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Where in Britain does the Kia Sedona fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 47.0% of 52,572 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Sedona failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 63.6% against 46.9% elsewhere (+16.7 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −22.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Sedona MOT statistics · check a Kia Sedona by registration

Kia Sedona in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Kia Sedona: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Kirkcaldy (KY)63.646.9+16.7+10.1 to +23.3206 (rough estimate)
Truro (TR)61.346.9+14.4+8.2 to +20.5240 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)60.146.9+13.3+8.2 to +18.3366 (rough estimate)
Inverness (IV)60.146.9+13.2+5.6 to +20.9158 (rough estimate)
Dundee (DD)59.746.9+12.8+6.0 to +19.6201 (rough estimate)
Carlisle (CA)59.446.9+12.6+6.8 to +18.3281 (rough estimate)
York (YO)59.046.8+12.1+7.5 to +16.8434 (rough estimate)
Lancaster (LA)57.646.9+10.7+5.1 to +16.3302 (rough estimate)
Falkirk (FK)57.646.9+10.7+2.2 to +19.1132 (rough estimate)
Blackpool (FY)57.446.8+10.5+6.2 to +14.8509
Edinburgh (EH)57.146.9+10.3+5.1 to +15.4357 (rough estimate)
Telford (TF)56.946.9+10.0+4.3 to +15.7290 (rough estimate)
Paisley (PA)55.746.9+8.8+2.0 to +15.5212 (rough estimate)
Kilmarnock (KA)55.046.9+8.1+2.5 to +13.8298 (rough estimate)
Lincoln (LN)54.746.9+7.8+3.0 to +12.7413 (rough estimate)
Sunderland (SR)54.746.9+7.8−1.7 to +17.3106 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)54.646.8+7.8+4.0 to +11.6659
Plymouth (PL)54.346.9+7.4+3.2 to +11.7534
Torquay (TQ)54.146.9+7.2+1.3 to +13.0283 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)53.946.8+7.0+3.4 to +10.7735
Exeter (EX)53.646.9+6.8+2.4 to +11.1509
Brighton (BN)53.646.9+6.7+3.1 to +10.4737
Salisbury (SP)53.646.9+6.7+1.1 to +12.3306 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)53.346.9+6.4+2.1 to +10.6535
Newport (NP)53.146.9+6.2+1.3 to +11.1405 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)52.146.9+5.2−2.0 to +12.4186 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)52.146.9+5.1−2.4 to +12.7169 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)52.046.9+5.1+0.3 to +9.9417 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)51.946.9+5.0−0.5 to +10.5320 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)51.346.9+4.4−0.6 to +9.4386 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)50.846.9+3.9+0.0 to +7.7668
Portsmouth (PO)50.646.9+3.7+0.5 to +6.8979
Cleveland (TS)50.646.9+3.7−1.7 to +9.0338 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)50.446.9+3.5−0.3 to +7.2699
Peterborough (PE)50.246.9+3.3+0.7 to +5.91,497
Ipswich (IP)50.146.9+3.2−0.7 to +7.0653
Swansea (SA)50.046.9+3.1−0.8 to +6.9658
Oxford (OX)50.046.9+3.1−1.4 to +7.6474 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)49.546.9+2.6+0.2 to +5.01,755
Wigan (WN)49.546.9+2.6−3.0 to +8.2305 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)49.546.9+2.6−1.5 to +6.7582
Chester (CH)49.346.9+2.4−1.6 to +6.4600
Leeds (LS)49.246.9+2.3−2.7 to +7.3392 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)49.046.9+2.1−1.8 to +5.9655
Preston (PR)48.746.9+1.8−2.3 to +5.9581
Halifax (HX)48.646.9+1.6−7.9 to +11.2105 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)48.446.9+1.5−3.3 to +6.2434 (rough estimate)
Wolverhampton (WV)48.446.9+1.4−3.5 to +6.4401 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)48.346.9+1.3−3.5 to +6.2406 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)48.246.9+1.3−1.6 to +4.21,195
Shrewsbury (SY)47.846.9+0.9−4.6 to +6.4324 (rough estimate)
Oldham (OL)47.746.9+0.7−4.4 to +5.9363 (rough estimate)
Motherwell (ML)47.646.9+0.7−7.3 to +8.7149 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)47.646.9+0.7−3.0 to +4.4714
Walsall (WS)47.446.9+0.5−3.2 to +4.2700
Glasgow (G)47.246.9+0.3−4.4 to +5.0432 (rough estimate)
Dumfries (DG)47.246.9+0.3−8.5 to +9.0125 (rough estimate)
Worcester (WR)47.246.9+0.2−5.4 to +5.9301 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)47.146.9+0.2−3.5 to +3.9698
Darlington (DL)47.046.9+0.1−5.9 to +6.1268 (rough estimate)
Dorchester (DT)46.846.9−0.2−6.6 to +6.3231 (rough estimate)
Hemel Hempstead (HP)46.746.9−0.2−6.0 to +5.5289 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)46.546.9−0.4−5.1 to +4.2443 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)46.446.9−0.6−5.4 to +4.2425 (rough estimate)
Llandudno (LL)46.347.0−0.7−4.9 to +3.6540
Tonbridge (TN)45.947.0−1.1−5.1 to +2.9604
Canterbury (CT)45.847.0−1.2−5.2 to +2.8614
Colchester (CO)45.547.0−1.4−5.8 to +2.9514
Manchester (M)45.547.0−1.5−4.6 to +1.71,004
Watford (WD)45.447.0−1.5−7.7 to +4.6251 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)45.047.0−2.0−6.6 to +2.5465 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)44.947.0−2.1−5.7 to +1.6724
Guildford (GU)44.847.0−2.2−6.2 to +1.8592
Warrington (WA)44.747.0−2.3−6.6 to +2.0519
Dudley (DY)44.647.0−2.4−6.9 to +2.2455 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)44.647.0−2.4−7.2 to +2.5406 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)43.547.0−3.5−6.7 to −0.3937
Durham (DH)43.247.0−3.8−12.2 to +4.7132 (rough estimate)
London N (N)42.747.0−4.3−10.4 to +1.8253 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)42.447.0−4.6−8.6 to −0.6590
London SW (SW)42.347.0−4.7−12.6 to +3.3149 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)41.947.0−5.1−10.1 to +0.0365 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)41.947.1−5.2−7.5 to −2.91,903
Redhill (RH)41.647.0−5.4−10.0 to −0.8452 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)41.447.0−5.5−12.7 to +1.7181 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)41.547.1−5.6−8.0 to −3.21,666
Stevenage (SG)41.347.0−5.7−10.6 to −0.8390 (rough estimate)
St Albans (AL)41.247.0−5.8−12.3 to +0.8216 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)41.047.0−6.0−11.3 to −0.7332 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)40.947.0−6.1−9.6 to −2.7792
Liverpool (L)40.647.0−6.4−10.3 to −2.6638
Kingston upon Thames (KT)40.147.0−6.8−11.7 to −2.0396 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)39.947.0−7.2−10.9 to −3.4667
Chelmsford (CM)39.547.0−7.6−11.3 to −3.9684
Croydon (CR)39.147.0−7.9−12.9 to −2.9371 (rough estimate)
Ilford (IG)39.047.0−8.0−15.3 to −0.7172 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)38.847.0−8.2−13.0 to −3.5410 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)38.447.1−8.8−11.5 to −6.01,217
London E (E)38.047.0−9.0−15.1 to −2.9245 (rough estimate)
London NW (NW)37.847.0−9.2−15.5 to −3.0233 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)37.247.0−9.8−15.3 to −4.2293 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)37.147.0−9.9−14.6 to −5.2407 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)36.147.0−10.9−15.5 to −6.3418 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)36.047.0−11.0−17.1 to −4.8236 (rough estimate)
Sutton (SM)35.347.0−11.6−19.8 to −3.5133 (rough estimate)
Dartford (DA)35.047.0−12.0−17.0 to −7.0357 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)33.647.0−13.4−19.7 to −7.0214 (rough estimate)
Bromley (BR)32.747.0−14.3−21.6 to −7.0159 (rough estimate)
Uxbridge (UB)32.547.0−14.5−21.7 to −7.3163 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)25.047.0−22.0−27.5 to −16.6244 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 52,572 (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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