Where in Britain does the Ford Ranger fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 29.8% of 514,983 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Ranger failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Torquay (TQ): 41.0% against 29.7% elsewhere (+11.4 points). It does best in Ilford (IG), −13.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Ranger MOT statistics · check a Ford Ranger by registration
Ford Ranger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay (TQ) | 41.0 | 29.7 | +11.4 | +9.8 to +12.9 | 3,907 |
| Exeter (EX) | 40.8 | 29.5 | +11.2 | +10.3 to +12.2 | 10,261 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 40.3 | 29.6 | +10.6 | +9.4 to +11.9 | 6,099 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 40.0 | 29.7 | +10.3 | +8.6 to +12.1 | 3,036 |
| Bath (BA) | 39.0 | 29.7 | +9.3 | +7.8 to +10.8 | 4,118 |
| Dundee (DD) | 38.7 | 29.7 | +8.9 | +7.2 to +10.7 | 3,042 |
| Perth (PH) | 38.4 | 29.7 | +8.7 | +7.3 to +10.1 | 4,689 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 38.3 | 29.7 | +8.5 | +6.2 to +10.8 | 1,749 |
| Truro (TR) | 37.8 | 29.7 | +8.1 | +6.6 to +9.7 | 3,875 |
| Taunton (TA) | 37.0 | 29.7 | +7.4 | +6.0 to +8.7 | 4,985 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 37.0 | 29.7 | +7.3 | +6.2 to +8.5 | 6,883 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 36.3 | 29.7 | +6.6 | +5.1 to +8.1 | 4,105 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 36.0 | 29.7 | +6.3 | +4.6 to +7.9 | 3,246 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 35.5 | 29.8 | +5.7 | +2.2 to +9.2 | 736 |
| Worcester (WR) | 35.3 | 29.7 | +5.5 | +4.1 to +7.0 | 4,379 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 35.1 | 29.7 | +5.4 | +4.1 to +6.7 | 5,252 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 35.0 | 29.7 | +5.3 | +4.2 to +6.4 | 7,504 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 35.0 | 29.7 | +5.2 | +3.7 to +6.7 | 3,910 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 34.7 | 29.7 | +4.9 | +3.7 to +6.2 | 5,393 |
| Darlington (DL) | 34.2 | 29.7 | +4.5 | +3.1 to +5.9 | 4,524 |
| Brighton (BN) | 34.1 | 29.7 | +4.4 | +3.2 to +5.7 | 5,581 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 34.0 | 29.7 | +4.3 | +3.3 to +5.3 | 9,049 |
| York (YO) | 33.8 | 29.7 | +4.1 | +3.0 to +5.2 | 6,927 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 33.3 | 29.7 | +3.5 | +2.0 to +5.1 | 3,495 |
| Inverness (IV) | 33.1 | 29.7 | +3.4 | +2.1 to +4.7 | 5,494 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 33.1 | 29.7 | +3.4 | +2.5 to +4.3 | 10,320 |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.0 | 29.7 | +3.2 | +1.9 to +4.6 | 4,661 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 32.8 | 29.7 | +3.1 | +1.3 to +4.8 | 2,674 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 32.6 | 29.8 | +2.8 | +0.8 to +4.8 | 2,108 |
| Paisley (PA) | 32.6 | 29.7 | +2.8 | +0.9 to +4.7 | 2,380 |
| Guildford (GU) | 32.4 | 29.7 | +2.6 | +1.6 to +3.7 | 7,573 |
| Norwich (NR) | 32.3 | 29.7 | +2.6 | +1.7 to +3.5 | 11,173 |
| Southampton (SO) | 32.1 | 29.7 | +2.4 | +1.3 to +3.4 | 7,528 |
| Swansea (SA) | 31.8 | 29.7 | +2.0 | +1.1 to +3.0 | 8,858 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 31.8 | 29.8 | +2.0 | +0.4 to +3.6 | 3,233 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 31.7 | 29.7 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.0 | 7,524 |
| Bristol (BS) | 31.6 | 29.7 | +1.9 | +0.7 to +3.1 | 6,092 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 31.6 | 29.8 | +1.8 | −0.1 to +3.8 | 2,136 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 31.4 | 29.7 | +1.7 | +0.4 to +2.9 | 5,328 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 31.3 | 29.7 | +1.6 | +0.7 to +2.5 | 10,187 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 31.3 | 29.8 | +1.5 | −0.4 to +3.5 | 2,118 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 31.1 | 29.8 | +1.4 | −0.8 to +3.6 | 1,666 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 31.1 | 29.7 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.2 | 11,085 |
| Swindon (SN) | 31.0 | 29.8 | +1.3 | −0.1 to +2.7 | 4,353 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 30.6 | 29.8 | +0.9 | −0.6 to +2.3 | 4,004 |
| Northampton (NN) | 30.6 | 29.8 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.9 | 7,326 |
| Oxford (OX) | 30.4 | 29.8 | +0.7 | −0.5 to +1.9 | 5,752 |
| Newport (NP) | 30.4 | 29.8 | +0.7 | −0.6 to +1.9 | 5,168 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 30.1 | 29.8 | +0.4 | −2.2 to +3.0 | 1,184 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 30.1 | 29.8 | +0.4 | −1.1 to +1.8 | 3,897 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 30.0 | 29.8 | +0.2 | −0.8 to +1.3 | 8,191 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 29.9 | 29.8 | +0.2 | −2.2 to +2.5 | 1,504 |
| Hull (HU) | 29.9 | 29.8 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +1.9 | 2,714 |
| Stockport (SK) | 29.9 | 29.8 | +0.1 | −1.4 to +1.7 | 3,487 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.9 | 29.8 | +0.1 | −1.0 to +1.2 | 6,320 |
| Telford (TF) | 29.9 | 29.8 | +0.1 | −1.8 to +2.0 | 2,238 |
| Bradford (BD) | 29.3 | 29.8 | −0.5 | −2.0 to +1.0 | 3,601 |
| Dudley (DY) | 29.3 | 29.8 | −0.5 | −2.1 to +1.0 | 3,360 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 29.1 | 29.8 | −0.7 | −2.1 to +0.7 | 3,872 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 29.0 | 29.8 | −0.8 | −3.9 to +2.4 | 786 |
| Chester (CH) | 28.7 | 29.8 | −1.1 | −2.5 to +0.3 | 3,884 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 28.5 | 29.8 | −1.2 | −3.0 to +0.5 | 2,559 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.5 | 29.8 | −1.3 | −2.3 to −0.2 | 6,925 |
| Crewe (CW) | 28.4 | 29.8 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.3 | 2,834 |
| Leeds (LS) | 28.3 | 29.8 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.1 | 4,144 |
| Redhill (RH) | 28.1 | 29.8 | −1.6 | −2.8 to −0.5 | 6,057 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.0 | 29.8 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.5 | 5,225 |
| St Albans (AL) | 27.9 | 29.8 | −1.8 | −3.8 to +0.1 | 1,977 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.6 | 29.8 | −2.2 | −3.9 to −0.5 | 2,649 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 27.6 | 29.8 | −2.2 | −4.0 to −0.4 | 2,317 |
| Leicester (LE) | 27.4 | 29.8 | −2.4 | −3.2 to −1.5 | 10,686 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 27.2 | 29.8 | −2.5 | −4.2 to −0.8 | 2,654 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 27.1 | 29.8 | −2.7 | −3.7 to −1.6 | 7,092 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.9 | 29.8 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −1.8 | 6,811 |
| Preston (PR) | 26.7 | 29.8 | −3.1 | −4.6 to −1.6 | 3,429 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 26.3 | 29.8 | −3.5 | −4.8 to −2.2 | 4,352 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 26.2 | 29.8 | −3.6 | −5.0 to −2.2 | 3,829 |
| Wigan (WN) | 26.2 | 29.8 | −3.6 | −5.8 to −1.4 | 1,538 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 26.2 | 29.8 | −3.6 | −4.7 to −2.6 | 6,688 |
| Glasgow (G) | 26.1 | 29.8 | −3.7 | −4.9 to −2.5 | 5,231 |
| Watford (WD) | 25.9 | 29.8 | −3.9 | −6.4 to −1.4 | 1,214 |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.8 | 29.8 | −4.0 | −5.2 to −2.9 | 5,986 |
| Liverpool (L) | 25.4 | 29.8 | −4.4 | −6.0 to −2.8 | 2,781 |
| Halifax (HX) | 25.1 | 29.8 | −4.7 | −6.6 to −2.7 | 1,855 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.2 | 29.8 | −4.7 | −5.6 to −3.8 | 9,242 |
| Reading (RG) | 25.1 | 29.8 | −4.8 | −5.7 to −3.8 | 8,846 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 25.0 | 29.8 | −4.8 | −7.8 to −1.7 | 788 |
| Manchester (M) | 24.9 | 29.8 | −4.9 | −6.4 to −3.4 | 3,150 |
| Derby (DE) | 24.8 | 29.8 | −5.0 | −6.1 to −4.0 | 6,804 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.7 | 29.9 | −5.1 | −5.9 to −4.3 | 11,253 |
| Birmingham (B) | 24.6 | 29.9 | −5.2 | −6.1 to −4.3 | 8,879 |
| Oldham (OL) | 24.6 | 29.8 | −5.2 | −6.8 to −3.6 | 2,668 |
| Bromley (BR) | 24.5 | 29.8 | −5.3 | −7.7 to −2.9 | 1,213 |
| Slough (SL) | 24.5 | 29.8 | −5.3 | −6.9 to −3.7 | 2,816 |
| Warrington (WA) | 24.2 | 29.8 | −5.6 | −7.1 to −4.1 | 3,174 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.1 | 29.8 | −5.6 | −7.5 to −3.8 | 2,087 |
| Bolton (BL) | 23.6 | 29.8 | −6.2 | −7.9 to −4.4 | 2,179 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 23.4 | 29.8 | −6.4 | −8.1 to −4.7 | 2,398 |
| Durham (DH) | 23.3 | 29.8 | −6.5 | −8.2 to −4.7 | 2,216 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 23.1 | 29.8 | −6.7 | −8.1 to −5.4 | 3,757 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 22.7 | 29.8 | −7.1 | −8.4 to −5.8 | 4,010 |
| London W (W) | 22.6 | 29.8 | −7.2 | −12.2 to −2.1 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 21.3 | 29.8 | −8.5 | −11.6 to −5.3 | 657 |
| London NW (NW) | 21.0 | 29.8 | −8.7 | −11.3 to −6.2 | 965 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 20.6 | 30.0 | −9.4 | −10.2 to −8.7 | 12,035 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.2 | 29.8 | −9.7 | −11.1 to −8.3 | 3,169 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.0 | 29.9 | −9.9 | −10.9 to −8.9 | 6,344 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 19.4 | 29.8 | −10.3 | −12.5 to −8.2 | 1,286 |
| London N (N) | 19.1 | 29.8 | −10.7 | −13.3 to −8.1 | 879 |
| London SE (SE) | 18.7 | 29.8 | −11.1 | −13.2 to −8.9 | 1,265 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 18.7 | 29.8 | −11.1 | −12.9 to −9.4 | 1,879 |
| Romford (RM) | 18.7 | 29.8 | −11.1 | −12.4 to −9.9 | 3,986 |
| Sutton (SM) | 18.2 | 29.8 | −11.6 | −14.4 to −8.7 | 704 |
| Harrow (HA) | 17.8 | 29.8 | −12.0 | −14.3 to −9.7 | 1,057 |
| Croydon (CR) | 17.6 | 29.8 | −12.2 | −13.9 to −10.5 | 1,880 |
| Enfield (EN) | 17.1 | 29.8 | −12.7 | −14.3 to −11.0 | 2,032 |
| London E (E) | 17.0 | 29.8 | −12.8 | −15.2 to −10.4 | 941 |
| Ilford (IG) | 16.6 | 29.8 | −13.2 | −15.8 to −10.6 | 803 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 514,983 (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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