Where in Britain does the Ford Transit Connect fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 37.4% of 980,844 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Transit Connect failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Torquay (TQ): 49.9% against 37.4% elsewhere (+12.6 points). It does best in Slough (SL), −10.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Transit Connect MOT statistics · check a Ford Transit Connect by registration
Ford Transit Connect 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) | 49.9 | 37.4 | +12.6 | +11.3 to +13.8 | 6,088 |
| Dundee (DD) | 47.3 | 37.4 | +10.0 | +8.4 to +11.5 | 3,971 |
| Truro (TR) | 47.1 | 37.4 | +9.7 | +8.4 to +11.1 | 5,492 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 46.3 | 37.4 | +8.9 | +5.7 to +12.1 | 920 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 45.9 | 37.3 | +8.6 | +7.6 to +9.6 | 9,862 |
| Brighton (BN) | 45.9 | 37.3 | +8.6 | +7.7 to +9.5 | 12,547 |
| Hull (HU) | 45.9 | 37.4 | +8.6 | +7.3 to +9.8 | 5,867 |
| Exeter (EX) | 45.7 | 37.3 | +8.4 | +7.5 to +9.3 | 11,303 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 45.4 | 37.4 | +8.0 | +6.4 to +9.5 | 4,005 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 45.2 | 37.4 | +7.8 | +6.3 to +9.3 | 4,284 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 44.9 | 37.4 | +7.5 | +6.2 to +8.8 | 5,991 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 44.9 | 37.4 | +7.5 | +6.5 to +8.5 | 9,471 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 44.8 | 37.3 | +7.4 | +6.6 to +8.3 | 14,496 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 44.6 | 37.4 | +7.2 | +6.1 to +8.4 | 6,754 |
| Bath (BA) | 44.0 | 37.4 | +6.6 | +5.5 to +7.7 | 7,825 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 43.8 | 37.4 | +6.4 | +4.4 to +8.4 | 2,306 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 43.8 | 37.4 | +6.4 | +5.0 to +7.8 | 4,877 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 42.8 | 37.4 | +5.4 | +3.7 to +7.1 | 3,352 |
| Taunton (TA) | 42.6 | 37.4 | +5.2 | +4.0 to +6.4 | 6,749 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 42.5 | 37.4 | +5.1 | +4.0 to +6.3 | 7,068 |
| Paisley (PA) | 42.5 | 37.4 | +5.0 | +3.4 to +6.7 | 3,415 |
| Bristol (BS) | 42.2 | 37.3 | +4.8 | +4.1 to +5.6 | 17,260 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 42.1 | 37.4 | +4.7 | +3.8 to +5.6 | 12,352 |
| Halifax (HX) | 41.9 | 37.4 | +4.5 | +2.5 to +6.4 | 2,501 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 41.5 | 37.4 | +4.1 | +3.3 to +4.9 | 15,186 |
| Swansea (SA) | 41.3 | 37.4 | +3.9 | +3.1 to +4.8 | 13,586 |
| York (YO) | 41.2 | 37.4 | +3.8 | +2.9 to +4.8 | 9,471 |
| Bradford (BD) | 40.9 | 37.4 | +3.5 | +2.3 to +4.6 | 6,840 |
| Wigan (WN) | 40.8 | 37.4 | +3.3 | +2.0 to +4.7 | 5,293 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 40.6 | 37.4 | +3.2 | +1.9 to +4.5 | 5,518 |
| Worcester (WR) | 40.4 | 37.4 | +3.0 | +1.6 to +4.4 | 4,466 |
| Stockport (SK) | 40.4 | 37.4 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +3.9 | 9,473 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 40.3 | 37.4 | +2.9 | +2.0 to +3.7 | 11,670 |
| Newport (NP) | 40.1 | 37.4 | +2.7 | +1.7 to +3.7 | 9,085 |
| Walsall (WS) | 40.0 | 37.4 | +2.5 | +1.4 to +3.7 | 7,628 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 39.9 | 37.4 | +2.5 | +1.8 to +3.2 | 18,431 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 39.9 | 37.4 | +2.5 | +1.3 to +3.7 | 6,567 |
| Preston (PR) | 39.6 | 37.4 | +2.2 | +1.2 to +3.2 | 9,403 |
| Norwich (NR) | 39.1 | 37.4 | +1.7 | +1.0 to +2.4 | 17,051 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 39.1 | 37.4 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.2 | 3,785 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 38.8 | 37.4 | +1.4 | +0.6 to +2.2 | 13,952 |
| Southampton (SO) | 38.8 | 37.4 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.2 | 13,582 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 38.8 | 37.4 | +1.4 | −0.1 to +2.8 | 4,519 |
| Swindon (SN) | 38.8 | 37.4 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.3 | 9,634 |
| Northampton (NN) | 38.7 | 37.4 | +1.3 | +0.4 to +2.2 | 11,762 |
| Bolton (BL) | 38.6 | 37.4 | +1.2 | +0.1 to +2.3 | 6,991 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 38.5 | 37.4 | +1.1 | +0.0 to +2.1 | 8,408 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 38.5 | 37.4 | +1.0 | −0.1 to +2.2 | 7,054 |
| Inverness (IV) | 38.4 | 37.4 | +1.0 | −0.6 to +2.6 | 3,594 |
| Dudley (DY) | 38.4 | 37.4 | +1.0 | −0.2 to +2.1 | 6,631 |
| Guildford (GU) | 38.4 | 37.4 | +0.9 | +0.0 to +1.8 | 11,048 |
| Chester (CH) | 38.3 | 37.4 | +0.9 | −0.0 to +1.8 | 10,525 |
| Manchester (M) | 38.3 | 37.4 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.6 | 16,314 |
| Oxford (OX) | 38.2 | 37.4 | +0.7 | −0.2 to +1.7 | 10,922 |
| Leeds (LS) | 38.1 | 37.4 | +0.7 | −0.2 to +1.7 | 10,248 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 37.8 | 37.4 | +0.4 | −0.8 to +1.6 | 6,297 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 37.8 | 37.4 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.5 | 7,530 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.7 | 37.4 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.0 | 2,944 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 37.7 | 37.4 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.3 | 9,294 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 37.7 | 37.4 | +0.2 | −2.0 to +2.4 | 1,880 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 37.6 | 37.4 | +0.2 | −0.8 to +1.1 | 10,835 |
| Telford (TF) | 37.5 | 37.4 | +0.1 | −1.5 to +1.6 | 3,821 |
| Crewe (CW) | 37.5 | 37.4 | +0.1 | −1.2 to +1.3 | 5,963 |
| Oldham (OL) | 37.5 | 37.4 | +0.0 | −1.1 to +1.2 | 6,896 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 37.4 | 37.4 | −0.1 | −0.9 to +0.7 | 14,315 |
| Warrington (WA) | 37.1 | 37.4 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.6 | 9,910 |
| Hereford (HR) | 36.9 | 37.4 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +1.0 | 3,776 |
| Watford (WD) | 36.7 | 37.4 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.8 | 4,043 |
| Liverpool (L) | 36.7 | 37.4 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.1 | 13,978 |
| Darlington (DL) | 36.6 | 37.4 | −0.8 | −2.2 to +0.6 | 4,679 |
| Derby (DE) | 36.4 | 37.4 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.2 | 13,090 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 36.4 | 37.4 | −1.0 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 9,540 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 36.3 | 37.4 | −1.1 | −3.2 to +1.0 | 2,094 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 36.0 | 37.4 | −1.4 | −3.4 to +0.5 | 2,283 |
| Colchester (CO) | 35.8 | 37.4 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.7 | 10,968 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 35.8 | 37.5 | −1.6 | −2.4 to −0.9 | 14,479 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 35.8 | 37.4 | −1.7 | −2.7 to −0.6 | 7,863 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 35.7 | 37.4 | −1.7 | −3.0 to −0.5 | 5,524 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 35.3 | 37.4 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.1 | 8,621 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 35.2 | 37.5 | −2.2 | −3.2 to −1.2 | 9,253 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 35.0 | 37.5 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.7 | 13,302 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 34.7 | 37.5 | −2.8 | −3.8 to −1.8 | 8,721 |
| Leicester (LE) | 34.6 | 37.5 | −2.9 | −3.6 to −2.2 | 17,676 |
| Glasgow (G) | 34.2 | 37.5 | −3.2 | −4.1 to −2.4 | 12,511 |
| Birmingham (B) | 34.3 | 37.5 | −3.3 | −3.9 to −2.7 | 24,991 |
| Redhill (RH) | 34.2 | 37.5 | −3.3 | −4.2 to −2.4 | 9,954 |
| Coventry (CV) | 34.1 | 37.5 | −3.3 | −4.2 to −2.5 | 11,265 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 34.1 | 37.4 | −3.4 | −4.7 to −2.0 | 4,676 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 34.0 | 37.5 | −3.6 | −4.1 to −3.0 | 27,019 |
| Sheffield (S) | 33.8 | 37.5 | −3.7 | −4.3 to −3.1 | 24,057 |
| Luton (LU) | 33.6 | 37.5 | −3.9 | −5.1 to −2.6 | 5,460 |
| Medway (ME) | 33.5 | 37.5 | −4.0 | −4.9 to −3.2 | 13,095 |
| Durham (DH) | 33.2 | 37.5 | −4.3 | −5.7 to −2.9 | 4,354 |
| St Albans (AL) | 33.0 | 37.5 | −4.5 | −5.9 to −3.1 | 4,230 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 32.3 | 37.4 | −5.1 | −7.9 to −2.3 | 1,039 |
| London N (N) | 32.3 | 37.5 | −5.2 | −6.5 to −3.8 | 4,821 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 32.3 | 37.5 | −5.2 | −6.0 to −4.5 | 16,901 |
| London E (E) | 31.8 | 37.5 | −5.6 | −6.9 to −4.3 | 5,010 |
| Bromley (BR) | 31.6 | 37.4 | −5.9 | −7.6 to −4.2 | 3,023 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 31.4 | 37.4 | −6.1 | −9.8 to −2.4 | 606 |
| Reading (RG) | 31.4 | 37.5 | −6.1 | −6.9 to −5.4 | 15,616 |
| London W (W) | 31.3 | 37.4 | −6.1 | −8.7 to −3.6 | 1,259 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 31.2 | 37.5 | −6.4 | −7.1 to −5.6 | 14,940 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 30.8 | 37.5 | −6.7 | −7.8 to −5.5 | 6,103 |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.7 | 37.5 | −6.8 | −8.0 to −5.6 | 5,607 |
| Harrow (HA) | 30.6 | 37.5 | −6.8 | −8.3 to −5.4 | 4,077 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 29.9 | 37.4 | −7.5 | −11.1 to −4.0 | 632 |
| London SW (SW) | 29.6 | 37.4 | −7.8 | −9.6 to −6.0 | 2,371 |
| London NW (NW) | 29.7 | 37.5 | −7.8 | −9.2 to −6.4 | 4,258 |
| Enfield (EN) | 29.0 | 37.5 | −8.5 | −9.5 to −7.5 | 7,321 |
| London SE (SE) | 28.9 | 37.5 | −8.6 | −9.8 to −7.4 | 5,655 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 28.8 | 37.5 | −8.6 | −9.9 to −7.3 | 4,612 |
| Ilford (IG) | 28.2 | 37.5 | −9.3 | −10.8 to −7.7 | 3,259 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 27.8 | 37.5 | −9.7 | −10.9 to −8.5 | 5,719 |
| Romford (RM) | 27.7 | 37.5 | −9.9 | −10.7 to −9.0 | 11,686 |
| Dartford (DA) | 27.4 | 37.5 | −10.1 | −11.0 to −9.2 | 8,956 |
| Sutton (SM) | 27.0 | 37.5 | −10.4 | −12.1 to −8.7 | 2,607 |
| Slough (SL) | 27.0 | 37.5 | −10.5 | −11.6 to −9.4 | 6,161 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 980,844 (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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