Where in Britain does the Land Rover Defender fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 33.0% of 648,232 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Land Rover Defender failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Exeter (EX): 48.2% against 32.6% elsewhere (+15.7 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −19.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Land Rover Defender MOT statistics · check a Land Rover Defender by registration
Land Rover Defender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter (EX) | 48.2 | 32.6 | +15.7 | +14.9 to +16.4 | 17,383 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 46.4 | 32.8 | +13.5 | +12.4 to +14.6 | 8,014 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 45.5 | 32.9 | +12.6 | +11.5 to +13.8 | 7,205 |
| Taunton (TA) | 43.4 | 32.8 | +10.5 | +9.6 to +11.5 | 10,213 |
| Bath (BA) | 42.2 | 32.8 | +9.4 | +8.5 to +10.3 | 11,882 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 42.3 | 33.0 | +9.4 | +7.5 to +11.2 | 2,686 |
| Perth (PH) | 41.5 | 32.9 | +8.6 | +7.4 to +9.8 | 6,518 |
| Truro (TR) | 41.5 | 32.9 | +8.6 | +7.5 to +9.6 | 8,416 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 41.3 | 32.8 | +8.4 | +7.6 to +9.3 | 14,019 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 40.6 | 32.9 | +7.7 | +6.6 to +8.8 | 7,967 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 39.9 | 32.9 | +7.0 | +5.9 to +8.1 | 7,888 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 39.2 | 32.9 | +6.3 | +5.2 to +7.4 | 7,693 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 38.7 | 33.0 | +5.7 | +3.8 to +7.6 | 2,563 |
| Guildford (GU) | 38.3 | 32.9 | +5.4 | +4.6 to +6.3 | 14,001 |
| Bristol (BS) | 38.2 | 32.9 | +5.2 | +4.2 to +6.3 | 8,155 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 37.9 | 32.9 | +4.9 | +3.9 to +6.0 | 7,727 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.8 | 33.0 | +4.9 | +3.8 to +6.0 | 7,125 |
| Dundee (DD) | 37.7 | 33.0 | +4.7 | +2.9 to +6.6 | 2,636 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 37.5 | 32.9 | +4.6 | +3.5 to +5.7 | 8,066 |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.3 | 33.0 | +4.4 | +3.1 to +5.6 | 5,664 |
| Stockport (SK) | 37.1 | 33.0 | +4.1 | +3.1 to +5.2 | 8,252 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 37.0 | 33.0 | +4.0 | +2.1 to +5.8 | 2,635 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 36.6 | 33.0 | +3.6 | +2.0 to +5.3 | 3,393 |
| Watford (WD) | 36.5 | 33.0 | +3.5 | +1.1 to +6.0 | 1,498 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 36.4 | 33.0 | +3.5 | +2.5 to +4.4 | 9,944 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 36.3 | 33.0 | +3.3 | +1.8 to +4.8 | 3,918 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 36.2 | 33.0 | +3.2 | +1.5 to +4.9 | 3,070 |
| Swansea (SA) | 35.9 | 32.9 | +2.9 | +2.1 to +3.8 | 12,734 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 35.6 | 33.0 | +2.6 | +1.0 to +4.3 | 3,165 |
| Worcester (WR) | 35.5 | 33.0 | +2.5 | +1.4 to +3.7 | 6,491 |
| Swindon (SN) | 35.3 | 33.0 | +2.3 | +1.3 to +3.3 | 8,765 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 35.2 | 33.0 | +2.3 | +1.5 to +3.1 | 13,666 |
| Inverness (IV) | 35.0 | 33.0 | +2.0 | +0.7 to +3.3 | 5,477 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 35.0 | 33.0 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.1 | 7,150 |
| Southampton (SO) | 34.9 | 33.0 | +2.0 | +1.0 to +2.9 | 9,946 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 34.7 | 33.0 | +1.7 | −0.9 to +4.3 | 1,265 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 34.1 | 33.0 | +1.1 | +0.4 to +1.9 | 14,850 |
| Newport (NP) | 34.0 | 33.0 | +1.0 | −0.3 to +2.2 | 5,567 |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.4 | 33.0 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.5 | 7,261 |
| Chester (CH) | 33.4 | 33.0 | +0.4 | −0.9 to +1.6 | 5,597 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 33.3 | 33.0 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.1 | 13,772 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 32.9 | 33.0 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.1 | 5,657 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 32.8 | 33.0 | −0.2 | −4.3 to +3.8 | 525 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 32.8 | 33.0 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 4,823 |
| Darlington (DL) | 32.6 | 33.0 | −0.4 | −1.5 to +0.7 | 7,056 |
| Crewe (CW) | 32.0 | 33.0 | −1.0 | −2.3 to +0.3 | 4,757 |
| York (YO) | 32.0 | 33.0 | −1.0 | −1.9 to −0.2 | 10,824 |
| Leeds (LS) | 31.7 | 33.0 | −1.3 | −2.7 to +0.0 | 4,532 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 31.4 | 33.0 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.3 | 4,816 |
| Hull (HU) | 31.3 | 33.0 | −1.7 | −3.4 to +0.0 | 2,781 |
| Bradford (BD) | 31.3 | 33.0 | −1.7 | −3.0 to −0.5 | 5,341 |
| Norwich (NR) | 31.2 | 33.0 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.0 | 12,261 |
| St Albans (AL) | 31.1 | 33.0 | −2.0 | −3.9 to −0.0 | 2,183 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.1 | 33.0 | −2.0 | −3.7 to −0.2 | 2,647 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 31.1 | 33.0 | −2.0 | −3.0 to −0.9 | 7,368 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 31.0 | 33.0 | −2.0 | −6.0 to +1.9 | 536 |
| Northampton (NN) | 30.8 | 33.0 | −2.3 | −3.3 to −1.2 | 7,512 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 30.7 | 33.1 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.7 | 18,477 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.3 | 33.0 | −2.7 | −4.5 to −0.9 | 2,538 |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.9 | 33.1 | −3.2 | −4.0 to −2.3 | 11,344 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 29.7 | 33.0 | −3.3 | −4.9 to −1.8 | 3,294 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 29.6 | 33.0 | −3.4 | −5.8 to −1.1 | 1,423 |
| Walsall (WS) | 29.5 | 33.0 | −3.5 | −5.2 to −1.9 | 2,852 |
| Redhill (RH) | 29.5 | 33.1 | −3.6 | −4.5 to −2.6 | 8,805 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 29.4 | 33.0 | −3.6 | −4.8 to −2.5 | 6,376 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.3 | 33.0 | −3.7 | −4.9 to −2.6 | 6,078 |
| Leicester (LE) | 29.3 | 33.1 | −3.7 | −4.7 to −2.8 | 8,997 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 29.2 | 33.1 | −3.9 | −4.7 to −3.1 | 12,692 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.1 | 33.0 | −3.9 | −5.0 to −2.9 | 7,371 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 29.1 | 33.0 | −4.0 | −5.3 to −2.7 | 4,792 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 28.4 | 33.0 | −4.6 | −6.5 to −2.7 | 2,094 |
| Preston (PR) | 28.2 | 33.0 | −4.8 | −6.1 to −3.6 | 5,132 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 28.1 | 33.0 | −4.9 | −6.4 to −3.4 | 3,457 |
| Derby (DE) | 28.1 | 33.1 | −5.0 | −5.9 to −4.0 | 8,993 |
| Medway (ME) | 28.0 | 33.0 | −5.1 | −6.3 to −3.8 | 5,042 |
| Telford (TF) | 27.9 | 33.0 | −5.1 | −6.8 to −3.3 | 2,547 |
| Dudley (DY) | 27.9 | 33.0 | −5.2 | −6.7 to −3.7 | 3,562 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 27.9 | 33.1 | −5.2 | −6.3 to −4.1 | 6,563 |
| Reading (RG) | 27.6 | 33.1 | −5.5 | −6.3 to −4.6 | 10,794 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 27.4 | 33.0 | −5.6 | −9.2 to −2.0 | 588 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 27.0 | 33.1 | −6.1 | −7.2 to −4.9 | 5,592 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 26.7 | 33.1 | −6.4 | −7.6 to −5.1 | 5,045 |
| Coventry (CV) | 26.0 | 33.1 | −7.1 | −8.0 to −6.1 | 8,337 |
| London W (W) | 25.9 | 33.0 | −7.2 | −10.3 to −4.1 | 766 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.6 | 33.0 | −7.4 | −8.9 to −5.9 | 3,348 |
| Glasgow (G) | 25.4 | 33.1 | −7.6 | −9.0 to −6.3 | 3,952 |
| Oldham (OL) | 25.2 | 33.0 | −7.9 | −9.6 to −6.1 | 2,293 |
| Birmingham (B) | 24.9 | 33.1 | −8.2 | −9.1 to −7.3 | 8,890 |
| Halifax (HX) | 24.8 | 33.0 | −8.2 | −9.9 to −6.6 | 2,584 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 24.3 | 33.1 | −8.8 | −9.9 to −7.6 | 5,521 |
| Liverpool (L) | 24.2 | 33.0 | −8.9 | −10.5 to −7.2 | 2,627 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 24.1 | 33.1 | −8.9 | −10.2 to −7.7 | 4,493 |
| Manchester (M) | 24.0 | 33.0 | −9.0 | −10.7 to −7.3 | 2,488 |
| Dartford (DA) | 24.0 | 33.0 | −9.0 | −11.1 to −7.0 | 1,674 |
| London SW (SW) | 24.0 | 33.0 | −9.0 | −11.1 to −7.0 | 1,695 |
| Slough (SL) | 24.0 | 33.0 | −9.1 | −10.7 to −7.5 | 2,709 |
| London N (N) | 23.8 | 33.0 | −9.2 | −12.3 to −6.2 | 753 |
| Warrington (WA) | 23.7 | 33.1 | −9.3 | −10.8 to −7.8 | 3,264 |
| Bromley (BR) | 23.7 | 33.0 | −9.3 | −12.7 to −6.0 | 625 |
| Wigan (WN) | 22.7 | 33.0 | −10.3 | −12.9 to −7.7 | 1,025 |
| Sheffield (S) | 22.9 | 33.2 | −10.3 | −11.2 to −9.5 | 9,660 |
| Harrow (HA) | 22.0 | 33.0 | −11.0 | −15.1 to −6.9 | 395 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.5 | 33.0 | −11.5 | −14.0 to −9.0 | 1,041 |
| Durham (DH) | 21.4 | 33.0 | −11.6 | −13.5 to −9.8 | 1,874 |
| Bolton (BL) | 21.3 | 33.0 | −11.8 | −13.6 to −9.9 | 1,886 |
| Luton (LU) | 21.2 | 33.0 | −11.8 | −13.7 to −9.9 | 1,773 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.2 | 33.0 | −11.9 | −13.7 to −10.0 | 1,884 |
| Sutton (SM) | 20.8 | 33.0 | −12.2 | −15.8 to −8.7 | 500 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 20.7 | 33.0 | −12.4 | −14.2 to −10.6 | 1,951 |
| London NW (NW) | 20.4 | 33.0 | −12.6 | −15.4 to −9.8 | 818 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 20.4 | 33.2 | −12.8 | −13.6 to −11.9 | 8,381 |
| London SE (SE) | 20.2 | 33.0 | −12.8 | −15.2 to −10.4 | 1,077 |
| London E (E) | 20.1 | 33.0 | −12.9 | −15.9 to −10.0 | 702 |
| Romford (RM) | 18.9 | 33.0 | −14.1 | −16.5 to −11.7 | 1,025 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.1 | 33.1 | −15.0 | −16.5 to −13.6 | 2,735 |
| Ilford (IG) | 17.3 | 33.0 | −15.7 | −19.0 to −12.4 | 514 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 16.5 | 33.0 | −16.5 | −19.7 to −13.2 | 502 |
| Enfield (EN) | 13.5 | 33.1 | −19.5 | −21.0 to −18.1 | 2,128 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 648,232 (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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