Where in Britain does the Kia Sportage fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 22.5% of 1,275,244 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Sportage failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Aberdeen (AB): 29.6% against 22.4% elsewhere (+7.2 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −9.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Sportage MOT statistics · check a Kia Sportage by registration
Kia Sportage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (AB) | 29.6 | 22.4 | +7.2 | +6.4 to +8.1 | 10,783 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 29.5 | 22.5 | +7.0 | +3.9 to +10.2 | 804 |
| Truro (TR) | 28.6 | 22.4 | +6.1 | +4.9 to +7.4 | 5,045 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 28.2 | 22.4 | +5.8 | +5.0 to +6.6 | 12,709 |
| Dundee (DD) | 27.9 | 22.4 | +5.5 | +4.4 to +6.5 | 7,493 |
| Croydon (CR) | 27.6 | 22.4 | +5.2 | +4.3 to +6.2 | 8,724 |
| Exeter (EX) | 26.9 | 22.4 | +4.4 | +3.5 to +5.3 | 9,655 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 26.8 | 22.5 | +4.3 | +0.8 to +7.9 | 593 |
| Bristol (BS) | 26.4 | 22.4 | +4.0 | +3.3 to +4.7 | 16,305 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 26.4 | 22.5 | +4.0 | +2.3 to +5.6 | 2,711 |
| Paisley (PA) | 26.3 | 22.4 | +3.9 | +2.9 to +4.8 | 8,370 |
| Northampton (NN) | 26.2 | 22.4 | +3.8 | +3.1 to +4.5 | 14,477 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 26.0 | 22.5 | +3.6 | +2.1 to +5.0 | 3,670 |
| Darlington (DL) | 26.0 | 22.4 | +3.6 | +2.6 to +4.5 | 9,088 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 25.9 | 22.4 | +3.5 | +2.4 to +4.6 | 5,891 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 25.9 | 22.4 | +3.5 | +2.6 to +4.4 | 9,148 |
| Taunton (TA) | 25.7 | 22.5 | +3.3 | +2.2 to +4.4 | 5,979 |
| Bath (BA) | 25.7 | 22.4 | +3.3 | +2.4 to +4.1 | 10,623 |
| Leeds (LS) | 25.6 | 22.4 | +3.2 | +2.5 to +3.9 | 14,494 |
| Swansea (SA) | 25.4 | 22.4 | +3.0 | +2.4 to +3.6 | 20,289 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 25.4 | 22.4 | +2.9 | +2.2 to +3.7 | 12,872 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 25.4 | 22.4 | +2.9 | +2.0 to +3.8 | 9,366 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 25.3 | 22.4 | +2.9 | +2.3 to +3.6 | 18,125 |
| York (YO) | 25.3 | 22.4 | +2.8 | +2.2 to +3.5 | 17,244 |
| Glasgow (G) | 25.2 | 22.4 | +2.8 | +2.3 to +3.4 | 24,711 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 25.2 | 22.4 | +2.7 | +1.9 to +3.5 | 10,631 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 25.0 | 22.5 | +2.6 | +1.5 to +3.7 | 5,874 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 24.9 | 22.5 | +2.4 | +1.4 to +3.4 | 7,732 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 24.9 | 22.4 | +2.4 | +1.6 to +3.2 | 10,467 |
| Newport (NP) | 24.7 | 22.4 | +2.3 | +1.5 to +3.1 | 11,716 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 24.6 | 22.4 | +2.2 | +1.5 to +2.9 | 16,533 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 24.6 | 22.5 | +2.1 | +1.1 to +3.2 | 6,415 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 24.5 | 22.4 | +2.1 | +1.5 to +2.7 | 20,388 |
| Perth (PH) | 24.5 | 22.5 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.3 | 4,494 |
| Halifax (HX) | 24.5 | 22.5 | +2.0 | +0.5 to +3.6 | 2,877 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 24.4 | 22.5 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.1 | 6,304 |
| Telford (TF) | 24.4 | 22.5 | +1.9 | +0.8 to +3.1 | 5,028 |
| Wigan (WN) | 24.4 | 22.5 | +1.9 | +0.9 to +2.9 | 6,849 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 24.3 | 22.4 | +1.9 | +1.3 to +2.5 | 22,093 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 24.3 | 22.4 | +1.9 | +1.2 to +2.5 | 15,895 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 24.3 | 22.5 | +1.8 | +1.0 to +2.7 | 10,204 |
| Hull (HU) | 24.2 | 22.5 | +1.7 | +0.8 to +2.6 | 8,617 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 24.1 | 22.5 | +1.7 | +0.8 to +2.6 | 8,777 |
| Durham (DH) | 24.1 | 22.5 | +1.6 | +0.5 to +2.8 | 5,372 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 24.0 | 22.4 | +1.6 | +0.8 to +2.3 | 13,503 |
| Hereford (HR) | 23.9 | 22.5 | +1.5 | −0.2 to +3.2 | 2,401 |
| Preston (PR) | 23.9 | 22.4 | +1.5 | +0.8 to +2.2 | 14,808 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 23.9 | 22.5 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.5 | 6,130 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 23.5 | 22.5 | +1.0 | +0.0 to +2.0 | 7,136 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 23.5 | 22.5 | +1.0 | −1.9 to +3.9 | 810 |
| Crewe (CW) | 23.4 | 22.5 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.8 | 9,572 |
| Inverness (IV) | 23.3 | 22.5 | +0.9 | −0.1 to +1.9 | 7,094 |
| Manchester (M) | 23.2 | 22.5 | +0.8 | +0.1 to +1.4 | 15,671 |
| Southampton (SO) | 23.2 | 22.5 | +0.7 | +0.1 to +1.4 | 14,692 |
| Oxford (OX) | 23.2 | 22.5 | +0.7 | −0.1 to +1.5 | 10,613 |
| Brighton (BN) | 23.1 | 22.5 | +0.6 | −0.1 to +1.3 | 14,824 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 23.1 | 22.5 | +0.6 | −0.9 to +2.1 | 3,097 |
| Worcester (WR) | 23.0 | 22.5 | +0.6 | −0.4 to +1.6 | 6,849 |
| Guildford (GU) | 22.9 | 22.5 | +0.4 | −0.1 to +1.0 | 21,931 |
| Walsall (WS) | 22.9 | 22.5 | +0.4 | −0.4 to +1.2 | 10,204 |
| Chester (CH) | 22.8 | 22.5 | +0.4 | −0.4 to +1.1 | 11,538 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 22.8 | 22.5 | +0.4 | −0.6 to +1.3 | 7,795 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 22.7 | 22.5 | +0.3 | −0.6 to +1.1 | 9,390 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 22.6 | 22.5 | +0.2 | −0.5 to +0.8 | 15,855 |
| Colchester (CO) | 22.4 | 22.5 | −0.0 | −0.9 to +0.9 | 7,759 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 22.4 | 22.5 | −0.0 | −0.9 to +0.9 | 8,662 |
| Warrington (WA) | 22.3 | 22.5 | −0.2 | −0.8 to +0.5 | 17,316 |
| Swindon (SN) | 22.0 | 22.5 | −0.5 | −1.3 to +0.3 | 11,083 |
| Liverpool (L) | 21.9 | 22.5 | −0.6 | −1.2 to +0.1 | 14,372 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 21.8 | 22.5 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.3 | 8,332 |
| St Albans (AL) | 21.8 | 22.5 | −0.7 | −1.7 to +0.3 | 6,947 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 21.8 | 22.5 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.1 | 9,859 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 21.8 | 22.5 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.1 | 10,955 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 21.6 | 22.5 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.1 | 7,505 |
| Bradford (BD) | 21.6 | 22.5 | −0.8 | −1.6 to −0.0 | 10,023 |
| Redhill (RH) | 21.6 | 22.5 | −0.9 | −1.5 to −0.2 | 15,560 |
| Oldham (OL) | 21.6 | 22.5 | −0.9 | −1.7 to −0.1 | 11,211 |
| Coventry (CV) | 21.6 | 22.5 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.2 | 14,304 |
| Luton (LU) | 21.5 | 22.5 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 8,975 |
| London W (W) | 21.4 | 22.5 | −1.0 | −3.4 to +1.3 | 1,157 |
| Norwich (NR) | 21.4 | 22.5 | −1.0 | −1.7 to −0.3 | 12,904 |
| Stockport (SK) | 21.2 | 22.5 | −1.3 | −1.9 to −0.7 | 19,798 |
| London SW (SW) | 21.1 | 22.5 | −1.3 | −3.1 to +0.4 | 2,124 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 21.0 | 22.5 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.8 | 12,902 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 20.9 | 22.5 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.9 | 15,586 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 20.9 | 22.5 | −1.6 | −2.3 to −1.0 | 16,775 |
| Watford (WD) | 20.6 | 22.5 | −1.9 | −2.9 to −0.9 | 6,264 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 20.4 | 22.5 | −2.1 | −2.8 to −1.4 | 12,986 |
| London N (N) | 20.4 | 22.5 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.8 | 3,646 |
| Birmingham (B) | 20.3 | 22.5 | −2.2 | −2.6 to −1.7 | 30,993 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 20.2 | 22.5 | −2.3 | −2.8 to −1.8 | 26,935 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 20.2 | 22.5 | −2.3 | −3.7 to −1.0 | 3,373 |
| Dudley (DY) | 20.1 | 22.5 | −2.4 | −3.1 to −1.7 | 12,723 |
| Derby (DE) | 19.9 | 22.5 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.0 | 20,424 |
| Sheffield (S) | 19.9 | 22.5 | −2.6 | −3.0 to −2.2 | 38,669 |
| London E (E) | 19.8 | 22.5 | −2.7 | −4.1 to −1.2 | 2,993 |
| Bromley (BR) | 19.7 | 22.5 | −2.8 | −3.9 to −1.7 | 5,305 |
| Leicester (LE) | 19.7 | 22.5 | −2.8 | −3.3 to −2.3 | 21,985 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 19.7 | 22.5 | −2.8 | −3.3 to −2.3 | 22,313 |
| London SE (SE) | 19.6 | 22.5 | −2.9 | −4.0 to −1.8 | 4,955 |
| Reading (RG) | 19.5 | 22.5 | −3.0 | −3.6 to −2.4 | 17,377 |
| Bolton (BL) | 19.4 | 22.5 | −3.1 | −3.7 to −2.5 | 16,268 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 19.1 | 22.5 | −3.4 | −6.8 to +0.0 | 509 |
| Harrow (HA) | 19.1 | 22.5 | −3.4 | −4.5 to −2.4 | 5,343 |
| Medway (ME) | 18.7 | 22.5 | −3.8 | −4.4 to −3.1 | 13,673 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 18.6 | 22.5 | −3.9 | −5.2 to −2.6 | 3,343 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 18.4 | 22.5 | −4.0 | −5.4 to −2.7 | 3,097 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.3 | 22.5 | −4.2 | −5.0 to −3.3 | 8,202 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.0 | 22.5 | −4.5 | −6.2 to −2.7 | 1,905 |
| Dartford (DA) | 18.0 | 22.5 | −4.5 | −5.3 to −3.7 | 9,996 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 18.0 | 22.5 | −4.5 | −5.3 to −3.7 | 8,384 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 17.8 | 22.6 | −4.8 | −5.2 to −4.4 | 38,513 |
| Romford (RM) | 17.6 | 22.5 | −4.9 | −5.7 to −4.1 | 8,411 |
| Slough (SL) | 17.4 | 22.5 | −5.1 | −6.0 to −4.3 | 7,216 |
| London NW (NW) | 17.1 | 22.5 | −5.3 | −6.3 to −4.3 | 5,518 |
| Sutton (SM) | 16.7 | 22.5 | −5.8 | −7.3 to −4.2 | 2,209 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 15.1 | 22.5 | −7.4 | −8.1 to −6.7 | 10,091 |
| Enfield (EN) | 13.6 | 22.5 | −9.0 | −9.7 to −8.2 | 8,144 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,275,244 (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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