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

Across Britain, 12.3% of 25,557 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Kia XCeed failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Darlington (DL): 22.3% against 12.3% elsewhere (+10.0 points). It does best in Kingston upon Thames (KT), −7.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Kia XCeed in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Kia XCeed: 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
Darlington (DL)22.312.3+10.0+3.8 to +16.2175 (rough estimate)
Shrewsbury (SY)22.212.3+9.9+3.1 to +16.7144 (rough estimate)
Croydon (CR)21.412.3+9.1+2.0 to +16.3126 (rough estimate)
Dundee (DD)19.812.3+7.5+2.3 to +12.8227 (rough estimate)
Llandudno (LL)19.012.3+6.7−1.0 to +14.4100 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)19.012.3+6.7+0.1 to +13.3137 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)17.812.3+5.5−0.1 to +11.1180 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)17.612.2+5.4+2.3 to +8.5590
Slough (SL)17.712.3+5.4−1.2 to +12.0130 (rough estimate)
Telford (TF)17.712.3+5.4−1.2 to +12.0130 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)17.612.3+5.4+0.7 to +10.1255 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)17.612.3+5.3−0.9 to +11.4148 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)16.812.3+4.4−0.8 to +9.7197 (rough estimate)
Carlisle (CA)16.312.3+4.0−1.3 to +9.3190 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)15.212.3+2.9−0.6 to +6.3429 (rough estimate)
Harrogate (HG)15.112.3+2.8−3.2 to +8.7139 (rough estimate)
Kilmarnock (KA)15.112.3+2.8−2.1 to +7.6212 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)15.012.3+2.7−1.8 to +7.2246 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)15.012.3+2.7−2.5 to +7.8187 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)14.912.3+2.6−0.8 to +6.1416 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)14.412.3+2.1−1.1 to +5.3471 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)14.412.3+2.1−3.1 to +7.4173 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)14.412.3+2.1−4.5 to +8.6111 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)14.412.3+2.1−2.2 to +6.4257 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)14.312.3+2.0−2.0 to +5.9308 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)14.212.3+1.9−1.5 to +5.3415 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)14.112.3+1.8−2.8 to +6.3227 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)14.012.3+1.8−0.8 to +4.3755
Dartford (DA)14.012.3+1.6−4.2 to +7.5136 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)13.912.3+1.6−4.6 to +7.8122 (rough estimate)
Oldham (OL)13.812.3+1.5−2.5 to +5.5290 (rough estimate)
Durham (DH)13.712.3+1.3−4.9 to +7.6117 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)13.412.3+1.1−3.2 to +5.5238 (rough estimate)
Blackpool (FY)13.212.3+0.9−4.8 to +6.6136 (rough estimate)
Paisley (PA)13.212.3+0.8−3.6 to +5.2228 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)13.112.3+0.8−4.0 to +5.6191 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)13.012.3+0.7−3.3 to +4.6277 (rough estimate)
Preston (PR)12.912.3+0.5−3.0 to +4.1342 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)12.912.3+0.5−4.5 to +5.6171 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)12.812.3+0.4−3.2 to +4.1329 (rough estimate)
Walsall (WS)12.612.3+0.2−3.9 to +4.3255 (rough estimate)
Inverness (IV)12.512.3+0.2−4.9 to +5.2168 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)12.412.3+0.1−2.9 to +3.0484 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)12.412.3+0.0−3.2 to +3.3404 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)12.412.3+0.0−3.8 to +3.8291 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)12.412.3+0.0−4.8 to +4.9178 (rough estimate)
Falkirk (FK)12.312.3−0.1−4.5 to +4.4212 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)12.212.3−0.1−2.5 to +2.3719
Cleveland (TS)12.112.3−0.2−4.5 to +4.0231 (rough estimate)
Motherwell (ML)12.112.3−0.2−3.7 to +3.2347 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)11.912.3−0.5−3.5 to +2.6438 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)11.812.3−0.5−4.8 to +3.8220 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)11.812.4−0.5−3.1 to +2.0643
Hemel Hempstead (HP)11.812.3−0.5−5.8 to +4.7144 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)11.712.4−0.6−3.3 to +2.1545
Wakefield (WF)11.712.3−0.6−4.1 to +2.8333 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)11.712.4−0.7−3.5 to +2.2497 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)11.512.4−0.8−4.1 to +2.5364 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)11.412.3−0.9−6.2 to +4.4140 (rough estimate)
Torquay (TQ)11.312.3−1.0−7.1 to +5.0106 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)11.312.4−1.0−4.2 to +2.1389 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)11.312.3−1.1−6.0 to +3.8160 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)11.212.4−1.1−5.0 to +2.8258 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)11.112.4−1.2−4.8 to +2.4297 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)11.012.4−1.3−5.5 to +2.8218 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)11.012.4−1.4−4.9 to +2.1310 (rough estimate)
Bromley (BR)10.912.3−1.5−7.5 to +4.6101 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)10.812.4−1.6−4.4 to +1.1502
Lancaster (LA)10.512.4−1.8−6.4 to +2.8171 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)10.512.4−1.9−4.5 to +0.8533
Huddersfield (HD)10.312.4−2.0−7.6 to +3.6116 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)10.312.4−2.1−5.9 to +1.7244 (rough estimate)
Wolverhampton (WV)10.212.4−2.2−6.5 to +2.2187 (rough estimate)
Colchester (CO)9.812.4−2.5−8.3 to +3.2102 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)9.612.4−2.8−6.1 to +0.5312 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)9.612.4−2.8−7.4 to +1.8157 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)9.512.4−2.9−5.8 to −0.1412 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)9.412.4−2.9−7.5 to +1.6159 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)9.412.4−3.0−6.0 to +0.1361 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)9.312.4−3.1−6.7 to +0.6247 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)9.312.4−3.1−7.3 to +1.2183 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)9.112.4−3.2−7.2 to +0.7208 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)9.012.4−3.3−8.4 to +1.8122 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)9.012.4−3.4−7.5 to +0.7189 (rough estimate)
York (YO)8.612.4−3.8−7.1 to −0.6292 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)8.412.4−4.0−6.9 to −1.0345 (rough estimate)
Lincoln (LN)8.012.4−4.4−8.1 to −0.7213 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)7.912.4−4.5−9.2 to +0.2127 (rough estimate)
London NW (NW)7.512.4−4.9−8.3 to −1.4227 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)7.312.4−5.1−10.0 to −0.2110 (rough estimate)
Dudley (DY)7.312.4−5.1−8.0 to −2.3330 (rough estimate)
Sunderland (SR)6.412.4−5.9−10.6 to −1.3109 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)5.912.4−6.5−10.7 to −2.2119 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)5.412.4−7.0−11.2 to −2.7111 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 25,557 (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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