Where in Britain does the Ford Transit fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 36.7% of 1,954,613 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Transit failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 50.8% against 36.6% elsewhere (+14.2 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −10.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Transit MOT statistics · check a Ford Transit by registration
Ford Transit 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) | 50.8 | 36.6 | +14.2 | +13.4 to +15.1 | 13,763 |
| Dundee (DD) | 50.5 | 36.7 | +13.9 | +12.8 to +15.0 | 8,130 |
| Brighton (BN) | 46.3 | 36.6 | +9.7 | +9.1 to +10.3 | 27,483 |
| Hull (HU) | 45.4 | 36.7 | +8.8 | +7.9 to +9.6 | 13,311 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 44.8 | 36.7 | +8.1 | +7.1 to +9.1 | 8,994 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 44.7 | 36.7 | +8.1 | +7.2 to +8.9 | 13,376 |
| Truro (TR) | 44.4 | 36.7 | +7.8 | +7.0 to +8.6 | 14,539 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 43.9 | 36.7 | +7.3 | +6.4 to +8.1 | 12,704 |
| Perth (PH) | 43.5 | 36.7 | +6.8 | +5.7 to +7.9 | 7,965 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 43.4 | 36.7 | +6.7 | +5.7 to +7.8 | 8,962 |
| Exeter (EX) | 43.3 | 36.6 | +6.7 | +6.0 to +7.3 | 24,567 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 43.3 | 36.6 | +6.6 | +6.0 to +7.2 | 24,257 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 43.0 | 36.7 | +6.4 | +5.4 to +7.3 | 10,859 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 42.4 | 36.6 | +5.8 | +5.3 to +6.3 | 34,728 |
| Bristol (BS) | 42.1 | 36.6 | +5.5 | +5.0 to +6.0 | 40,403 |
| York (YO) | 42.1 | 36.7 | +5.5 | +4.8 to +6.2 | 20,033 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 42.0 | 36.7 | +5.3 | +4.6 to +6.0 | 20,112 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 41.9 | 36.7 | +5.3 | +4.1 to +6.4 | 7,594 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 41.8 | 36.7 | +5.1 | +4.2 to +6.1 | 10,286 |
| Bath (BA) | 41.7 | 36.7 | +5.1 | +4.3 to +5.8 | 16,928 |
| Halifax (HX) | 41.4 | 36.7 | +4.7 | +3.4 to +6.0 | 5,601 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 41.4 | 36.7 | +4.7 | +3.6 to +5.7 | 8,108 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 41.0 | 36.7 | +4.3 | +3.0 to +5.5 | 6,116 |
| Inverness (IV) | 40.8 | 36.7 | +4.1 | +3.1 to +5.2 | 8,605 |
| Newport (NP) | 40.4 | 36.7 | +3.7 | +3.0 to +4.4 | 20,769 |
| Wigan (WN) | 40.2 | 36.7 | +3.5 | +2.5 to +4.4 | 10,345 |
| Paisley (PA) | 40.1 | 36.7 | +3.5 | +2.5 to +4.4 | 9,715 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 39.8 | 36.7 | +3.2 | +2.5 to +3.8 | 20,393 |
| Chester (CH) | 39.7 | 36.7 | +3.0 | +2.4 to +3.7 | 20,255 |
| Stockport (SK) | 39.6 | 36.7 | +3.0 | +2.2 to +3.7 | 17,116 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 39.4 | 36.7 | +2.8 | +2.1 to +3.4 | 25,090 |
| Taunton (TA) | 39.4 | 36.7 | +2.7 | +1.9 to +3.5 | 14,703 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 39.4 | 36.7 | +2.7 | +0.6 to +4.7 | 2,171 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 39.2 | 36.7 | +2.5 | +1.6 to +3.4 | 12,210 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 39.1 | 36.7 | +2.4 | +1.8 to +3.0 | 23,400 |
| Norwich (NR) | 39.0 | 36.7 | +2.3 | +1.7 to +2.9 | 25,192 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 39.0 | 36.7 | +2.3 | +1.5 to +3.1 | 13,539 |
| Swansea (SA) | 38.8 | 36.7 | +2.1 | +1.6 to +2.7 | 30,140 |
| Southampton (SO) | 38.7 | 36.7 | +2.0 | +1.5 to +2.6 | 28,727 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 38.7 | 36.7 | +2.0 | +1.5 to +2.5 | 36,783 |
| Northampton (NN) | 38.4 | 36.7 | +1.7 | +1.0 to +2.3 | 21,398 |
| Leeds (LS) | 38.1 | 36.7 | +1.5 | +0.8 to +2.1 | 22,041 |
| Swindon (SN) | 38.1 | 36.7 | +1.4 | +0.7 to +2.1 | 18,110 |
| Bradford (BD) | 38.1 | 36.7 | +1.4 | +0.7 to +2.1 | 18,175 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 38.0 | 36.7 | +1.3 | +0.8 to +1.9 | 34,048 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 38.0 | 36.7 | +1.3 | −1.8 to +4.3 | 961 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 37.7 | 36.7 | +1.0 | +0.4 to +1.6 | 25,287 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 37.7 | 36.7 | +1.0 | +0.2 to +1.7 | 16,420 |
| Dudley (DY) | 37.6 | 36.7 | +0.9 | +0.0 to +1.8 | 12,092 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 37.6 | 36.7 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.6 | 17,052 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 37.5 | 36.7 | +0.8 | −0.1 to +1.7 | 10,484 |
| Preston (PR) | 37.4 | 36.7 | +0.6 | −0.0 to +1.3 | 18,995 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 37.2 | 36.7 | +0.5 | −0.9 to +1.9 | 4,795 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 37.2 | 36.7 | +0.5 | −0.2 to +1.1 | 21,780 |
| Warrington (WA) | 37.1 | 36.7 | +0.4 | −0.3 to +1.1 | 18,788 |
| Bolton (BL) | 37.1 | 36.7 | +0.4 | −0.4 to +1.2 | 13,588 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 37.1 | 36.7 | +0.4 | −0.9 to +1.7 | 5,422 |
| Oldham (OL) | 37.1 | 36.7 | +0.4 | −0.5 to +1.2 | 12,933 |
| Guildford (GU) | 37.0 | 36.7 | +0.3 | −0.4 to +1.0 | 20,232 |
| Worcester (WR) | 37.0 | 36.7 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.3 | 9,127 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 36.8 | 36.7 | +0.1 | −1.4 to +1.6 | 3,786 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 36.4 | 36.7 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.3 | 22,270 |
| Walsall (WS) | 36.4 | 36.7 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.4 | 13,998 |
| Manchester (M) | 36.2 | 36.7 | −0.5 | −1.1 to +0.1 | 27,671 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 36.1 | 36.7 | −0.6 | −2.4 to +1.1 | 2,874 |
| Watford (WD) | 36.0 | 36.7 | −0.7 | −1.7 to +0.4 | 7,674 |
| Oxford (OX) | 35.9 | 36.7 | −0.8 | −1.5 to −0.1 | 18,102 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 35.8 | 36.7 | −0.9 | −1.5 to −0.4 | 34,451 |
| Darlington (DL) | 35.8 | 36.7 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 12,400 |
| Colchester (CO) | 35.4 | 36.7 | −1.3 | −2.0 to −0.6 | 16,815 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 35.4 | 36.7 | −1.3 | −2.2 to −0.5 | 11,846 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 35.4 | 36.7 | −1.3 | −2.2 to −0.4 | 11,068 |
| Telford (TF) | 35.4 | 36.7 | −1.4 | −2.5 to −0.2 | 6,550 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 35.3 | 36.7 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.7 | 16,193 |
| Crewe (CW) | 35.3 | 36.7 | −1.5 | −2.4 to −0.5 | 10,411 |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.0 | 36.7 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.2 | 32,361 |
| Hereford (HR) | 35.0 | 36.7 | −1.8 | −2.8 to −0.7 | 7,919 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 35.0 | 36.7 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.2 | 23,726 |
| Medway (ME) | 34.8 | 36.7 | −1.9 | −2.6 to −1.3 | 21,747 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 34.4 | 36.7 | −2.3 | −3.1 to −1.5 | 13,988 |
| Leicester (LE) | 34.4 | 36.8 | −2.4 | −2.9 to −1.9 | 33,168 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 34.2 | 36.7 | −2.6 | −3.2 to −1.9 | 18,733 |
| St Albans (AL) | 34.1 | 36.7 | −2.6 | −3.6 to −1.6 | 7,916 |
| Liverpool (L) | 34.1 | 36.7 | −2.6 | −3.2 to −2.1 | 26,750 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 34.1 | 36.7 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −1.9 | 15,704 |
| Birmingham (B) | 34.1 | 36.8 | −2.7 | −3.1 to −2.3 | 48,256 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 33.9 | 36.7 | −2.9 | −3.6 to −2.2 | 17,680 |
| Coventry (CV) | 33.9 | 36.7 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.2 | 21,848 |
| Derby (DE) | 33.5 | 36.7 | −3.2 | −3.8 to −2.6 | 23,916 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 33.3 | 36.7 | −3.5 | −4.2 to −2.7 | 15,859 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 33.3 | 36.7 | −3.5 | −4.3 to −2.7 | 12,862 |
| London N (N) | 33.2 | 36.7 | −3.5 | −4.4 to −2.7 | 12,991 |
| Luton (LU) | 33.1 | 36.7 | −3.6 | −4.5 to −2.8 | 11,481 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 32.9 | 36.7 | −3.8 | −5.9 to −1.7 | 1,961 |
| Harrow (HA) | 32.7 | 36.7 | −4.1 | −5.0 to −3.1 | 9,306 |
| Redhill (RH) | 32.7 | 36.7 | −4.1 | −4.8 to −3.4 | 18,818 |
| Durham (DH) | 32.3 | 36.7 | −4.4 | −5.3 to −3.6 | 12,016 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 31.7 | 36.7 | −5.0 | −5.9 to −4.2 | 10,871 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 31.6 | 36.7 | −5.2 | −6.0 to −4.3 | 11,247 |
| London W (W) | 31.4 | 36.7 | −5.3 | −7.2 to −3.4 | 2,297 |
| London NW (NW) | 31.1 | 36.7 | −5.6 | −6.5 to −4.7 | 9,815 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 31.2 | 36.8 | −5.6 | −6.2 to −5.0 | 22,938 |
| London E (E) | 30.6 | 36.7 | −6.2 | −7.1 to −5.3 | 10,027 |
| Sheffield (S) | 30.6 | 36.9 | −6.3 | −6.7 to −5.8 | 47,287 |
| Reading (RG) | 30.4 | 36.8 | −6.4 | −6.9 to −5.9 | 30,127 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 30.1 | 36.9 | −6.8 | −7.2 to −6.3 | 51,500 |
| London SW (SW) | 29.9 | 36.7 | −6.8 | −8.0 to −5.6 | 5,547 |
| Croydon (CR) | 29.8 | 36.8 | −7.0 | −7.8 to −6.1 | 11,900 |
| Ilford (IG) | 29.5 | 36.7 | −7.2 | −8.4 to −6.0 | 5,426 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 29.5 | 36.8 | −7.3 | −7.9 to −6.6 | 19,791 |
| Dartford (DA) | 29.4 | 36.8 | −7.4 | −8.1 to −6.7 | 15,310 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.5 | 36.7 | −8.3 | −9.5 to −7.0 | 5,096 |
| Bromley (BR) | 28.4 | 36.7 | −8.3 | −9.5 to −7.1 | 5,292 |
| Romford (RM) | 28.1 | 36.8 | −8.7 | −9.4 to −8.0 | 16,056 |
| London SE (SE) | 27.9 | 36.8 | −8.9 | −9.7 to −8.1 | 12,876 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 27.8 | 36.8 | −9.0 | −9.8 to −8.2 | 11,868 |
| Slough (SL) | 26.7 | 36.8 | −10.1 | −10.9 to −9.3 | 12,059 |
| Enfield (EN) | 26.3 | 36.8 | −10.5 | −11.3 to −9.7 | 12,423 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,954,613 (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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