Where in Britain does the Kia Stonic fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 10.4% of 72,229 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia Stonic failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Halifax (HX): 19.4% against 10.4% elsewhere (+9.0 points). It does best in Galashiels (TD), −6.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Kia Stonic MOT statistics · check a Kia Stonic by registration
Kia Stonic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax (HX) | 19.4 | 10.4 | +9.0 | +1.4 to +16.7 | 103 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 18.9 | 10.3 | +8.6 | +5.1 to +12.0 | 508 |
| Truro (TR) | 16.6 | 10.4 | +6.2 | +1.8 to +10.7 | 271 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 16.1 | 10.4 | +5.7 | +2.6 to +8.8 | 529 |
| London SE (SE) | 15.4 | 10.4 | +5.0 | +0.0 to +10.0 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 15.1 | 10.4 | +4.7 | +0.7 to +8.7 | 311 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 14.9 | 10.3 | +4.6 | +2.8 to +6.4 | 1,550 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 14.8 | 10.4 | +4.4 | +2.0 to +6.8 | 832 |
| London N (N) | 14.6 | 10.4 | +4.2 | −0.6 to +9.1 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 14.6 | 10.4 | +4.2 | −0.1 to +8.6 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 14.6 | 10.4 | +4.2 | +1.1 to +7.3 | 494 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 14.3 | 10.4 | +3.9 | +1.5 to +6.3 | 849 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 14.2 | 10.3 | +3.8 | +1.8 to +5.9 | 1,127 |
| Wigan (WN) | 13.8 | 10.4 | +3.4 | −0.2 to +7.0 | 348 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 13.7 | 10.4 | +3.3 | +0.3 to +6.4 | 489 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 13.6 | 10.3 | +3.3 | +1.4 to +5.1 | 1,294 |
| Bristol (BS) | 13.6 | 10.4 | +3.2 | +0.9 to +5.6 | 816 |
| Liverpool (L) | 13.3 | 10.4 | +2.9 | +0.3 to +5.5 | 655 |
| Durham (DH) | 13.2 | 10.4 | +2.8 | −0.6 to +6.3 | 371 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 13.1 | 10.4 | +2.8 | −0.4 to +5.9 | 449 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 13.1 | 10.4 | +2.7 | −0.0 to +5.5 | 579 |
| Darlington (DL) | 13.1 | 10.4 | +2.7 | −0.2 to +5.6 | 519 |
| Northampton (NN) | 13.0 | 10.4 | +2.6 | +0.2 to +5.0 | 777 |
| Taunton (TA) | 13.0 | 10.4 | +2.6 | −0.9 to +6.2 | 346 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 12.8 | 10.4 | +2.4 | +0.4 to +4.5 | 1,025 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 12.8 | 10.4 | +2.4 | +0.6 to +4.2 | 1,363 |
| Luton (LU) | 12.3 | 10.4 | +1.9 | −1.0 to +4.9 | 487 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 12.2 | 10.4 | +1.8 | −0.9 to +4.5 | 573 |
| Newport (NP) | 12.2 | 10.4 | +1.8 | −0.7 to +4.3 | 680 |
| Paisley (PA) | 12.1 | 10.4 | +1.7 | −1.0 to +4.4 | 555 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 12.0 | 10.4 | +1.6 | −2.1 to +5.3 | 299 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 12.0 | 10.4 | +1.6 | −2.0 to +5.2 | 316 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 12.0 | 10.4 | +1.6 | −1.4 to +4.6 | 451 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 11.9 | 10.4 | +1.5 | −0.0 to +3.1 | 1,653 |
| Bromley (BR) | 11.8 | 10.4 | +1.4 | −2.1 to +5.0 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 11.8 | 10.4 | +1.4 | −1.6 to +4.3 | 467 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 11.8 | 10.4 | +1.4 | −1.0 to +3.7 | 732 |
| Leeds (LS) | 11.5 | 10.4 | +1.1 | −1.3 to +3.4 | 706 |
| Exeter (EX) | 11.3 | 10.4 | +0.9 | −1.8 to +3.6 | 530 |
| Chester (CH) | 11.2 | 10.4 | +0.8 | −1.8 to +3.4 | 570 |
| Hull (HU) | 11.2 | 10.4 | +0.8 | −2.4 to +4.0 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 11.1 | 10.4 | +0.7 | −1.6 to +2.9 | 741 |
| Guildford (GU) | 11.0 | 10.4 | +0.6 | −1.2 to +2.4 | 1,197 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 11.0 | 10.4 | +0.6 | −2.1 to +3.4 | 508 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 10.9 | 10.4 | +0.5 | −1.6 to +2.6 | 842 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 10.9 | 10.4 | +0.5 | −2.5 to +3.5 | 412 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 10.8 | 10.4 | +0.4 | −2.8 to +3.6 | 370 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 10.7 | 10.4 | +0.3 | −1.7 to +2.4 | 886 |
| Warrington (WA) | 10.7 | 10.4 | +0.2 | −1.7 to +2.2 | 995 |
| Redhill (RH) | 10.6 | 10.4 | +0.2 | −1.7 to +2.1 | 1,017 |
| Bolton (BL) | 10.6 | 10.4 | +0.2 | −1.5 to +1.8 | 1,370 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 10.6 | 10.4 | +0.2 | −2.5 to +2.8 | 529 |
| Oxford (OX) | 10.5 | 10.4 | +0.1 | −2.1 to +2.3 | 741 |
| Worcester (WR) | 10.4 | 10.4 | +0.0 | −3.1 to +3.2 | 364 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 10.4 | 10.4 | −0.0 | −2.5 to +2.4 | 617 |
| Bath (BA) | 10.3 | 10.4 | −0.1 | −2.4 to +2.1 | 700 |
| Telford (TF) | 10.3 | 10.4 | −0.1 | −3.6 to +3.3 | 302 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 10.2 | 10.4 | −0.2 | −3.0 to +2.6 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 10.1 | 10.4 | −0.4 | −2.3 to +1.6 | 925 |
| Inverness (IV) | 10.1 | 10.4 | −0.4 | −3.3 to +2.5 | 418 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 10.0 | 10.4 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.2 | 1,254 |
| Harrow (HA) | 9.9 | 10.4 | −0.5 | −3.7 to +2.8 | 322 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 9.9 | 10.4 | −0.5 | −3.7 to +2.7 | 343 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 9.9 | 10.4 | −0.5 | −2.6 to +1.5 | 840 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 9.7 | 10.4 | −0.7 | −3.8 to +2.5 | 349 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 9.6 | 10.4 | −0.8 | −4.0 to +2.4 | 323 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 9.6 | 10.4 | −0.8 | −3.6 to +1.9 | 439 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 9.3 | 10.4 | −1.1 | −3.1 to +1.0 | 802 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 9.3 | 10.4 | −1.1 | −3.6 to +1.4 | 525 |
| Romford (RM) | 9.3 | 10.4 | −1.2 | −3.9 to +1.6 | 421 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 9.2 | 10.4 | −1.2 | −3.3 to +0.8 | 773 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 9.1 | 10.4 | −1.3 | −3.4 to +0.7 | 749 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 9.1 | 10.4 | −1.4 | −3.2 to +0.4 | 982 |
| Sheffield (S) | 9.0 | 10.4 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.2 | 1,892 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 8.9 | 10.4 | −1.5 | −4.8 to +1.7 | 293 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 8.9 | 10.4 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.2 | 1,603 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 8.8 | 10.4 | −1.6 | −6.0 to +2.8 | 159 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 8.8 | 10.4 | −1.6 | −3.9 to +0.7 | 580 |
| Colchester (CO) | 8.6 | 10.4 | −1.8 | −4.7 to +1.0 | 372 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 8.6 | 10.4 | −1.8 | −4.3 to +0.7 | 477 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 8.5 | 10.4 | −2.0 | −3.7 to −0.2 | 969 |
| Brighton (BN) | 8.4 | 10.4 | −2.0 | −3.8 to −0.2 | 973 |
| Reading (RG) | 8.4 | 10.4 | −2.0 | −4.0 to −0.1 | 763 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 8.3 | 10.4 | −2.1 | −3.7 to −0.5 | 1,150 |
| Stockport (SK) | 8.1 | 10.4 | −2.3 | −3.8 to −0.8 | 1,314 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 8.1 | 10.4 | −2.4 | −4.0 to −0.7 | 1,053 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 8.0 | 10.4 | −2.4 | −7.4 to +2.7 | 112 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 7.9 | 10.4 | −2.5 | −4.2 to −0.9 | 1,024 |
| Oldham (OL) | 7.9 | 10.4 | −2.5 | −4.5 to −0.6 | 760 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 7.8 | 10.4 | −2.6 | −5.6 to +0.4 | 306 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 7.8 | 10.4 | −2.6 | −6.4 to +1.2 | 192 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 7.8 | 10.4 | −2.6 | −4.5 to −0.8 | 796 |
| Watford (WD) | 7.7 | 10.4 | −2.7 | −5.3 to −0.1 | 402 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 7.7 | 10.4 | −2.8 | −4.4 to −1.2 | 1,081 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 7.6 | 10.4 | −2.8 | −6.1 to +0.5 | 250 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 7.4 | 10.4 | −3.1 | −4.8 to −1.3 | 870 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 7.2 | 10.4 | −3.2 | −5.4 to −1.0 | 526 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 7.3 | 10.5 | −3.2 | −4.6 to −1.8 | 1,419 |
| London E (E) | 7.2 | 10.4 | −3.2 | −7.5 to +1.1 | 139 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 7.1 | 10.4 | −3.4 | −5.4 to −1.4 | 652 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 7.0 | 10.4 | −3.4 | −5.6 to −1.2 | 527 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 6.8 | 10.4 | −3.7 | −5.7 to −1.6 | 576 |
| Leicester (LE) | 6.6 | 10.5 | −3.8 | −5.3 to −2.4 | 1,160 |
| Hereford (HR) | 6.3 | 10.4 | −4.1 | −7.9 to −0.3 | 158 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 6.3 | 10.4 | −4.1 | −6.2 to −2.1 | 540 |
| Enfield (EN) | 6.2 | 10.4 | −4.2 | −6.5 to −2.0 | 451 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 5.8 | 10.5 | −4.7 | −6.3 to −3.1 | 818 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 4.2 | 10.5 | −6.2 | −7.8 to −4.6 | 613 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 4.1 | 10.4 | −6.3 | −8.7 to −3.9 | 267 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 72,229 (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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