Where in Britain does the Hyundai i40 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 25.6% of 133,835 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Hyundai i40 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 37.8% against 25.6% elsewhere (+12.3 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −7.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Hyundai i40 MOT statistics · check a Hyundai i40 by registration
Hyundai i40 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) | 37.8 | 25.6 | +12.3 | +9.1 to +15.4 | 920 |
| Dundee (DD) | 35.8 | 25.6 | +10.2 | +6.8 to +13.7 | 759 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 34.3 | 25.6 | +8.7 | +6.0 to +11.5 | 1,154 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 34.3 | 25.6 | +8.7 | +2.2 to +15.1 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 31.5 | 25.6 | +5.9 | +3.3 to +8.5 | 1,257 |
| Bath (BA) | 31.5 | 25.6 | +5.9 | +2.7 to +9.1 | 809 |
| Exeter (EX) | 31.3 | 25.6 | +5.6 | +2.5 to +8.7 | 864 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 31.3 | 25.6 | +5.6 | +0.4 to +10.8 | 307 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 31.0 | 25.6 | +5.4 | +2.0 to +8.9 | 696 |
| Paisley (PA) | 30.6 | 25.6 | +5.0 | +2.4 to +7.6 | 1,248 |
| Perth (PH) | 30.5 | 25.6 | +4.9 | +0.7 to +9.0 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 30.4 | 25.6 | +4.8 | +2.2 to +7.3 | 1,275 |
| York (YO) | 30.3 | 25.6 | +4.7 | +2.4 to +7.1 | 1,451 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 30.3 | 25.6 | +4.7 | +1.6 to +7.8 | 852 |
| Bristol (BS) | 30.2 | 25.6 | +4.6 | +2.7 to +6.6 | 2,185 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 30.0 | 25.6 | +4.4 | +2.1 to +6.7 | 1,549 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 30.0 | 25.6 | +4.4 | +1.3 to +7.4 | 887 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 29.8 | 25.6 | +4.2 | −3.9 to +12.3 | 124 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 29.6 | 25.6 | +3.9 | +1.6 to +6.3 | 1,411 |
| Inverness (IV) | 29.4 | 25.6 | +3.8 | +0.9 to +6.6 | 1,018 |
| Darlington (DL) | 29.3 | 25.6 | +3.7 | +0.3 to +7.0 | 713 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 28.9 | 25.6 | +3.3 | −0.1 to +6.6 | 706 |
| Worcester (WR) | 28.8 | 25.6 | +3.2 | +0.2 to +6.2 | 878 |
| Glasgow (G) | 28.7 | 25.5 | +3.2 | +1.8 to +4.5 | 4,524 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.7 | 25.6 | +3.2 | +1.5 to +4.9 | 2,773 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 28.7 | 25.6 | +3.1 | −0.7 to +6.9 | 543 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 28.7 | 25.6 | +3.1 | +0.2 to +6.0 | 930 |
| Wigan (WN) | 28.4 | 25.6 | +2.7 | −0.5 to +5.9 | 762 |
| Stockport (SK) | 28.3 | 25.6 | +2.6 | +0.1 to +5.2 | 1,231 |
| Swansea (SA) | 28.3 | 25.6 | +2.6 | +0.3 to +5.0 | 1,479 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.2 | 25.6 | +2.6 | −0.5 to +5.7 | 818 |
| Northampton (NN) | 28.1 | 25.6 | +2.5 | +0.3 to +4.7 | 1,682 |
| Watford (WD) | 28.1 | 25.6 | +2.5 | −2.6 to +7.6 | 299 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 28.0 | 25.6 | +2.4 | +0.4 to +4.3 | 2,134 |
| Hull (HU) | 28.0 | 25.6 | +2.4 | +0.0 to +4.7 | 1,444 |
| Newport (NP) | 27.8 | 25.6 | +2.2 | −0.1 to +4.4 | 1,587 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 27.8 | 25.6 | +2.1 | −1.7 to +6.0 | 511 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 27.7 | 25.6 | +2.1 | −1.6 to +5.7 | 574 |
| Truro (TR) | 27.4 | 25.6 | +1.8 | −2.7 to +6.3 | 379 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 27.3 | 25.6 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.3 | 3,035 |
| Bradford (BD) | 27.2 | 25.6 | +1.6 | −1.2 to +4.4 | 1,006 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 27.1 | 25.6 | +1.4 | −0.6 to +3.5 | 1,826 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 27.0 | 25.6 | +1.3 | −2.2 to +4.8 | 623 |
| Taunton (TA) | 26.9 | 25.6 | +1.3 | −2.0 to +4.5 | 721 |
| Halifax (HX) | 26.8 | 25.6 | +1.2 | −4.1 to +6.4 | 276 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 26.8 | 25.6 | +1.1 | −1.6 to +3.9 | 994 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 26.7 | 25.6 | +1.1 | −1.4 to +3.6 | 1,210 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 26.7 | 25.6 | +1.0 | −2.0 to +4.1 | 813 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 26.7 | 25.6 | +1.0 | −4.4 to +6.5 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 26.5 | 25.6 | +0.9 | −1.8 to +3.6 | 1,034 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 26.4 | 25.6 | +0.8 | −1.6 to +3.2 | 1,275 |
| Crewe (CW) | 26.2 | 25.6 | +0.6 | −2.1 to +3.2 | 1,049 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 26.1 | 25.6 | +0.5 | −3.9 to +4.9 | 390 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 26.1 | 25.6 | +0.5 | −5.3 to +6.2 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 26.0 | 25.6 | +0.4 | −2.4 to +3.1 | 984 |
| Manchester (M) | 25.8 | 25.6 | +0.1 | −1.7 to +1.9 | 2,376 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 25.8 | 25.6 | +0.1 | −4.4 to +4.6 | 365 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 25.7 | 25.6 | +0.1 | −3.5 to +3.6 | 583 |
| Norwich (NR) | 25.7 | 25.6 | +0.1 | −2.3 to +2.4 | 1,389 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 25.6 | 25.6 | +0.0 | −3.1 to +3.1 | 768 |
| Chester (CH) | 25.6 | 25.6 | −0.1 | −2.1 to +1.9 | 1,885 |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.5 | 25.6 | −0.1 | −2.5 to +2.3 | 1,288 |
| Walsall (WS) | 25.5 | 25.6 | −0.2 | −2.7 to +2.4 | 1,150 |
| Oxford (OX) | 25.4 | 25.7 | −0.3 | −2.9 to +2.4 | 1,056 |
| Reading (RG) | 25.2 | 25.7 | −0.4 | −2.6 to +1.8 | 1,542 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 25.2 | 25.6 | −0.5 | −4.2 to +3.3 | 524 |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.2 | 25.7 | −0.5 | −2.3 to +1.3 | 2,273 |
| Swindon (SN) | 24.9 | 25.7 | −0.8 | −3.4 to +1.9 | 1,017 |
| Liverpool (L) | 24.9 | 25.7 | −0.8 | −2.6 to +1.0 | 2,291 |
| Leicester (LE) | 24.8 | 25.7 | −0.9 | −2.6 to +0.9 | 2,344 |
| Guildford (GU) | 24.6 | 25.7 | −1.0 | −3.1 to +1.1 | 1,676 |
| Hereford (HR) | 24.6 | 25.7 | −1.0 | −5.0 to +2.9 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 24.5 | 25.7 | −1.2 | −3.7 to +1.3 | 1,148 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.0 | 25.7 | −1.6 | −4.5 to +1.2 | 887 |
| Bolton (BL) | 23.9 | 25.7 | −1.7 | −4.0 to +0.5 | 1,409 |
| Southampton (SO) | 23.9 | 25.7 | −1.8 | −3.6 to +0.1 | 1,973 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 23.6 | 25.7 | −2.0 | −4.2 to +0.1 | 1,524 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 23.3 | 25.7 | −2.4 | −4.2 to −0.6 | 2,187 |
| Luton (LU) | 23.1 | 25.7 | −2.5 | −5.5 to +0.4 | 770 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.1 | 25.7 | −2.6 | −6.0 to +0.9 | 572 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 23.1 | 25.7 | −2.6 | −5.1 to −0.1 | 1,083 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 23.1 | 25.7 | −2.6 | −5.8 to +0.6 | 672 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 23.1 | 25.7 | −2.6 | −4.3 to −1.0 | 2,569 |
| Croydon (CR) | 23.0 | 25.7 | −2.6 | −6.9 to +1.7 | 369 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 23.0 | 25.7 | −2.6 | −4.8 to −0.5 | 1,463 |
| Preston (PR) | 22.8 | 25.7 | −2.9 | −4.9 to −0.9 | 1,637 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22.8 | 25.7 | −2.9 | −6.6 to +0.8 | 501 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 22.8 | 25.7 | −2.9 | −5.0 to −0.8 | 1,528 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.7 | 25.7 | −3.0 | −5.0 to −1.0 | 1,747 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.6 | 25.7 | −3.1 | −6.3 to +0.1 | 652 |
| Oldham (OL) | 22.5 | 25.7 | −3.2 | −5.6 to −0.8 | 1,147 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 22.5 | 25.7 | −3.3 | −4.7 to −1.8 | 3,165 |
| Sheffield (S) | 22.4 | 25.7 | −3.3 | −4.7 to −1.9 | 3,349 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 22.4 | 25.7 | −3.3 | −5.4 to −1.2 | 1,533 |
| London N (N) | 22.3 | 25.7 | −3.4 | −7.0 to +0.2 | 521 |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.3 | 25.8 | −3.4 | −4.6 to −2.3 | 5,326 |
| Romford (RM) | 21.9 | 25.7 | −3.8 | −7.1 to −0.5 | 608 |
| Durham (DH) | 21.9 | 25.7 | −3.8 | −7.1 to −0.5 | 599 |
| London NW (NW) | 21.8 | 25.7 | −3.8 | −8.6 to +0.9 | 293 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.6 | 25.7 | −4.1 | −7.7 to −0.6 | 515 |
| Warrington (WA) | 21.1 | 25.7 | −4.6 | −6.5 to −2.8 | 2,003 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.9 | 25.7 | −4.8 | −7.8 to −1.8 | 723 |
| Enfield (EN) | 20.3 | 25.7 | −5.4 | −9.5 to −1.3 | 375 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 20.2 | 25.7 | −5.5 | −10.9 to −0.1 | 213 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 20.2 | 25.7 | −5.5 | −8.5 to −2.5 | 689 |
| Harrow (HA) | 20.1 | 25.7 | −5.6 | −10.1 to −1.1 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 20.0 | 25.7 | −5.7 | −11.1 to −0.2 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 20.0 | 25.7 | −5.7 | −10.0 to −1.4 | 335 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 20.0 | 25.7 | −5.7 | −8.2 to −3.2 | 966 |
| Slough (SL) | 19.8 | 25.7 | −5.9 | −9.0 to −2.8 | 632 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 19.2 | 25.7 | −6.5 | −9.2 to −3.9 | 845 |
| London SE (SE) | 19.0 | 25.7 | −6.7 | −10.0 to −3.4 | 538 |
| Sutton (SM) | 18.1 | 25.7 | −7.5 | −13.5 to −1.6 | 160 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 18.1 | 25.9 | −7.8 | −9.1 to −6.6 | 3,744 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 133,835 (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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