Where in Britain does the Mazda 2 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 29.6% of 727,585 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mazda 2 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 39.7% against 29.5% elsewhere (+10.2 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −11.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mazda 2 MOT statistics · check a Mazda 2 by registration
Mazda 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 39.7 | 29.5 | +10.2 | +9.0 to +11.4 | 6,857 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 39.5 | 29.6 | +9.9 | +6.2 to +13.7 | 651 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 39.3 | 29.5 | +9.8 | +8.6 to +11.0 | 6,432 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 39.0 | 29.5 | +9.5 | +7.5 to +11.5 | 2,254 |
| Paisley (PA) | 38.2 | 29.5 | +8.7 | +7.2 to +10.2 | 4,002 |
| Dundee (DD) | 37.5 | 29.5 | +8.0 | +6.6 to +9.3 | 4,914 |
| Glasgow (G) | 36.1 | 29.4 | +6.7 | +5.9 to +7.5 | 14,795 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 35.5 | 29.6 | +5.9 | +2.6 to +9.3 | 769 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 35.3 | 29.6 | +5.7 | +1.4 to +10.0 | 476 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 35.2 | 29.5 | +5.7 | +4.5 to +6.9 | 6,569 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 35.2 | 29.5 | +5.7 | +4.8 to +6.6 | 11,693 |
| Leeds (LS) | 34.9 | 29.5 | +5.4 | +4.4 to +6.3 | 9,754 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 34.7 | 29.5 | +5.1 | +3.8 to +6.4 | 5,337 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 34.6 | 29.5 | +5.1 | +3.7 to +6.5 | 4,343 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 34.1 | 29.6 | +4.6 | −1.3 to +10.4 | 252 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 34.0 | 29.5 | +4.5 | +3.8 to +5.2 | 16,234 |
| Halifax (HX) | 33.8 | 29.6 | +4.2 | +2.0 to +6.4 | 1,822 |
| Manchester (M) | 33.5 | 29.5 | +4.0 | +3.1 to +4.9 | 10,303 |
| Hull (HU) | 33.4 | 29.6 | +3.8 | +2.3 to +5.3 | 3,972 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 33.3 | 29.5 | +3.8 | +2.9 to +4.6 | 12,876 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 33.2 | 29.5 | +3.7 | +2.7 to +4.8 | 7,906 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 33.0 | 29.6 | +3.5 | +1.7 to +5.3 | 2,627 |
| Wigan (WN) | 32.9 | 29.6 | +3.3 | +1.5 to +5.2 | 2,568 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 32.6 | 29.6 | +3.1 | +1.4 to +4.7 | 3,067 |
| Bradford (BD) | 32.6 | 29.5 | +3.0 | +1.9 to +4.2 | 6,390 |
| Newport (NP) | 32.5 | 29.5 | +3.0 | +1.9 to +4.1 | 7,233 |
| Darlington (DL) | 32.5 | 29.6 | +2.9 | +1.6 to +4.2 | 4,693 |
| Telford (TF) | 32.4 | 29.6 | +2.8 | +1.0 to +4.7 | 2,417 |
| York (YO) | 32.0 | 29.5 | +2.4 | +1.4 to +3.5 | 7,270 |
| Swansea (SA) | 31.9 | 29.5 | +2.3 | +1.4 to +3.2 | 10,808 |
| London W (W) | 31.8 | 29.6 | +2.2 | −0.8 to +5.3 | 912 |
| London E (E) | 31.8 | 29.6 | +2.2 | +0.4 to +4.1 | 2,473 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 31.6 | 29.6 | +2.1 | +1.0 to +3.2 | 6,993 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 31.6 | 29.5 | +2.0 | +1.0 to +3.0 | 8,042 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 31.4 | 29.6 | +1.8 | +0.4 to +3.3 | 4,056 |
| Walsall (WS) | 31.3 | 29.6 | +1.8 | +0.3 to +3.2 | 3,982 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 31.1 | 29.6 | +1.6 | +0.1 to +3.1 | 3,624 |
| Perth (PH) | 31.1 | 29.6 | +1.5 | −0.1 to +3.1 | 3,178 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 31.0 | 29.6 | +1.5 | +0.4 to +2.6 | 6,975 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 30.8 | 29.6 | +1.2 | −0.2 to +2.7 | 3,980 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 30.7 | 29.6 | +1.2 | +0.0 to +2.3 | 6,349 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 30.7 | 29.6 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.1 | 8,045 |
| Oldham (OL) | 30.4 | 29.6 | +0.9 | −0.4 to +2.1 | 5,234 |
| Guildford (GU) | 30.4 | 29.6 | +0.8 | −0.2 to +1.8 | 8,505 |
| Bolton (BL) | 30.3 | 29.6 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.1 | 4,726 |
| London SW (SW) | 30.3 | 29.6 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.8 | 1,880 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 30.2 | 29.6 | +0.6 | −0.8 to +2.1 | 3,879 |
| Exeter (EX) | 30.0 | 29.6 | +0.5 | −0.6 to +1.5 | 7,843 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 30.0 | 29.6 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.8 | 4,001 |
| Liverpool (L) | 30.0 | 29.6 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.5 | 6,245 |
| Brighton (BN) | 29.9 | 29.6 | +0.3 | −0.6 to +1.3 | 9,165 |
| Derby (DE) | 29.9 | 29.6 | +0.3 | −0.8 to +1.4 | 7,044 |
| Inverness (IV) | 29.8 | 29.6 | +0.3 | −1.4 to +1.9 | 3,019 |
| Harrow (HA) | 29.8 | 29.6 | +0.2 | −1.8 to +2.2 | 1,976 |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.8 | 29.6 | +0.2 | −0.8 to +1.2 | 7,740 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.7 | 29.6 | +0.1 | −0.6 to +0.9 | 15,559 |
| Durham (DH) | 29.5 | 29.6 | −0.0 | −1.3 to +1.3 | 4,682 |
| Stockport (SK) | 29.5 | 29.6 | −0.0 | −0.9 to +0.9 | 10,346 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 29.5 | 29.6 | −0.0 | −1.3 to +1.2 | 5,465 |
| Luton (LU) | 29.4 | 29.6 | −0.1 | −1.7 to +1.4 | 3,147 |
| Leicester (LE) | 29.4 | 29.6 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.6 | 12,912 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.3 | 29.6 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.7 | 2,147 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 29.3 | 29.6 | −0.3 | −1.5 to +0.9 | 5,817 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 29.3 | 29.6 | −0.3 | −1.4 to +0.7 | 7,375 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 29.2 | 29.6 | −0.4 | −2.2 to +1.5 | 2,245 |
| Sheffield (S) | 29.1 | 29.6 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.3 | 14,948 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 29.1 | 29.6 | −0.5 | −1.3 to +0.2 | 14,928 |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.0 | 29.6 | −0.6 | −2.3 to +1.2 | 2,545 |
| London N (N) | 28.9 | 29.6 | −0.6 | −2.4 to +1.1 | 2,632 |
| London NW (NW) | 28.9 | 29.6 | −0.7 | −2.7 to +1.4 | 1,847 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.8 | 29.6 | −0.8 | −1.7 to +0.1 | 9,354 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.8 | 29.6 | −0.8 | −2.1 to +0.5 | 4,786 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.4 | 29.6 | −1.1 | −2.3 to +0.0 | 5,494 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 28.4 | 29.6 | −1.2 | −2.5 to +0.1 | 4,613 |
| Northampton (NN) | 28.4 | 29.6 | −1.2 | −2.2 to −0.3 | 8,874 |
| Truro (TR) | 28.3 | 29.6 | −1.2 | −2.7 to +0.2 | 3,828 |
| Swindon (SN) | 28.3 | 29.6 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.1 | 5,844 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 28.3 | 29.6 | −1.3 | −5.8 to +3.2 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 27.9 | 29.6 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.1 | 20,695 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 27.8 | 29.6 | −1.8 | −2.5 to −1.1 | 14,490 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 27.7 | 29.6 | −1.9 | −2.9 to −0.9 | 8,345 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 27.7 | 29.6 | −1.9 | −3.9 to +0.1 | 1,966 |
| Medway (ME) | 27.7 | 29.6 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.9 | 6,991 |
| Colchester (CO) | 27.4 | 29.6 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −0.9 | 5,403 |
| Reading (RG) | 27.3 | 29.6 | −2.3 | −3.2 to −1.4 | 9,354 |
| Warrington (WA) | 27.3 | 29.6 | −2.3 | −3.4 to −1.3 | 6,844 |
| Preston (PR) | 27.2 | 29.6 | −2.4 | −3.4 to −1.3 | 6,890 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 27.2 | 29.6 | −2.4 | −3.3 to −1.5 | 9,107 |
| Coventry (CV) | 27.2 | 29.6 | −2.4 | −3.2 to −1.6 | 11,977 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 27.2 | 29.6 | −2.4 | −3.3 to −1.6 | 11,691 |
| Worcester (WR) | 27.1 | 29.6 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.1 | 4,416 |
| Dudley (DY) | 26.7 | 29.6 | −2.9 | −4.1 to −1.7 | 4,923 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 26.6 | 29.6 | −3.0 | −4.1 to −1.8 | 5,919 |
| Dartford (DA) | 26.6 | 29.6 | −3.0 | −4.2 to −1.8 | 5,439 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 26.5 | 29.6 | −3.1 | −4.2 to −1.9 | 5,880 |
| London SE (SE) | 26.5 | 29.6 | −3.1 | −4.5 to −1.7 | 3,920 |
| Chester (CH) | 26.3 | 29.6 | −3.3 | −4.2 to −2.4 | 9,581 |
| Southampton (SO) | 26.3 | 29.6 | −3.4 | −4.1 to −2.6 | 12,975 |
| Taunton (TA) | 26.0 | 29.6 | −3.6 | −4.8 to −2.4 | 5,254 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 26.0 | 29.6 | −3.6 | −4.4 to −2.9 | 14,897 |
| Redhill (RH) | 25.5 | 29.6 | −4.1 | −5.0 to −3.2 | 9,662 |
| Enfield (EN) | 25.4 | 29.6 | −4.2 | −6.0 to −2.3 | 2,088 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 25.4 | 29.6 | −4.2 | −5.4 to −3.0 | 4,831 |
| Crewe (CW) | 25.2 | 29.6 | −4.4 | −5.8 to −3.0 | 3,948 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.8 | 29.6 | −4.8 | −5.8 to −3.8 | 7,045 |
| Slough (SL) | 24.8 | 29.6 | −4.8 | −6.4 to −3.2 | 2,797 |
| Norwich (NR) | 24.8 | 29.6 | −4.9 | −5.8 to −4.0 | 8,585 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 24.5 | 29.6 | −5.1 | −6.4 to −3.7 | 3,994 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.5 | 29.6 | −5.1 | −6.3 to −3.9 | 4,648 |
| St Albans (AL) | 24.3 | 29.6 | −5.3 | −6.7 to −3.8 | 3,399 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 23.8 | 29.6 | −5.9 | −7.1 to −4.6 | 4,476 |
| Romford (RM) | 23.3 | 29.6 | −6.3 | −7.6 to −5.1 | 4,544 |
| Sutton (SM) | 22.9 | 29.6 | −6.7 | −8.8 to −4.5 | 1,448 |
| Ilford (IG) | 22.8 | 29.6 | −6.8 | −8.7 to −4.9 | 1,868 |
| Croydon (CR) | 22.8 | 29.6 | −6.8 | −8.1 to −5.6 | 4,142 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 21.6 | 29.6 | −8.0 | −9.1 to −7.0 | 6,178 |
| Watford (WD) | 20.6 | 29.6 | −9.0 | −10.2 to −7.8 | 4,211 |
| Bromley (BR) | 18.1 | 29.6 | −11.5 | −12.8 to −10.3 | 3,814 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 727,585 (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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