Where in Britain does the Ford S-MAX fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 34.3% of 476,737 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford S-MAX failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Exeter (EX): 47.0% against 34.2% elsewhere (+12.8 points). It does best in Ilford (IG), −10.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford S-MAX MOT statistics · check a Ford S-MAX by registration
Ford S-MAX 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter (EX) | 47.0 | 34.2 | +12.8 | +11.3 to +14.3 | 4,323 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 44.6 | 34.2 | +10.4 | +8.9 to +11.8 | 4,520 |
| Truro (TR) | 44.2 | 34.3 | +9.9 | +7.8 to +12.1 | 2,055 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 43.9 | 34.3 | +9.6 | +7.4 to +11.9 | 1,917 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 43.4 | 34.3 | +9.1 | +6.7 to +11.4 | 1,716 |
| Taunton (TA) | 42.1 | 34.3 | +7.9 | +6.1 to +9.6 | 3,179 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 42.0 | 34.3 | +7.7 | +5.3 to +10.0 | 1,683 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 41.7 | 34.3 | +7.5 | +5.8 to +9.1 | 3,586 |
| Bath (BA) | 41.3 | 34.3 | +7.1 | +5.6 to +8.5 | 4,345 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 41.2 | 34.2 | +7.0 | +5.7 to +8.3 | 5,684 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 41.0 | 34.2 | +6.8 | +5.7 to +7.9 | 7,811 |
| Brighton (BN) | 41.0 | 34.2 | +6.8 | +5.6 to +8.0 | 6,842 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 39.7 | 34.2 | +5.5 | +4.4 to +6.6 | 7,962 |
| Bristol (BS) | 39.6 | 34.2 | +5.5 | +4.5 to +6.4 | 11,112 |
| Dundee (DD) | 39.7 | 34.3 | +5.4 | +2.4 to +8.4 | 1,015 |
| Newport (NP) | 39.5 | 34.3 | +5.2 | +3.5 to +7.0 | 3,013 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 39.3 | 34.3 | +5.0 | +3.0 to +7.1 | 2,138 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 39.2 | 34.3 | +4.9 | +3.5 to +6.3 | 4,654 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 39.1 | 34.3 | +4.9 | +3.1 to +6.6 | 3,040 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 38.5 | 34.3 | +4.2 | +1.1 to +7.3 | 949 |
| Hull (HU) | 38.4 | 34.3 | +4.1 | +2.2 to +6.1 | 2,446 |
| Darlington (DL) | 38.4 | 34.3 | +4.1 | +1.9 to +6.4 | 1,799 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 38.3 | 34.3 | +4.0 | −2.5 to +10.5 | 214 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 38.2 | 34.3 | +3.9 | +2.3 to +5.5 | 3,704 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 37.9 | 34.3 | +3.7 | +2.1 to +5.2 | 3,824 |
| Southampton (SO) | 37.8 | 34.3 | +3.5 | +2.5 to +4.6 | 8,172 |
| Preston (PR) | 37.2 | 34.3 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.6 | 3,278 |
| Northampton (NN) | 37.1 | 34.3 | +2.9 | +1.8 to +4.0 | 7,382 |
| York (YO) | 37.0 | 34.3 | +2.7 | +1.1 to +4.3 | 3,477 |
| Walsall (WS) | 37.0 | 34.3 | +2.7 | +0.9 to +4.5 | 2,850 |
| Chester (CH) | 36.8 | 34.3 | +2.5 | +1.1 to +4.0 | 4,118 |
| Guildford (GU) | 36.8 | 34.3 | +2.5 | +1.6 to +3.5 | 9,672 |
| Swindon (SN) | 36.8 | 34.3 | +2.5 | +1.2 to +3.8 | 5,471 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 36.6 | 34.3 | +2.3 | −0.6 to +5.2 | 1,064 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 36.6 | 34.3 | +2.3 | −0.4 to +4.9 | 1,247 |
| Bradford (BD) | 36.2 | 34.3 | +1.9 | +0.2 to +3.7 | 2,868 |
| Oxford (OX) | 36.0 | 34.3 | +1.7 | +0.7 to +2.8 | 8,432 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 36.0 | 34.3 | +1.7 | +0.2 to +3.2 | 3,868 |
| Watford (WD) | 36.0 | 34.3 | +1.6 | −0.4 to +3.7 | 2,211 |
| Leeds (LS) | 35.8 | 34.3 | +1.5 | +0.2 to +2.8 | 5,019 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 35.7 | 34.3 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.5 | 7,758 |
| Bolton (BL) | 35.6 | 34.3 | +1.3 | −0.7 to +3.4 | 2,136 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 35.6 | 34.3 | +1.3 | −0.2 to +2.8 | 3,811 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 35.5 | 34.3 | +1.2 | +0.2 to +2.3 | 7,627 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 35.5 | 34.3 | +1.2 | −0.7 to +3.0 | 2,662 |
| Worcester (WR) | 35.5 | 34.3 | +1.1 | −0.7 to +3.0 | 2,525 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 35.4 | 34.3 | +1.1 | −1.2 to +3.4 | 1,649 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 35.3 | 34.3 | +1.0 | −1.6 to +3.6 | 1,281 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 35.2 | 34.3 | +0.9 | −2.5 to +4.2 | 787 |
| Telford (TF) | 35.1 | 34.3 | +0.7 | −1.5 to +3.0 | 1,703 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 35.0 | 34.3 | +0.7 | −2.2 to +3.6 | 1,051 |
| Stockport (SK) | 34.9 | 34.3 | +0.6 | −0.9 to +2.0 | 4,135 |
| Wigan (WN) | 34.8 | 34.3 | +0.5 | −2.1 to +3.1 | 1,336 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 34.8 | 34.3 | +0.5 | −1.2 to +2.1 | 3,147 |
| Hereford (HR) | 34.7 | 34.3 | +0.4 | −2.0 to +2.8 | 1,469 |
| Perth (PH) | 34.6 | 34.3 | +0.3 | −3.5 to +4.0 | 619 |
| Warrington (WA) | 34.5 | 34.3 | +0.2 | −1.2 to +1.6 | 4,272 |
| Paisley (PA) | 34.4 | 34.3 | +0.0 | −2.9 to +3.0 | 1,004 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 34.4 | 34.3 | +0.0 | −1.2 to +1.3 | 5,285 |
| Dudley (DY) | 34.2 | 34.3 | −0.1 | −2.0 to +1.8 | 2,415 |
| Crewe (CW) | 34.2 | 34.3 | −0.1 | −2.0 to +1.7 | 2,443 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 34.1 | 34.3 | −0.2 | −2.2 to +1.8 | 2,263 |
| Inverness (IV) | 34.1 | 34.3 | −0.2 | −2.4 to +1.9 | 1,854 |
| Oldham (OL) | 33.9 | 34.3 | −0.4 | −2.6 to +1.8 | 1,777 |
| Norwich (NR) | 33.8 | 34.3 | −0.5 | −1.6 to +0.6 | 7,190 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 33.8 | 34.3 | −0.5 | −1.4 to +0.4 | 11,796 |
| Manchester (M) | 33.8 | 34.3 | −0.5 | −1.8 to +0.7 | 5,256 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 33.7 | 34.3 | −0.6 | −2.6 to +1.3 | 2,319 |
| Colchester (CO) | 33.6 | 34.3 | −0.7 | −1.9 to +0.5 | 5,691 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 33.6 | 34.3 | −0.7 | −8.7 to +7.3 | 134 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 33.6 | 34.3 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.4 | 6,094 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 33.4 | 34.3 | −0.9 | −2.4 to +0.6 | 3,663 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 33.4 | 34.3 | −0.9 | −2.3 to +0.5 | 4,520 |
| Leicester (LE) | 33.4 | 34.3 | −1.0 | −1.9 to +0.0 | 9,538 |
| Redhill (RH) | 33.2 | 34.3 | −1.1 | −2.3 to −0.0 | 7,100 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 32.8 | 34.3 | −1.5 | −4.4 to +1.3 | 1,022 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 32.7 | 34.4 | −1.7 | −2.6 to −0.8 | 10,383 |
| Liverpool (L) | 32.6 | 34.3 | −1.7 | −3.0 to −0.5 | 5,626 |
| Medway (ME) | 32.6 | 34.3 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.6 | 6,306 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 32.5 | 34.3 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.7 | 6,733 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 32.5 | 34.3 | −1.9 | −3.2 to −0.5 | 4,938 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 32.4 | 34.3 | −1.9 | −10.7 to +6.9 | 108 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 32.3 | 34.3 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.5 | 3,614 |
| London NW (NW) | 32.3 | 34.3 | −2.0 | −3.9 to −0.1 | 2,363 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 32.2 | 34.3 | −2.1 | −5.8 to +1.6 | 609 |
| Halifax (HX) | 32.2 | 34.3 | −2.1 | −5.6 to +1.3 | 721 |
| Durham (DH) | 32.0 | 34.3 | −2.3 | −5.0 to +0.3 | 1,226 |
| Harrow (HA) | 31.9 | 34.3 | −2.4 | −4.3 to −0.6 | 2,459 |
| Sheffield (S) | 31.9 | 34.4 | −2.4 | −3.5 to −1.4 | 8,191 |
| Reading (RG) | 31.9 | 34.4 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.7 | 13,466 |
| Derby (DE) | 31.9 | 34.3 | −2.5 | −3.6 to −1.4 | 6,687 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 31.6 | 34.3 | −2.7 | −7.5 to +2.2 | 357 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 31.6 | 34.3 | −2.7 | −4.3 to −1.2 | 3,393 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 31.4 | 34.3 | −2.9 | −4.2 to −1.7 | 5,291 |
| Coventry (CV) | 31.0 | 34.4 | −3.4 | −4.4 to −2.3 | 7,565 |
| Birmingham (B) | 30.7 | 34.4 | −3.7 | −4.5 to −2.9 | 13,467 |
| Slough (SL) | 30.4 | 34.3 | −3.9 | −5.3 to −2.5 | 4,299 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 30.2 | 34.3 | −4.1 | −5.8 to −2.3 | 2,675 |
| Dartford (DA) | 30.0 | 34.4 | −4.4 | −5.8 to −2.9 | 4,010 |
| Luton (LU) | 29.8 | 34.3 | −4.6 | −6.1 to −3.0 | 3,508 |
| London N (N) | 29.6 | 34.3 | −4.8 | −6.6 to −2.9 | 2,355 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 29.4 | 34.4 | −5.0 | −5.9 to −4.1 | 10,076 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 28.9 | 34.4 | −5.5 | −6.5 to −4.5 | 8,481 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.6 | 34.3 | −5.7 | −8.0 to −3.3 | 1,424 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.6 | 34.4 | −5.8 | −7.4 to −4.2 | 2,941 |
| St Albans (AL) | 28.3 | 34.4 | −6.1 | −7.5 to −4.7 | 3,898 |
| Bromley (BR) | 27.9 | 34.3 | −6.4 | −8.2 to −4.7 | 2,544 |
| London W (W) | 27.4 | 34.3 | −6.9 | −9.8 to −4.1 | 924 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 27.1 | 34.4 | −7.3 | −8.3 to −6.3 | 7,337 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 26.9 | 34.3 | −7.4 | −12.5 to −2.3 | 290 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 26.4 | 34.4 | −8.0 | −9.8 to −6.2 | 2,307 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 26.2 | 34.4 | −8.2 | −9.5 to −6.9 | 4,414 |
| London SE (SE) | 26.2 | 34.4 | −8.2 | −9.6 to −6.8 | 3,769 |
| Croydon (CR) | 25.9 | 34.4 | −8.5 | −10.2 to −6.8 | 2,614 |
| London E (E) | 25.8 | 34.4 | −8.5 | −10.2 to −6.9 | 2,656 |
| Enfield (EN) | 25.5 | 34.4 | −8.9 | −10.6 to −7.2 | 2,666 |
| Romford (RM) | 25.4 | 34.4 | −9.1 | −10.2 to −7.9 | 5,547 |
| Ilford (IG) | 24.4 | 34.4 | −10.0 | −11.7 to −8.3 | 2,476 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 476,737 (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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