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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.

Ford Transit: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Kirkcaldy (KY)50.836.6+14.2+13.4 to +15.113,763
Dundee (DD)50.536.7+13.9+12.8 to +15.08,130
Brighton (BN)46.336.6+9.7+9.1 to +10.327,483
Hull (HU)45.436.7+8.8+7.9 to +9.613,311
Blackpool (FY)44.836.7+8.1+7.1 to +9.18,994
Aberdeen (AB)44.736.7+8.1+7.2 to +8.913,376
Truro (TR)44.436.7+7.8+7.0 to +8.614,539
Torquay (TQ)43.936.7+7.3+6.4 to +8.112,704
Perth (PH)43.536.7+6.8+5.7 to +7.97,965
Dorchester (DT)43.436.7+6.7+5.7 to +7.88,962
Exeter (EX)43.336.6+6.7+6.0 to +7.324,567
Plymouth (PL)43.336.6+6.6+6.0 to +7.224,257
Lincoln (LN)43.036.7+6.4+5.4 to +7.310,859
Portsmouth (PO)42.436.6+5.8+5.3 to +6.334,728
Bristol (BS)42.136.6+5.5+5.0 to +6.040,403
York (YO)42.136.7+5.5+4.8 to +6.220,033
Bournemouth (BH)42.036.7+5.3+4.6 to +6.020,112
Huddersfield (HD)41.936.7+5.3+4.1 to +6.47,594
Salisbury (SP)41.836.7+5.1+4.2 to +6.110,286
Bath (BA)41.736.7+5.1+4.3 to +5.816,928
Halifax (HX)41.436.7+4.7+3.4 to +6.05,601
Falkirk (FK)41.436.7+4.7+3.6 to +5.78,108
Sunderland (SR)41.036.7+4.3+3.0 to +5.56,116
Inverness (IV)40.836.7+4.1+3.1 to +5.28,605
Newport (NP)40.436.7+3.7+3.0 to +4.420,769
Wigan (WN)40.236.7+3.5+2.5 to +4.410,345
Paisley (PA)40.136.7+3.5+2.5 to +4.49,715
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)39.836.7+3.2+2.5 to +3.820,393
Chester (CH)39.736.7+3.0+2.4 to +3.720,255
Stockport (SK)39.636.7+3.0+2.2 to +3.717,116
Edinburgh (EH)39.436.7+2.8+2.1 to +3.425,090
Taunton (TA)39.436.7+2.7+1.9 to +3.514,703
Llandrindod Wells (LD)39.436.7+2.7+0.6 to +4.72,171
Canterbury (CT)39.236.7+2.5+1.6 to +3.412,210
Gloucester (GL)39.136.7+2.4+1.8 to +3.023,400
Norwich (NR)39.036.7+2.3+1.7 to +2.925,192
Lancaster (LA)39.036.7+2.3+1.5 to +3.113,539
Swansea (SA)38.836.7+2.1+1.6 to +2.730,140
Southampton (SO)38.736.7+2.0+1.5 to +2.628,727
Cardiff (CF)38.736.7+2.0+1.5 to +2.536,783
Northampton (NN)38.436.7+1.7+1.0 to +2.321,398
Leeds (LS)38.136.7+1.5+0.8 to +2.122,041
Swindon (SN)38.136.7+1.4+0.7 to +2.118,110
Bradford (BD)38.136.7+1.4+0.7 to +2.118,175
Peterborough (PE)38.036.7+1.3+0.8 to +1.934,048
Lerwick (ZE)38.036.7+1.3−1.8 to +4.3961
Tonbridge (TN)37.736.7+1.0+0.4 to +1.625,287
Cleveland (TS)37.736.7+1.0+0.2 to +1.716,420
Dudley (DY)37.636.7+0.9+0.0 to +1.812,092
Carlisle (CA)37.636.7+0.9+0.1 to +1.617,052
Kilmarnock (KA)37.536.7+0.8−0.1 to +1.710,484
Preston (PR)37.436.7+0.6−0.0 to +1.318,995
Galashiels (TD)37.236.7+0.5−0.9 to +1.94,795
Ipswich (IP)37.236.7+0.5−0.2 to +1.121,780
Warrington (WA)37.136.7+0.4−0.3 to +1.118,788
Bolton (BL)37.136.7+0.4−0.4 to +1.213,588
Dumfries (DG)37.136.7+0.4−0.9 to +1.75,422
Oldham (OL)37.136.7+0.4−0.5 to +1.212,933
Guildford (GU)37.036.7+0.3−0.4 to +1.020,232
Worcester (WR)37.036.7+0.3−0.7 to +1.39,127
Harrogate (HG)36.836.7+0.1−1.4 to +1.63,786
Llandudno (LL)36.436.7−0.3−0.9 to +0.322,270
Walsall (WS)36.436.7−0.4−1.2 to +0.413,998
Manchester (M)36.236.7−0.5−1.1 to +0.127,671
Kirkwall (KW)36.136.7−0.6−2.4 to +1.12,874
Watford (WD)36.036.7−0.7−1.7 to +0.47,674
Oxford (OX)35.936.7−0.8−1.5 to −0.118,102
Newcastle (NE)35.836.7−0.9−1.5 to −0.434,451
Darlington (DL)35.836.7−1.0−1.8 to −0.112,400
Colchester (CO)35.436.7−1.3−2.0 to −0.616,815
Cambridge (CB)35.436.7−1.3−2.2 to −0.511,846
Wolverhampton (WV)35.436.7−1.3−2.2 to −0.411,068
Telford (TF)35.436.7−1.4−2.5 to −0.26,550
Milton Keynes (MK)35.336.7−1.4−2.1 to −0.716,193
Crewe (CW)35.336.7−1.5−2.4 to −0.510,411
Glasgow (G)35.036.7−1.7−2.3 to −1.232,361
Hereford (HR)35.036.7−1.8−2.8 to −0.77,919
Doncaster (DN)35.036.7−1.8−2.4 to −1.223,726
Medway (ME)34.836.7−1.9−2.6 to −1.321,747
Motherwell (ML)34.436.7−2.3−3.1 to −1.513,988
Leicester (LE)34.436.8−2.4−2.9 to −1.933,168
Blackburn (BB)34.236.7−2.6−3.2 to −1.918,733
St Albans (AL)34.136.7−2.6−3.6 to −1.67,916
Liverpool (L)34.136.7−2.6−3.2 to −2.126,750
Shrewsbury (SY)34.136.7−2.7−3.4 to −1.915,704
Birmingham (B)34.136.8−2.7−3.1 to −2.348,256
Wakefield (WF)33.936.7−2.9−3.6 to −2.217,680
Coventry (CV)33.936.7−2.9−3.5 to −2.221,848
Derby (DE)33.536.7−3.2−3.8 to −2.623,916
Hemel Hempstead (HP)33.336.7−3.5−4.2 to −2.715,859
Stevenage (SG)33.336.7−3.5−4.3 to −2.712,862
London N (N)33.236.7−3.5−4.4 to −2.712,991
Luton (LU)33.136.7−3.6−4.5 to −2.811,481
Outer Hebrides (HS)32.936.7−3.8−5.9 to −1.71,961
Harrow (HA)32.736.7−4.1−5.0 to −3.19,306
Redhill (RH)32.736.7−4.1−4.8 to −3.418,818
Durham (DH)32.336.7−4.4−5.3 to −3.612,016
Uxbridge (UB)31.736.7−5.0−5.9 to −4.210,871
Kingston upon Thames (KT)31.636.7−5.2−6.0 to −4.311,247
London W (W)31.436.7−5.3−7.2 to −3.42,297
London NW (NW)31.136.7−5.6−6.5 to −4.79,815
Chelmsford (CM)31.236.8−5.6−6.2 to −5.022,938
London E (E)30.636.7−6.2−7.1 to −5.310,027
Sheffield (S)30.636.9−6.3−6.7 to −5.847,287
Reading (RG)30.436.8−6.4−6.9 to −5.930,127
Nottingham (NG)30.136.9−6.8−7.2 to −6.351,500
London SW (SW)29.936.7−6.8−8.0 to −5.65,547
Croydon (CR)29.836.8−7.0−7.8 to −6.111,900
Ilford (IG)29.536.7−7.2−8.4 to −6.05,426
Southend-on-Sea (SS)29.536.8−7.3−7.9 to −6.619,791
Dartford (DA)29.436.8−7.4−8.1 to −6.715,310
Sutton (SM)28.536.7−8.3−9.5 to −7.05,096
Bromley (BR)28.436.7−8.3−9.5 to −7.15,292
Romford (RM)28.136.8−8.7−9.4 to −8.016,056
London SE (SE)27.936.8−8.9−9.7 to −8.112,876
Twickenham (TW)27.836.8−9.0−9.8 to −8.211,868
Slough (SL)26.736.8−10.1−10.9 to −9.312,059
Enfield (EN)26.336.8−10.5−11.3 to −9.712,423

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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