Where in Britain does the Jaguar XE fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 17.8% of 228,101 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Jaguar XE failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Cambridge (CB): 24.2% against 17.7% elsewhere (+6.5 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −8.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Jaguar XE MOT statistics · check a Jaguar XE by registration
Jaguar XE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge (CB) | 24.2 | 17.7 | +6.5 | +4.3 to +8.6 | 1,501 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 23.1 | 17.7 | +5.4 | +3.4 to +7.4 | 1,750 |
| Bristol (BS) | 22.1 | 17.7 | +4.4 | +3.0 to +5.8 | 3,421 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 22.0 | 17.7 | +4.3 | +1.7 to +6.8 | 1,012 |
| Norwich (NR) | 21.5 | 17.7 | +3.8 | +2.3 to +5.4 | 2,730 |
| Chester (CH) | 21.4 | 17.7 | +3.7 | +2.2 to +5.2 | 2,878 |
| Exeter (EX) | 21.4 | 17.7 | +3.7 | +1.6 to +5.9 | 1,417 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 21.2 | 17.7 | +3.5 | +1.3 to +5.7 | 1,295 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 21.1 | 17.7 | +3.4 | +1.4 to +5.4 | 1,604 |
| Glasgow (G) | 21.1 | 17.7 | +3.4 | +2.2 to +4.5 | 4,801 |
| Bath (BA) | 20.9 | 17.8 | +3.1 | +0.6 to +5.6 | 983 |
| Darlington (DL) | 20.7 | 17.8 | +2.9 | +0.7 to +5.2 | 1,242 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 20.6 | 17.7 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.5 | 2,575 |
| Leeds (LS) | 20.6 | 17.7 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.4 | 2,684 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 20.6 | 17.8 | +2.8 | +0.7 to +4.9 | 1,450 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.4 | 17.7 | +2.6 | +0.7 to +4.6 | 1,651 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 20.3 | 17.8 | +2.6 | +0.1 to +5.1 | 999 |
| London NW (NW) | 20.3 | 17.8 | +2.5 | +0.4 to +4.6 | 1,395 |
| London W (W) | 20.2 | 17.8 | +2.5 | −0.3 to +5.2 | 821 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 20.1 | 17.7 | +2.4 | +0.8 to +3.9 | 2,574 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 20.1 | 17.8 | +2.3 | −0.8 to +5.4 | 658 |
| Dundee (DD) | 20.0 | 17.8 | +2.3 | −0.3 to +4.8 | 969 |
| Stockport (SK) | 19.9 | 17.7 | +2.2 | +0.6 to +3.8 | 2,388 |
| Northampton (NN) | 19.9 | 17.7 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.5 | 3,349 |
| Watford (WD) | 19.8 | 17.8 | +2.1 | −0.2 to +4.3 | 1,171 |
| Warrington (WA) | 19.8 | 17.7 | +2.0 | +0.6 to +3.4 | 3,184 |
| Telford (TF) | 19.8 | 17.8 | +2.0 | −0.8 to +4.8 | 795 |
| Medway (ME) | 19.5 | 17.7 | +1.7 | +0.3 to +3.1 | 3,111 |
| Manchester (M) | 19.4 | 17.7 | +1.7 | +0.3 to +3.1 | 3,244 |
| Swansea (SA) | 19.4 | 17.8 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.2 | 2,519 |
| Southampton (SO) | 19.4 | 17.7 | +1.7 | +0.2 to +3.1 | 2,813 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 19.3 | 17.8 | +1.6 | +0.0 to +3.1 | 2,515 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 19.3 | 17.8 | +1.6 | −0.4 to +3.5 | 1,569 |
| Truro (TR) | 19.3 | 17.8 | +1.6 | −1.5 to +4.6 | 642 |
| Crewe (CW) | 19.2 | 17.8 | +1.5 | −0.2 to +3.2 | 2,038 |
| Paisley (PA) | 19.2 | 17.8 | +1.5 | −0.7 to +3.6 | 1,296 |
| Hereford (HR) | 19.2 | 17.8 | +1.4 | −2.6 to +5.5 | 365 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 19.1 | 17.8 | +1.4 | −0.4 to +3.2 | 1,886 |
| Brighton (BN) | 19.1 | 17.8 | +1.4 | −0.4 to +3.1 | 1,898 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 19.1 | 17.8 | +1.3 | −1.4 to +4.1 | 786 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 19.1 | 17.8 | +1.3 | −0.4 to +3.0 | 2,026 |
| Perth (PH) | 19.1 | 17.8 | +1.3 | −1.7 to +4.3 | 651 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 18.9 | 17.8 | +1.2 | −0.8 to +3.1 | 1,527 |
| Wigan (WN) | 18.9 | 17.8 | +1.1 | −0.9 to +3.1 | 1,548 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 18.8 | 17.8 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.4 | 3,578 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 18.8 | 17.8 | +1.0 | −2.8 to +4.9 | 394 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 18.7 | 17.8 | +1.0 | −1.3 to +3.3 | 1,100 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 18.7 | 17.8 | +0.9 | −0.6 to +2.4 | 2,522 |
| London SW (SW) | 18.6 | 17.8 | +0.8 | −2.2 to +3.8 | 662 |
| Oxford (OX) | 18.5 | 17.8 | +0.8 | −0.7 to +2.3 | 2,610 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 18.5 | 17.8 | +0.7 | −0.9 to +2.4 | 2,206 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 18.5 | 17.8 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.9 | 1,239 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 18.3 | 17.8 | +0.6 | −2.0 to +3.1 | 884 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 18.2 | 17.8 | +0.4 | −1.4 to +2.2 | 1,758 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 18.1 | 17.8 | +0.4 | −1.3 to +2.0 | 2,031 |
| Birmingham (B) | 18.1 | 17.8 | +0.3 | −0.6 to +1.2 | 7,086 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 17.8 | 17.8 | +0.1 | −3.0 to +3.1 | 617 |
| Newport (NP) | 17.8 | 17.8 | +0.0 | −1.8 to +1.8 | 1,760 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 17.8 | 17.8 | +0.0 | −1.2 to +1.2 | 3,814 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 17.8 | 17.8 | −0.0 | −1.9 to +1.9 | 1,582 |
| Croydon (CR) | 17.7 | 17.8 | −0.0 | −2.0 to +1.9 | 1,483 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 17.7 | 17.8 | −0.1 | −1.5 to +1.3 | 3,029 |
| York (YO) | 17.6 | 17.8 | −0.2 | −1.8 to +1.4 | 2,173 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 17.3 | 17.8 | −0.5 | −2.1 to +1.2 | 1,992 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 17.3 | 17.8 | −0.5 | −3.8 to +2.9 | 491 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 17.3 | 17.8 | −0.5 | −1.9 to +0.8 | 3,052 |
| Guildford (GU) | 17.2 | 17.8 | −0.6 | −2.0 to +0.9 | 2,810 |
| Taunton (TA) | 17.2 | 17.8 | −0.6 | −2.7 to +1.6 | 1,175 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 17.2 | 17.8 | −0.6 | −1.7 to +0.5 | 4,635 |
| Derby (DE) | 17.2 | 17.8 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.6 | 3,806 |
| Luton (LU) | 17.1 | 17.8 | −0.7 | −2.7 to +1.3 | 1,410 |
| Dartford (DA) | 16.9 | 17.8 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.7 | 2,177 |
| Redhill (RH) | 16.8 | 17.8 | −1.0 | −2.5 to +0.6 | 2,321 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 16.8 | 17.8 | −1.0 | −4.8 to +2.7 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −3.4 to +1.2 | 1,036 |
| Ilford (IG) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −3.7 to +1.5 | 809 |
| Coventry (CV) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.1 | 5,080 |
| Reading (RG) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −2.2 to +0.0 | 4,322 |
| Inverness (IV) | 16.6 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −3.7 to +1.5 | 787 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 16.5 | 17.8 | −1.3 | −2.9 to +0.2 | 2,205 |
| Bolton (BL) | 16.5 | 17.8 | −1.3 | −2.8 to +0.1 | 2,564 |
| Swindon (SN) | 16.4 | 17.8 | −1.3 | −2.8 to +0.2 | 2,396 |
| Romford (RM) | 16.4 | 17.8 | −1.4 | −3.2 to +0.4 | 1,609 |
| Leicester (LE) | 16.4 | 17.8 | −1.4 | −2.6 to −0.3 | 3,925 |
| Bromley (BR) | 16.3 | 17.8 | −1.5 | −4.3 to +1.4 | 644 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 16.3 | 17.8 | −1.5 | −3.0 to +0.0 | 2,278 |
| Hull (HU) | 16.2 | 17.8 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.2 | 1,816 |
| Harrow (HA) | 16.2 | 17.8 | −1.6 | −3.5 to +0.3 | 1,432 |
| London SE (SE) | 16.1 | 17.8 | −1.6 | −3.5 to +0.3 | 1,449 |
| Durham (DH) | 16.0 | 17.8 | −1.8 | −3.8 to +0.2 | 1,283 |
| Bradford (BD) | 15.9 | 17.8 | −1.9 | −3.9 to +0.1 | 1,294 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 15.9 | 17.8 | −1.9 | −3.3 to −0.5 | 2,592 |
| Slough (SL) | 15.9 | 17.8 | −1.9 | −3.6 to −0.2 | 1,835 |
| Liverpool (L) | 15.8 | 17.8 | −1.9 | −3.2 to −0.7 | 3,558 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 15.6 | 17.8 | −2.2 | −3.9 to −0.5 | 1,796 |
| St Albans (AL) | 15.6 | 17.8 | −2.2 | −4.2 to −0.2 | 1,258 |
| London N (N) | 15.5 | 17.8 | −2.3 | −4.5 to −0.1 | 1,060 |
| Halifax (HX) | 15.5 | 17.8 | −2.3 | −5.4 to +0.7 | 537 |
| Oldham (OL) | 15.4 | 17.8 | −2.3 | −4.2 to −0.5 | 1,508 |
| Worcester (WR) | 15.3 | 17.8 | −2.5 | −4.3 to −0.7 | 1,580 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 15.3 | 17.8 | −2.5 | −3.7 to −1.3 | 3,645 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 15.1 | 17.8 | −2.7 | −4.5 to −0.9 | 1,485 |
| Sheffield (S) | 15.1 | 17.8 | −2.8 | −3.8 to −1.7 | 4,713 |
| Dudley (DY) | 15.0 | 17.8 | −2.8 | −4.7 to −0.9 | 1,346 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 14.9 | 17.8 | −2.9 | −4.1 to −1.7 | 3,275 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 14.8 | 17.8 | −3.0 | −4.9 to −1.1 | 1,343 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 14.7 | 17.8 | −3.0 | −5.0 to −1.1 | 1,262 |
| Enfield (EN) | 14.7 | 17.8 | −3.1 | −4.9 to −1.2 | 1,432 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 14.7 | 17.8 | −3.1 | −4.8 to −1.4 | 1,763 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 14.7 | 17.8 | −3.1 | −4.8 to −1.4 | 1,692 |
| Sutton (SM) | 13.8 | 17.8 | −3.9 | −7.6 to −0.3 | 347 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 12.9 | 17.8 | −4.9 | −10.6 to +0.8 | 132 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 12.9 | 17.8 | −4.9 | −8.9 to −0.9 | 272 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 12.3 | 17.8 | −5.5 | −7.3 to −3.7 | 1,285 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 9.8 | 18.0 | −8.2 | −9.0 to −7.5 | 6,732 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 228,101 (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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