Where in Britain does the Kia Niro fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 11.5% of 186,182 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Niro failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Taunton (TA): 20.2% against 11.5% elsewhere (+8.7 points). It does best in London W (W), −7.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Niro MOT statistics · check a Kia Niro by registration
Kia Niro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton (TA) | 20.2 | 11.5 | +8.7 | +5.2 to +12.1 | 516 |
| Halifax (HX) | 19.8 | 11.5 | +8.3 | +2.4 to +14.1 | 177 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 18.6 | 11.5 | +7.1 | +4.3 to +9.8 | 760 |
| Darlington (DL) | 17.8 | 11.5 | +6.4 | +3.2 to +9.5 | 566 |
| Truro (TR) | 17.5 | 11.5 | +6.0 | +1.9 to +10.1 | 332 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 16.4 | 11.5 | +4.9 | +2.0 to +7.8 | 623 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 16.1 | 11.5 | +4.6 | +1.4 to +7.9 | 483 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 15.8 | 11.4 | +4.4 | +3.2 to +5.5 | 3,867 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 15.8 | 11.5 | +4.3 | +2.3 to +6.3 | 1,283 |
| Redhill (RH) | 15.8 | 11.5 | +4.3 | +2.8 to +5.9 | 2,134 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 15.7 | 11.5 | +4.2 | +0.1 to +8.2 | 313 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 15.6 | 11.5 | +4.1 | +1.5 to +6.7 | 743 |
| Dundee (DD) | 15.5 | 11.5 | +4.0 | +1.5 to +6.5 | 793 |
| Newport (NP) | 15.5 | 11.5 | +4.0 | +1.7 to +6.3 | 956 |
| Exeter (EX) | 15.2 | 11.5 | +3.7 | +1.7 to +5.7 | 1,239 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 15.2 | 11.5 | +3.7 | +2.2 to +5.2 | 2,118 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 14.7 | 11.5 | +3.2 | +0.5 to +5.9 | 647 |
| Bromley (BR) | 14.7 | 11.5 | +3.2 | +1.3 to +5.0 | 1,384 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 14.7 | 11.5 | +3.2 | +1.5 to +4.9 | 1,659 |
| Leeds (LS) | 14.6 | 11.5 | +3.1 | +1.3 to +5.0 | 1,389 |
| Paisley (PA) | 14.6 | 11.5 | +3.1 | +0.3 to +5.9 | 609 |
| Bristol (BS) | 14.5 | 11.5 | +3.0 | +1.7 to +4.4 | 2,545 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 14.5 | 11.5 | +3.0 | +0.0 to +6.0 | 530 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 14.4 | 11.4 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +4.1 | 4,498 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 14.4 | 11.5 | +2.9 | −3.8 to +9.7 | 104 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 14.3 | 11.5 | +2.9 | +1.6 to +4.1 | 2,946 |
| Durham (DH) | 14.3 | 11.5 | +2.8 | −0.4 to +6.0 | 454 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 14.1 | 11.5 | +2.6 | +0.6 to +4.6 | 1,121 |
| Oxford (OX) | 14.0 | 11.5 | +2.6 | +1.0 to +4.1 | 1,866 |
| Norwich (NR) | 14.0 | 11.5 | +2.5 | +0.7 to +4.4 | 1,370 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 13.8 | 11.5 | +2.3 | −2.7 to +7.3 | 181 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 13.8 | 11.5 | +2.3 | −0.2 to +4.8 | 718 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 13.7 | 11.5 | +2.2 | +0.4 to +4.1 | 1,341 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 13.7 | 11.5 | +2.2 | −0.6 to +5.0 | 591 |
| Bath (BA) | 13.6 | 11.5 | +2.1 | +0.3 to +3.9 | 1,463 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 13.6 | 11.5 | +2.1 | −0.6 to +4.8 | 611 |
| Northampton (NN) | 13.5 | 11.5 | +2.0 | +0.3 to +3.7 | 1,552 |
| Wigan (WN) | 13.4 | 11.5 | +1.9 | −2.2 to +5.9 | 269 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 13.4 | 11.5 | +1.9 | −0.3 to +4.0 | 988 |
| Southampton (SO) | 13.3 | 11.5 | +1.8 | +0.3 to +3.4 | 1,830 |
| Glasgow (G) | 13.2 | 11.5 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.2 | 1,915 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 13.1 | 11.5 | +1.6 | −1.2 to +4.3 | 581 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 13.0 | 11.5 | +1.5 | −3.7 to +6.7 | 161 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 13.0 | 11.5 | +1.5 | −2.7 to +5.6 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 12.9 | 11.5 | +1.4 | −1.4 to +4.2 | 556 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 12.7 | 11.5 | +1.2 | −0.2 to +2.6 | 2,249 |
| Warrington (WA) | 12.7 | 11.5 | +1.2 | −0.6 to +3.0 | 1,346 |
| Worcester (WR) | 12.7 | 11.5 | +1.2 | −1.6 to +4.0 | 559 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 12.7 | 11.5 | +1.1 | −1.8 to +4.0 | 506 |
| London E (E) | 12.6 | 11.4 | +1.1 | +0.5 to +1.8 | 10,272 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 12.6 | 11.5 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.4 | 2,546 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 12.5 | 11.5 | +1.0 | −1.7 to +3.7 | 582 |
| Brighton (BN) | 12.5 | 11.5 | +1.0 | −0.6 to +2.5 | 1,723 |
| Dartford (DA) | 12.3 | 11.5 | +0.8 | −0.6 to +2.3 | 2,067 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 12.2 | 11.5 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.5 | 1,275 |
| Watford (WD) | 12.2 | 11.5 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.4 | 1,361 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 12.1 | 11.5 | +0.6 | −0.8 to +2.0 | 2,111 |
| York (YO) | 12.0 | 11.5 | +0.5 | −1.2 to +2.2 | 1,419 |
| St Albans (AL) | 12.0 | 11.5 | +0.5 | −1.5 to +2.5 | 1,027 |
| Hull (HU) | 12.0 | 11.5 | +0.5 | −2.0 to +2.9 | 668 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 12.0 | 11.5 | +0.5 | −2.4 to +3.3 | 493 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 11.9 | 11.5 | +0.4 | −1.5 to +2.4 | 1,072 |
| Walsall (WS) | 11.9 | 11.5 | +0.4 | −1.7 to +2.6 | 881 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 11.8 | 11.5 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.7 | 1,883 |
| Crewe (CW) | 11.8 | 11.5 | +0.3 | −1.8 to +2.4 | 933 |
| London SE (SE) | 11.8 | 11.5 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.1 | 6,094 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 11.8 | 11.5 | +0.3 | −1.4 to +1.9 | 1,451 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 11.7 | 11.5 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.0 | 1,206 |
| Swansea (SA) | 11.6 | 11.5 | +0.1 | −1.7 to +1.8 | 1,228 |
| Colchester (CO) | 11.4 | 11.5 | −0.1 | −2.5 to +2.3 | 675 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 11.4 | 11.5 | −0.1 | −2.3 to +2.0 | 842 |
| Chester (CH) | 11.1 | 11.5 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.3 | 1,360 |
| Oldham (OL) | 11.1 | 11.5 | −0.4 | −2.3 to +1.5 | 1,036 |
| Slough (SL) | 11.0 | 11.5 | −0.5 | −1.8 to +0.9 | 2,156 |
| Manchester (M) | 11.0 | 11.5 | −0.5 | −2.4 to +1.3 | 1,140 |
| London NW (NW) | 11.0 | 11.5 | −0.6 | −1.2 to +0.1 | 9,765 |
| Luton (LU) | 10.9 | 11.5 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +0.9 | 1,685 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 10.9 | 11.5 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +0.9 | 1,507 |
| Reading (RG) | 10.9 | 11.5 | −0.6 | −2.0 to +0.7 | 1,976 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 10.9 | 11.5 | −0.7 | −1.9 to +0.6 | 2,312 |
| Stockport (SK) | 10.7 | 11.5 | −0.9 | −2.3 to +0.6 | 1,698 |
| Bradford (BD) | 10.5 | 11.5 | −1.0 | −2.9 to +0.8 | 1,021 |
| Medway (ME) | 10.4 | 11.5 | −1.1 | −2.6 to +0.4 | 1,681 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 10.4 | 11.5 | −1.1 | −3.7 to +1.4 | 569 |
| Coventry (CV) | 10.3 | 11.5 | −1.2 | −2.7 to +0.3 | 1,565 |
| Dudley (DY) | 10.1 | 11.5 | −1.4 | −3.2 to +0.4 | 1,115 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 10.1 | 11.5 | −1.4 | −3.2 to +0.4 | 1,088 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 10.1 | 11.5 | −1.4 | −3.0 to +0.2 | 1,376 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 10.1 | 11.5 | −1.4 | −4.0 to +1.1 | 526 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 10.1 | 11.5 | −1.5 | −2.4 to −0.5 | 3,788 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 10.1 | 11.5 | −1.5 | −2.9 to −0.0 | 1,669 |
| Sheffield (S) | 10.0 | 11.5 | −1.5 | −2.6 to −0.4 | 2,878 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 10.0 | 11.5 | −1.5 | −3.7 to +0.7 | 699 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 10.0 | 11.5 | −1.5 | −2.6 to −0.4 | 2,976 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 10.0 | 11.5 | −1.6 | −3.4 to +0.2 | 1,064 |
| Perth (PH) | 9.9 | 11.5 | −1.6 | −4.7 to +1.5 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 9.7 | 11.5 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.3 | 1,642 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 9.6 | 11.5 | −1.9 | −6.1 to +2.3 | 187 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 9.6 | 11.5 | −2.0 | −4.9 to +1.0 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 9.4 | 11.5 | −2.1 | −3.2 to −1.1 | 3,120 |
| Liverpool (L) | 9.4 | 11.5 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.9 | 2,095 |
| Derby (DE) | 9.3 | 11.5 | −2.2 | −3.6 to −0.8 | 1,640 |
| Harrow (HA) | 9.3 | 11.6 | −2.2 | −3.2 to −1.3 | 3,873 |
| London SW (SW) | 9.2 | 11.5 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.0 | 1,853 |
| London N (N) | 8.9 | 11.6 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.8 | 4,008 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 8.5 | 11.5 | −3.0 | −5.3 to −0.7 | 562 |
| Romford (RM) | 8.3 | 11.6 | −3.3 | −4.2 to −2.5 | 4,221 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 8.2 | 11.5 | −3.4 | −5.0 to −1.7 | 1,043 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 8.1 | 11.5 | −3.4 | −5.3 to −1.5 | 811 |
| Sutton (SM) | 8.1 | 11.5 | −3.5 | −5.7 to −1.2 | 571 |
| Ilford (IG) | 8.1 | 11.6 | −3.5 | −4.6 to −2.4 | 2,320 |
| Leicester (LE) | 7.2 | 11.6 | −4.4 | −5.4 to −3.4 | 2,589 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 7.1 | 11.6 | −4.4 | −5.5 to −3.4 | 2,287 |
| Enfield (EN) | 6.5 | 11.6 | −5.1 | −6.0 to −4.2 | 3,176 |
| London W (W) | 3.9 | 11.7 | −7.8 | −8.4 to −7.3 | 5,170 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 186,182 (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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