.9 | 4,085 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 41.6 | 38.3 | +3.3 | +0.1 to +6.6 | 874 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 41.6 | 38.3 | +3.3 | +1.8 to +4.9 | 3,944 |
| Guildford (GU) | 41.5 | 38.3 | +3.2 | +1.9 to +4.6 | 5,319 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 41.5 | 38.3 | +3.2 | −0.4 to +6.8 | 716 |
| Telford (TF) | 41.5 | 38.3 | +3.2 | +0.6 to +5.7 | 1,399 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 41.1 | 38.3 | +2.8 | +1.0 to +4.6 | 2,890 |
| Paisley (PA) | 41.0 | 38.3 | +2.7 | −0.6 to +6.0 | 859 |
| Oxford (OX) | 40.7 | 38.3 | +2.5 | +1.2 to +3.7 | 6,284 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 40.6 | 38.3 | +2.3 | −1.0 to +5.7 | 817 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 40.6 | 38.3 | +2.3 | +1.1 to +3.5 | 6,990 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 40.5 | 38.3 | +2.2 | +0.3 to +4.2 | 2,373 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 40.5 | 38.3 | +2.2 | −6.6 to +10.9 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 40.5 | 38.3 | +2.2 | +0.9 to +3.4 | 5,767 |
| Chester (CH) | 40.3 | 38.3 | +2.0 | +0.5 to +3.6 | 3,831 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 40.3 | 38.3 | +2.0 | −0.2 to +4.2 | 2,002 |
| Preston (PR) | 40.0 | 38.3 | +1.7 | −0.1 to +3.5 | 2,894 |
| Norwich (NR) | 39.7 | 38.3 | +1.4 | +0.2 to +2.6 | 6,507 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 39.6 | 38.3 | +1.3 | +0.3 to +2.3 | 9,599 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 39.5 | 38.3 | +1.2 | −0.4 to +2.9 | 3,355 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 39.5 | 38.3 | +1.2 | −0.2 to +2.6 | 4,561 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 39.3 | 38.3 | +0.9 | −1.1 to +2.9 | 2,326 |
| Glasgow (G) | 39.1 | 38.3 | +0.8 | −0.9 to +2.6 | 3,109 |
| Dudley (DY) | 39.1 | 38.3 | +0.8 | −1.3 to +2.9 | 2,018 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 39.0 | 38.3 | +0.7 | −1.3 to +2.7 | 2,369 |
| Stockport (SK) | 38.9 | 38.3 | +0.6 | −1.2 to +2.3 | 2,892 |
| Warrington (WA) | 38.9 | 38.3 | +0.5 | −1.1 to +2.2 | 3,477 |
| Darlington (DL) | 38.5 | 38.3 | +0.2 | −2.3 to +2.7 | 1,444 |
| Bolton (BL) | 38.4 | 38.3 | +0.1 | −1.8 to +2.0 | 2,547 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 38.4 | 38.3 | +0.1 | −4.8 to +4.9 | 388 (rough estimate) |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 38.4 | 38.3 | +0.0 | −8.2 to +8.3 | 133 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 38.2 | 38.3 | −0.2 | −2.4 to +2.1 | 1,753 |
| Reading (RG) | 38.0 | 38.3 | −0.3 | −1.4 to +0.7 | 8,367 |
| Bradford (BD) | 38.0 | 38.3 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.4 | 2,908 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 37.9 | 38.3 | −0.4 | −1.9 to +1.1 | 4,083 |
| Redhill (RH) | 37.8 | 38.3 | −0.5 | −1.7 to +0.7 | 6,237 |
| Manchester (M) | 37.8 | 38.3 | −0.6 | −1.9 to +0.7 | 5,297 |
| Leeds (LS) | 37.7 | 38.3 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +1.0 | 3,662 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 37.4 | 38.3 | −0.9 | −2.4 to +0.5 | 4,347 |
| Medway (ME) | 37.2 | 38.3 | −1.1 | −2.5 to +0.2 | 5,161 |
| Coventry (CV) | 37.1 | 38.3 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.1 | 6,274 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 36.9 | 38.3 | −1.4 | −2.7 to −0.1 | 5,380 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 36.8 | 38.3 | −1.5 | −8.5 to +5.5 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 36.8 | 38.3 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 8,721 |
| Crewe (CW) | 36.7 | 38.3 | −1.6 | −3.5 to +0.2 | 2,619 |
| Derby (DE) | 36.7 | 38.3 | −1.7 | −2.9 to −0.4 | 5,490 |
| Oldham (OL) | 36.7 | 38.3 | −1.7 | −3.8 to +0.4 | 2,016 |
| Sheffield (S) | 36.5 | 38.3 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.8 | 7,507 |
| St Albans (AL) | 36.4 | 38.3 | −1.9 | −3.9 to +0.1 | 2,293 |
| Leicester (LE) | 36.3 | 38.4 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.1 | 9,537 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 36.1 | 38.4 | −2.3 | −3.3 to −1.2 | 8,291 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 35.7 | 38.3 | −2.6 | −6.0 to +0.8 | 767 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 35.5 | 38.3 | −2.8 | −4.4 to −1.2 | 3,451 |
| Liverpool (L) | 35.5 | 38.4 | −2.9 | −4.0 to −1.7 | 6,477 |
| Birmingham (B) | 35.5 | 38.4 | −2.9 | −3.7 to −2.1 | 13,884 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 35.3 | 38.3 | −3.0 | −7.3 to +1.4 | 464 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 34.9 | 38.3 | −3.4 | −6.3 to −0.5 | 1,042 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 34.5 | 38.3 | −3.8 | −5.4 to −2.2 | 3,393 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 34.4 | 38.4 | −4.0 | −5.1 to −2.8 | 6,264 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 34.1 | 38.3 | −4.3 | −6.0 to −2.6 | 3,002 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 33.8 | 38.4 | −4.6 | −5.7 to −3.5 | 7,153 |
| Luton (LU) | 33.8 | 38.4 | −4.6 | −6.1 to −3.2 | 4,133 |
| Dartford (DA) | 33.7 | 38.4 | −4.7 | −6.2 to −3.2 | 3,772 |
| Harrow (HA) | 33.2 | 38.4 | −5.2 | −6.5 to −3.9 | 4,937 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 32.6 | 38.3 | −5.7 | −9.1 to −2.3 | 717 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 31.6 | 38.4 | −6.7 | −8.1 to −5.3 | 4,313 |
| London NW (NW) | 31.6 | 38.4 | −6.7 | −8.1 to −5.3 | 4,277 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 31.6 | 38.4 | −6.8 | −8.1 to −5.4 | 4,613 |
| London SW (SW) | 30.7 | 38.4 | −7.6 | −9.3 to −6.0 | 2,871 |
| Bromley (BR) | 30.5 | 38.4 | −7.9 | −9.9 to −5.9 | 2,048 |
| London SE (SE) | 29.5 | 38.4 | −9.0 | −10.2 to −7.7 | 5,386 |
| Slough (SL) | 28.9 | 38.4 | −9.5 | −10.8 to −8.2 | 4,903 |
| Romford (RM) | 28.4 | 38.5 | −10.1 | −11.2 to −9.0 | 6,495 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.2 | 38.4 | −10.2 | −12.3 to −8.0 | 1,678 |
| Ilford (IG) | 27.9 | 38.4 | −10.5 | −12.0 to −9.1 | 3,944 |
| Enfield (EN) | 27.6 | 38.4 | −10.8 | −12.3 to −9.2 | 3,383 |
| London W (W) | 27.3 | 38.4 | −11.0 | −13.1 to −8.9 | 1,756 |
| Croydon (CR) | 26.9 | 38.4 | −11.5 | −12.8 to −10.2 | 4,776 |
| London E (E) | 26.7 | 38.6 | −11.9 | −12.8 to −11.0 | 9,677 |
| London N (N) | 24.1 | 38.6 | −14.5 | −15.5 to −13.5 | 7,587 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 440,136 (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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