Where in Britain does the Kia Picanto fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 29.1% of 990,523 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Picanto failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Lerwick (ZE): 44.6% against 29.0% elsewhere (+15.5 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −9.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Picanto MOT statistics · check a Kia Picanto by registration
Kia Picanto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick (ZE) | 44.6 | 29.0 | +15.5 | +12.6 to +18.4 | 1,102 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 41.0 | 29.0 | +12.0 | +10.8 to +13.3 | 6,066 |
| Perth (PH) | 40.7 | 29.0 | +11.7 | +9.5 to +13.8 | 2,057 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 39.8 | 29.1 | +10.8 | +6.2 to +15.4 | 437 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 39.7 | 29.0 | +10.7 | +9.7 to +11.8 | 9,060 |
| Dundee (DD) | 39.0 | 29.0 | +10.0 | +8.8 to +11.1 | 6,709 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 37.6 | 28.9 | +8.7 | +7.9 to +9.5 | 13,754 |
| Paisley (PA) | 37.5 | 29.0 | +8.5 | +7.0 to +10.0 | 4,090 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 36.2 | 29.1 | +7.2 | +2.7 to +11.7 | 436 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 36.2 | 29.0 | +7.2 | +5.8 to +8.6 | 4,471 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 36.1 | 29.0 | +7.1 | +5.8 to +8.4 | 5,427 |
| Hull (HU) | 35.6 | 29.0 | +6.6 | +5.3 to +7.9 | 5,116 |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.5 | 29.0 | +6.5 | +5.7 to +7.3 | 15,104 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 35.4 | 29.1 | +6.3 | +0.1 to +12.6 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 35.3 | 29.0 | +6.3 | +5.1 to +7.5 | 5,954 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 34.7 | 29.0 | +5.7 | +4.7 to +6.6 | 9,043 |
| Halifax (HX) | 34.5 | 29.0 | +5.5 | +3.6 to +7.4 | 2,469 |
| Truro (TR) | 34.0 | 29.0 | +4.9 | +3.9 to +6.0 | 8,173 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 33.9 | 29.0 | +4.8 | +3.8 to +5.8 | 8,919 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 33.8 | 29.0 | +4.8 | +2.8 to +6.7 | 2,292 |
| Bristol (BS) | 33.7 | 29.0 | +4.7 | +4.0 to +5.4 | 18,569 |
| Leeds (LS) | 33.7 | 29.0 | +4.7 | +3.8 to +5.6 | 10,517 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 32.9 | 29.0 | +3.9 | +2.1 to +5.6 | 2,807 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.9 | 29.0 | +3.8 | +2.3 to +5.3 | 3,757 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 32.7 | 29.0 | +3.7 | +2.3 to +5.0 | 4,673 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 32.6 | 29.0 | +3.6 | +2.3 to +4.9 | 5,137 |
| Inverness (IV) | 32.5 | 29.0 | +3.5 | +2.1 to +5.0 | 4,046 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 32.5 | 29.0 | +3.5 | +2.7 to +4.3 | 13,453 |
| York (YO) | 32.5 | 29.0 | +3.4 | +2.6 to +4.3 | 11,898 |
| Telford (TF) | 32.5 | 29.0 | +3.4 | +1.8 to +5.0 | 3,383 |
| Exeter (EX) | 32.1 | 29.0 | +3.1 | +2.1 to +4.1 | 8,769 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 32.0 | 29.1 | +3.0 | +0.8 to +5.1 | 1,831 |
| Manchester (M) | 32.0 | 29.0 | +2.9 | +2.2 to +3.7 | 15,582 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 32.0 | 29.0 | +2.9 | +1.7 to +4.1 | 6,014 |
| Hereford (HR) | 31.9 | 29.1 | +2.9 | +0.9 to +4.9 | 2,102 |
| Wigan (WN) | 31.9 | 29.0 | +2.8 | +1.5 to +4.2 | 4,567 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 31.9 | 29.0 | +2.8 | +1.5 to +4.1 | 5,040 |
| Newport (NP) | 31.7 | 29.0 | +2.7 | +1.7 to +3.7 | 8,467 |
| Durham (DH) | 31.7 | 29.0 | +2.7 | +1.3 to +4.1 | 4,384 |
| Northampton (NN) | 31.7 | 29.0 | +2.7 | +1.7 to +3.6 | 9,979 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 31.6 | 29.0 | +2.6 | +1.8 to +3.4 | 12,705 |
| Swansea (SA) | 31.3 | 29.0 | +2.3 | +1.6 to +3.0 | 18,866 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 31.0 | 29.0 | +1.9 | +0.6 to +3.2 | 4,971 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 30.8 | 29.0 | +1.8 | +1.2 to +2.5 | 19,022 |
| Bradford (BD) | 30.5 | 29.0 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.5 | 7,322 |
| Walsall (WS) | 29.8 | 29.1 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.8 | 7,654 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 29.8 | 29.1 | +0.7 | −0.6 to +2.0 | 4,682 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.8 | 29.1 | +0.7 | −0.5 to +1.9 | 5,805 |
| London SW (SW) | 29.6 | 29.1 | +0.6 | −1.4 to +2.6 | 2,001 |
| Preston (PR) | 29.6 | 29.1 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.4 | 9,883 |
| London W (W) | 29.6 | 29.1 | +0.5 | −2.2 to +3.2 | 1,119 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 29.5 | 29.1 | +0.4 | −1.1 to +2.0 | 3,267 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 29.3 | 29.1 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.3 | 7,609 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 29.2 | 29.1 | +0.2 | −0.9 to +1.2 | 7,153 |
| Bath (BA) | 29.2 | 29.1 | +0.1 | −0.7 to +0.9 | 11,327 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 29.1 | 29.1 | +0.0 | −1.3 to +1.4 | 4,331 |
| Norwich (NR) | 28.8 | 29.1 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.5 | 14,605 |
| Crewe (CW) | 28.8 | 29.1 | −0.2 | −1.4 to +1.0 | 5,565 |
| Worcester (WR) | 28.8 | 29.1 | −0.3 | −1.5 to +0.9 | 5,429 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 28.8 | 29.1 | −0.3 | −2.0 to +1.4 | 2,801 |
| London E (E) | 28.7 | 29.1 | −0.4 | −2.0 to +1.2 | 3,180 |
| Oxford (OX) | 28.7 | 29.1 | −0.4 | −1.4 to +0.6 | 7,904 |
| Coventry (CV) | 28.7 | 29.1 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.4 | 11,076 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 28.6 | 29.1 | −0.4 | −1.6 to +0.7 | 5,669 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 28.6 | 29.1 | −0.5 | −1.5 to +0.6 | 7,094 |
| Taunton (TA) | 28.6 | 29.1 | −0.5 | −1.7 to +0.8 | 4,892 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 28.6 | 29.1 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.3 | 13,005 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 28.6 | 29.1 | −0.5 | −1.0 to +0.1 | 26,744 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 28.5 | 29.1 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +1.0 | 3,188 |
| Chester (CH) | 28.4 | 29.1 | −0.6 | −1.6 to +0.3 | 9,384 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 28.3 | 29.1 | −0.8 | −1.7 to +0.1 | 9,726 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.2 | 29.1 | −0.8 | −1.6 to −0.1 | 13,428 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.2 | 29.1 | −0.8 | −1.6 to −0.0 | 11,980 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.1 | 29.1 | −1.0 | −2.0 to +0.1 | 6,994 |
| London N (N) | 28.0 | 29.1 | −1.0 | −2.4 to +0.4 | 3,987 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.9 | 29.1 | −1.2 | −2.5 to +0.1 | 4,845 |
| Brighton (BN) | 27.9 | 29.1 | −1.2 | −1.9 to −0.5 | 15,778 |
| Reading (RG) | 27.7 | 29.1 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.5 | 9,430 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 27.6 | 29.1 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.6 | 10,182 |
| Swindon (SN) | 27.6 | 29.1 | −1.5 | −2.4 to −0.6 | 9,404 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 27.6 | 29.1 | −1.5 | −2.4 to −0.6 | 9,363 |
| Oldham (OL) | 27.6 | 29.1 | −1.5 | −2.3 to −0.6 | 10,645 |
| Liverpool (L) | 27.5 | 29.1 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.7 | 9,279 |
| Sutton (SM) | 27.4 | 29.1 | −1.7 | −3.5 to +0.2 | 2,251 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 27.3 | 29.1 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −0.9 | 10,533 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 27.3 | 29.1 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.1 | 16,887 |
| Ilford (IG) | 27.2 | 29.1 | −1.8 | −3.8 to +0.2 | 1,861 |
| Warrington (WA) | 26.9 | 29.1 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.4 | 11,990 |
| Slough (SL) | 26.8 | 29.1 | −2.3 | −3.7 to −0.9 | 4,009 |
| Croydon (CR) | 26.7 | 29.1 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.2 | 5,733 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.7 | 29.1 | −2.4 | −2.9 to −1.9 | 28,074 |
| Sheffield (S) | 26.7 | 29.1 | −2.4 | −3.0 to −1.8 | 24,951 |
| Birmingham (B) | 26.7 | 29.1 | −2.5 | −3.0 to −1.9 | 24,689 |
| London SE (SE) | 26.5 | 29.1 | −2.6 | −3.8 to −1.3 | 4,838 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 26.5 | 29.1 | −2.6 | −3.5 to −1.7 | 10,289 |
| Derby (DE) | 26.5 | 29.1 | −2.6 | −3.4 to −1.9 | 14,491 |
| Luton (LU) | 26.1 | 29.1 | −3.0 | −4.1 to −2.0 | 7,026 |
| Guildford (GU) | 26.0 | 29.1 | −3.1 | −3.8 to −2.4 | 14,772 |
| Watford (WD) | 25.8 | 29.1 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −2.0 | 4,829 |
| Southampton (SO) | 25.8 | 29.1 | −3.3 | −4.0 to −2.6 | 14,835 |
| Bolton (BL) | 25.7 | 29.1 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.7 | 12,416 |
| Leicester (LE) | 25.6 | 29.1 | −3.5 | −4.2 to −2.8 | 15,305 |
| Stockport (SK) | 25.6 | 29.1 | −3.6 | −4.2 to −2.9 | 16,809 |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.2 | 29.1 | −3.9 | −5.1 to −2.6 | 4,666 |
| Redhill (RH) | 25.1 | 29.1 | −4.0 | −4.8 to −3.2 | 11,717 |
| Medway (ME) | 24.9 | 29.1 | −4.2 | −4.9 to −3.5 | 14,395 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.9 | 29.1 | −4.2 | −5.1 to −3.4 | 9,584 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 24.4 | 29.1 | −4.7 | −5.9 to −3.5 | 5,051 |
| London NW (NW) | 24.4 | 29.1 | −4.7 | −6.0 to −3.5 | 4,534 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.2 | 29.1 | −4.9 | −6.0 to −3.8 | 6,193 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 23.9 | 29.1 | −5.2 | −6.0 to −4.5 | 12,402 |
| Harrow (HA) | 23.3 | 29.1 | −5.8 | −6.9 to −4.7 | 5,467 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.2 | 29.1 | −5.9 | −6.9 to −5.0 | 8,436 |
| Romford (RM) | 22.3 | 29.1 | −6.8 | −7.9 to −5.8 | 6,012 |
| Dartford (DA) | 21.5 | 29.1 | −7.6 | −8.5 to −6.7 | 8,532 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 21.2 | 29.1 | −8.0 | −8.9 to −7.1 | 8,123 |
| Bromley (BR) | 20.8 | 29.1 | −8.3 | −9.5 to −7.1 | 4,450 |
| Enfield (EN) | 20.0 | 29.1 | −9.1 | −10.2 to −8.0 | 5,171 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 990,523 (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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