Where in Britain does the Ford Mondeo fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 34.8% of 1,472,289 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Mondeo failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 46.2% against 34.8% elsewhere (+11.5 points). It does best in Ilford (IG), −10.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Mondeo MOT statistics · check a Ford Mondeo by registration
Ford Mondeo 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) | 46.2 | 34.8 | +11.5 | +10.4 to +12.5 | 8,654 |
| Truro (TR) | 45.6 | 34.8 | +10.8 | +9.6 to +12.1 | 6,476 |
| Exeter (EX) | 45.5 | 34.7 | +10.8 | +10.0 to +11.7 | 13,834 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 45.3 | 34.7 | +10.5 | +9.8 to +11.3 | 16,722 |
| Dundee (DD) | 44.6 | 34.8 | +9.8 | +8.4 to +11.2 | 4,781 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 43.4 | 34.8 | +8.6 | +7.4 to +9.8 | 6,420 |
| Bath (BA) | 42.8 | 34.8 | +8.0 | +7.1 to +8.9 | 11,619 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 42.7 | 34.8 | +7.9 | +6.7 to +9.0 | 6,870 |
| Brighton (BN) | 42.1 | 34.8 | +7.4 | +6.5 to +8.2 | 13,515 |
| Taunton (TA) | 41.8 | 34.8 | +7.1 | +6.1 to +8.0 | 11,428 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 41.8 | 34.8 | +7.0 | +6.0 to +8.0 | 9,132 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 41.8 | 34.8 | +6.9 | +4.0 to +9.9 | 1,063 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 41.2 | 34.8 | +6.4 | +5.1 to +7.7 | 5,459 |
| Perth (PH) | 40.9 | 34.8 | +6.1 | +4.4 to +7.8 | 3,134 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 40.6 | 34.8 | +5.8 | +4.8 to +6.8 | 9,401 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 40.6 | 34.8 | +5.8 | +5.0 to +6.6 | 13,537 |
| Bristol (BS) | 40.3 | 34.7 | +5.6 | +5.0 to +6.2 | 24,881 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 39.9 | 34.8 | +5.1 | +4.4 to +5.8 | 19,552 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 39.8 | 34.8 | +5.0 | +4.3 to +5.7 | 18,549 |
| Inverness (IV) | 39.7 | 34.8 | +4.9 | +3.6 to +6.3 | 4,931 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 39.2 | 34.8 | +4.4 | +3.3 to +5.5 | 7,937 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 39.1 | 34.8 | +4.3 | +3.2 to +5.4 | 7,690 |
| Swansea (SA) | 39.0 | 34.8 | +4.2 | +3.5 to +4.9 | 17,024 |
| Hull (HU) | 38.9 | 34.8 | +4.1 | +3.2 to +5.1 | 10,561 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 38.7 | 34.8 | +3.9 | +3.3 to +4.6 | 23,508 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 38.2 | 34.8 | +3.4 | +2.1 to +4.7 | 5,166 |
| Newport (NP) | 38.1 | 34.8 | +3.3 | +2.5 to +4.1 | 13,701 |
| York (YO) | 38.0 | 34.8 | +3.2 | +2.4 to +3.9 | 15,165 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 37.7 | 34.8 | +2.9 | +1.5 to +4.4 | 4,255 |
| Darlington (DL) | 37.6 | 34.8 | +2.7 | +1.7 to +3.8 | 8,246 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 37.5 | 34.8 | +2.6 | +1.6 to +3.7 | 8,869 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 37.4 | 34.8 | +2.6 | −2.0 to +7.2 | 422 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 37.4 | 34.8 | +2.6 | +2.0 to +3.2 | 25,052 |
| Telford (TF) | 37.3 | 34.8 | +2.5 | +1.3 to +3.6 | 6,796 |
| Hereford (HR) | 36.9 | 34.8 | +2.1 | +0.7 to +3.5 | 4,779 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 36.6 | 34.8 | +1.8 | +0.8 to +2.9 | 8,520 |
| Swindon (SN) | 36.6 | 34.8 | +1.8 | +0.9 to +2.6 | 12,726 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 36.5 | 34.8 | +1.7 | +0.9 to +2.5 | 13,817 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 36.3 | 34.8 | +1.5 | +0.7 to +2.2 | 16,621 |
| Wigan (WN) | 36.2 | 34.8 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.5 | 7,971 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 36.1 | 34.8 | +1.3 | +0.6 to +1.9 | 22,574 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 36.0 | 34.8 | +1.2 | +0.5 to +2.0 | 15,052 |
| Chester (CH) | 36.0 | 34.8 | +1.2 | +0.5 to +1.8 | 19,518 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 35.9 | 34.8 | +1.1 | +0.2 to +2.0 | 10,915 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 35.9 | 34.8 | +1.1 | +0.3 to +1.9 | 13,499 |
| Southampton (SO) | 35.8 | 34.8 | +1.0 | +0.2 to +1.7 | 17,412 |
| Preston (PR) | 35.7 | 34.8 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.7 | 13,409 |
| Colchester (CO) | 35.7 | 34.8 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.6 | 14,779 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 35.6 | 34.8 | +0.7 | −0.6 to +2.1 | 5,190 |
| Stockport (SK) | 35.5 | 34.8 | +0.7 | −0.1 to +1.5 | 13,203 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 35.5 | 34.8 | +0.7 | −1.5 to +2.9 | 1,811 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 35.4 | 34.8 | +0.6 | −0.2 to +1.4 | 13,461 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 35.4 | 34.8 | +0.6 | −1.8 to +3.0 | 1,559 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 35.4 | 34.8 | +0.6 | −0.5 to +1.7 | 7,191 |
| Walsall (WS) | 35.4 | 34.8 | +0.6 | −0.3 to +1.4 | 12,521 |
| Worcester (WR) | 35.3 | 34.8 | +0.5 | −0.5 to +1.5 | 9,015 |
| Guildford (GU) | 35.0 | 34.8 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 14,484 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 35.0 | 34.8 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 14,817 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 35.0 | 34.8 | +0.2 | −0.9 to +1.3 | 7,548 |
| Oxford (OX) | 35.0 | 34.8 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 15,460 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 34.9 | 34.8 | +0.1 | −0.8 to +1.0 | 10,645 |
| Norwich (NR) | 34.8 | 34.8 | −0.0 | −0.6 to +0.6 | 24,771 |
| Paisley (PA) | 34.8 | 34.8 | −0.0 | −1.3 to +1.2 | 5,754 |
| Bradford (BD) | 34.7 | 34.8 | −0.1 | −1.1 to +0.8 | 10,352 |
| Warrington (WA) | 34.6 | 34.8 | −0.3 | −1.0 to +0.4 | 17,447 |
| Leeds (LS) | 34.4 | 34.8 | −0.4 | −1.1 to +0.3 | 17,102 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 34.4 | 34.8 | −0.4 | −0.9 to +0.1 | 37,480 |
| Crewe (CW) | 34.3 | 34.8 | −0.5 | −1.5 to +0.4 | 9,900 |
| Redhill (RH) | 34.2 | 34.8 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.3 | 11,897 |
| Manchester (M) | 34.2 | 34.8 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.0 | 20,711 |
| Dudley (DY) | 34.2 | 34.8 | −0.7 | −1.6 to +0.3 | 10,096 |
| Medway (ME) | 34.1 | 34.8 | −0.7 | −1.4 to −0.0 | 18,315 |
| Bolton (BL) | 33.8 | 34.8 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 9,984 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 33.7 | 34.8 | −1.1 | −2.7 to +0.5 | 3,255 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 33.5 | 34.9 | −1.4 | −1.9 to −0.8 | 28,939 |
| Glasgow (G) | 33.4 | 34.8 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.7 | 17,753 |
| Oldham (OL) | 33.0 | 34.8 | −1.8 | −2.8 to −0.8 | 8,807 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 32.9 | 34.8 | −1.9 | −3.6 to −0.3 | 3,090 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 32.9 | 34.8 | −2.0 | −2.8 to −1.1 | 11,531 |
| Watford (WD) | 32.7 | 34.8 | −2.1 | −3.6 to −0.7 | 3,867 |
| Derby (DE) | 32.7 | 34.9 | −2.2 | −2.8 to −1.6 | 24,358 |
| Leicester (LE) | 32.6 | 34.9 | −2.2 | −2.7 to −1.7 | 32,416 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 32.4 | 34.8 | −2.4 | −3.3 to −1.6 | 11,368 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 32.4 | 34.9 | −2.5 | −3.1 to −1.9 | 25,610 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 32.3 | 34.9 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.2 | 40,859 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 32.2 | 34.8 | −2.6 | −3.5 to −1.7 | 10,827 |
| Coventry (CV) | 32.2 | 34.9 | −2.7 | −3.2 to −2.1 | 27,501 |
| St Albans (AL) | 32.1 | 34.8 | −2.7 | −4.0 to −1.4 | 5,184 |
| Reading (RG) | 32.0 | 34.9 | −2.8 | −3.4 to −2.2 | 22,364 |
| Durham (DH) | 31.8 | 34.8 | −3.1 | −4.2 to −2.0 | 6,833 |
| Liverpool (L) | 31.6 | 34.9 | −3.2 | −3.8 to −2.6 | 24,217 |
| Halifax (HX) | 31.4 | 34.8 | −3.5 | −5.0 to −1.9 | 3,351 |
| Birmingham (B) | 31.4 | 34.9 | −3.5 | −4.0 to −3.1 | 46,993 |
| London N (N) | 31.2 | 34.8 | −3.7 | −4.9 to −2.4 | 5,360 |
| London W (W) | 31.1 | 34.8 | −3.8 | −6.0 to −1.5 | 1,620 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 31.0 | 34.9 | −3.9 | −4.6 to −3.2 | 15,642 |
| Harrow (HA) | 30.8 | 34.8 | −4.1 | −5.3 to −2.9 | 5,596 |
| Luton (LU) | 30.8 | 34.8 | −4.1 | −5.1 to −3.1 | 8,332 |
| Sheffield (S) | 30.8 | 35.0 | −4.2 | −4.6 to −3.7 | 44,937 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 30.6 | 34.8 | −4.3 | −7.6 to −1.0 | 756 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 30.5 | 34.9 | −4.4 | −5.2 to −3.5 | 10,986 |
| Slough (SL) | 29.4 | 34.9 | −5.5 | −6.5 to −4.5 | 7,955 |
| Dartford (DA) | 29.4 | 34.9 | −5.5 | −6.4 to −4.6 | 10,123 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 29.2 | 34.9 | −5.7 | −6.3 to −5.1 | 21,071 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.8 | 34.8 | −6.0 | −7.6 to −4.5 | 3,372 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 28.5 | 34.9 | −6.4 | −7.1 to −5.8 | 20,296 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 28.3 | 34.9 | −6.6 | −7.6 to −5.6 | 8,279 |
| Croydon (CR) | 28.0 | 34.9 | −6.8 | −8.0 to −5.7 | 6,007 |
| London NW (NW) | 27.9 | 34.8 | −7.0 | −8.3 to −5.7 | 4,787 |
| Sutton (SM) | 27.8 | 34.8 | −7.1 | −8.8 to −5.3 | 2,473 |
| London E (E) | 27.8 | 34.9 | −7.1 | −8.2 to −6.1 | 7,099 |
| Bromley (BR) | 27.6 | 34.8 | −7.3 | −8.7 to −5.9 | 4,092 |
| London SE (SE) | 27.4 | 34.9 | −7.5 | −8.5 to −6.5 | 7,728 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 26.9 | 34.9 | −8.0 | −9.2 to −6.8 | 5,632 |
| Romford (RM) | 26.6 | 34.9 | −8.3 | −9.0 to −7.6 | 14,914 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 26.5 | 34.9 | −8.4 | −9.4 to −7.4 | 7,614 |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.9 | 34.9 | −10.0 | −11.1 to −8.9 | 6,518 |
| Ilford (IG) | 24.6 | 34.9 | −10.2 | −11.4 to −9.0 | 5,286 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,472,289 (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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