Where in Britain does the Land Rover Discovery fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 29.0% of 934,199 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Land Rover Discovery failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Torquay (TQ): 43.4% against 28.9% elsewhere (+14.5 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −13.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Land Rover Discovery MOT statistics · check a Land Rover Discovery by registration
Land Rover Discovery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay (TQ) | 43.4 | 28.9 | +14.5 | +13.2 to +15.8 | 5,809 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 42.7 | 28.9 | +13.8 | +12.6 to +15.0 | 6,589 |
| Exeter (EX) | 42.5 | 28.7 | +13.8 | +13.0 to +14.6 | 15,440 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 40.1 | 28.8 | +11.3 | +10.4 to +12.3 | 10,548 |
| Bath (BA) | 39.6 | 28.8 | +10.8 | +9.9 to +11.6 | 13,342 |
| Taunton (TA) | 38.2 | 28.8 | +9.4 | +8.5 to +10.3 | 11,437 |
| Truro (TR) | 37.5 | 28.9 | +8.6 | +7.5 to +9.8 | 6,971 |
| Perth (PH) | 36.6 | 28.9 | +7.6 | +6.2 to +9.1 | 4,385 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 36.4 | 28.9 | +7.5 | +6.5 to +8.5 | 9,087 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 36.3 | 28.9 | +7.4 | +5.9 to +8.9 | 3,897 |
| Swansea (SA) | 35.6 | 28.9 | +6.8 | +5.8 to +7.7 | 10,379 |
| Brighton (BN) | 35.6 | 28.9 | +6.8 | +5.7 to +7.8 | 8,750 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 35.4 | 28.9 | +6.6 | +5.6 to +7.5 | 10,432 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 35.2 | 28.9 | +6.3 | +5.1 to +7.4 | 6,546 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 34.9 | 28.9 | +6.0 | +5.1 to +7.0 | 9,545 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 34.8 | 28.9 | +5.9 | +4.2 to +7.6 | 3,047 |
| Bristol (BS) | 34.7 | 28.9 | +5.8 | +5.0 to +6.7 | 12,297 |
| Dundee (DD) | 34.4 | 28.9 | +5.4 | +3.8 to +7.1 | 3,226 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 34.1 | 28.9 | +5.2 | +4.3 to +6.0 | 11,478 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 33.8 | 28.9 | +4.9 | +3.3 to +6.4 | 3,624 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 33.4 | 28.9 | +4.4 | +2.2 to +6.7 | 1,705 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 33.3 | 28.9 | +4.4 | +3.4 to +5.4 | 8,197 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 32.5 | 28.9 | +3.6 | +1.9 to +5.3 | 2,985 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 32.1 | 28.9 | +3.1 | +2.3 to +4.0 | 11,641 |
| Inverness (IV) | 32.0 | 28.9 | +3.1 | +1.9 to +4.2 | 6,127 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 31.9 | 28.9 | +3.0 | +2.2 to +3.8 | 13,802 |
| Newport (NP) | 31.5 | 28.9 | +2.6 | +1.6 to +3.6 | 8,045 |
| Southampton (SO) | 31.5 | 28.9 | +2.6 | +1.8 to +3.4 | 12,417 |
| Swindon (SN) | 31.4 | 28.9 | +2.5 | +1.7 to +3.4 | 11,976 |
| Hereford (HR) | 31.4 | 28.9 | +2.4 | +1.4 to +3.4 | 8,439 |
| Stockport (SK) | 31.3 | 28.9 | +2.4 | +1.5 to +3.3 | 9,540 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 31.3 | 28.9 | +2.4 | +1.5 to +3.2 | 11,639 |
| Chester (CH) | 31.1 | 28.9 | +2.2 | +1.2 to +3.2 | 8,899 |
| Crewe (CW) | 31.1 | 28.9 | +2.2 | +1.1 to +3.3 | 6,680 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.0 | 28.9 | +2.1 | +1.1 to +3.0 | 9,397 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 30.9 | 28.9 | +1.9 | +0.9 to +2.9 | 8,452 |
| Norwich (NR) | 30.8 | 28.9 | +1.9 | +1.1 to +2.6 | 14,399 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 30.7 | 28.9 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.5 | 18,075 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 30.5 | 28.9 | +1.6 | +0.8 to +2.4 | 12,568 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 30.5 | 29.0 | +1.6 | −0.3 to +3.5 | 2,262 |
| York (YO) | 30.4 | 28.9 | +1.4 | +0.6 to +2.2 | 12,469 |
| Preston (PR) | 30.2 | 28.9 | +1.2 | +0.2 to +2.2 | 8,520 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 29.8 | 29.0 | +0.9 | −1.9 to +3.7 | 1,032 |
| Paisley (PA) | 29.8 | 29.0 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.7 | 2,408 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 29.8 | 29.0 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.9 | 6,880 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.7 | 29.0 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.8 | 7,498 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 29.7 | 29.0 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.8 | 7,687 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 29.5 | 29.0 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.5 | 9,227 |
| Guildford (GU) | 29.4 | 28.9 | +0.4 | −0.3 to +1.1 | 17,307 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.3 | 29.0 | +0.3 | −0.6 to +1.2 | 9,834 |
| Hull (HU) | 29.2 | 29.0 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.5 | 4,935 |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.2 | 29.0 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.1 | 12,010 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.0 | 29.0 | +0.0 | −0.8 to +0.9 | 10,383 |
| Darlington (DL) | 29.0 | 29.0 | +0.0 | −1.1 to +1.1 | 6,335 |
| Dudley (DY) | 29.0 | 29.0 | +0.0 | −1.1 to +1.1 | 7,079 |
| Telford (TF) | 28.9 | 29.0 | −0.0 | −1.3 to +1.3 | 4,605 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 28.8 | 29.0 | −0.2 | −2.1 to +1.7 | 2,124 |
| Oxford (OX) | 28.5 | 29.0 | −0.4 | −1.1 to +0.3 | 15,640 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 28.2 | 29.0 | −0.8 | −2.7 to +1.1 | 2,175 |
| Walsall (WS) | 28.2 | 29.0 | −0.8 | −2.0 to +0.4 | 5,275 |
| Leeds (LS) | 28.0 | 29.0 | −0.9 | −1.9 to +0.0 | 8,516 |
| Derby (DE) | 28.0 | 29.0 | −0.9 | −1.7 to −0.2 | 14,812 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.0 | 29.0 | −0.9 | −1.5 to −0.4 | 22,258 |
| St Albans (AL) | 27.8 | 29.0 | −1.2 | −2.5 to +0.2 | 4,401 |
| Bradford (BD) | 27.7 | 29.0 | −1.2 | −2.2 to −0.2 | 7,879 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 27.7 | 29.0 | −1.3 | −5.5 to +2.9 | 430 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 27.3 | 29.0 | −1.6 | −2.9 to −0.3 | 4,660 |
| Halifax (HX) | 27.3 | 29.0 | −1.7 | −3.2 to −0.2 | 3,620 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 27.1 | 29.0 | −1.9 | −2.5 to −1.3 | 23,219 |
| Oldham (OL) | 27.0 | 29.0 | −2.0 | −3.3 to −0.6 | 4,283 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 26.9 | 29.0 | −2.1 | −3.2 to −1.0 | 6,505 |
| Watford (WD) | 26.8 | 29.0 | −2.2 | −3.7 to −0.6 | 3,216 |
| Wigan (WN) | 26.5 | 29.0 | −2.5 | −4.1 to −0.9 | 2,933 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 26.3 | 29.0 | −2.7 | −7.2 to +1.9 | 365 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.3 | 29.0 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −1.9 | 14,117 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 26.3 | 29.0 | −2.7 | −3.7 to −1.7 | 7,009 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 26.0 | 29.0 | −3.0 | −4.0 to −2.0 | 7,009 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 26.0 | 29.0 | −3.0 | −4.0 to −2.0 | 7,009 |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.7 | 29.0 | −3.3 | −4.1 to −2.6 | 13,508 |
| Medway (ME) | 25.6 | 29.0 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.6 | 11,464 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 25.5 | 29.0 | −3.5 | −4.3 to −2.6 | 10,943 |
| Redhill (RH) | 25.3 | 29.0 | −3.7 | −4.5 to −3.0 | 12,619 |
| Manchester (M) | 25.0 | 29.0 | −4.0 | −5.1 to −2.9 | 6,123 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 24.8 | 29.0 | −4.2 | −5.6 to −2.7 | 3,273 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 24.6 | 29.0 | −4.4 | −5.9 to −2.9 | 3,131 |
| Birmingham (B) | 24.5 | 29.0 | −4.6 | −5.2 to −3.9 | 18,944 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 24.4 | 29.0 | −4.6 | −5.2 to −4.0 | 17,567 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 24.3 | 29.0 | −4.6 | −5.9 to −3.4 | 4,737 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.3 | 29.0 | −4.7 | −5.5 to −3.9 | 10,877 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 23.9 | 29.0 | −5.1 | −6.1 to −4.2 | 7,367 |
| Luton (LU) | 23.7 | 29.0 | −5.3 | −6.6 to −4.0 | 4,065 |
| London W (W) | 23.6 | 29.0 | −5.3 | −7.1 to −3.6 | 2,335 |
| Bolton (BL) | 23.5 | 29.0 | −5.5 | −6.7 to −4.2 | 4,676 |
| Reading (RG) | 23.5 | 29.1 | −5.5 | −6.1 to −4.9 | 18,714 |
| Warrington (WA) | 23.5 | 29.0 | −5.5 | −6.5 to −4.5 | 6,794 |
| London N (N) | 23.2 | 29.0 | −5.7 | −7.5 to −4.0 | 2,234 |
| Bromley (BR) | 23.2 | 29.0 | −5.8 | −7.7 to −3.9 | 1,908 |
| Durham (DH) | 23.1 | 29.0 | −5.9 | −7.2 to −4.5 | 3,992 |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.0 | 29.0 | −6.0 | −7.0 to −5.1 | 6,909 |
| Harrow (HA) | 22.5 | 29.0 | −6.5 | −8.3 to −4.6 | 1,933 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 22.5 | 29.0 | −6.6 | −7.4 to −5.7 | 10,093 |
| Sheffield (S) | 22.3 | 29.1 | −6.8 | −7.4 to −6.2 | 21,057 |
| Dartford (DA) | 21.5 | 29.0 | −7.5 | −8.6 to −6.4 | 5,293 |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.3 | 29.0 | −7.6 | −9.0 to −6.3 | 3,590 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 21.4 | 29.1 | −7.7 | −8.4 to −7.1 | 16,879 |
| London NW (NW) | 21.2 | 29.0 | −7.8 | −9.4 to −6.2 | 2,558 |
| London E (E) | 20.8 | 29.0 | −8.1 | −9.9 to −6.4 | 2,160 |
| London SW (SW) | 20.9 | 29.0 | −8.1 | −9.2 to −7.1 | 5,819 |
| Liverpool (L) | 20.8 | 29.0 | −8.3 | −9.2 to −7.4 | 7,527 |
| Romford (RM) | 20.5 | 29.0 | −8.5 | −9.7 to −7.2 | 3,982 |
| London SE (SE) | 20.4 | 29.0 | −8.6 | −10.0 to −7.1 | 3,104 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.2 | 29.0 | −8.9 | −9.8 to −8.0 | 7,948 |
| Sutton (SM) | 20.1 | 29.0 | −8.9 | −11.1 to −6.7 | 1,245 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 19.9 | 29.0 | −9.1 | −10.2 to −8.0 | 5,054 |
| Slough (SL) | 19.9 | 29.0 | −9.2 | −10.2 to −8.1 | 5,590 |
| Ilford (IG) | 19.2 | 29.0 | −9.8 | −11.7 to −7.9 | 1,731 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 18.7 | 29.0 | −10.2 | −11.9 to −8.5 | 2,022 |
| Enfield (EN) | 16.0 | 29.0 | −13.0 | −14.1 to −12.0 | 4,643 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 934,199 (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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