Where in Britain does the Kia Rio fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 29.7% of 572,396 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Rio failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 43.1% against 29.6% elsewhere (+13.4 points). It does best in Kingston upon Thames (KT), −9.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Rio MOT statistics · check a Kia Rio by registration
Kia Rio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 43.1 | 29.6 | +13.4 | +7.3 to +19.6 | 246 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 38.2 | 29.6 | +8.6 | +6.9 to +10.4 | 2,955 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 37.5 | 29.6 | +7.9 | +6.5 to +9.3 | 4,525 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 37.5 | 29.6 | +7.8 | +5.1 to +10.6 | 1,196 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 36.3 | 29.6 | +6.6 | +4.8 to +8.5 | 2,540 |
| Bristol (BS) | 36.0 | 29.6 | +6.5 | +5.4 to +7.5 | 8,074 |
| Truro (TR) | 35.6 | 29.6 | +6.0 | +4.4 to +7.6 | 3,538 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 35.3 | 29.6 | +5.7 | +3.8 to +7.6 | 2,410 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 35.0 | 29.6 | +5.4 | +3.3 to +7.5 | 1,997 |
| Hereford (HR) | 35.0 | 29.6 | +5.3 | +2.5 to +8.1 | 1,112 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 34.9 | 29.6 | +5.3 | +4.2 to +6.3 | 8,304 |
| Newport (NP) | 34.8 | 29.6 | +5.2 | +3.8 to +6.6 | 4,502 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 34.8 | 29.6 | +5.1 | +2.7 to +7.6 | 1,484 |
| Paisley (PA) | 34.6 | 29.6 | +5.0 | +3.3 to +6.7 | 3,078 |
| Leeds (LS) | 34.6 | 29.6 | +5.0 | +3.8 to +6.1 | 6,462 |
| Exeter (EX) | 34.6 | 29.6 | +5.0 | +3.6 to +6.3 | 4,814 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 34.3 | 29.6 | +4.7 | +3.6 to +5.9 | 6,541 |
| Dundee (DD) | 34.2 | 29.6 | +4.6 | +3.2 to +6.0 | 4,599 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 34.1 | 29.6 | +4.5 | +1.3 to +7.6 | 865 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 33.7 | 29.6 | +4.1 | +2.7 to +5.4 | 4,693 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 33.3 | 29.6 | +3.7 | +2.4 to +5.0 | 4,936 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 33.3 | 29.6 | +3.7 | +2.2 to +5.2 | 3,795 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 33.0 | 29.6 | +3.3 | +1.7 to +5.0 | 2,989 |
| Halifax (HX) | 33.0 | 29.6 | +3.3 | +0.7 to +5.9 | 1,302 |
| Darlington (DL) | 32.9 | 29.6 | +3.3 | +1.8 to +4.7 | 3,936 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 32.8 | 29.6 | +3.2 | +2.1 to +4.3 | 6,912 |
| Glasgow (G) | 32.8 | 29.6 | +3.2 | +2.3 to +4.1 | 10,302 |
| Swansea (SA) | 32.6 | 29.6 | +3.1 | +2.2 to +3.9 | 12,364 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 32.6 | 29.6 | +2.9 | +1.5 to +4.3 | 4,417 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 32.5 | 29.7 | +2.9 | −1.6 to +7.4 | 424 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 32.5 | 29.6 | +2.8 | +1.6 to +4.0 | 5,916 |
| Wigan (WN) | 32.0 | 29.6 | +2.3 | +0.7 to +4.0 | 3,227 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 31.9 | 29.6 | +2.3 | +0.6 to +3.9 | 2,950 |
| Telford (TF) | 31.9 | 29.6 | +2.2 | +0.4 to +4.1 | 2,336 |
| Northampton (NN) | 31.9 | 29.6 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.4 | 5,971 |
| Perth (PH) | 31.9 | 29.6 | +2.2 | −0.0 to +4.5 | 1,663 |
| Bradford (BD) | 31.8 | 29.6 | +2.2 | +0.7 to +3.6 | 3,953 |
| Manchester (M) | 31.8 | 29.6 | +2.1 | +1.2 to +3.1 | 9,443 |
| York (YO) | 31.6 | 29.6 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.0 | 7,384 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 31.5 | 29.6 | +1.9 | +0.8 to +3.0 | 6,747 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 31.4 | 29.6 | +1.8 | +0.9 to +2.7 | 10,021 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 31.2 | 29.6 | +1.6 | +0.5 to +2.7 | 6,884 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 31.1 | 29.6 | +1.5 | −0.1 to +3.0 | 3,392 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 31.1 | 29.6 | +1.4 | +0.0 to +2.8 | 4,332 |
| Taunton (TA) | 30.9 | 29.6 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +2.9 | 2,883 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 30.8 | 29.6 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +2.8 | 2,857 |
| Worcester (WR) | 30.6 | 29.7 | +0.9 | −0.8 to +2.6 | 2,918 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 30.5 | 29.6 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.7 | 12,438 |
| Walsall (WS) | 30.5 | 29.6 | +0.9 | −0.5 to +2.3 | 4,015 |
| Brighton (BN) | 30.5 | 29.6 | +0.9 | −0.2 to +1.9 | 7,972 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 30.4 | 29.7 | +0.8 | −0.8 to +2.3 | 3,445 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 30.3 | 29.6 | +0.7 | −0.6 to +1.9 | 5,155 |
| Crewe (CW) | 30.3 | 29.7 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.2 | 3,155 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 29.9 | 29.7 | +0.3 | −1.4 to +1.9 | 3,033 |
| Inverness (IV) | 29.9 | 29.7 | +0.2 | −1.3 to +1.8 | 3,479 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 29.9 | 29.7 | +0.2 | −2.0 to +2.4 | 1,728 |
| Chester (CH) | 29.8 | 29.7 | +0.2 | −1.2 to +1.5 | 4,484 |
| Croydon (CR) | 29.8 | 29.7 | +0.1 | −1.5 to +1.8 | 3,111 |
| Durham (DH) | 29.7 | 29.7 | +0.0 | −1.8 to +1.8 | 2,451 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 29.6 | 29.7 | −0.0 | −1.4 to +1.3 | 4,420 |
| London N (N) | 29.6 | 29.7 | −0.0 | −2.1 to +2.0 | 1,921 |
| Norwich (NR) | 29.6 | 29.7 | −0.1 | −1.1 to +0.9 | 8,549 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 29.4 | 29.7 | −0.3 | −1.7 to +1.1 | 3,912 |
| London SW (SW) | 29.3 | 29.7 | −0.3 | −3.0 to +2.3 | 1,128 |
| Preston (PR) | 29.3 | 29.7 | −0.3 | −1.4 to +0.8 | 6,545 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.0 | 29.7 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +0.8 | 3,645 |
| Swindon (SN) | 28.9 | 29.7 | −0.7 | −1.9 to +0.5 | 5,410 |
| Oxford (OX) | 28.9 | 29.7 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.6 | 4,701 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.9 | 29.7 | −0.8 | −1.7 to +0.2 | 8,611 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 28.9 | 29.7 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.3 | 6,529 |
| London E (E) | 28.6 | 29.7 | −1.0 | −3.2 to +1.1 | 1,705 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 28.6 | 29.7 | −1.1 | −3.0 to +0.8 | 2,206 |
| Southampton (SO) | 28.5 | 29.7 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.1 | 8,086 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.4 | 29.7 | −1.3 | −2.1 to −0.4 | 11,183 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.4 | 29.7 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.1 | 5,243 |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.2 | 29.7 | −1.5 | −2.6 to −0.3 | 6,233 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 28.2 | 29.7 | −1.5 | −3.5 to +0.5 | 1,958 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 28.2 | 29.7 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.3 | 5,824 |
| Coventry (CV) | 28.1 | 29.7 | −1.5 | −2.6 to −0.5 | 6,877 |
| Derby (DE) | 28.1 | 29.7 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 8,116 |
| Liverpool (L) | 28.1 | 29.7 | −1.6 | −2.8 to −0.4 | 5,327 |
| London SE (SE) | 27.9 | 29.7 | −1.7 | −3.5 to +0.0 | 2,454 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 27.8 | 29.7 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.7 | 6,110 |
| London W (W) | 27.8 | 29.7 | −1.9 | −5.5 to +1.7 | 580 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 27.8 | 29.7 | −1.9 | −3.2 to −0.7 | 5,065 |
| Ilford (IG) | 27.7 | 29.7 | −1.9 | −4.8 to +1.0 | 916 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 27.8 | 29.7 | −2.0 | −2.7 to −1.2 | 15,580 |
| Reading (RG) | 27.5 | 29.7 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −1.0 | 6,165 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 27.3 | 29.7 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.0 | 4,013 |
| Medway (ME) | 27.2 | 29.7 | −2.5 | −3.5 to −1.5 | 8,188 |
| Birmingham (B) | 27.2 | 29.7 | −2.6 | −3.3 to −1.8 | 13,675 |
| Stockport (SK) | 27.1 | 29.7 | −2.6 | −3.5 to −1.7 | 9,203 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 27.0 | 29.7 | −2.7 | −3.7 to −1.7 | 7,188 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 26.9 | 29.7 | −2.7 | −4.6 to −0.9 | 2,172 |
| Watford (WD) | 26.7 | 29.7 | −2.9 | −4.8 to −1.1 | 2,229 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 26.5 | 29.7 | −3.2 | −4.3 to −2.0 | 5,848 |
| Sheffield (S) | 26.5 | 29.7 | −3.3 | −4.0 to −2.5 | 14,479 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.3 | 29.7 | −3.4 | −5.0 to −1.7 | 2,729 |
| Warrington (WA) | 26.2 | 29.7 | −3.5 | −4.5 to −2.5 | 7,494 |
| Guildford (GU) | 26.2 | 29.7 | −3.5 | −4.4 to −2.6 | 8,770 |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.2 | 29.7 | −3.5 | −4.5 to −2.6 | 8,595 |
| Slough (SL) | 26.0 | 29.7 | −3.7 | −5.5 to −1.8 | 2,186 |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.8 | 29.7 | −3.9 | −5.2 to −2.7 | 4,777 |
| London NW (NW) | 25.6 | 29.7 | −4.1 | −5.9 to −2.2 | 2,121 |
| Luton (LU) | 25.6 | 29.7 | −4.1 | −5.5 to −2.8 | 4,214 |
| Dartford (DA) | 25.5 | 29.7 | −4.2 | −5.5 to −2.8 | 3,924 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 25.4 | 29.7 | −4.2 | −5.9 to −2.6 | 2,758 |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.4 | 29.7 | −4.3 | −6.1 to −2.5 | 2,237 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.4 | 29.7 | −4.4 | −5.4 to −3.3 | 6,959 |
| Redhill (RH) | 25.2 | 29.7 | −4.5 | −5.6 to −3.5 | 6,542 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 25.0 | 29.7 | −4.7 | −11.0 to +1.7 | 180 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 24.6 | 29.7 | −5.1 | −6.7 to −3.5 | 2,873 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.6 | 29.7 | −5.2 | −6.1 to −4.2 | 8,427 |
| Bromley (BR) | 23.8 | 29.7 | −5.9 | −7.7 to −4.0 | 2,124 |
| Sutton (SM) | 23.5 | 29.7 | −6.2 | −8.7 to −3.7 | 1,078 |
| Romford (RM) | 22.7 | 29.7 | −7.0 | −8.4 to −5.5 | 3,127 |
| Enfield (EN) | 22.2 | 29.7 | −7.5 | −9.1 to −5.9 | 2,511 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 20.2 | 29.7 | −9.5 | −10.7 to −8.3 | 4,112 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 572,396 (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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