Where in Britain does the Kia Carens fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 36.6% of 103,823 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Carens failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Shrewsbury (SY): 49.5% against 36.6% elsewhere (+13.0 points). It does best in Sutton (SM), −12.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Carens MOT statistics · check a Kia Carens by registration
Kia Carens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 49.5 | 36.6 | +13.0 | +8.3 to +17.7 | 434 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 48.5 | 36.6 | +11.9 | +7.3 to +16.5 | 458 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 47.3 | 36.6 | +10.7 | +6.3 to +15.1 | 493 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 45.6 | 36.5 | +9.0 | +5.9 to +12.1 | 979 |
| Hull (HU) | 45.1 | 36.6 | +8.5 | +4.7 to +12.3 | 663 |
| Truro (TR) | 45.1 | 36.6 | +8.5 | +4.0 to +13.0 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 44.3 | 36.6 | +7.8 | +4.4 to +11.1 | 855 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 43.5 | 36.6 | +6.9 | +3.1 to +10.8 | 648 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 43.4 | 36.6 | +6.8 | +0.6 to +12.9 | 249 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 43.3 | 36.6 | +6.6 | −0.6 to +13.9 | 178 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 43.1 | 36.5 | +6.6 | +4.0 to +9.1 | 1,436 |
| Norwich (NR) | 43.0 | 36.5 | +6.5 | +3.9 to +9.1 | 1,425 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 42.9 | 36.6 | +6.4 | +3.1 to +9.6 | 913 |
| Wigan (WN) | 42.9 | 36.6 | +6.3 | +1.6 to +10.9 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 42.0 | 36.6 | +5.4 | +1.9 to +8.9 | 760 |
| Swansea (SA) | 41.8 | 36.6 | +5.2 | +2.7 to +7.8 | 1,470 |
| Hereford (HR) | 41.5 | 36.6 | +4.8 | −1.3 to +11.0 | 246 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 41.3 | 36.6 | +4.8 | +2.4 to +7.2 | 1,646 |
| Chester (CH) | 41.1 | 36.6 | +4.5 | +1.4 to +7.7 | 958 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 41.1 | 36.6 | +4.5 | +0.6 to +8.4 | 620 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 41.0 | 36.6 | +4.3 | −0.3 to +8.9 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 40.9 | 36.6 | +4.3 | −0.3 to +8.9 | 435 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 40.6 | 36.6 | +4.0 | +0.9 to +7.1 | 970 |
| Newport (NP) | 40.5 | 36.6 | +3.9 | +0.0 to +7.8 | 622 |
| Ilford (IG) | 40.5 | 36.6 | +3.9 | −1.6 to +9.4 | 311 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 40.4 | 36.6 | +3.8 | +0.6 to +6.9 | 949 |
| Walsall (WS) | 40.3 | 36.6 | +3.7 | +0.2 to +7.2 | 772 |
| Brighton (BN) | 40.2 | 36.6 | +3.6 | +0.9 to +6.3 | 1,269 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 40.1 | 36.6 | +3.5 | −0.5 to +7.6 | 558 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 40.0 | 36.6 | +3.4 | −1.4 to +8.1 | 410 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 39.7 | 36.6 | +3.1 | +0.2 to +6.0 | 1,121 |
| Exeter (EX) | 39.5 | 36.6 | +2.9 | −0.5 to +6.4 | 774 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 39.4 | 36.6 | +2.8 | −3.5 to +9.0 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 39.2 | 36.6 | +2.6 | −0.4 to +5.6 | 1,033 |
| York (YO) | 39.2 | 36.6 | +2.6 | −0.4 to +5.5 | 1,067 |
| Halifax (HX) | 39.1 | 36.6 | +2.5 | −4.4 to +9.5 | 189 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 39.1 | 36.6 | +2.5 | −0.5 to +5.4 | 1,049 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 39.0 | 36.6 | +2.4 | −0.1 to +5.0 | 1,394 |
| Taunton (TA) | 39.0 | 36.6 | +2.4 | −1.7 to +6.5 | 541 |
| Durham (DH) | 38.9 | 36.6 | +2.2 | −2.7 to +7.2 | 368 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 38.6 | 36.6 | +2.0 | −0.2 to +4.1 | 2,041 |
| Bradford (BD) | 38.5 | 36.6 | +1.9 | −1.4 to +5.3 | 820 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 38.5 | 36.6 | +1.9 | −0.7 to +4.4 | 1,432 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 38.3 | 36.6 | +1.7 | −2.4 to +5.8 | 535 |
| Croydon (CR) | 38.2 | 36.6 | +1.6 | −1.6 to +4.8 | 885 |
| Dundee (DD) | 38.2 | 36.6 | +1.6 | −2.1 to +5.3 | 673 |
| Bath (BA) | 38.1 | 36.6 | +1.5 | −1.5 to +4.5 | 1,047 |
| Manchester (M) | 38.0 | 36.6 | +1.3 | −1.0 to +3.7 | 1,673 |
| Crewe (CW) | 37.9 | 36.6 | +1.3 | −2.7 to +5.3 | 567 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 37.3 | 36.6 | +0.7 | −2.6 to +4.0 | 841 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 37.2 | 36.6 | +0.6 | −2.2 to +3.4 | 1,164 |
| Colchester (CO) | 37.2 | 36.6 | +0.5 | −2.9 to +4.0 | 775 |
| Paisley (PA) | 37.2 | 36.6 | +0.5 | −3.5 to +4.6 | 549 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 37.1 | 36.6 | +0.5 | −1.8 to +2.8 | 1,754 |
| Telford (TF) | 37.0 | 36.6 | +0.4 | −4.3 to +5.1 | 408 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 37.0 | 36.6 | +0.4 | −2.3 to +3.0 | 1,325 |
| London NW (NW) | 36.8 | 36.6 | +0.2 | −3.8 to +4.2 | 573 |
| Oldham (OL) | 36.8 | 36.6 | +0.2 | −3.2 to +3.5 | 813 |
| Bromley (BR) | 36.7 | 36.6 | +0.1 | −4.2 to +4.4 | 482 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 36.7 | 36.6 | +0.1 | −2.9 to +3.1 | 1,011 |
| Glasgow (G) | 36.5 | 36.6 | −0.1 | −2.3 to +2.2 | 1,790 |
| Inverness (IV) | 36.3 | 36.6 | −0.3 | −4.7 to +4.1 | 465 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 36.3 | 36.6 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.6 | 2,499 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 36.1 | 36.6 | −0.5 | −4.1 to +3.1 | 681 |
| Perth (PH) | 36.1 | 36.6 | −0.5 | −6.1 to +5.0 | 288 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 35.9 | 36.6 | −0.8 | −6.6 to +5.1 | 262 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 35.8 | 36.6 | −0.8 | −3.5 to +1.9 | 1,214 |
| Derby (DE) | 35.8 | 36.6 | −0.9 | −3.3 to +1.5 | 1,580 |
| Sheffield (S) | 35.7 | 36.7 | −1.0 | −2.8 to +0.8 | 2,819 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 35.7 | 36.6 | −1.0 | −4.6 to +2.7 | 673 |
| Oxford (OX) | 35.6 | 36.6 | −1.0 | −3.8 to +1.8 | 1,150 |
| Bolton (BL) | 35.6 | 36.6 | −1.0 | −3.9 to +2.0 | 1,024 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 35.5 | 36.6 | −1.1 | −4.7 to +2.5 | 698 |
| London E (E) | 35.4 | 36.6 | −1.2 | −5.2 to +2.8 | 553 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 35.4 | 36.6 | −1.2 | −5.4 to +2.9 | 503 |
| Southampton (SO) | 35.4 | 36.6 | −1.3 | −3.8 to +1.2 | 1,416 |
| Warrington (WA) | 35.3 | 36.6 | −1.4 | −4.2 to +1.5 | 1,114 |
| Worcester (WR) | 35.2 | 36.6 | −1.4 | −5.4 to +2.6 | 542 |
| London SE (SE) | 34.9 | 36.6 | −1.7 | −5.2 to +1.8 | 730 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 34.7 | 36.6 | −1.9 | −4.7 to +0.8 | 1,149 |
| Guildford (GU) | 34.3 | 36.7 | −2.4 | −4.8 to +0.0 | 1,534 |
| Reading (RG) | 34.0 | 36.7 | −2.6 | −5.2 to −0.1 | 1,317 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 33.8 | 36.6 | −2.9 | −6.6 to +0.8 | 622 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 33.6 | 36.6 | −3.1 | −7.1 to +0.9 | 539 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 33.5 | 36.7 | −3.1 | −6.0 to −0.2 | 1,038 |
| Luton (LU) | 33.5 | 36.7 | −3.2 | −6.3 to −0.0 | 866 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 33.5 | 36.7 | −3.2 | −6.0 to −0.5 | 1,148 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 33.5 | 36.7 | −3.2 | −5.6 to −0.8 | 1,486 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 33.4 | 36.7 | −3.3 | −6.1 to −0.5 | 1,076 |
| Liverpool (L) | 33.3 | 36.7 | −3.4 | −6.3 to −0.4 | 985 |
| Medway (ME) | 33.1 | 36.7 | −3.6 | −6.0 to −1.1 | 1,404 |
| Birmingham (B) | 33.1 | 36.7 | −3.6 | −5.3 to −1.8 | 2,873 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 33.0 | 36.6 | −3.6 | −12.9 to +5.6 | 100 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 33.0 | 36.7 | −3.7 | −6.0 to −1.4 | 1,601 |
| Watford (WD) | 32.9 | 36.6 | −3.8 | −7.8 to +0.3 | 514 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 32.9 | 36.6 | −3.8 | −8.0 to +0.4 | 487 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 32.6 | 36.7 | −4.1 | −7.3 to −0.9 | 823 |
| London N (N) | 32.4 | 36.7 | −4.3 | −8.1 to −0.5 | 581 |
| Swindon (SN) | 32.3 | 36.7 | −4.3 | −7.5 to −1.1 | 841 |
| Leicester (LE) | 31.9 | 36.7 | −4.8 | −7.0 to −2.7 | 1,875 |
| Redhill (RH) | 31.8 | 36.7 | −4.9 | −7.4 to −2.4 | 1,315 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 31.7 | 36.8 | −5.1 | −6.7 to −3.5 | 3,312 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 31.3 | 36.6 | −5.4 | −10.9 to +0.1 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 31.3 | 36.7 | −5.4 | −9.1 to −1.7 | 601 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 31.2 | 36.7 | −5.4 | −8.7 to −2.2 | 797 |
| Romford (RM) | 31.0 | 36.7 | −5.7 | −8.8 to −2.6 | 871 |
| St Albans (AL) | 30.2 | 36.7 | −6.4 | −10.4 to −2.4 | 506 |
| Slough (SL) | 30.1 | 36.7 | −6.6 | −11.0 to −2.2 | 426 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 29.4 | 36.6 | −7.2 | −13.2 to −1.2 | 221 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 28.9 | 36.7 | −7.8 | −11.2 to −4.3 | 661 |
| London W (W) | 28.6 | 36.6 | −8.1 | −15.4 to −0.8 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 28.6 | 36.7 | −8.1 | −11.2 to −5.1 | 844 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.4 | 36.7 | −11.3 | −14.2 to −8.4 | 885 |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.9 | 36.7 | −11.8 | −15.6 to −7.9 | 490 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 24.1 | 36.7 | −12.5 | −18.3 to −6.7 | 207 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 103,823 (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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