Where in Britain does the Honda Civic fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 34.1% of 1,848,283 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Honda Civic failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Exeter (EX): 42.4% against 34.0% elsewhere (+8.4 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −10.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Honda Civic MOT statistics · check a Honda Civic by registration
Honda Civic 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) | 42.4 | 34.0 | +8.4 | +7.6 to +9.1 | 17,717 |
| Bristol (BS) | 42.0 | 33.9 | +8.1 | +7.6 to +8.6 | 37,891 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 41.4 | 34.0 | +7.4 | +6.6 to +8.2 | 13,847 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 41.2 | 34.0 | +7.2 | +6.5 to +7.9 | 19,322 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 41.1 | 34.1 | +7.0 | +3.9 to +10.2 | 948 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 40.6 | 34.0 | +6.5 | +5.7 to +7.4 | 12,869 |
| Taunton (TA) | 40.0 | 34.1 | +5.9 | +5.0 to +6.8 | 11,345 |
| Dundee (DD) | 39.7 | 34.1 | +5.6 | +4.6 to +6.7 | 8,396 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 39.0 | 34.1 | +4.9 | +3.9 to +5.9 | 9,166 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 38.5 | 34.0 | +4.5 | +3.8 to +5.1 | 21,927 |
| Bath (BA) | 38.5 | 34.1 | +4.4 | +3.7 to +5.2 | 16,624 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 38.2 | 34.1 | +4.2 | +3.1 to +5.2 | 8,361 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 38.1 | 34.0 | +4.1 | +3.5 to +4.7 | 25,831 |
| Truro (TR) | 37.6 | 34.1 | +3.6 | +2.6 to +4.6 | 9,105 |
| Leeds (LS) | 37.6 | 34.1 | +3.5 | +2.7 to +4.3 | 15,371 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 37.5 | 34.0 | +3.4 | +2.9 to +4.0 | 29,170 |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.1 | 34.1 | +3.1 | +2.5 to +3.7 | 25,681 |
| Northampton (NN) | 37.0 | 34.1 | +2.9 | +2.3 to +3.6 | 22,610 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 36.9 | 34.1 | +2.9 | +2.0 to +3.7 | 13,237 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 36.8 | 34.1 | +2.8 | +2.2 to +3.4 | 26,280 |
| Newport (NP) | 36.8 | 34.1 | +2.8 | +1.9 to +3.6 | 12,489 |
| Ilford (IG) | 36.6 | 34.1 | +2.5 | +1.4 to +3.5 | 8,151 |
| Darlington (DL) | 36.5 | 34.1 | +2.5 | +1.3 to +3.6 | 6,425 |
| London E (E) | 36.4 | 34.1 | +2.3 | +1.7 to +3.0 | 20,776 |
| Manchester (M) | 36.3 | 34.1 | +2.3 | +1.7 to +2.8 | 32,331 |
| Oxford (OX) | 36.1 | 34.1 | +2.0 | +1.4 to +2.7 | 19,537 |
| Medway (ME) | 36.1 | 34.1 | +2.0 | +1.3 to +2.8 | 14,938 |
| Oldham (OL) | 36.0 | 34.1 | +1.9 | +1.1 to +2.8 | 11,982 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 36.0 | 34.1 | +1.9 | +1.2 to +2.6 | 18,955 |
| York (YO) | 35.8 | 34.1 | +1.7 | +0.9 to +2.5 | 14,214 |
| Watford (WD) | 35.8 | 34.1 | +1.7 | +0.7 to +2.6 | 9,489 |
| Swansea (SA) | 35.7 | 34.1 | +1.6 | +0.9 to +2.3 | 17,425 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 35.6 | 34.1 | +1.6 | +0.9 to +2.2 | 19,505 |
| Luton (LU) | 35.6 | 34.1 | +1.5 | +0.7 to +2.4 | 12,676 |
| London N (N) | 35.5 | 34.1 | +1.5 | +0.7 to +2.2 | 15,371 |
| Southampton (SO) | 35.5 | 34.1 | +1.4 | +0.8 to +2.0 | 24,595 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 35.3 | 34.1 | +1.2 | +0.5 to +2.0 | 15,520 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 35.3 | 34.1 | +1.2 | +0.6 to +1.8 | 25,625 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 35.2 | 34.1 | +1.1 | +0.2 to +2.0 | 11,784 |
| London NW (NW) | 35.1 | 34.1 | +1.0 | +0.3 to +1.8 | 15,302 |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.0 | 34.1 | +1.0 | +0.4 to +1.5 | 31,945 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 35.0 | 34.1 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.8 | 12,233 |
| Halifax (HX) | 35.0 | 34.1 | +0.9 | −0.5 to +2.4 | 4,141 |
| Harrow (HA) | 34.9 | 34.1 | +0.8 | +0.2 to +1.5 | 19,914 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 34.9 | 34.1 | +0.8 | +0.0 to +1.6 | 14,643 |
| Swindon (SN) | 34.9 | 34.1 | +0.8 | +0.1 to +1.5 | 18,608 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 34.7 | 34.1 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.6 | 10,282 |
| Hull (HU) | 34.7 | 34.1 | +0.6 | −0.2 to +1.5 | 11,411 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 34.6 | 34.1 | +0.5 | −0.1 to +1.1 | 22,712 |
| Guildford (GU) | 34.6 | 34.1 | +0.5 | −0.1 to +1.1 | 24,359 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 34.4 | 34.1 | +0.3 | −0.3 to +1.0 | 20,409 |
| London SE (SE) | 34.2 | 34.1 | +0.1 | −0.6 to +0.8 | 16,692 |
| Perth (PH) | 34.1 | 34.1 | −0.0 | −1.4 to +1.4 | 4,644 |
| Walsall (WS) | 34.1 | 34.1 | −0.0 | −0.8 to +0.7 | 15,443 |
| Chester (CH) | 34.1 | 34.1 | −0.0 | −0.7 to +0.6 | 19,226 |
| Telford (TF) | 34.0 | 34.1 | −0.1 | −1.1 to +0.9 | 8,530 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 33.9 | 34.1 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +1.0 | 6,779 |
| Reading (RG) | 33.8 | 34.1 | −0.3 | −0.8 to +0.3 | 31,263 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 33.8 | 34.1 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.7 | 9,402 |
| Norwich (NR) | 33.8 | 34.1 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.3 | 23,177 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 33.6 | 34.1 | −0.5 | −1.1 to +0.0 | 30,461 |
| Stockport (SK) | 33.5 | 34.1 | −0.6 | −1.2 to +0.1 | 19,406 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 33.5 | 34.1 | −0.6 | −1.4 to +0.3 | 12,389 |
| Paisley (PA) | 33.5 | 34.1 | −0.6 | −1.6 to +0.3 | 9,262 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 33.3 | 34.1 | −0.8 | −8.4 to +6.9 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 33.3 | 34.1 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.1 | 9,813 |
| Bradford (BD) | 33.2 | 34.1 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.1 | 14,551 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 33.1 | 34.1 | −1.0 | −1.9 to −0.1 | 10,287 |
| Inverness (IV) | 33.0 | 34.1 | −1.1 | −2.2 to +0.0 | 6,681 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 33.0 | 34.1 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.3 | 11,442 |
| London SW (SW) | 32.9 | 34.1 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.2 | 8,778 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 32.9 | 34.1 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.4 | 14,873 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 32.8 | 34.1 | −1.3 | −2.0 to −0.6 | 15,866 |
| Preston (PR) | 32.8 | 34.1 | −1.3 | −2.1 to −0.6 | 15,050 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 32.7 | 34.1 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.6 | 14,289 |
| Liverpool (L) | 32.7 | 34.1 | −1.4 | −2.2 to −0.6 | 12,341 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 32.7 | 34.1 | −1.4 | −3.3 to +0.5 | 2,330 |
| Romford (RM) | 32.7 | 34.1 | −1.4 | −2.2 to −0.6 | 12,596 |
| Redhill (RH) | 32.6 | 34.1 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.8 | 18,632 |
| Leicester (LE) | 32.5 | 34.1 | −1.6 | −2.1 to −1.1 | 33,670 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 32.5 | 34.1 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 8,906 |
| Derby (DE) | 32.3 | 34.1 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.1 | 20,358 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 32.1 | 34.1 | −2.0 | −2.7 to −1.2 | 13,603 |
| Crewe (CW) | 32.1 | 34.1 | −2.0 | −2.9 to −1.1 | 10,328 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 32.1 | 34.1 | −2.0 | −3.0 to −1.1 | 9,289 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 32.0 | 34.1 | −2.0 | −3.0 to −1.1 | 9,406 |
| Coventry (CV) | 32.0 | 34.1 | −2.1 | −2.7 to −1.6 | 24,913 |
| Bolton (BL) | 31.9 | 34.1 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.5 | 13,361 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 31.8 | 34.1 | −2.3 | −3.1 to −1.5 | 12,983 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.8 | 34.1 | −2.3 | −3.2 to −1.4 | 10,842 |
| Dartford (DA) | 31.6 | 34.1 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.6 | 10,821 |
| Hereford (HR) | 31.6 | 34.1 | −2.6 | −3.7 to −1.4 | 6,548 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 31.4 | 34.1 | −2.6 | −5.4 to +0.1 | 1,059 |
| Colchester (CO) | 31.5 | 34.1 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −1.8 | 12,211 |
| St Albans (AL) | 31.4 | 34.1 | −2.7 | −3.7 to −1.8 | 9,115 |
| Slough (SL) | 31.4 | 34.1 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −2.0 | 17,624 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 31.3 | 34.1 | −2.8 | −3.4 to −2.1 | 19,030 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 31.3 | 34.1 | −2.8 | −3.4 to −2.2 | 25,733 |
| Wigan (WN) | 31.1 | 34.1 | −3.0 | −3.9 to −2.0 | 8,729 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 31.1 | 34.1 | −3.0 | −7.0 to +1.0 | 511 |
| Birmingham (B) | 31.1 | 34.2 | −3.1 | −3.5 to −2.8 | 68,662 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 30.9 | 34.1 | −3.2 | −3.9 to −2.4 | 14,034 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 30.9 | 34.1 | −3.2 | −3.8 to −2.7 | 27,213 |
| London W (W) | 30.9 | 34.1 | −3.2 | −4.2 to −2.3 | 8,905 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 30.8 | 34.1 | −3.3 | −4.7 to −1.8 | 3,890 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 30.4 | 34.1 | −3.7 | −4.4 to −2.9 | 14,267 |
| Warrington (WA) | 30.1 | 34.1 | −4.0 | −4.7 to −3.3 | 17,923 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 30.0 | 34.2 | −4.2 | −4.7 to −3.8 | 40,378 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.3 | 34.1 | −4.8 | −6.1 to −3.6 | 5,253 |
| Croydon (CR) | 29.2 | 34.1 | −4.9 | −5.6 to −4.2 | 15,187 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.9 | 34.1 | −5.2 | −6.5 to −3.9 | 4,874 |
| Sheffield (S) | 28.9 | 34.2 | −5.3 | −5.7 to −4.8 | 39,178 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 28.5 | 34.1 | −5.6 | −6.3 to −5.0 | 17,162 |
| Durham (DH) | 28.3 | 34.1 | −5.9 | −6.8 to −4.9 | 8,703 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 27.7 | 34.2 | −6.4 | −7.1 to −5.8 | 20,231 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 26.9 | 34.1 | −7.3 | −8.3 to −6.2 | 7,177 |
| Enfield (EN) | 25.5 | 34.1 | −8.7 | −9.5 to −7.9 | 11,681 |
| Bromley (BR) | 23.5 | 34.1 | −10.6 | −11.6 to −9.6 | 6,643 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,848,283 (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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