Where in Britain does the Hyundai Santa Fe fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 33.9% of 215,524 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Hyundai Santa Fe failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 49.5% against 33.9% elsewhere (+15.6 points). It does best in Warrington (WA), −9.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Hyundai Santa Fe MOT statistics · check a Hyundai Santa Fe by registration
Hyundai Santa Fe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 49.5 | 33.9 | +15.6 | +9.6 to +21.5 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 47.6 | 33.9 | +13.7 | +10.3 to +17.1 | 820 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 46.4 | 33.9 | +12.5 | +9.6 to +15.4 | 1,158 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 45.4 | 33.9 | +11.5 | +8.0 to +15.0 | 784 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 42.2 | 33.9 | +8.3 | +5.5 to +11.2 | 1,142 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 42.2 | 33.9 | +8.3 | +3.6 to +13.1 | 412 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 42.0 | 33.8 | +8.1 | +6.2 to +10.0 | 2,603 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 41.5 | 33.9 | +7.6 | +5.5 to +9.7 | 2,106 |
| Truro (TR) | 40.6 | 33.9 | +6.7 | +3.4 to +10.0 | 862 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 40.5 | 33.9 | +6.7 | +4.5 to +8.9 | 1,926 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 40.2 | 33.9 | +6.4 | +4.4 to +8.4 | 2,362 |
| Brighton (BN) | 40.0 | 33.9 | +6.2 | +4.1 to +8.3 | 2,123 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 39.9 | 33.9 | +6.0 | +1.0 to +11.1 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 39.3 | 33.9 | +5.4 | +2.9 to +7.9 | 1,428 |
| Hull (HU) | 39.0 | 33.9 | +5.1 | +2.5 to +7.7 | 1,368 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 38.2 | 33.8 | +4.3 | +2.8 to +5.8 | 3,960 |
| Leeds (LS) | 38.0 | 33.9 | +4.1 | +1.8 to +6.5 | 1,638 |
| Inverness (IV) | 37.8 | 33.9 | +3.9 | +1.0 to +6.8 | 1,071 |
| Darlington (DL) | 37.5 | 33.9 | +3.6 | +1.0 to +6.2 | 1,320 |
| Bath (BA) | 37.3 | 33.9 | +3.4 | +1.2 to +5.6 | 1,858 |
| Southampton (SO) | 37.2 | 33.9 | +3.3 | +1.6 to +5.1 | 2,944 |
| Telford (TF) | 37.1 | 33.9 | +3.2 | −0.3 to +6.8 | 711 |
| Norwich (NR) | 37.1 | 33.9 | +3.2 | +1.2 to +5.2 | 2,276 |
| Walsall (WS) | 37.1 | 33.9 | +3.2 | +0.9 to +5.5 | 1,686 |
| Guildford (GU) | 37.0 | 33.9 | +3.1 | +1.6 to +4.6 | 3,905 |
| Paisley (PA) | 37.0 | 33.9 | +3.1 | +0.1 to +6.1 | 1,003 |
| Newport (NP) | 36.9 | 33.9 | +3.0 | +1.0 to +5.0 | 2,266 |
| Perth (PH) | 36.9 | 33.9 | +3.0 | −1.2 to +7.2 | 512 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 36.8 | 33.9 | +2.9 | −0.2 to +6.0 | 923 |
| Hereford (HR) | 36.7 | 33.9 | +2.8 | +0.2 to +5.3 | 1,358 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 36.6 | 33.9 | +2.7 | +0.1 to +5.2 | 1,394 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 36.2 | 33.9 | +2.3 | +0.9 to +3.8 | 4,102 |
| Wigan (WN) | 36.1 | 33.9 | +2.2 | −1.2 to +5.6 | 770 |
| Watford (WD) | 36.0 | 33.9 | +2.1 | −1.2 to +5.5 | 788 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 35.9 | 33.9 | +2.0 | +0.1 to +3.8 | 2,633 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 35.8 | 33.9 | +1.9 | +0.2 to +3.7 | 2,935 |
| Swindon (SN) | 35.8 | 33.9 | +1.9 | −0.1 to +3.9 | 2,202 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 35.8 | 33.9 | +1.8 | −0.6 to +4.3 | 1,449 |
| Redhill (RH) | 35.7 | 33.9 | +1.8 | −0.2 to +3.9 | 2,136 |
| Worcester (WR) | 35.7 | 33.9 | +1.8 | −0.7 to +4.3 | 1,404 |
| Bristol (BS) | 35.4 | 33.9 | +1.5 | −0.1 to +3.2 | 3,270 |
| Northampton (NN) | 35.4 | 33.9 | +1.5 | −0.1 to +3.1 | 3,325 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 35.3 | 33.9 | +1.4 | −0.6 to +3.3 | 2,356 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 35.3 | 33.9 | +1.4 | −0.2 to +2.9 | 3,840 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 35.2 | 33.9 | +1.3 | −0.7 to +3.2 | 2,334 |
| York (YO) | 35.1 | 33.9 | +1.2 | −0.9 to +3.3 | 2,064 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 35.0 | 33.9 | +1.1 | −1.7 to +3.9 | 1,137 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 35.0 | 33.9 | +1.1 | −1.4 to +3.6 | 1,440 |
| Oxford (OX) | 34.8 | 33.9 | +0.8 | −1.0 to +2.7 | 2,480 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 34.7 | 33.9 | +0.8 | −1.0 to +2.6 | 2,820 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 34.7 | 33.9 | +0.8 | −1.7 to +3.2 | 1,461 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 34.6 | 33.9 | +0.7 | −1.7 to +3.1 | 1,541 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 34.6 | 33.9 | +0.6 | −2.0 to +3.3 | 1,224 |
| Halifax (HX) | 34.4 | 33.9 | +0.5 | −3.4 to +4.4 | 572 |
| Stockport (SK) | 34.4 | 33.9 | +0.5 | −1.5 to +2.4 | 2,343 |
| London NW (NW) | 34.3 | 33.9 | +0.4 | −2.5 to +3.3 | 1,049 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 34.2 | 33.9 | +0.3 | −1.8 to +2.3 | 2,021 |
| Bolton (BL) | 34.0 | 33.9 | +0.1 | −2.3 to +2.6 | 1,463 |
| Dudley (DY) | 34.0 | 33.9 | +0.1 | −2.0 to +2.1 | 2,124 |
| Manchester (M) | 33.9 | 33.9 | −0.0 | −1.9 to +1.9 | 2,475 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 33.8 | 33.9 | −0.1 | −1.7 to +1.4 | 3,638 |
| Colchester (CO) | 33.6 | 33.9 | −0.4 | −2.4 to +1.6 | 2,166 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 33.5 | 33.9 | −0.4 | −3.0 to +2.3 | 1,225 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 33.4 | 33.9 | −0.5 | −2.3 to +1.3 | 2,708 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 33.4 | 33.9 | −0.6 | −3.3 to +2.2 | 1,139 |
| Bradford (BD) | 33.4 | 33.9 | −0.6 | −2.7 to +1.6 | 1,844 |
| Medway (ME) | 33.3 | 33.9 | −0.6 | −2.4 to +1.2 | 2,611 |
| Glasgow (G) | 33.2 | 33.9 | −0.8 | −2.4 to +0.9 | 3,095 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 33.1 | 33.9 | −0.8 | −2.9 to +1.2 | 2,060 |
| Preston (PR) | 33.0 | 33.9 | −0.9 | −3.2 to +1.3 | 1,697 |
| London SE (SE) | 33.0 | 33.9 | −1.0 | −3.7 to +1.8 | 1,104 |
| Chester (CH) | 33.0 | 33.9 | −1.0 | −2.6 to +0.7 | 3,141 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 32.8 | 33.9 | −1.1 | −4.2 to +2.0 | 881 |
| Oldham (OL) | 32.7 | 33.9 | −1.2 | −3.9 to +1.4 | 1,187 |
| Durham (DH) | 32.7 | 33.9 | −1.3 | −4.2 to +1.6 | 1,001 |
| Swansea (SA) | 32.7 | 33.9 | −1.3 | −2.8 to +0.3 | 3,490 |
| Leicester (LE) | 32.5 | 33.9 | −1.4 | −2.9 to +0.1 | 3,761 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 32.5 | 33.9 | −1.4 | −3.9 to +1.0 | 1,434 |
| Reading (RG) | 32.5 | 34.0 | −1.4 | −2.9 to +0.0 | 3,861 |
| Harrow (HA) | 32.3 | 33.9 | −1.7 | −4.9 to +1.6 | 812 |
| Sutton (SM) | 32.0 | 33.9 | −1.9 | −6.4 to +2.6 | 412 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 32.0 | 33.9 | −1.9 | −4.4 to +0.6 | 1,367 |
| London W (W) | 31.8 | 33.9 | −2.1 | −7.1 to +2.9 | 333 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 31.9 | 34.0 | −2.1 | −3.9 to −0.4 | 2,757 |
| Dartford (DA) | 31.7 | 33.9 | −2.3 | −4.6 to +0.1 | 1,496 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 31.6 | 34.0 | −2.4 | −4.1 to −0.7 | 2,871 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 31.3 | 33.9 | −2.7 | −6.4 to +1.0 | 608 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 31.2 | 33.9 | −2.8 | −4.9 to −0.6 | 1,754 |
| London SW (SW) | 30.9 | 33.9 | −3.1 | −7.3 to +1.2 | 460 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.9 | 33.9 | −3.1 | −5.8 to −0.3 | 1,069 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 30.8 | 33.9 | −3.2 | −9.6 to +3.3 | 195 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 30.8 | 34.0 | −3.2 | −4.8 to −1.6 | 3,306 |
| Bromley (BR) | 30.6 | 33.9 | −3.3 | −6.9 to +0.3 | 634 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 30.6 | 34.0 | −3.4 | −4.8 to −2.0 | 4,080 |
| Birmingham (B) | 30.6 | 34.0 | −3.4 | −4.5 to −2.3 | 6,765 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 30.4 | 34.0 | −3.5 | −5.5 to −1.6 | 2,201 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 30.4 | 34.0 | −3.6 | −5.8 to −1.4 | 1,725 |
| Luton (LU) | 30.1 | 33.9 | −3.9 | −6.3 to −1.4 | 1,389 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.7 | 33.9 | −4.2 | −8.3 to −0.2 | 495 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 29.7 | 34.0 | −4.3 | −5.9 to −2.6 | 2,905 |
| London E (E) | 29.3 | 33.9 | −4.6 | −7.4 to −1.9 | 1,085 |
| Slough (SL) | 29.2 | 34.0 | −4.8 | −7.2 to −2.4 | 1,402 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 28.9 | 34.0 | −5.1 | −6.4 to −3.8 | 4,715 |
| Romford (RM) | 28.8 | 34.0 | −5.1 | −7.5 to −2.7 | 1,366 |
| Sheffield (S) | 28.4 | 34.1 | −5.6 | −6.9 to −4.3 | 4,894 |
| Ilford (IG) | 28.1 | 33.9 | −5.8 | −9.7 to −1.9 | 512 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 28.0 | 33.9 | −6.0 | −9.2 to −2.8 | 744 |
| Crewe (CW) | 27.9 | 34.0 | −6.1 | −8.1 to −4.0 | 1,846 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 27.5 | 34.0 | −6.5 | −8.6 to −4.4 | 1,759 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.0 | 34.0 | −7.0 | −9.0 to −5.0 | 1,913 |
| London N (N) | 26.7 | 34.0 | −7.2 | −9.7 to −4.7 | 1,197 |
| Enfield (EN) | 26.7 | 33.9 | −7.3 | −10.6 to −4.0 | 694 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 26.6 | 34.0 | −7.3 | −10.0 to −4.7 | 1,089 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 26.5 | 34.0 | −7.5 | −10.2 to −4.8 | 1,035 |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.8 | 34.0 | −8.1 | −10.7 to −5.6 | 1,126 |
| Warrington (WA) | 24.9 | 34.0 | −9.1 | −11.0 to −7.2 | 2,091 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 215,524 (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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