Where in Britain does the Hyundai i30 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 32.1% of 619,816 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Hyundai i30 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 45.1% against 32.0% elsewhere (+13.1 points). It does best in St Albans (AL), −11.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Hyundai i30 MOT statistics · check a Hyundai i30 by registration
Hyundai i30 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) | 45.1 | 32.0 | +13.1 | +11.4 to +14.7 | 3,565 |
| Dundee (DD) | 43.6 | 32.1 | +11.6 | +9.8 to +13.4 | 2,963 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 41.7 | 32.1 | +9.7 | +8.2 to +11.1 | 4,590 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 41.5 | 32.1 | +9.3 | +4.8 to +13.9 | 451 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 38.8 | 32.1 | +6.7 | +4.5 to +8.8 | 1,972 |
| Telford (TF) | 38.5 | 32.1 | +6.3 | +4.4 to +8.3 | 2,367 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 38.4 | 32.1 | +6.2 | +4.2 to +8.3 | 2,240 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 37.5 | 32.0 | +5.5 | +4.6 to +6.3 | 12,418 |
| Paisley (PA) | 37.5 | 32.1 | +5.4 | +4.0 to +6.9 | 4,328 |
| Darlington (DL) | 37.5 | 32.1 | +5.4 | +3.7 to +7.1 | 3,229 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 37.1 | 32.1 | +5.0 | +3.0 to +7.0 | 2,276 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.0 | 32.1 | +4.9 | +2.6 to +7.2 | 1,745 |
| Leeds (LS) | 36.9 | 32.1 | +4.8 | +3.6 to +6.0 | 6,141 |
| Glasgow (G) | 36.7 | 32.0 | +4.7 | +4.0 to +5.5 | 17,130 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 36.7 | 32.1 | +4.7 | +3.3 to +6.0 | 4,978 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 36.3 | 32.1 | +4.2 | +2.9 to +5.5 | 5,167 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 36.3 | 32.1 | +4.2 | +2.9 to +5.5 | 5,262 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 36.1 | 32.0 | +4.1 | +3.3 to +4.9 | 15,600 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 35.4 | 32.1 | +3.3 | +2.2 to +4.4 | 7,215 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 35.4 | 32.1 | +3.3 | +1.9 to +4.7 | 4,527 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 35.3 | 32.1 | +3.2 | +1.3 to +5.1 | 2,366 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 35.3 | 32.1 | +3.2 | +1.5 to +4.8 | 3,208 |
| Bradford (BD) | 35.3 | 32.1 | +3.2 | +1.8 to +4.5 | 4,832 |
| Bristol (BS) | 35.0 | 32.1 | +2.9 | +2.1 to +3.8 | 12,905 |
| Northampton (NN) | 35.0 | 32.1 | +2.9 | +1.8 to +4.0 | 7,162 |
| Bath (BA) | 35.0 | 32.1 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.4 | 3,733 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 34.8 | 32.1 | +2.7 | +1.1 to +4.2 | 3,704 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 34.8 | 32.1 | +2.7 | +1.3 to +4.0 | 4,568 |
| Manchester (M) | 34.7 | 32.1 | +2.7 | +1.7 to +3.6 | 10,074 |
| Newport (NP) | 34.7 | 32.1 | +2.6 | +1.6 to +3.6 | 9,534 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 34.7 | 32.1 | +2.6 | −0.3 to +5.5 | 1,040 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 34.3 | 32.1 | +2.2 | −1.1 to +5.5 | 804 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 34.3 | 32.1 | +2.1 | +1.0 to +3.3 | 6,617 |
| Exeter (EX) | 34.1 | 32.1 | +2.0 | +0.8 to +3.2 | 6,069 |
| Halifax (HX) | 34.1 | 32.1 | +2.0 | −0.2 to +4.1 | 1,845 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 34.0 | 32.1 | +1.9 | +0.3 to +3.5 | 3,445 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 34.0 | 32.1 | +1.9 | −0.7 to +4.4 | 1,344 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 34.0 | 32.1 | +1.9 | +0.3 to +3.4 | 3,816 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 33.8 | 32.1 | +1.7 | −2.3 to +5.7 | 538 |
| Hull (HU) | 33.8 | 32.1 | +1.7 | +0.5 to +2.9 | 6,086 |
| Swansea (SA) | 33.5 | 32.1 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.4 | 8,710 |
| Harrow (HA) | 33.5 | 32.1 | +1.4 | −0.4 to +3.1 | 2,891 |
| Walsall (WS) | 33.4 | 32.1 | +1.3 | −0.1 to +2.7 | 4,209 |
| Taunton (TA) | 33.3 | 32.1 | +1.2 | −0.4 to +2.8 | 3,474 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 33.2 | 32.1 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.8 | 2,997 |
| York (YO) | 33.2 | 32.1 | +1.1 | −0.0 to +2.3 | 6,488 |
| Luton (LU) | 33.2 | 32.1 | +1.1 | −0.5 to +2.6 | 3,457 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 33.2 | 32.1 | +1.1 | −0.4 to +2.5 | 4,063 |
| Durham (DH) | 33.1 | 32.1 | +1.0 | −0.8 to +2.8 | 2,598 |
| Brighton (BN) | 33.1 | 32.1 | +0.9 | −0.2 to +2.1 | 6,579 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 33.0 | 32.1 | +0.9 | −0.1 to +2.0 | 7,819 |
| Bolton (BL) | 33.0 | 32.1 | +0.9 | −0.4 to +2.1 | 5,466 |
| Chester (CH) | 32.9 | 32.1 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.9 | 7,089 |
| Oldham (OL) | 32.9 | 32.1 | +0.8 | −0.7 to +2.2 | 4,140 |
| Wigan (WN) | 32.7 | 32.1 | +0.6 | −1.2 to +2.4 | 2,637 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 32.6 | 32.1 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.4 | 10,939 |
| Swindon (SN) | 32.4 | 32.1 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.6 | 5,424 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 32.4 | 32.1 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.6 | 4,712 |
| Inverness (IV) | 32.3 | 32.1 | +0.2 | −1.4 to +1.8 | 3,436 |
| Preston (PR) | 32.3 | 32.1 | +0.2 | −1.0 to +1.3 | 6,668 |
| London W (W) | 32.1 | 32.1 | −0.1 | −3.1 to +3.0 | 873 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 31.9 | 32.1 | −0.3 | −1.7 to +1.2 | 3,953 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 31.7 | 32.1 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.3 | 2,788 |
| Liverpool (L) | 31.7 | 32.1 | −0.4 | −1.5 to +0.6 | 7,528 |
| Southampton (SO) | 31.6 | 32.1 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.4 | 8,848 |
| Norwich (NR) | 31.4 | 32.1 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.5 | 5,257 |
| Hereford (HR) | 31.2 | 32.1 | −1.0 | −2.7 to +0.8 | 2,814 |
| Guildford (GU) | 31.1 | 32.1 | −1.0 | −2.0 to −0.0 | 8,379 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 31.1 | 32.1 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.2 | 10,233 |
| Stockport (SK) | 31.0 | 32.1 | −1.1 | −2.3 to +0.1 | 5,883 |
| Redhill (RH) | 30.9 | 32.1 | −1.2 | −2.5 to +0.1 | 4,997 |
| Watford (WD) | 30.8 | 32.1 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.3 | 3,013 |
| Coventry (CV) | 30.8 | 32.1 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.5 | 9,574 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 30.7 | 32.1 | −1.4 | −3.2 to +0.4 | 2,491 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 30.7 | 32.1 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.4 | 7,151 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 30.6 | 32.1 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.3 | 6,029 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 30.6 | 32.1 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.2 | 5,268 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 30.6 | 32.1 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.5 | 6,955 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 30.5 | 32.1 | −1.6 | −3.1 to −0.1 | 3,621 |
| Crewe (CW) | 30.5 | 32.1 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.3 | 4,513 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 30.3 | 32.1 | −1.9 | −2.9 to −0.8 | 7,257 |
| London NW (NW) | 30.2 | 32.1 | −1.9 | −3.7 to −0.2 | 2,694 |
| Dudley (DY) | 30.1 | 32.1 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −0.8 | 5,078 |
| London SW (SW) | 29.9 | 32.1 | −2.3 | −4.5 to −0.0 | 1,597 |
| London N (N) | 29.8 | 32.1 | −2.3 | −3.9 to −0.8 | 3,392 |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.8 | 32.1 | −2.4 | −3.5 to −1.3 | 6,535 |
| Ilford (IG) | 29.6 | 32.1 | −2.6 | −4.8 to −0.3 | 1,587 |
| Leicester (LE) | 29.6 | 32.2 | −2.6 | −3.5 to −1.7 | 10,649 |
| London E (E) | 29.5 | 32.1 | −2.6 | −4.0 to −1.2 | 4,089 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 29.5 | 32.1 | −2.6 | −3.8 to −1.5 | 6,129 |
| Birmingham (B) | 29.5 | 32.2 | −2.7 | −3.3 to −2.2 | 24,674 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.4 | 32.1 | −2.8 | −4.4 to −1.1 | 3,063 |
| Croydon (CR) | 29.3 | 32.1 | −2.8 | −4.4 to −1.2 | 3,270 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 29.3 | 32.2 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −1.9 | 8,099 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 29.1 | 32.2 | −3.1 | −4.0 to −2.2 | 9,695 |
| Reading (RG) | 29.0 | 32.2 | −3.1 | −4.1 to −2.2 | 8,551 |
| Derby (DE) | 28.8 | 32.2 | −3.4 | −4.5 to −2.3 | 6,937 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 28.4 | 32.1 | −3.7 | −6.2 to −1.2 | 1,247 |
| Medway (ME) | 28.4 | 32.2 | −3.8 | −4.9 to −2.6 | 6,256 |
| Sheffield (S) | 28.3 | 32.2 | −3.9 | −4.7 to −3.1 | 13,795 |
| London SE (SE) | 28.2 | 32.1 | −4.0 | −5.4 to −2.6 | 3,931 |
| Worcester (WR) | 28.0 | 32.1 | −4.1 | −5.6 to −2.6 | 3,356 |
| Dartford (DA) | 27.7 | 32.2 | −4.5 | −5.6 to −3.3 | 5,842 |
| Slough (SL) | 27.6 | 32.2 | −4.5 | −5.9 to −3.1 | 3,841 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 27.6 | 32.2 | −4.5 | −5.8 to −3.3 | 5,101 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 27.6 | 32.1 | −4.6 | −10.8 to +1.7 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 26.9 | 32.1 | −5.2 | −7.4 to −3.0 | 1,556 |
| Romford (RM) | 26.8 | 32.1 | −5.3 | −7.0 to −3.6 | 2,721 |
| Enfield (EN) | 26.5 | 32.1 | −5.6 | −7.4 to −3.9 | 2,450 |
| Warrington (WA) | 26.4 | 32.2 | −5.8 | −6.8 to −4.8 | 7,545 |
| Colchester (CO) | 26.2 | 32.2 | −6.0 | −7.1 to −4.8 | 5,510 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 26.1 | 32.2 | −6.1 | −7.6 to −4.5 | 3,056 |
| Bromley (BR) | 25.9 | 32.1 | −6.2 | −8.3 to −4.2 | 1,838 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.0 | 32.2 | −6.3 | −7.1 to −5.5 | 11,537 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.6 | 32.2 | −6.6 | −8.0 to −5.2 | 3,795 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 25.5 | 32.2 | −6.7 | −8.0 to −5.3 | 4,055 |
| St Albans (AL) | 21.2 | 32.2 | −11.0 | −12.5 to −9.5 | 2,967 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 619,816 (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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