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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.

Honda Civic: 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
Exeter (EX)42.434.0+8.4+7.6 to +9.117,717
Bristol (BS)42.033.9+8.1+7.6 to +8.637,891
Kirkcaldy (KY)41.434.0+7.4+6.6 to +8.213,847
Plymouth (PL)41.234.0+7.2+6.5 to +7.919,322
Llandrindod Wells (LD)41.134.1+7.0+3.9 to +10.2948
Torquay (TQ)40.634.0+6.5+5.7 to +7.412,869
Taunton (TA)40.034.1+5.9+5.0 to +6.811,345
Dundee (DD)39.734.1+5.6+4.6 to +6.78,396
Salisbury (SP)39.034.1+4.9+3.9 to +5.99,166
Gloucester (GL)38.534.0+4.5+3.8 to +5.121,927
Bath (BA)38.534.1+4.4+3.7 to +5.216,624
Dorchester (DT)38.234.1+4.2+3.1 to +5.28,361
Bournemouth (BH)38.134.0+4.1+3.5 to +4.725,831
Truro (TR)37.634.1+3.6+2.6 to +4.69,105
Leeds (LS)37.634.1+3.5+2.7 to +4.315,371
Portsmouth (PO)37.534.0+3.4+2.9 to +4.029,170
Brighton (BN)37.134.1+3.1+2.5 to +3.725,681
Northampton (NN)37.034.1+2.9+2.3 to +3.622,610
Aberdeen (AB)36.934.1+2.9+2.0 to +3.713,237
Cardiff (CF)36.834.1+2.8+2.2 to +3.426,280
Newport (NP)36.834.1+2.8+1.9 to +3.612,489
Ilford (IG)36.634.1+2.5+1.4 to +3.58,151
Darlington (DL)36.534.1+2.5+1.3 to +3.66,425
London E (E)36.434.1+2.3+1.7 to +3.020,776
Manchester (M)36.334.1+2.3+1.7 to +2.832,331
Oxford (OX)36.134.1+2.0+1.4 to +2.719,537
Medway (ME)36.134.1+2.0+1.3 to +2.814,938
Oldham (OL)36.034.1+1.9+1.1 to +2.811,982
Tonbridge (TN)36.034.1+1.9+1.2 to +2.618,955
York (YO)35.834.1+1.7+0.9 to +2.514,214
Watford (WD)35.834.1+1.7+0.7 to +2.69,489
Swansea (SA)35.734.1+1.6+0.9 to +2.317,425
Milton Keynes (MK)35.634.1+1.6+0.9 to +2.219,505
Luton (LU)35.634.1+1.5+0.7 to +2.412,676
London N (N)35.534.1+1.5+0.7 to +2.215,371
Southampton (SO)35.534.1+1.4+0.8 to +2.024,595
Uxbridge (UB)35.334.1+1.2+0.5 to +2.015,520
Edinburgh (EH)35.334.1+1.2+0.6 to +1.825,625
Lancaster (LA)35.234.1+1.1+0.2 to +2.011,784
London NW (NW)35.134.1+1.0+0.3 to +1.815,302
Glasgow (G)35.034.1+1.0+0.4 to +1.531,945
Shrewsbury (SY)35.034.1+0.9+0.1 to +1.812,233
Halifax (HX)35.034.1+0.9−0.5 to +2.44,141
Harrow (HA)34.934.1+0.8+0.2 to +1.519,914
Twickenham (TW)34.934.1+0.8+0.0 to +1.614,643
Swindon (SN)34.934.1+0.8+0.1 to +1.518,608
Canterbury (CT)34.734.1+0.7−0.3 to +1.610,282
Hull (HU)34.734.1+0.6−0.2 to +1.511,411
Ipswich (IP)34.634.1+0.5−0.1 to +1.122,712
Guildford (GU)34.634.1+0.5−0.1 to +1.124,359
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)34.434.1+0.3−0.3 to +1.020,409
London SE (SE)34.234.1+0.1−0.6 to +0.816,692
Perth (PH)34.134.1−0.0−1.4 to +1.44,644
Walsall (WS)34.134.1−0.0−0.8 to +0.715,443
Chester (CH)34.134.1−0.0−0.7 to +0.619,226
Telford (TF)34.034.1−0.1−1.1 to +0.98,530
Huddersfield (HD)33.934.1−0.2−1.3 to +1.06,779
Reading (RG)33.834.1−0.3−0.8 to +0.331,263
Falkirk (FK)33.834.1−0.3−1.3 to +0.79,402
Norwich (NR)33.834.1−0.3−0.9 to +0.323,177
Peterborough (PE)33.634.1−0.5−1.1 to +0.030,461
Stockport (SK)33.534.1−0.6−1.2 to +0.119,406
Kilmarnock (KA)33.534.1−0.6−1.4 to +0.312,389
Paisley (PA)33.534.1−0.6−1.6 to +0.39,262
Lerwick (ZE)33.334.1−0.8−8.4 to +6.9147 (rough estimate)
Dudley (DY)33.334.1−0.8−1.8 to +0.19,813
Bradford (BD)33.234.1−0.9−1.6 to −0.114,551
Carlisle (CA)33.134.1−1.0−1.9 to −0.110,287
Inverness (IV)33.034.1−1.1−2.2 to +0.06,681
Lincoln (LN)33.034.1−1.1−2.0 to −0.311,442
London SW (SW)32.934.1−1.2−2.1 to −0.28,778
Llandudno (LL)32.934.1−1.2−2.0 to −0.414,873
Cambridge (CB)32.834.1−1.3−2.0 to −0.615,866
Preston (PR)32.834.1−1.3−2.1 to −0.615,050
Cleveland (TS)32.734.1−1.4−2.1 to −0.614,289
Liverpool (L)32.734.1−1.4−2.2 to −0.612,341
Galashiels (TD)32.734.1−1.4−3.3 to +0.52,330
Romford (RM)32.734.1−1.4−2.2 to −0.612,596
Redhill (RH)32.634.1−1.5−2.2 to −0.818,632
Leicester (LE)32.534.1−1.6−2.1 to −1.133,670
Southend-on-Sea (SS)32.534.1−1.6−2.6 to −0.68,906
Derby (DE)32.334.1−1.8−2.4 to −1.120,358
Wolverhampton (WV)32.134.1−2.0−2.7 to −1.213,603
Crewe (CW)32.134.1−2.0−2.9 to −1.110,328
Blackpool (FY)32.134.1−2.0−3.0 to −1.19,289
Motherwell (ML)32.034.1−2.0−3.0 to −1.19,406
Coventry (CV)32.034.1−2.1−2.7 to −1.624,913
Bolton (BL)31.934.1−2.3−3.0 to −1.513,361
Chelmsford (CM)31.834.1−2.3−3.1 to −1.512,983
Worcester (WR)31.834.1−2.3−3.2 to −1.410,842
Dartford (DA)31.634.1−2.5−3.3 to −1.610,821
Hereford (HR)31.634.1−2.6−3.7 to −1.46,548
Kirkwall (KW)31.434.1−2.6−5.4 to +0.11,059
Colchester (CO)31.534.1−2.7−3.5 to −1.812,211
St Albans (AL)31.434.1−2.7−3.7 to −1.89,115
Slough (SL)31.434.1−2.7−3.4 to −2.017,624
Hemel Hempstead (HP)31.334.1−2.8−3.4 to −2.119,030
Newcastle (NE)31.334.1−2.8−3.4 to −2.225,733
Wigan (WN)31.134.1−3.0−3.9 to −2.08,729
Outer Hebrides (HS)31.134.1−3.0−7.0 to +1.0511
Birmingham (B)31.134.2−3.1−3.5 to −2.868,662
Wakefield (WF)30.934.1−3.2−3.9 to −2.414,034
Doncaster (DN)30.934.1−3.2−3.8 to −2.727,213
London W (W)30.934.1−3.2−4.2 to −2.38,905
Harrogate (HG)30.834.1−3.3−4.7 to −1.83,890
Stevenage (SG)30.434.1−3.7−4.4 to −2.914,267
Warrington (WA)30.134.1−4.0−4.7 to −3.317,923
Nottingham (NG)30.034.2−4.2−4.7 to −3.840,378
Dumfries (DG)29.334.1−4.8−6.1 to −3.65,253
Croydon (CR)29.234.1−4.9−5.6 to −4.215,187
Sutton (SM)28.934.1−5.2−6.5 to −3.94,874
Sheffield (S)28.934.2−5.3−5.7 to −4.839,178
Blackburn (BB)28.534.1−5.6−6.3 to −5.017,162
Durham (DH)28.334.1−5.9−6.8 to −4.98,703
Kingston upon Thames (KT)27.734.2−6.4−7.1 to −5.820,231
Sunderland (SR)26.934.1−7.3−8.3 to −6.27,177
Enfield (EN)25.534.1−8.7−9.5 to −7.911,681
Bromley (BR)23.534.1−10.6−11.6 to −9.66,643

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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