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Where in Britain does the Jeep Wrangler fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 28.2% of 34,138 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Jeep Wrangler failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Carlisle (CA): 42.9% against 28.2% elsewhere (+14.7 points). It does best in Blackburn (BB), −10.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Jeep Wrangler MOT statistics · check a Jeep Wrangler by registration

Jeep Wrangler in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Jeep Wrangler: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Carlisle (CA)42.928.2+14.7+5.2 to +24.2105 (rough estimate)
Truro (TR)40.928.1+12.8+7.1 to +18.5291 (rough estimate)
Inverness (IV)40.528.2+12.3+3.6 to +21.1121 (rough estimate)
Torquay (TQ)39.928.1+11.8+6.3 to +17.3308 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)39.828.1+11.6+5.8 to +17.5269 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)39.528.1+11.4+6.9 to +16.0443 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)38.728.1+10.6+6.2 to +15.0476 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)38.528.1+10.4+5.9 to +14.8468 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)37.928.2+9.7+2.0 to +17.4153 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)37.928.2+9.7+2.2 to +17.2161 (rough estimate)
Worcester (WR)37.128.2+9.0+1.8 to +16.1175 (rough estimate)
Darlington (DL)37.128.2+9.0+0.9 to +17.0140 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)37.028.1+8.9+5.0 to +12.9581
Aberdeen (AB)36.928.2+8.7+2.1 to +15.3206 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)36.928.2+8.7+2.0 to +15.4198 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)36.728.1+8.6+4.8 to +12.5602
Harrogate (HG)35.528.2+7.3+0.1 to +14.5169 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)34.128.1+6.0+2.4 to +9.6695
Southampton (SO)33.828.1+5.6+1.6 to +9.6551
Portsmouth (PO)33.728.1+5.6+1.8 to +9.4611
Crewe (CW)33.728.2+5.5−1.1 to +12.1196 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)33.228.2+5.1+0.1 to +10.0349 (rough estimate)
Shrewsbury (SY)33.128.2+5.0−1.9 to +11.8181 (rough estimate)
Dorchester (DT)33.128.2+4.9−3.0 to +12.8136 (rough estimate)
Paisley (PA)33.028.2+4.8−4.2 to +13.8106 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)32.928.2+4.7+0.3 to +9.2435 (rough estimate)
Watford (WD)32.928.2+4.7−1.7 to +11.0213 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)32.328.1+4.1+0.5 to +7.8638
Dudley (DY)32.328.2+4.1−3.2 to +11.4158 (rough estimate)
Llandudno (LL)32.228.2+4.0−0.9 to +8.9351 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)32.028.2+3.9−1.0 to +8.7362 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)31.828.2+3.6−4.0 to +11.1148 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)31.728.2+3.6−1.8 to +8.9293 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)31.628.2+3.3−3.3 to +10.0187 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)31.428.2+3.2−0.7 to +7.1551
York (YO)30.928.2+2.7−2.8 to +8.3265 (rough estimate)
Halifax (HX)30.328.2+2.1−5.4 to +9.6145 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)30.328.2+2.1−3.6 to +7.8254 (rough estimate)
Bromley (BR)30.228.2+2.0−5.2 to +9.1159 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)30.228.2+2.0−3.1 to +7.0315 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)29.928.2+1.7−2.8 to +6.3391 (rough estimate)
London SW (SW)29.928.2+1.7−2.7 to +6.1422 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)29.528.2+1.3−2.6 to +5.2536
Lincoln (LN)29.528.2+1.2−6.6 to +9.1129 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)29.328.2+1.1−7.2 to +9.4116 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)28.928.2+0.7−5.9 to +7.2187 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)28.828.2+0.6−4.2 to +5.3358 (rough estimate)
Perth (PH)28.728.2+0.5−7.8 to +8.8115 (rough estimate)
Wolverhampton (WV)28.428.2+0.2−6.4 to +6.7183 (rough estimate)
Lancaster (LA)28.228.2−0.0−8.5 to +8.4110 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)28.128.2−0.1−4.9 to +4.7338 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)27.728.2−0.5−4.8 to +3.7433 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)27.428.2−0.8−5.8 to +4.1314 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)27.428.2−0.9−6.7 to +5.0223 (rough estimate)
Colchester (CO)27.428.2−0.9−5.6 to +3.8351 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)27.228.2−1.0−5.3 to +3.3415 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)27.128.2−1.1−4.6 to +2.4631
Cleveland (TS)27.128.2−1.1−7.4 to +5.2192 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)27.128.3−1.2−4.1 to +1.8886
London NW (NW)27.028.2−1.2−6.2 to +3.7311 (rough estimate)
Preston (PR)26.928.2−1.4−7.0 to +4.2242 (rough estimate)
London N (N)26.228.2−2.0−7.3 to +3.3267 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)26.228.3−2.0−5.5 to +1.5614
London W (W)26.128.2−2.1−7.6 to +3.4245 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)25.928.2−2.3−7.6 to +3.0262 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)25.728.2−2.6−7.5 to +2.4300 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)25.628.2−2.6−7.7 to +2.5285 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)25.428.3−2.8−6.5 to +0.9550
Walsall (WS)25.028.2−3.2−9.4 to +3.0188 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)24.828.3−3.4−7.6 to +0.8411 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)24.828.3−3.4−6.9 to +0.0616
Chelmsford (CM)24.728.3−3.6−6.7 to −0.5745
Hemel Hempstead (HP)24.528.3−3.8−7.0 to −0.6698
Nottingham (NG)24.228.3−4.0−8.0 to −0.1462 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)23.328.3−5.0−10.2 to +0.3249 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)23.228.3−5.0−9.1 to −1.0426 (rough estimate)
Ilford (IG)23.128.2−5.1−11.9 to +1.7147 (rough estimate)
St Albans (AL)23.128.3−5.2−10.2 to −0.3282 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)22.928.3−5.4−10.1 to −0.7306 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)22.628.3−5.7−11.0 to −0.3239 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)22.428.2−5.8−12.4 to +0.8156 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)22.428.3−5.9−10.5 to −1.3322 (rough estimate)
London E (E)21.928.3−6.3−12.0 to −0.6205 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)21.728.3−6.6−13.1 to −0.1157 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)21.728.3−6.6−10.4 to −2.8456 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)21.628.3−6.7−11.9 to −1.4236 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)21.228.3−7.1−10.9 to −3.3453 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)21.028.3−7.3−11.3 to −3.3400 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)20.928.3−7.3−12.8 to −1.9215 (rough estimate)
Croydon (CR)20.928.3−7.4−12.5 to −2.3249 (rough estimate)
Oldham (OL)20.628.3−7.6−13.9 to −1.3160 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)20.728.3−7.7−11.1 to −4.3561
Dartford (DA)20.428.3−7.9−13.3 to −2.4211 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)20.428.4−7.9−11.2 to −4.7588
Birmingham (B)20.428.4−8.0−11.2 to −4.8623
Bolton (BL)19.928.3−8.4−14.4 to −2.4171 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)18.928.3−9.4−16.2 to −2.5127 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)18.928.3−9.4−13.4 to −5.5381 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)18.828.3−9.5−15.0 to −4.0197 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)18.828.3−9.5−13.3 to −5.8431 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)18.628.3−9.7−15.0 to −4.3204 (rough estimate)
Uxbridge (UB)18.428.3−9.8−15.5 to −4.1179 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)17.528.3−10.8−16.6 to −5.0166 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,138 (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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