Where in Britain does the Kia Optima fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 19.1% of 57,208 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Optima failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dumfries (DG): 29.4% against 19.1% elsewhere (+10.3 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −12.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Optima MOT statistics · check a Kia Optima by registration
Kia Optima 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.4 | 19.1 | +10.3 | +3.2 to +17.3 | 160 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 29.2 | 19.1 | +10.1 | +2.9 to +17.3 | 154 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 27.9 | 19.1 | +8.8 | +3.0 to +14.6 | 233 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 26.5 | 19.0 | +7.5 | +4.5 to +10.5 | 849 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 26.1 | 19.0 | +7.0 | +3.9 to +10.1 | 775 |
| Preston (PR) | 25.9 | 19.1 | +6.8 | +3.4 to +10.2 | 650 |
| Newport (NP) | 24.3 | 19.1 | +5.2 | +1.4 to +9.1 | 485 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 24.3 | 19.1 | +5.2 | +1.9 to +8.5 | 651 |
| Hull (HU) | 24.1 | 19.1 | +5.0 | +0.8 to +9.2 | 398 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 24.1 | 19.1 | +5.0 | +0.7 to +9.3 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 24.1 | 19.1 | +5.0 | +1.1 to +8.8 | 482 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 23.9 | 19.1 | +4.9 | +1.9 to +7.9 | 781 |
| York (YO) | 23.9 | 19.1 | +4.8 | +1.5 to +8.2 | 631 |
| Taunton (TA) | 23.4 | 19.1 | +4.3 | −1.4 to +10.1 | 209 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 23.1 | 19.1 | +4.0 | +0.3 to +7.8 | 493 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.0 | 19.0 | +4.0 | +2.1 to +5.9 | 2,010 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 23.0 | 19.1 | +3.9 | −2.1 to +9.9 | 191 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 23.0 | 19.1 | +3.9 | −0.3 to +8.1 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 22.8 | 19.1 | +3.7 | +0.8 to +6.7 | 780 |
| Paisley (PA) | 22.8 | 19.1 | +3.7 | +0.4 to +7.0 | 624 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 22.7 | 19.1 | +3.6 | −0.1 to +7.3 | 494 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 22.6 | 19.1 | +3.5 | +0.2 to +6.8 | 629 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 22.5 | 19.1 | +3.4 | −1.8 to +8.6 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 22.2 | 19.1 | +3.1 | −0.4 to +6.6 | 549 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 22.2 | 19.1 | +3.1 | +0.0 to +6.2 | 703 |
| Inverness (IV) | 21.9 | 19.1 | +2.8 | −1.0 to +6.5 | 466 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 21.8 | 19.1 | +2.7 | −0.5 to +5.8 | 648 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 21.7 | 19.1 | +2.6 | −0.2 to +5.4 | 847 |
| Bath (BA) | 21.7 | 19.1 | +2.5 | −1.6 to +6.7 | 383 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 21.6 | 19.1 | +2.5 | −2.5 to +7.5 | 259 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 21.4 | 19.1 | +2.3 | −1.0 to +5.7 | 583 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 21.4 | 19.1 | +2.2 | −2.3 to +6.8 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 21.3 | 19.1 | +2.2 | −2.8 to +7.1 | 263 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 21.3 | 19.1 | +2.1 | −1.6 to +5.9 | 461 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 21.2 | 19.1 | +2.1 | −2.6 to +6.8 | 292 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 21.2 | 19.1 | +2.0 | −3.0 to +7.1 | 255 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 21.1 | 19.1 | +2.0 | −0.8 to +4.7 | 878 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 21.0 | 19.1 | +1.9 | −4.1 to +7.8 | 181 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 21.0 | 19.1 | +1.8 | −1.6 to +5.3 | 539 |
| Southampton (SO) | 20.7 | 19.1 | +1.6 | −2.0 to +5.1 | 507 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 20.5 | 19.1 | +1.4 | −1.6 to +4.3 | 713 |
| Swindon (SN) | 20.4 | 19.1 | +1.3 | −2.7 to +5.3 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 20.4 | 19.1 | +1.3 | −3.0 to +5.6 | 343 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 20.3 | 19.1 | +1.1 | −3.4 to +5.6 | 306 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 20.2 | 19.1 | +1.1 | −2.2 to +4.4 | 569 |
| Oxford (OX) | 20.1 | 19.1 | +1.0 | −2.8 to +4.7 | 438 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 20.1 | 19.1 | +0.9 | −3.0 to +4.8 | 414 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 20.0 | 19.1 | +0.9 | −1.9 to +3.7 | 814 |
| Perth (PH) | 19.9 | 19.1 | +0.8 | −4.2 to +5.7 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 19.9 | 19.1 | +0.8 | −1.9 to +3.5 | 855 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 19.8 | 19.1 | +0.6 | −2.4 to +3.7 | 658 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 19.7 | 19.1 | +0.6 | −1.7 to +2.8 | 1,270 |
| Worcester (WR) | 19.5 | 19.1 | +0.4 | −4.6 to +5.3 | 246 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 19.4 | 19.1 | +0.3 | −5.5 to +6.1 | 180 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 19.4 | 19.1 | +0.3 | −5.7 to +6.2 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 19.4 | 19.1 | +0.3 | −3.4 to +3.9 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 19.4 | 19.1 | +0.2 | −3.2 to +3.7 | 521 |
| Warrington (WA) | 19.4 | 19.1 | +0.2 | −2.6 to +3.1 | 759 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 19.3 | 19.1 | +0.2 | −1.7 to +2.1 | 1,667 |
| Halifax (HX) | 19.2 | 19.1 | +0.1 | −7.5 to +7.7 | 104 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 19.2 | 19.1 | +0.1 | −4.4 to +4.5 | 297 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 19.0 | 19.1 | −0.1 | −4.8 to +4.6 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.0 | 19.1 | −0.1 | −3.4 to +3.1 | 579 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 18.9 | 19.1 | −0.2 | −5.4 to +4.9 | 222 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 18.7 | 19.1 | −0.5 | −4.2 to +3.3 | 412 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 18.6 | 19.1 | −0.5 | −3.4 to +2.4 | 693 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 18.5 | 19.1 | −0.6 | −6.6 to +5.4 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 18.4 | 19.1 | −0.8 | −5.0 to +3.5 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 18.3 | 19.1 | −0.8 | −4.0 to +2.3 | 579 |
| Norwich (NR) | 18.2 | 19.1 | −0.9 | −4.3 to +2.5 | 494 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.1 | 19.1 | −1.0 | −6.1 to +4.0 | 221 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 18.0 | 19.1 | −1.1 | −5.2 to +2.9 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 18.0 | 19.2 | −1.2 | −4.0 to +1.7 | 711 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 17.7 | 19.2 | −1.5 | −3.8 to +0.8 | 1,073 |
| Coventry (CV) | 17.6 | 19.2 | −1.6 | −4.5 to +1.3 | 665 |
| Brighton (BN) | 17.6 | 19.1 | −1.6 | −5.7 to +2.5 | 336 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 17.1 | 19.1 | −2.1 | −7.7 to +3.6 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 17.1 | 19.2 | −2.1 | −5.2 to +1.0 | 586 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 17.1 | 19.2 | −2.1 | −5.1 to +0.9 | 598 |
| Stockport (SK) | 17.0 | 19.2 | −2.2 | −4.9 to +0.6 | 718 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 16.8 | 19.2 | −2.4 | −6.1 to +1.3 | 394 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 16.5 | 19.2 | −2.7 | −6.3 to +0.9 | 413 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 16.4 | 19.2 | −2.7 | −7.1 to +1.6 | 280 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 16.4 | 19.2 | −2.8 | −4.7 to −1.0 | 1,563 |
| Bromley (BR) | 16.2 | 19.1 | −3.0 | −9.2 to +3.2 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 16.1 | 19.2 | −3.1 | −6.7 to +0.5 | 404 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 16.0 | 19.2 | −3.1 | −5.9 to −0.4 | 692 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 16.0 | 19.2 | −3.2 | −7.3 to +0.9 | 313 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 15.8 | 19.2 | −3.3 | −6.5 to −0.1 | 511 |
| Leicester (LE) | 15.5 | 19.2 | −3.7 | −6.0 to −1.3 | 965 |
| Croydon (CR) | 15.4 | 19.2 | −3.8 | −7.8 to +0.2 | 312 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 15.3 | 19.1 | −3.9 | −9.5 to +1.8 | 157 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 15.2 | 19.2 | −4.0 | −5.8 to −2.2 | 1,568 |
| Derby (DE) | 15.2 | 19.2 | −4.0 | −6.4 to −1.7 | 922 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 15.1 | 19.2 | −4.1 | −7.4 to −0.8 | 464 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 14.9 | 19.2 | −4.2 | −8.0 to −0.5 | 355 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 14.7 | 19.2 | −4.4 | −8.8 to −0.0 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 14.0 | 19.2 | −5.1 | −8.3 to −1.9 | 456 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 13.3 | 19.2 | −5.8 | −9.7 to −2.0 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 13.2 | 19.2 | −5.9 | −10.4 to −1.5 | 227 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 12.9 | 19.2 | −6.3 | −11.1 to −1.4 | 186 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 12.6 | 19.2 | −6.6 | −9.8 to −3.3 | 412 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 12.2 | 19.2 | −7.0 | −11.6 to −2.4 | 197 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 12.1 | 19.2 | −7.1 | −11.7 to −2.4 | 190 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 11.5 | 19.2 | −7.6 | −13.5 to −1.8 | 113 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 11.4 | 19.2 | −7.8 | −11.6 to −4.0 | 273 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 10.3 | 19.2 | −8.9 | −12.0 to −5.8 | 369 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 10.6 | 19.5 | −8.9 | −10.2 to −7.7 | 2,382 |
| London E (E) | 8.5 | 19.2 | −10.7 | −13.6 to −7.8 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 6.7 | 19.2 | −12.5 | −15.8 to −9.2 | 224 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 57,208 (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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