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Where in Britain does the Honda S2000 fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 20.5% of 31,774 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Honda S2000 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 31.3% against 20.5% elsewhere (+10.8 points). It does best in Harrow (HA), −9.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Honda S2000 MOT statistics · check a Honda S2000 by registration

Honda S2000 in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Honda S2000: 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
Dundee (DD)31.320.5+10.8+2.9 to +18.8131 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)28.720.4+8.3+2.9 to +13.7268 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)28.820.5+8.3+1.1 to +15.5153 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)28.420.4+7.9+2.6 to +13.2282 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)27.920.5+7.4−0.1 to +14.8140 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)26.220.5+5.8−0.0 to +11.6221 (rough estimate)
London NW (NW)26.220.5+5.8−1.5 to +13.0141 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)26.220.4+5.7+2.0 to +9.5539
Glasgow (G)26.220.5+5.7+1.0 to +10.4344 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)26.020.4+5.6+1.9 to +9.3550
Exeter (EX)25.920.5+5.5+0.9 to +10.0359 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)25.620.5+5.1+0.5 to +9.7348 (rough estimate)
London N (N)25.420.5+4.9−2.8 to +12.7122 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)25.320.5+4.8+0.4 to +9.2380 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)24.820.4+4.4+1.1 to +7.7673
Falkirk (FK)24.620.5+4.1−3.2 to +11.4134 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)24.620.5+4.1−0.5 to +8.7346 (rough estimate)
London SW (SW)24.120.5+3.6−3.3 to +10.6145 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)24.020.5+3.5−1.2 to +8.2321 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)23.920.5+3.5−0.2 to +7.2514
Walsall (WS)23.520.5+3.0−2.1 to +8.1268 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)23.420.5+3.0−0.4 to +6.3628
Lincoln (LN)23.420.5+2.9−4.1 to +9.9141 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)23.420.5+2.9−2.7 to +8.5218 (rough estimate)
Blackpool (FY)23.120.5+2.6−4.2 to +9.5147 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)22.920.5+2.4−2.6 to +7.3280 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)22.820.5+2.3−2.0 to +6.6373 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)22.120.5+1.7−2.1 to +5.4483 (rough estimate)
London W (W)22.120.5+1.6−5.5 to +8.8131 (rough estimate)
Worcester (WR)22.120.5+1.6−3.1 to +6.3299 (rough estimate)
Harrogate (HG)21.920.5+1.4−5.8 to +8.5128 (rough estimate)
St Albans (AL)21.820.5+1.3−4.5 to +7.1197 (rough estimate)
Watford (WD)21.820.5+1.3−4.6 to +7.2188 (rough estimate)
Torquay (TQ)21.720.5+1.2−4.4 to +6.8212 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)21.720.5+1.2−3.0 to +5.4369 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)21.620.5+1.1−2.7 to +4.9458 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)21.420.5+0.9−4.4 to +6.2229 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)21.320.5+0.8−2.6 to +4.2563
Guildford (GU)21.320.5+0.8−1.7 to +3.31,029
Reading (RG)20.920.5+0.4−2.7 to +3.4714
Warrington (WA)20.820.5+0.3−5.0 to +5.5231 (rough estimate)
Dorchester (DT)20.620.5+0.1−5.2 to +5.4228 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)20.620.5+0.1−4.4 to +4.5316 (rough estimate)
Wolverhampton (WV)20.420.5−0.1−6.0 to +5.9176 (rough estimate)
York (YO)20.420.5−0.1−4.5 to +4.4318 (rough estimate)
Truro (TR)20.220.5−0.3−6.2 to +5.6178 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)20.220.5−0.3−5.5 to +4.8233 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)20.220.5−0.4−3.6 to +2.9610
Chester (CH)20.120.5−0.5−4.9 to +4.0309 (rough estimate)
Carlisle (CA)20.020.5−0.5−6.7 to +5.7160 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)20.020.5−0.5−6.4 to +5.3180 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)20.020.5−0.5−5.9 to +4.8215 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)20.020.5−0.5−3.9 to +2.9540
Coventry (CV)19.920.5−0.6−3.9 to +2.7587
Llandudno (LL)19.920.5−0.6−5.5 to +4.3261 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)19.820.5−0.7−4.0 to +2.6571
Cleveland (TS)19.820.5−0.7−6.5 to +5.1182 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)19.720.5−0.8−5.5 to +3.9274 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)19.620.5−0.9−5.2 to +3.3342 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)19.520.5−1.0−7.0 to +5.0169 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)19.520.5−1.0−6.4 to +4.4210 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)19.520.5−1.0−8.0 to +6.0123 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)19.420.5−1.1−7.8 to +5.6134 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)19.420.5−1.1−5.1 to +2.8387 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)19.320.5−1.2−4.6 to +2.2523
Tonbridge (TN)19.220.5−1.3−4.6 to +1.9573
Redhill (RH)18.820.5−1.7−5.0 to +1.5563
Preston (PR)18.720.5−1.8−6.9 to +3.2230 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)18.720.5−1.9−5.6 to +1.9423 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)18.620.5−1.9−6.7 to +3.0252 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)18.620.5−1.9−8.3 to +4.5145 (rough estimate)
Croydon (CR)18.620.5−1.9−7.5 to +3.7188 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)18.520.5−2.1−5.3 to +1.2552
Hemel Hempstead (HP)18.520.5−2.1−5.5 to +1.3509
Sheffield (S)18.420.6−2.1−5.3 to +1.0591
Swindon (SN)18.120.5−2.4−6.4 to +1.5370 (rough estimate)
Darlington (DL)17.920.5−2.6−9.5 to +4.4117 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)17.920.5−2.7−6.3 to +1.0425 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)17.420.5−3.2−8.0 to +1.7236 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)17.220.6−3.4−7.3 to +0.5367 (rough estimate)
Shrewsbury (SY)16.820.5−3.8−8.2 to +0.6280 (rough estimate)
Colchester (CO)16.720.5−3.9−8.7 to +1.0228 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)16.520.5−4.0−8.7 to +0.6248 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)16.020.5−4.5−9.8 to +0.8187 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)16.020.5−4.5−9.6 to +0.6200 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)15.520.6−5.0−9.5 to −0.5251 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)15.320.5−5.2−10.1 to −0.3209 (rough estimate)
Dartford (DA)15.220.5−5.4−11.5 to +0.7132 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)15.120.6−5.5−9.3 to −1.8352 (rough estimate)
Lancaster (LA)14.720.5−5.9−11.0 to −0.7184 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)14.420.6−6.2−8.9 to −3.5686
Enfield (EN)14.220.5−6.4−12.1 to −0.6141 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)13.720.6−6.9−10.1 to −3.7459 (rough estimate)
Telford (TF)13.220.5−7.4−13.6 to −1.2114 (rough estimate)
Dudley (DY)13.220.6−7.4−11.8 to −3.0228 (rough estimate)
London E (E)12.720.5−7.8−13.9 to −1.8118 (rough estimate)
Kilmarnock (KA)12.520.5−8.0−13.8 to −2.3128 (rough estimate)
Bromley (BR)12.220.6−8.3−13.8 to −2.9139 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)11.620.6−9.0−13.8 to −4.2173 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)11.520.5−9.0−15.2 to −2.8104 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 31,774 (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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