Where in Britain does the Kia Sorento fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 32.2% of 225,097 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Sorento failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 45.3% against 32.2% elsewhere (+13.1 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 Sorento MOT statistics · check a Kia Sorento by registration
Kia Sorento 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) | 45.3 | 32.2 | +13.1 | +6.2 to +20.0 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 44.7 | 32.1 | +12.6 | +10.5 to +14.7 | 2,162 |
| Truro (TR) | 44.0 | 32.1 | +11.8 | +8.7 to +14.9 | 987 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 43.5 | 32.1 | +11.4 | +9.2 to +13.6 | 1,933 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 41.6 | 32.2 | +9.4 | +5.9 to +12.9 | 753 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 40.2 | 32.1 | +8.0 | +5.3 to +10.8 | 1,247 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 39.6 | 32.2 | +7.4 | +4.0 to +10.8 | 786 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 39.1 | 32.1 | +7.0 | +4.8 to +9.1 | 1,967 |
| Bristol (BS) | 38.8 | 32.1 | +6.7 | +4.8 to +8.5 | 2,739 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 38.7 | 32.1 | +6.6 | +5.0 to +8.2 | 3,625 |
| Dundee (DD) | 38.7 | 32.2 | +6.6 | +3.5 to +9.7 | 968 |
| Hereford (HR) | 38.5 | 32.2 | +6.4 | +3.1 to +9.7 | 830 |
| Bath (BA) | 38.3 | 32.1 | +6.2 | +4.2 to +8.2 | 2,254 |
| York (YO) | 38.1 | 32.1 | +6.0 | +4.5 to +7.6 | 3,779 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 38.0 | 32.2 | +5.8 | +3.3 to +8.3 | 1,462 |
| Hull (HU) | 37.4 | 32.2 | +5.3 | +2.7 to +7.9 | 1,331 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 37.4 | 32.2 | +5.2 | +2.5 to +7.9 | 1,234 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 37.2 | 32.2 | +5.0 | −3.3 to +13.4 | 129 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.0 | 32.1 | +4.8 | +2.8 to +6.8 | 2,262 |
| Darlington (DL) | 36.8 | 32.1 | +4.7 | +2.7 to +6.7 | 2,254 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 36.7 | 32.1 | +4.6 | +3.0 to +6.2 | 3,454 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 36.6 | 32.1 | +4.5 | +2.5 to +6.5 | 2,252 |
| Newport (NP) | 36.6 | 32.2 | +4.4 | +2.1 to +6.8 | 1,642 |
| Perth (PH) | 36.6 | 32.2 | +4.4 | +0.9 to +8.0 | 713 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 36.5 | 32.1 | +4.3 | +2.4 to +6.2 | 2,542 |
| Swansea (SA) | 36.2 | 32.1 | +4.1 | +2.3 to +5.8 | 2,919 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 36.1 | 32.2 | +3.9 | +1.3 to +6.6 | 1,285 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 35.8 | 32.2 | +3.7 | +0.5 to +6.8 | 890 |
| Northampton (NN) | 35.8 | 32.2 | +3.6 | +1.7 to +5.5 | 2,402 |
| Norwich (NR) | 35.6 | 32.1 | +3.5 | +1.7 to +5.3 | 2,826 |
| Taunton (TA) | 35.6 | 32.2 | +3.4 | +1.0 to +5.8 | 1,498 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 35.1 | 32.2 | +3.0 | +0.8 to +5.2 | 1,835 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 35.0 | 32.2 | +2.9 | +0.8 to +4.9 | 2,117 |
| Telford (TF) | 35.0 | 32.2 | +2.9 | −0.1 to +5.9 | 979 |
| Wigan (WN) | 34.9 | 32.2 | +2.7 | −0.4 to +5.8 | 921 |
| Durham (DH) | 34.7 | 32.2 | +2.5 | −0.2 to +5.2 | 1,234 |
| Chester (CH) | 34.5 | 32.2 | +2.3 | +0.3 to +4.4 | 2,068 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 34.4 | 32.2 | +2.2 | −1.8 to +6.3 | 523 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 34.3 | 32.2 | +2.1 | −0.7 to +4.9 | 1,099 |
| Swindon (SN) | 34.2 | 32.2 | +2.1 | −0.2 to +4.3 | 1,788 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 34.0 | 32.2 | +1.9 | −0.2 to +3.9 | 2,077 |
| Croydon (CR) | 34.0 | 32.2 | +1.8 | −1.1 to +4.6 | 1,069 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 33.8 | 32.2 | +1.7 | −0.4 to +3.7 | 2,028 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 33.8 | 32.2 | +1.6 | −0.7 to +4.0 | 1,568 |
| Walsall (WS) | 33.7 | 32.2 | +1.6 | −0.5 to +3.6 | 2,016 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 33.7 | 32.2 | +1.5 | −5.3 to +8.3 | 184 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 33.6 | 32.2 | +1.4 | −0.7 to +3.5 | 1,962 |
| Halifax (HX) | 33.5 | 32.2 | +1.3 | −2.6 to +5.2 | 561 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 33.4 | 32.2 | +1.3 | −0.6 to +3.1 | 2,525 |
| Colchester (CO) | 33.4 | 32.2 | +1.2 | −1.0 to +3.4 | 1,773 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 33.4 | 32.2 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +2.9 | 3,061 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 33.3 | 32.2 | +1.1 | −1.3 to +3.5 | 1,469 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 33.1 | 32.2 | +1.0 | −0.2 to +2.2 | 6,181 |
| Preston (PR) | 32.9 | 32.2 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.4 | 2,855 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 32.8 | 32.2 | +0.6 | −1.3 to +2.5 | 2,395 |
| Southampton (SO) | 32.7 | 32.2 | +0.5 | −1.2 to +2.2 | 2,951 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 32.6 | 32.2 | +0.5 | −1.3 to +2.2 | 2,763 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 32.6 | 32.2 | +0.4 | −0.6 to +1.4 | 8,428 |
| Oxford (OX) | 32.5 | 32.2 | +0.3 | −1.8 to +2.3 | 2,030 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 32.5 | 32.2 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.1 | 2,659 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 32.3 | 32.2 | +0.1 | −1.6 to +1.8 | 2,968 |
| Bradford (BD) | 32.3 | 32.2 | +0.1 | −2.1 to +2.2 | 1,863 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 32.1 | 32.2 | −0.1 | −2.2 to +2.1 | 1,810 |
| Inverness (IV) | 31.8 | 32.2 | −0.4 | −3.0 to +2.2 | 1,257 |
| Crewe (CW) | 31.6 | 32.2 | −0.6 | −2.8 to +1.5 | 1,793 |
| Manchester (M) | 31.4 | 32.2 | −0.8 | −2.8 to +1.3 | 2,052 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 31.4 | 32.2 | −0.8 | −3.8 to +2.3 | 901 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.4 | 32.2 | −0.8 | −3.2 to +1.6 | 1,444 |
| Dudley (DY) | 31.1 | 32.2 | −1.1 | −3.0 to +0.9 | 2,226 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 31.1 | 32.2 | −1.1 | −3.1 to +1.0 | 2,002 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 31.0 | 32.2 | −1.2 | −5.4 to +3.0 | 465 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 30.8 | 32.2 | −1.4 | −2.6 to −0.1 | 5,210 |
| Paisley (PA) | 30.7 | 32.2 | −1.5 | −4.7 to +1.6 | 809 |
| Glasgow (G) | 30.5 | 32.2 | −1.7 | −3.7 to +0.2 | 2,185 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 30.4 | 32.2 | −1.8 | −4.8 to +1.2 | 931 |
| Medway (ME) | 30.4 | 32.2 | −1.8 | −3.8 to +0.1 | 2,230 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 30.2 | 32.2 | −2.0 | −4.9 to +0.9 | 966 |
| Derby (DE) | 30.0 | 32.2 | −2.2 | −3.6 to −0.9 | 4,652 |
| Oldham (OL) | 29.9 | 32.2 | −2.3 | −4.6 to −0.0 | 1,595 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 29.8 | 32.2 | −2.4 | −4.2 to −0.6 | 2,483 |
| Stockport (SK) | 29.8 | 32.2 | −2.4 | −4.1 to −0.8 | 2,851 |
| Liverpool (L) | 29.7 | 32.2 | −2.5 | −4.9 to −0.1 | 1,425 |
| Guildford (GU) | 29.7 | 32.2 | −2.6 | −4.1 to −1.0 | 3,414 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 29.4 | 32.2 | −2.8 | −4.7 to −1.0 | 2,392 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.3 | 32.2 | −2.9 | −5.2 to −0.6 | 1,546 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 29.0 | 32.2 | −3.2 | −5.3 to −1.1 | 1,781 |
| Reading (RG) | 29.0 | 32.2 | −3.2 | −4.8 to −1.6 | 3,044 |
| Bolton (BL) | 28.4 | 32.2 | −3.8 | −5.6 to −2.0 | 2,380 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.3 | 32.2 | −3.9 | −8.9 to +1.1 | 311 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 28.1 | 32.3 | −4.1 | −5.5 to −2.8 | 4,567 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 28.0 | 32.3 | −4.2 | −5.8 to −2.7 | 3,336 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.9 | 32.2 | −4.4 | −6.2 to −2.6 | 2,466 |
| Leicester (LE) | 27.8 | 32.3 | −4.5 | −5.8 to −3.2 | 4,633 |
| Sheffield (S) | 27.8 | 32.4 | −4.6 | −5.5 to −3.6 | 8,475 |
| Coventry (CV) | 27.6 | 32.2 | −4.7 | −6.5 to −2.9 | 2,472 |
| Luton (LU) | 27.4 | 32.2 | −4.8 | −7.2 to −2.4 | 1,352 |
| Warrington (WA) | 27.1 | 32.2 | −5.2 | −7.0 to −3.3 | 2,311 |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.9 | 32.2 | −6.3 | −9.2 to −3.4 | 888 |
| Harrow (HA) | 25.3 | 32.2 | −7.0 | −10.0 to −3.9 | 780 |
| Watford (WD) | 25.0 | 32.2 | −7.2 | −10.1 to −4.4 | 885 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.6 | 32.3 | −7.6 | −9.6 to −5.7 | 1,938 |
| London SE (SE) | 24.4 | 32.2 | −7.9 | −11.0 to −4.7 | 706 |
| Bromley (BR) | 24.3 | 32.2 | −8.0 | −11.1 to −4.9 | 730 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.2 | 32.2 | −8.0 | −10.1 to −5.9 | 1,572 |
| Slough (SL) | 24.1 | 32.2 | −8.2 | −10.9 to −5.4 | 956 |
| London N (N) | 23.7 | 32.2 | −8.5 | −12.1 to −4.9 | 532 |
| Sutton (SM) | 23.6 | 32.2 | −8.6 | −13.9 to −3.3 | 250 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.4 | 32.2 | −8.8 | −11.1 to −6.6 | 1,355 |
| London W (W) | 22.9 | 32.2 | −9.3 | −15.0 to −3.5 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 22.5 | 32.2 | −9.7 | −13.3 to −6.2 | 534 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.9 | 32.3 | −10.3 | −12.5 to −8.1 | 1,355 |
| London NW (NW) | 21.8 | 32.2 | −10.4 | −13.2 to −7.6 | 820 |
| Romford (RM) | 20.7 | 32.3 | −11.5 | −13.9 to −9.2 | 1,198 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 20.6 | 32.3 | −11.6 | −13.6 to −9.6 | 1,559 |
| London E (E) | 20.5 | 32.2 | −11.7 | −15.1 to −8.2 | 526 |
| Ilford (IG) | 19.8 | 32.2 | −12.5 | −16.9 to −8.1 | 314 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 19.8 | 32.2 | −12.5 | −15.1 to −9.9 | 906 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 225,097 (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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