Where in Britain does the Ford Ka fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 33.5% of 1,216,040 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Ka failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Plymouth (PL): 41.9% against 33.5% elsewhere (+8.4 points). It does best in Outer Hebrides (HS), −8.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Ka MOT statistics · check a Ford Ka by registration
Ford Ka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth (PL) | 41.9 | 33.5 | +8.4 | +7.5 to +9.2 | 13,085 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 41.1 | 33.5 | +7.6 | +6.3 to +8.8 | 5,881 |
| Exeter (EX) | 39.4 | 33.5 | +6.0 | +5.1 to +6.8 | 11,989 |
| Truro (TR) | 39.4 | 33.5 | +5.9 | +4.6 to +7.1 | 6,070 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 39.2 | 33.5 | +5.7 | +4.6 to +6.8 | 7,244 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 39.1 | 33.4 | +5.7 | +5.1 to +6.3 | 29,395 |
| Bristol (BS) | 39.0 | 33.4 | +5.6 | +5.0 to +6.2 | 24,754 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 38.8 | 33.5 | +5.3 | +4.0 to +6.7 | 5,027 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 37.7 | 33.5 | +4.2 | +2.8 to +5.7 | 4,390 |
| Bath (BA) | 37.7 | 33.5 | +4.2 | +3.2 to +5.2 | 9,843 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.6 | 33.5 | +4.1 | +3.3 to +4.9 | 13,222 |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.6 | 33.5 | +4.1 | +3.3 to +4.9 | 15,733 |
| Swansea (SA) | 37.5 | 33.5 | +4.0 | +3.3 to +4.8 | 15,385 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 37.4 | 33.5 | +3.9 | +1.2 to +6.6 | 1,202 |
| Telford (TF) | 37.3 | 33.5 | +3.8 | +2.3 to +5.2 | 4,192 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 37.2 | 33.5 | +3.7 | +3.1 to +4.4 | 20,285 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 37.3 | 33.5 | +3.7 | +2.2 to +5.2 | 3,999 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 36.9 | 33.5 | +3.4 | +2.7 to +4.2 | 14,584 |
| Newport (NP) | 36.7 | 33.5 | +3.2 | +2.4 to +4.0 | 13,491 |
| Dundee (DD) | 36.4 | 33.5 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.4 | 3,699 |
| Northampton (NN) | 36.2 | 33.5 | +2.7 | +1.9 to +3.5 | 14,194 |
| Taunton (TA) | 36.2 | 33.5 | +2.6 | +1.5 to +3.7 | 7,315 |
| Chester (CH) | 36.0 | 33.5 | +2.5 | +1.6 to +3.3 | 12,662 |
| Swindon (SN) | 36.0 | 33.5 | +2.4 | +1.4 to +3.4 | 9,147 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 35.9 | 33.5 | +2.3 | +1.2 to +3.5 | 7,258 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 35.8 | 33.5 | +2.3 | +1.1 to +3.5 | 6,584 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 35.7 | 33.5 | +2.1 | +0.5 to +3.8 | 3,320 |
| Guildford (GU) | 35.6 | 33.5 | +2.1 | +1.3 to +2.9 | 12,729 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 35.5 | 33.5 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.1 | 6,919 |
| Southampton (SO) | 35.4 | 33.5 | +1.9 | +1.1 to +2.6 | 14,916 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 35.3 | 33.5 | +1.8 | +0.9 to +2.7 | 10,477 |
| London N (N) | 35.1 | 33.5 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +3.0 | 4,662 |
| Halifax (HX) | 35.1 | 33.5 | +1.6 | −0.1 to +3.2 | 3,127 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 35.1 | 33.5 | +1.6 | +0.8 to +2.4 | 13,904 |
| Preston (PR) | 35.0 | 33.5 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.4 | 9,514 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 35.0 | 33.5 | +1.4 | −0.2 to +3.0 | 3,421 |
| Dudley (DY) | 34.8 | 33.5 | +1.3 | +0.3 to +2.2 | 9,769 |
| Watford (WD) | 34.7 | 33.5 | +1.2 | −0.3 to +2.6 | 4,095 |
| London W (W) | 34.7 | 33.5 | +1.2 | −1.3 to +3.6 | 1,415 |
| Wigan (WN) | 34.6 | 33.5 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.3 | 5,969 |
| Walsall (WS) | 34.6 | 33.5 | +1.1 | +0.2 to +1.9 | 11,527 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 34.5 | 33.5 | +0.9 | −0.2 to +2.0 | 7,276 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 34.3 | 33.5 | +0.7 | −1.2 to +2.6 | 2,412 |
| Hull (HU) | 34.2 | 33.5 | +0.6 | −0.3 to +1.6 | 9,601 |
| Darlington (DL) | 34.2 | 33.5 | +0.6 | −0.5 to +1.7 | 6,921 |
| Manchester (M) | 34.2 | 33.5 | +0.6 | −0.1 to +1.3 | 16,695 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 34.1 | 33.5 | +0.6 | −0.5 to +1.7 | 6,899 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 34.1 | 33.5 | +0.6 | −0.4 to +1.5 | 10,137 |
| Bradford (BD) | 34.1 | 33.5 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.5 | 9,484 |
| Coventry (CV) | 34.1 | 33.5 | +0.5 | −0.2 to +1.2 | 17,771 |
| Colchester (CO) | 33.9 | 33.5 | +0.4 | −0.5 to +1.2 | 11,977 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 33.8 | 33.5 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.5 | 6,143 |
| Warrington (WA) | 33.7 | 33.5 | +0.1 | −0.6 to +0.9 | 14,774 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 33.6 | 33.5 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.1 | 8,534 |
| Leeds (LS) | 33.6 | 33.5 | +0.0 | −0.7 to +0.8 | 14,979 |
| York (YO) | 33.6 | 33.5 | +0.0 | −0.8 to +0.9 | 12,023 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 33.5 | 33.5 | −0.0 | −0.9 to +0.9 | 11,746 |
| Oxford (OX) | 33.5 | 33.5 | −0.1 | −0.9 to +0.8 | 12,044 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 33.5 | 33.5 | −0.1 | −1.0 to +0.8 | 10,068 |
| Stockport (SK) | 33.4 | 33.5 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.7 | 13,326 |
| Glasgow (G) | 33.4 | 33.5 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.7 | 12,782 |
| Paisley (PA) | 33.2 | 33.5 | −0.3 | −1.8 to +1.1 | 3,982 |
| Worcester (WR) | 33.2 | 33.5 | −0.4 | −1.4 to +0.7 | 8,173 |
| Perth (PH) | 33.0 | 33.5 | −0.5 | −2.6 to +1.5 | 2,010 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 33.0 | 33.6 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.2 | 14,366 |
| Luton (LU) | 33.0 | 33.5 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.7 | 5,585 |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.0 | 33.5 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +1.0 | 3,575 |
| Liverpool (L) | 33.0 | 33.6 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.1 | 17,904 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 32.8 | 33.6 | −0.8 | −1.5 to −0.1 | 17,195 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 32.5 | 33.5 | −1.0 | −5.8 to +3.7 | 372 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 32.5 | 33.6 | −1.0 | −2.3 to +0.3 | 4,910 |
| London NW (NW) | 32.4 | 33.5 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.5 | 2,900 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 32.4 | 33.6 | −1.2 | −1.8 to −0.6 | 26,922 |
| Birmingham (B) | 32.3 | 33.6 | −1.2 | −1.7 to −0.8 | 41,141 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 32.3 | 33.6 | −1.3 | −2.4 to −0.1 | 6,399 |
| Derby (DE) | 32.1 | 33.6 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.7 | 17,035 |
| London SW (SW) | 31.9 | 33.6 | −1.6 | −3.2 to −0.0 | 3,361 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 31.8 | 33.6 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.5 | 5,254 |
| Harrow (HA) | 31.7 | 33.6 | −1.8 | −3.4 to −0.3 | 3,588 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 31.7 | 33.6 | −1.9 | −2.7 to −1.1 | 14,160 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 31.7 | 33.6 | −1.9 | −2.5 to −1.3 | 21,313 |
| Medway (ME) | 31.6 | 33.6 | −1.9 | −2.6 to −1.3 | 18,414 |
| Redhill (RH) | 31.6 | 33.6 | −2.0 | −2.8 to −1.2 | 13,851 |
| London SE (SE) | 31.5 | 33.6 | −2.0 | −3.1 to −0.9 | 6,994 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 31.6 | 33.6 | −2.0 | −2.9 to −1.1 | 10,049 |
| Bolton (BL) | 31.5 | 33.6 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.1 | 8,493 |
| St Albans (AL) | 31.4 | 33.6 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.8 | 4,693 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 31.4 | 33.6 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.4 | 13,617 |
| Reading (RG) | 31.3 | 33.6 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.5 | 15,969 |
| Crewe (CW) | 31.3 | 33.6 | −2.3 | −3.3 to −1.3 | 8,676 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 31.3 | 33.6 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.6 | 15,700 |
| Inverness (IV) | 31.2 | 33.6 | −2.3 | −4.1 to −0.5 | 2,616 |
| Leicester (LE) | 31.2 | 33.6 | −2.4 | −2.9 to −1.8 | 24,971 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 31.1 | 33.6 | −2.5 | −3.2 to −1.9 | 19,669 |
| Norwich (NR) | 31.1 | 33.6 | −2.5 | −3.2 to −1.9 | 20,869 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 31.0 | 33.6 | −2.6 | −3.8 to −1.3 | 5,094 |
| Oldham (OL) | 31.0 | 33.6 | −2.6 | −3.6 to −1.6 | 8,282 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 30.9 | 33.6 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −1.8 | 11,481 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 30.7 | 33.6 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.3 | 22,550 |
| Sheffield (S) | 30.7 | 33.6 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.4 | 27,447 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 30.6 | 33.6 | −3.0 | −3.9 to −2.1 | 10,125 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 30.4 | 33.6 | −3.2 | −3.8 to −2.6 | 22,910 |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.3 | 33.6 | −3.2 | −4.4 to −2.1 | 5,752 |
| Sutton (SM) | 30.2 | 33.6 | −3.4 | −5.0 to −1.7 | 3,053 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.2 | 33.6 | −4.4 | −6.4 to −2.4 | 2,047 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 29.0 | 33.6 | −4.6 | −5.5 to −3.6 | 9,142 |
| Slough (SL) | 29.0 | 33.6 | −4.6 | −5.7 to −3.5 | 6,244 |
| Dartford (DA) | 28.9 | 33.6 | −4.7 | −5.5 to −3.8 | 11,026 |
| Durham (DH) | 28.8 | 33.6 | −4.7 | −5.9 to −3.6 | 5,641 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 28.8 | 33.6 | −4.8 | −5.8 to −3.7 | 7,070 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 28.5 | 33.6 | −5.1 | −6.5 to −3.7 | 4,138 |
| Ilford (IG) | 27.8 | 33.6 | −5.7 | −7.0 to −4.5 | 4,852 |
| Bromley (BR) | 27.8 | 33.6 | −5.8 | −7.0 to −4.5 | 4,936 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.8 | 33.6 | −5.8 | −8.0 to −3.6 | 1,575 |
| Enfield (EN) | 27.8 | 33.6 | −5.8 | −6.8 to −4.8 | 7,646 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 26.7 | 33.6 | −6.9 | −9.5 to −4.2 | 1,057 |
| Romford (RM) | 26.0 | 33.7 | −7.7 | −8.3 to −7.0 | 17,021 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 25.4 | 33.5 | −8.2 | −14.4 to −1.9 | 189 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,216,040 (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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