Where in Britain does the Ford Transit Courier fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 28.4% of 109,563 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Transit Courier failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 35.1% against 28.3% elsewhere (+6.8 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −9.4 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Transit Courier MOT statistics · check a Ford Transit Courier by registration
Ford Transit Courier 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) | 35.1 | 28.3 | +6.8 | +3.1 to +10.4 | 661 |
| Oxford (OX) | 34.8 | 28.3 | +6.5 | +3.6 to +9.4 | 1,072 |
| Guildford (GU) | 34.7 | 28.3 | +6.4 | +3.7 to +9.2 | 1,149 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 34.6 | 28.3 | +6.2 | −1.8 to +14.2 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 34.4 | 28.3 | +6.1 | +1.4 to +10.8 | 395 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 34.2 | 28.3 | +5.9 | +2.5 to +9.3 | 743 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 34.2 | 28.3 | +5.8 | +0.3 to +11.4 | 278 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 34.1 | 28.3 | +5.8 | +3.0 to +8.6 | 1,126 |
| Swansea (SA) | 33.9 | 28.3 | +5.6 | +3.0 to +8.2 | 1,294 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 33.9 | 28.3 | +5.6 | +3.0 to +8.2 | 1,289 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 33.4 | 28.3 | +5.1 | +2.6 to +7.7 | 1,283 |
| Bath (BA) | 33.4 | 28.3 | +5.1 | +1.5 to +8.7 | 659 |
| Chester (CH) | 32.9 | 28.3 | +4.6 | +1.3 to +7.9 | 793 |
| Perth (PH) | 32.8 | 28.3 | +4.5 | +0.6 to +8.5 | 545 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 32.9 | 28.3 | +4.5 | −0.5 to +9.5 | 344 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 32.8 | 28.3 | +4.5 | +0.0 to +8.9 | 433 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 32.8 | 28.3 | +4.4 | +1.2 to +7.7 | 803 |
| Watford (WD) | 32.7 | 28.3 | +4.4 | +0.1 to +8.7 | 452 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 32.5 | 28.3 | +4.2 | +1.3 to +7.1 | 996 |
| London W (W) | 32.5 | 28.3 | +4.2 | −2.9 to +11.3 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 32.2 | 28.3 | +3.9 | +1.8 to +6.0 | 1,917 |
| Redhill (RH) | 32.1 | 28.3 | +3.8 | +1.0 to +6.6 | 1,079 |
| Halifax (HX) | 32.1 | 28.3 | +3.7 | −1.0 to +8.5 | 371 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 32.0 | 28.3 | +3.7 | −0.3 to +7.7 | 515 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 31.6 | 28.3 | +3.2 | −0.0 to +6.5 | 783 |
| Darlington (DL) | 31.5 | 28.3 | +3.1 | −0.7 to +7.0 | 556 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 31.4 | 28.3 | +3.1 | −0.9 to +7.0 | 535 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 31.3 | 28.3 | +3.0 | +0.2 to +5.7 | 1,122 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 31.2 | 28.3 | +2.9 | +0.2 to +5.6 | 1,122 |
| Leeds (LS) | 31.1 | 28.3 | +2.8 | +0.5 to +5.2 | 1,544 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 30.8 | 28.3 | +2.4 | −1.9 to +6.8 | 429 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 30.7 | 28.3 | +2.3 | −1.3 to +6.0 | 626 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 30.6 | 28.3 | +2.3 | −0.4 to +4.9 | 1,193 |
| Hereford (HR) | 30.5 | 28.3 | +2.1 | −3.6 to +7.9 | 246 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 30.4 | 28.3 | +2.1 | −0.9 to +5.1 | 887 |
| Telford (TF) | 30.3 | 28.3 | +2.0 | −2.5 to +6.5 | 399 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 30.2 | 28.3 | +1.9 | −0.8 to +4.6 | 1,098 |
| Manchester (M) | 30.2 | 28.3 | +1.9 | −0.4 to +4.2 | 1,570 |
| Dundee (DD) | 30.2 | 28.3 | +1.8 | −1.9 to +5.6 | 583 |
| Medway (ME) | 30.2 | 28.3 | +1.8 | −0.2 to +3.9 | 2,009 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 30.1 | 28.3 | +1.8 | −1.2 to +4.8 | 919 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 30.1 | 28.3 | +1.8 | −5.9 to +9.5 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 30.0 | 28.3 | +1.7 | −0.5 to +3.8 | 1,754 |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.9 | 28.3 | +1.5 | −1.0 to +4.0 | 1,293 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 29.8 | 28.3 | +1.5 | −4.3 to +7.3 | 238 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 29.6 | 28.3 | +1.2 | −1.5 to +3.9 | 1,137 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 29.5 | 28.3 | +1.2 | −1.9 to +4.2 | 871 |
| London SE (SE) | 29.5 | 28.3 | +1.1 | −1.8 to +4.1 | 953 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.4 | 28.3 | +1.1 | −1.2 to +3.3 | 1,581 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 29.3 | 28.3 | +1.0 | −1.1 to +3.0 | 1,997 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 29.2 | 28.3 | +0.9 | −1.1 to +2.8 | 2,045 |
| Bolton (BL) | 29.1 | 28.3 | +0.8 | −2.5 to +4.1 | 741 |
| Glasgow (G) | 29.1 | 28.3 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.8 | 1,855 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 29.0 | 28.3 | +0.7 | −2.7 to +4.1 | 675 |
| Enfield (EN) | 29.0 | 28.3 | +0.7 | −2.4 to +3.8 | 827 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 29.0 | 28.3 | +0.7 | −2.7 to +4.0 | 703 |
| Warrington (WA) | 29.0 | 28.3 | +0.6 | −2.1 to +3.3 | 1,091 |
| Wigan (WN) | 28.9 | 28.3 | +0.5 | −3.3 to +4.3 | 558 |
| London NW (NW) | 28.8 | 28.3 | +0.5 | −3.4 to +4.4 | 527 |
| Norwich (NR) | 28.8 | 28.3 | +0.5 | −1.8 to +2.8 | 1,533 |
| Newport (NP) | 28.8 | 28.3 | +0.5 | −2.6 to +3.5 | 864 |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.8 | 28.3 | +0.5 | −3.1 to +4.0 | 635 |
| Exeter (EX) | 28.8 | 28.3 | +0.4 | −2.3 to +3.1 | 1,102 |
| Dudley (DY) | 28.7 | 28.3 | +0.3 | −3.3 to +3.9 | 621 |
| Walsall (WS) | 28.5 | 28.3 | +0.1 | −2.8 to +3.1 | 937 |
| Inverness (IV) | 28.4 | 28.3 | +0.1 | −3.4 to +3.5 | 658 |
| York (YO) | 28.4 | 28.3 | +0.1 | −2.6 to +2.8 | 1,084 |
| Durham (DH) | 28.3 | 28.3 | −0.1 | −3.7 to +3.6 | 594 |
| Preston (PR) | 28.1 | 28.4 | −0.3 | −3.2 to +2.7 | 922 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 27.9 | 28.4 | −0.5 | −2.8 to +1.8 | 1,492 |
| Croydon (CR) | 27.7 | 28.4 | −0.6 | −4.5 to +3.2 | 516 |
| Birmingham (B) | 27.7 | 28.4 | −0.7 | −2.4 to +1.0 | 2,836 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 27.5 | 28.4 | −0.8 | −3.6 to +1.9 | 1,007 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 27.5 | 28.4 | −0.9 | −6.5 to +4.8 | 240 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 27.5 | 28.4 | −0.9 | −3.6 to +1.8 | 1,066 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −0.9 | −3.6 to +1.7 | 1,108 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −0.9 | −4.2 to +2.3 | 737 |
| Leicester (LE) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −1.0 | −3.0 to +1.1 | 1,818 |
| Slough (SL) | 27.3 | 28.4 | −1.1 | −4.3 to +2.2 | 726 |
| Dartford (DA) | 27.2 | 28.4 | −1.2 | −3.5 to +1.2 | 1,395 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.1 | 28.4 | −1.2 | −7.2 to +4.8 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 27.0 | 28.4 | −1.4 | −5.2 to +2.4 | 530 |
| Harrow (HA) | 27.0 | 28.4 | −1.4 | −5.2 to +2.4 | 519 |
| Southampton (SO) | 26.5 | 28.4 | −1.8 | −4.0 to +0.3 | 1,583 |
| Worcester (WR) | 26.5 | 28.4 | −1.9 | −6.0 to +2.3 | 438 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.5 | 28.4 | −1.9 | −5.5 to +1.7 | 574 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 26.4 | 28.4 | −2.0 | −5.3 to +1.4 | 678 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 26.3 | 28.4 | −2.0 | −6.0 to +1.9 | 475 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 26.3 | 28.4 | −2.1 | −5.6 to +1.4 | 617 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 26.1 | 28.4 | −2.3 | −4.1 to −0.5 | 2,405 |
| Colchester (CO) | 25.8 | 28.4 | −2.6 | −5.3 to +0.1 | 1,009 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.6 | 28.4 | −2.8 | −6.0 to +0.5 | 696 |
| Romford (RM) | 25.5 | 28.4 | −2.9 | −5.2 to −0.5 | 1,383 |
| Taunton (TA) | 25.4 | 28.4 | −2.9 | −6.5 to +0.7 | 562 |
| Reading (RG) | 25.2 | 28.4 | −3.2 | −5.3 to −1.0 | 1,648 |
| Sheffield (S) | 25.2 | 28.4 | −3.2 | −4.9 to −1.5 | 2,636 |
| Truro (TR) | 25.1 | 28.4 | −3.3 | −6.9 to +0.3 | 562 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 24.8 | 28.4 | −3.5 | −6.9 to −0.1 | 620 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 24.7 | 28.4 | −3.7 | −7.0 to −0.4 | 664 |
| Derby (DE) | 24.6 | 28.4 | −3.8 | −5.9 to −1.6 | 1,596 |
| Coventry (CV) | 24.5 | 28.4 | −3.9 | −6.4 to −1.3 | 1,093 |
| London E (E) | 24.4 | 28.4 | −4.0 | −7.5 to −0.5 | 591 |
| Bromley (BR) | 24.3 | 28.4 | −4.1 | −8.1 to −0.1 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 24.3 | 28.4 | −4.1 | −7.2 to −1.0 | 746 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 24.3 | 28.4 | −4.1 | −6.6 to −1.6 | 1,142 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 23.8 | 28.4 | −4.6 | −6.6 to −2.6 | 1,780 |
| Sutton (SM) | 23.7 | 28.4 | −4.7 | −10.0 to +0.6 | 245 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 23.6 | 28.4 | −4.7 | −8.2 to −1.3 | 584 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 23.4 | 28.4 | −5.0 | −7.1 to −2.9 | 1,556 |
| London SW (SW) | 22.7 | 28.4 | −5.7 | −11.4 to +0.1 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 22.3 | 28.4 | −6.1 | −10.5 to −1.7 | 341 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 22.1 | 28.4 | −6.3 | −10.7 to −1.9 | 340 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 21.9 | 28.4 | −6.5 | −9.0 to −4.0 | 1,071 |
| Swindon (SN) | 21.6 | 28.4 | −6.8 | −9.1 to −4.5 | 1,216 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 21.4 | 28.4 | −7.0 | −11.4 to −2.6 | 337 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 19.3 | 28.6 | −9.4 | −10.8 to −8.0 | 3,320 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 109,563 (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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