Where in Britain does the Land Rover Discovery Sport fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 17.1% of 513,538 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Land Rover Discovery Sport failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Cambridge (CB): 24.3% against 17.1% elsewhere (+7.2 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −8.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT statistics · check a Land Rover Discovery Sport by registration
Land Rover Discovery Sport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge (CB) | 24.3 | 17.1 | +7.2 | +5.8 to +8.6 | 3,625 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 24.0 | 17.1 | +7.0 | +5.4 to +8.5 | 2,867 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 23.3 | 17.0 | +6.3 | +5.3 to +7.2 | 8,046 |
| Exeter (EX) | 22.9 | 17.0 | +5.9 | +4.8 to +7.0 | 5,800 |
| Perth (PH) | 21.7 | 17.1 | +4.6 | +3.1 to +6.1 | 2,865 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 21.6 | 17.1 | +4.6 | +3.3 to +5.8 | 4,430 |
| Chester (CH) | 21.6 | 17.1 | +4.5 | +3.4 to +5.6 | 5,065 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 21.3 | 17.1 | +4.3 | +2.8 to +5.7 | 3,056 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 20.9 | 17.1 | +3.8 | +2.4 to +5.2 | 3,098 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 20.8 | 17.1 | +3.8 | +2.6 to +4.9 | 4,583 |
| Taunton (TA) | 20.8 | 17.1 | +3.7 | +2.4 to +5.0 | 3,758 |
| Southampton (SO) | 20.6 | 17.1 | +3.5 | +2.4 to +4.7 | 4,961 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 20.5 | 17.1 | +3.4 | +2.3 to +4.6 | 5,114 |
| Brighton (BN) | 20.4 | 17.1 | +3.4 | +2.2 to +4.6 | 4,278 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 20.2 | 17.0 | +3.2 | +2.4 to +4.0 | 10,460 |
| Stockport (SK) | 20.1 | 17.1 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +4.0 | 6,030 |
| Bristol (BS) | 20.1 | 17.1 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +3.9 | 6,966 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 20.0 | 17.1 | +2.9 | +2.0 to +3.8 | 8,044 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 19.6 | 17.1 | +2.5 | −0.0 to +5.1 | 942 |
| Inverness (IV) | 19.6 | 17.1 | +2.5 | +1.2 to +3.7 | 3,830 |
| Watford (WD) | 19.5 | 17.1 | +2.4 | +0.9 to +4.0 | 2,565 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 19.5 | 17.1 | +2.4 | +0.1 to +4.7 | 1,154 |
| St Albans (AL) | 19.4 | 17.1 | +2.3 | +0.9 to +3.6 | 3,204 |
| Colchester (CO) | 19.3 | 17.1 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.4 | 4,270 |
| Bath (BA) | 19.2 | 17.1 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.3 | 4,604 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 19.2 | 17.1 | +2.1 | +1.1 to +3.1 | 5,509 |
| Guildford (GU) | 19.1 | 17.1 | +2.1 | +1.2 to +2.9 | 8,132 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 19.1 | 17.1 | +2.0 | +0.4 to +3.7 | 2,249 |
| London W (W) | 19.1 | 17.1 | +2.0 | +0.3 to +3.7 | 2,062 |
| Preston (PR) | 18.9 | 17.1 | +1.9 | +0.7 to +3.0 | 4,593 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 18.9 | 17.1 | +1.8 | +0.7 to +2.9 | 4,705 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 18.9 | 17.1 | +1.7 | −5.2 to +8.7 | 122 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 18.8 | 17.1 | +1.7 | +0.6 to +2.9 | 4,173 |
| Glasgow (G) | 18.7 | 17.1 | +1.7 | +0.8 to +2.5 | 7,784 |
| Reading (RG) | 18.7 | 17.1 | +1.6 | +0.9 to +2.3 | 11,736 |
| Truro (TR) | 18.7 | 17.1 | +1.6 | +0.0 to +3.1 | 2,479 |
| Dundee (DD) | 18.7 | 17.1 | +1.6 | +0.0 to +3.1 | 2,455 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 18.6 | 17.1 | +1.5 | +0.5 to +2.5 | 6,157 |
| Dartford (DA) | 18.6 | 17.1 | +1.5 | +0.3 to +2.6 | 4,583 |
| Swindon (SN) | 18.5 | 17.1 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.5 | 5,715 |
| Northampton (NN) | 18.1 | 17.1 | +1.0 | +0.1 to +2.0 | 6,331 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 18.1 | 17.1 | +1.0 | −0.3 to +2.3 | 3,295 |
| Medway (ME) | 18.1 | 17.1 | +1.0 | −0.0 to +2.1 | 5,230 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 18.1 | 17.1 | +1.0 | −1.0 to +3.0 | 1,447 |
| Manchester (M) | 18.0 | 17.1 | +0.9 | −0.2 to +2.1 | 4,546 |
| Walsall (WS) | 18.0 | 17.1 | +0.9 | −0.6 to +2.5 | 2,369 |
| Norwich (NR) | 17.9 | 17.1 | +0.9 | −0.1 to +1.8 | 6,061 |
| Paisley (PA) | 17.9 | 17.1 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.6 | 1,692 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 17.7 | 17.1 | +0.6 | −0.6 to +1.7 | 4,198 |
| York (YO) | 17.6 | 17.1 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.4 | 7,204 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 17.6 | 17.1 | +0.5 | −1.4 to +2.4 | 1,554 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 17.5 | 17.1 | +0.4 | −0.6 to +1.4 | 5,301 |
| London NW (NW) | 17.2 | 17.1 | +0.1 | −1.3 to +1.5 | 2,738 |
| Leeds (LS) | 17.1 | 17.1 | −0.1 | −1.0 to +0.9 | 6,457 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 17.0 | 17.1 | −0.1 | −1.2 to +1.0 | 4,264 |
| Oxford (OX) | 16.8 | 17.1 | −0.3 | −1.1 to +0.6 | 7,269 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 16.8 | 17.1 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.6 | 6,277 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 16.6 | 17.1 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.2 | 10,635 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 16.5 | 17.1 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +1.0 | 2,065 |
| Coventry (CV) | 16.5 | 17.1 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.2 | 7,555 |
| Bradford (BD) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.4 | 4,452 |
| Darlington (DL) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.6 | 3,281 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.4 | 4,602 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.6 | 2,985 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.7 | −1.4 to +0.0 | 10,541 |
| Bromley (BR) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.8 | −2.4 to +0.9 | 2,005 |
| Crewe (CW) | 16.2 | 17.1 | −0.9 | −2.2 to +0.4 | 3,265 |
| London SW (SW) | 16.2 | 17.1 | −1.0 | −2.0 to +0.1 | 4,877 |
| Swansea (SA) | 16.1 | 17.1 | −1.0 | −2.1 to +0.1 | 4,383 |
| Redhill (RH) | 16.0 | 17.1 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.3 | 6,981 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 16.0 | 17.1 | −1.2 | −2.3 to +0.0 | 3,777 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 16.0 | 17.1 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.3 | 7,423 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 15.9 | 17.1 | −1.2 | −2.6 to +0.3 | 2,403 |
| Hull (HU) | 15.8 | 17.1 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.1 | 3,684 |
| Croydon (CR) | 15.8 | 17.1 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.2 | 3,677 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 15.8 | 17.1 | −1.3 | −2.3 to −0.4 | 6,048 |
| Warrington (WA) | 15.7 | 17.1 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.4 | 5,521 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 15.7 | 17.1 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.4 | 4,920 |
| Birmingham (B) | 15.7 | 17.1 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.8 | 10,598 |
| Liverpool (L) | 15.6 | 17.1 | −1.5 | −2.6 to −0.4 | 4,172 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 15.6 | 17.1 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.3 | 3,451 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 15.5 | 17.1 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.7 | 6,009 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 15.4 | 17.1 | −1.7 | −3.1 to −0.3 | 2,543 |
| Derby (DE) | 15.4 | 17.1 | −1.7 | −2.6 to −0.8 | 6,635 |
| Dudley (DY) | 15.4 | 17.1 | −1.7 | −3.3 to −0.2 | 2,192 |
| Hereford (HR) | 15.3 | 17.1 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.4 | 2,600 |
| London N (N) | 15.3 | 17.1 | −1.8 | −3.3 to −0.4 | 2,259 |
| Slough (SL) | 15.3 | 17.1 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.8 | 4,072 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 15.2 | 17.1 | −2.0 | −3.2 to −0.7 | 3,149 |
| Durham (DH) | 15.1 | 17.1 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.6 | 2,417 |
| Newport (NP) | 15.0 | 17.1 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −0.9 | 3,524 |
| Bolton (BL) | 14.8 | 17.1 | −2.3 | −3.4 to −1.1 | 3,633 |
| Leicester (LE) | 14.8 | 17.1 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.5 | 8,645 |
| Romford (RM) | 14.7 | 17.1 | −2.4 | −3.6 to −1.2 | 3,226 |
| Wigan (WN) | 14.7 | 17.1 | −2.4 | −4.1 to −0.7 | 1,696 |
| Harrow (HA) | 14.6 | 17.1 | −2.5 | −4.1 to −1.0 | 2,018 |
| Luton (LU) | 14.5 | 17.1 | −2.7 | −4.1 to −1.2 | 2,150 |
| Ilford (IG) | 14.4 | 17.1 | −2.7 | −4.5 to −0.9 | 1,518 |
| Oldham (OL) | 14.0 | 17.1 | −3.1 | −4.4 to −1.8 | 2,622 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 13.9 | 17.1 | −3.3 | −4.3 to −2.2 | 3,962 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 13.9 | 17.1 | −3.3 | −4.2 to −2.4 | 5,679 |
| Telford (TF) | 13.7 | 17.1 | −3.4 | −5.2 to −1.6 | 1,397 |
| Halifax (HX) | 13.6 | 17.1 | −3.5 | −5.1 to −1.9 | 1,780 |
| Worcester (WR) | 13.4 | 17.1 | −3.7 | −4.7 to −2.7 | 4,311 |
| London SE (SE) | 13.3 | 17.1 | −3.8 | −5.1 to −2.6 | 2,920 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 13.2 | 17.1 | −3.9 | −5.0 to −2.8 | 3,677 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 13.2 | 17.1 | −4.0 | −7.3 to −0.7 | 403 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 12.9 | 17.1 | −4.3 | −5.2 to −3.3 | 4,600 |
| Sutton (SM) | 12.7 | 17.1 | −4.4 | −6.7 to −2.0 | 777 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 12.5 | 17.1 | −4.6 | −9.6 to +0.4 | 168 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 12.3 | 17.1 | −4.8 | −5.8 to −3.9 | 4,342 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 12.2 | 17.1 | −4.9 | −6.7 to −3.2 | 1,377 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 12.1 | 17.1 | −5.0 | −6.5 to −3.5 | 1,825 |
| Enfield (EN) | 12.1 | 17.1 | −5.1 | −6.2 to −3.9 | 3,110 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 12.0 | 17.1 | −5.1 | −7.0 to −3.2 | 1,125 |
| London E (E) | 11.8 | 17.1 | −5.4 | −6.7 to −4.0 | 2,174 |
| Sheffield (S) | 11.7 | 17.2 | −5.5 | −6.1 to −4.9 | 11,060 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 9.0 | 17.3 | −8.3 | −8.8 to −7.7 | 12,306 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 513,538 (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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