Where in Britain does the Jaguar XK fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 23.3% of 148,409 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Jaguar XK failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 32.8% against 23.3% elsewhere (+9.6 points). It does best in Uxbridge (UB), −9.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Jaguar XK MOT statistics · check a Jaguar XK by registration
Jaguar XK 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) | 32.8 | 23.3 | +9.6 | +4.9 to +14.2 | 396 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 32.4 | 23.2 | +9.2 | +7.2 to +11.3 | 2,012 |
| Exeter (EX) | 31.6 | 23.2 | +8.4 | +6.0 to +10.8 | 1,478 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 31.5 | 23.3 | +8.3 | +2.9 to +13.6 | 295 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 31.4 | 23.2 | +8.2 | +5.5 to +10.9 | 1,126 |
| Bristol (BS) | 31.3 | 23.1 | +8.2 | +6.4 to +10.0 | 2,652 |
| Swansea (SA) | 31.3 | 23.2 | +8.1 | +5.7 to +10.6 | 1,423 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 30.9 | 23.2 | +7.7 | +4.9 to +10.5 | 1,047 |
| Bath (BA) | 30.9 | 23.2 | +7.6 | +4.9 to +10.3 | 1,118 |
| London SW (SW) | 30.3 | 23.2 | +7.1 | +3.8 to +10.3 | 765 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 29.5 | 23.3 | +6.2 | +2.7 to +9.7 | 665 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 29.5 | 23.3 | +6.2 | +1.9 to +10.5 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 29.4 | 23.2 | +6.2 | +4.3 to +8.0 | 2,443 |
| Truro (TR) | 28.6 | 23.3 | +5.4 | +2.1 to +8.6 | 734 |
| Perth (PH) | 28.5 | 23.3 | +5.2 | +1.2 to +9.3 | 477 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 28.3 | 23.2 | +5.1 | +3.6 to +6.6 | 3,648 |
| Hull (HU) | 28.3 | 23.3 | +5.1 | +1.9 to +8.2 | 787 |
| Southampton (SO) | 28.2 | 23.2 | +5.0 | +3.2 to +6.7 | 2,510 |
| York (YO) | 28.1 | 23.2 | +4.8 | +2.7 to +7.0 | 1,693 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 27.4 | 23.2 | +4.2 | +2.5 to +5.9 | 2,767 |
| Taunton (TA) | 27.1 | 23.3 | +3.8 | +1.0 to +6.6 | 950 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 26.8 | 23.3 | +3.5 | +1.1 to +6.0 | 1,250 |
| Paisley (PA) | 26.7 | 23.3 | +3.4 | −0.1 to +6.8 | 634 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 26.5 | 23.3 | +3.2 | +0.3 to +6.0 | 926 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 26.4 | 23.3 | +3.1 | −3.3 to +9.5 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 26.3 | 23.3 | +3.0 | +0.9 to +5.2 | 1,640 |
| Newport (NP) | 26.2 | 23.3 | +2.9 | −0.6 to +6.4 | 607 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 26.1 | 23.3 | +2.8 | +0.4 to +5.2 | 1,320 |
| Guildford (GU) | 25.7 | 23.2 | +2.5 | +1.1 to +3.9 | 3,762 |
| Norwich (NR) | 25.6 | 23.3 | +2.3 | +0.5 to +4.1 | 2,242 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 25.5 | 23.3 | +2.2 | −0.1 to +4.5 | 1,404 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.2 | 23.3 | +2.0 | +0.2 to +3.8 | 2,255 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.1 | 23.3 | +1.9 | −1.7 to +5.4 | 581 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 25.0 | 23.3 | +1.7 | −0.8 to +4.3 | 1,079 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 24.9 | 23.3 | +1.7 | −0.9 to +4.2 | 1,110 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 24.9 | 23.3 | +1.7 | −0.5 to +3.8 | 1,552 |
| Chester (CH) | 24.9 | 23.3 | +1.6 | −0.6 to +3.8 | 1,506 |
| London NW (NW) | 24.9 | 23.3 | +1.6 | −1.5 to +4.7 | 756 |
| Oxford (OX) | 24.8 | 23.3 | +1.6 | −0.3 to +3.4 | 2,039 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 24.7 | 23.3 | +1.4 | −1.8 to +4.7 | 680 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 24.7 | 23.3 | +1.4 | −2.1 to +4.9 | 575 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 24.6 | 23.3 | +1.3 | −0.8 to +3.3 | 1,698 |
| Walsall (WS) | 24.5 | 23.3 | +1.3 | −1.5 to +4.0 | 925 |
| Northampton (NN) | 24.4 | 23.3 | +1.1 | −0.8 to +3.0 | 1,945 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 24.3 | 23.3 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.4 | 3,746 |
| Leeds (LS) | 24.3 | 23.3 | +1.0 | −1.7 to +3.7 | 955 |
| Watford (WD) | 24.1 | 23.3 | +0.8 | −2.3 to +3.9 | 730 |
| Dundee (DD) | 24.0 | 23.3 | +0.7 | −3.6 to +4.9 | 388 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 23.7 | 23.3 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.8 | 3,557 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 23.6 | 23.3 | +0.3 | −2.3 to +3.0 | 996 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 23.6 | 23.3 | +0.3 | −1.4 to +1.9 | 2,593 |
| London N (N) | 23.6 | 23.3 | +0.3 | −2.9 to +3.4 | 709 |
| Darlington (DL) | 23.4 | 23.3 | +0.1 | −3.3 to +3.5 | 594 |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.4 | 23.3 | +0.1 | −2.4 to +2.5 | 1,152 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 23.3 | 23.3 | +0.0 | −6.1 to +6.2 | 180 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 23.2 | 23.3 | −0.1 | −3.6 to +3.5 | 538 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 23.0 | 23.3 | −0.3 | −3.8 to +3.2 | 556 |
| Swindon (SN) | 22.8 | 23.3 | −0.5 | −2.5 to +1.6 | 1,614 |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.7 | 23.3 | −0.6 | −2.8 to +1.6 | 1,425 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 22.5 | 23.3 | −0.8 | −2.7 to +1.1 | 1,900 |
| Warrington (WA) | 22.5 | 23.3 | −0.8 | −3.2 to +1.6 | 1,180 |
| Manchester (M) | 22.4 | 23.3 | −0.9 | −3.5 to +1.7 | 1,004 |
| Medway (ME) | 22.4 | 23.3 | −0.9 | −3.0 to +1.2 | 1,546 |
| Colchester (CO) | 22.2 | 23.3 | −1.1 | −3.2 to +1.0 | 1,506 |
| London W (W) | 22.0 | 23.3 | −1.3 | −3.8 to +1.3 | 1,017 |
| Bradford (BD) | 22.0 | 23.3 | −1.3 | −4.2 to +1.6 | 764 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 21.8 | 23.3 | −1.5 | −7.0 to +4.0 | 216 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 21.8 | 23.3 | −1.5 | −3.3 to +0.3 | 2,067 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 21.7 | 23.3 | −1.6 | −4.0 to +0.7 | 1,177 |
| Reading (RG) | 21.5 | 23.3 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.4 | 3,467 |
| Hereford (HR) | 21.3 | 23.3 | −2.0 | −5.3 to +1.3 | 582 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.1 | 23.3 | −2.2 | −4.6 to +0.1 | 1,163 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 21.0 | 23.3 | −2.3 | −5.4 to +0.9 | 652 |
| Bolton (BL) | 20.9 | 23.3 | −2.4 | −5.9 to +1.0 | 537 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 20.8 | 23.3 | −2.5 | −4.5 to −0.6 | 1,660 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 20.7 | 23.3 | −2.6 | −4.2 to −1.0 | 2,633 |
| Bromley (BR) | 20.6 | 23.3 | −2.7 | −5.8 to +0.5 | 640 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.5 | 23.3 | −2.8 | −6.5 to +0.9 | 454 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 20.5 | 23.3 | −2.8 | −5.4 to −0.2 | 932 |
| Leicester (LE) | 20.5 | 23.3 | −2.9 | −4.5 to −1.3 | 2,490 |
| London SE (SE) | 20.4 | 23.3 | −2.9 | −5.4 to −0.5 | 1,026 |
| Luton (LU) | 20.2 | 23.3 | −3.1 | −6.1 to −0.1 | 693 |
| Ilford (IG) | 20.1 | 23.3 | −3.2 | −6.9 to +0.5 | 452 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 20.0 | 23.3 | −3.3 | −5.5 to −1.2 | 1,402 |
| Inverness (IV) | 19.9 | 23.3 | −3.4 | −7.4 to +0.6 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 19.9 | 23.3 | −3.4 | −5.8 to −1.0 | 1,085 |
| Coventry (CV) | 19.8 | 23.4 | −3.6 | −4.9 to −2.2 | 3,402 |
| Harrow (HA) | 19.5 | 23.3 | −3.8 | −6.7 to −0.9 | 723 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 19.5 | 23.3 | −3.8 | −7.2 to −0.5 | 534 |
| Oldham (OL) | 19.4 | 23.3 | −3.9 | −7.1 to −0.6 | 571 |
| Dudley (DY) | 19.4 | 23.3 | −3.9 | −6.7 to −1.1 | 752 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 19.4 | 23.4 | −3.9 | −5.4 to −2.5 | 3,001 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 19.4 | 23.4 | −4.0 | −5.4 to −2.7 | 3,312 |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.3 | 23.3 | −4.0 | −6.3 to −1.7 | 1,136 |
| London E (E) | 19.3 | 23.3 | −4.1 | −7.5 to −0.6 | 504 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 18.8 | 23.3 | −4.5 | −6.3 to −2.7 | 1,784 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 18.7 | 23.3 | −4.6 | −7.2 to −2.0 | 881 |
| Croydon (CR) | 18.6 | 23.3 | −4.8 | −7.1 to −2.4 | 1,029 |
| Halifax (HX) | 18.5 | 23.3 | −4.8 | −10.1 to +0.4 | 211 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 18.4 | 23.3 | −4.9 | −7.3 to −2.6 | 1,065 |
| Dartford (DA) | 18.2 | 23.3 | −5.1 | −7.5 to −2.7 | 993 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 18.1 | 23.3 | −5.2 | −8.2 to −2.2 | 651 |
| Preston (PR) | 18.0 | 23.3 | −5.4 | −7.4 to −3.4 | 1,453 |
| Sheffield (S) | 16.9 | 23.4 | −6.5 | −8.0 to −5.1 | 2,680 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 16.7 | 23.4 | −6.7 | −8.5 to −4.9 | 1,638 |
| Slough (SL) | 16.6 | 23.4 | −6.8 | −8.5 to −5.1 | 1,863 |
| St Albans (AL) | 16.5 | 23.3 | −6.8 | −8.9 to −4.7 | 1,180 |
| Enfield (EN) | 16.4 | 23.3 | −6.9 | −9.2 to −4.7 | 1,037 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 16.1 | 23.3 | −7.2 | −9.5 to −5.0 | 1,069 |
| Durham (DH) | 15.9 | 23.3 | −7.4 | −10.7 to −4.2 | 485 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 15.4 | 23.4 | −8.0 | −9.5 to −6.4 | 2,116 |
| Sutton (SM) | 15.0 | 23.3 | −8.3 | −11.9 to −4.7 | 386 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 13.9 | 23.3 | −9.5 | −11.8 to −7.1 | 844 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 13.7 | 23.3 | −9.6 | −12.7 to −6.5 | 474 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 148,409 (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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