Where in Britain does the Mazda 5 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 47.7% of 91,686 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mazda 5 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 64.6% against 47.6% elsewhere (+17.0 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −14.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mazda 5 MOT statistics · check a Mazda 5 by registration
Mazda 5 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) | 64.6 | 47.6 | +17.0 | +12.7 to +21.3 | 478 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 64.5 | 47.6 | +16.9 | +10.7 to +23.0 | 234 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 59.1 | 47.6 | +11.4 | +5.8 to +17.0 | 298 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 58.4 | 47.6 | +10.9 | +7.7 to +14.0 | 943 |
| Newport (NP) | 58.4 | 47.6 | +10.8 | +7.3 to +14.3 | 766 |
| Exeter (EX) | 58.3 | 47.6 | +10.7 | +7.3 to +14.2 | 804 |
| Paisley (PA) | 58.2 | 47.7 | +10.6 | +4.4 to +16.7 | 249 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 56.3 | 47.6 | +8.6 | +4.6 to +12.7 | 576 |
| Bath (BA) | 56.2 | 47.6 | +8.6 | +5.5 to +11.7 | 982 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 56.1 | 47.6 | +8.5 | +5.9 to +11.1 | 1,441 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 56.0 | 47.6 | +8.3 | +4.2 to +12.5 | 552 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 55.0 | 47.7 | +7.4 | +2.6 to +12.2 | 418 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 54.8 | 47.5 | +7.3 | +5.3 to +9.3 | 2,334 |
| Swindon (SN) | 54.6 | 47.6 | +7.0 | +3.7 to +10.3 | 879 |
| Oldham (OL) | 54.5 | 47.6 | +6.9 | +2.5 to +11.2 | 510 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 53.9 | 47.6 | +6.3 | +3.3 to +9.4 | 1,040 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 53.9 | 47.7 | +6.2 | −0.4 to +12.8 | 219 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 53.9 | 47.7 | +6.2 | −0.6 to +13.0 | 208 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 53.8 | 47.7 | +6.1 | +1.1 to +11.2 | 381 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 53.7 | 47.7 | +6.1 | +1.4 to +10.7 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 53.5 | 47.6 | +5.9 | +3.7 to +8.1 | 2,021 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 53.5 | 47.6 | +5.8 | +1.9 to +9.8 | 619 |
| Worcester (WR) | 53.5 | 47.7 | +5.8 | +0.5 to +11.1 | 344 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 53.4 | 47.6 | +5.8 | +3.5 to +8.2 | 1,781 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 53.3 | 47.7 | +5.6 | −2.0 to +13.2 | 167 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 53.0 | 47.6 | +5.3 | +1.9 to +8.7 | 846 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 52.8 | 47.6 | +5.2 | +2.2 to +8.2 | 1,081 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 52.6 | 47.6 | +4.9 | +2.3 to +7.6 | 1,387 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 52.4 | 47.7 | +4.7 | −1.8 to +11.3 | 227 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 52.0 | 47.7 | +4.4 | +0.6 to +8.1 | 690 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 51.9 | 47.7 | +4.2 | −0.7 to +9.1 | 397 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 51.7 | 47.6 | +4.1 | +1.4 to +6.7 | 1,387 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 51.5 | 47.7 | +3.9 | +0.2 to +7.5 | 720 |
| Truro (TR) | 51.5 | 47.7 | +3.8 | −1.6 to +9.2 | 330 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 51.5 | 47.7 | +3.8 | −2.2 to +9.7 | 272 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 51.4 | 47.6 | +3.7 | +0.9 to +6.5 | 1,244 |
| Swansea (SA) | 51.3 | 47.7 | +3.7 | +0.4 to +7.0 | 902 |
| Perth (PH) | 51.3 | 47.7 | +3.6 | −4.2 to +11.3 | 160 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 51.1 | 47.6 | +3.5 | +1.0 to +5.9 | 1,654 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 50.9 | 47.7 | +3.2 | −0.9 to +7.3 | 566 |
| Telford (TF) | 50.8 | 47.7 | +3.1 | −3.0 to +9.3 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 50.3 | 47.7 | +2.7 | −5.5 to +10.8 | 145 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 50.3 | 47.7 | +2.6 | −5.3 to +10.6 | 151 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 50.3 | 47.7 | +2.6 | −2.7 to +8.0 | 338 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 50.0 | 47.7 | +2.4 | −0.7 to +5.4 | 1,047 |
| Crewe (CW) | 49.8 | 47.7 | +2.2 | −3.5 to +7.8 | 303 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 49.8 | 47.7 | +2.1 | −1.4 to +5.6 | 802 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 49.3 | 47.7 | +1.6 | −2.6 to +5.8 | 540 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 49.2 | 47.7 | +1.5 | −3.5 to +6.6 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 49.1 | 47.7 | +1.5 | −1.0 to +3.9 | 1,594 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 48.9 | 47.7 | +1.2 | −5.2 to +7.7 | 231 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 48.8 | 47.7 | +1.1 | −2.1 to +4.3 | 959 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 48.6 | 47.7 | +0.9 | −4.3 to +6.1 | 354 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 48.5 | 47.7 | +0.8 | −4.2 to +5.8 | 386 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 48.4 | 47.7 | +0.7 | −2.0 to +3.4 | 1,317 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 47.9 | 47.7 | +0.2 | −4.1 to +4.6 | 505 |
| Preston (PR) | 47.9 | 47.7 | +0.2 | −3.7 to +4.1 | 639 |
| Warrington (WA) | 47.7 | 47.7 | −0.0 | −4.0 to +3.9 | 621 |
| Manchester (M) | 47.6 | 47.7 | −0.1 | −2.6 to +2.5 | 1,495 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 47.6 | 47.7 | −0.1 | −3.1 to +3.0 | 1,050 |
| Norwich (NR) | 47.4 | 47.7 | −0.3 | −3.3 to +2.7 | 1,055 |
| Darlington (DL) | 47.4 | 47.7 | −0.3 | −6.6 to +5.9 | 247 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 47.3 | 47.7 | −0.4 | −3.2 to +2.4 | 1,226 |
| Reading (RG) | 47.2 | 47.7 | −0.5 | −2.8 to +1.8 | 1,850 |
| Southampton (SO) | 47.1 | 47.7 | −0.6 | −3.0 to +1.8 | 1,641 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 47.0 | 47.7 | −0.7 | −3.4 to +2.1 | 1,272 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 46.8 | 47.7 | −0.9 | −6.0 to +4.3 | 361 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 46.7 | 47.7 | −1.0 | −4.6 to +2.6 | 756 |
| Chester (CH) | 46.7 | 47.7 | −1.0 | −4.2 to +2.2 | 921 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 46.6 | 47.7 | −1.1 | −5.1 to +3.0 | 579 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 46.6 | 47.7 | −1.1 | −4.7 to +2.4 | 758 |
| Walsall (WS) | 46.5 | 47.7 | −1.2 | −5.3 to +3.0 | 559 |
| Hereford (HR) | 46.2 | 47.7 | −1.5 | −8.2 to +5.3 | 212 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 46.1 | 47.7 | −1.6 | −5.1 to +1.9 | 781 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 45.8 | 47.7 | −1.9 | −5.2 to +1.4 | 867 |
| Derby (DE) | 45.8 | 47.7 | −1.9 | −5.2 to +1.4 | 876 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 45.4 | 47.7 | −2.3 | −6.4 to +1.8 | 573 |
| Bradford (BD) | 45.0 | 47.7 | −2.7 | −6.5 to +1.2 | 657 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 44.7 | 47.7 | −3.0 | −7.3 to +1.2 | 528 |
| Redhill (RH) | 44.7 | 47.7 | −3.1 | −5.6 to −0.5 | 1,524 |
| Liverpool (L) | 44.6 | 47.7 | −3.1 | −6.4 to +0.2 | 872 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 44.6 | 47.7 | −3.2 | −6.3 to −0.0 | 983 |
| Sheffield (S) | 44.5 | 47.7 | −3.2 | −5.9 to −0.6 | 1,368 |
| Medway (ME) | 44.5 | 47.7 | −3.3 | −6.1 to −0.4 | 1,172 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 44.4 | 47.7 | −3.3 | −6.7 to +0.1 | 851 |
| Leicester (LE) | 44.4 | 47.7 | −3.4 | −6.0 to −0.8 | 1,443 |
| Durham (DH) | 44.2 | 47.7 | −3.5 | −9.8 to +2.8 | 240 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 44.1 | 47.7 | −3.7 | −6.4 to −1.0 | 1,309 |
| Stockport (SK) | 44.0 | 47.7 | −3.7 | −7.2 to −0.3 | 798 |
| London NW (NW) | 43.7 | 47.7 | −4.1 | −7.7 to −0.4 | 710 |
| St Albans (AL) | 42.9 | 47.7 | −4.8 | −9.2 to −0.5 | 499 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 42.7 | 47.7 | −5.1 | −8.3 to −1.8 | 909 |
| Watford (WD) | 41.7 | 47.7 | −6.0 | −9.6 to −2.4 | 714 |
| Harrow (HA) | 41.7 | 47.7 | −6.0 | −9.8 to −2.2 | 650 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 41.4 | 47.8 | −6.4 | −9.4 to −3.4 | 1,064 |
| Birmingham (B) | 41.2 | 47.9 | −6.7 | −8.4 to −5.0 | 3,452 |
| Luton (LU) | 41.0 | 47.7 | −6.7 | −10.2 to −3.3 | 795 |
| Ilford (IG) | 40.7 | 47.7 | −7.1 | −11.3 to −2.8 | 509 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 40.5 | 47.7 | −7.2 | −11.7 to −2.8 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 40.4 | 47.8 | −7.4 | −9.8 to −5.0 | 1,650 |
| Romford (RM) | 40.2 | 47.8 | −7.5 | −10.5 to −4.6 | 1,091 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 40.0 | 47.8 | −7.7 | −10.8 to −4.7 | 1,024 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 39.7 | 47.8 | −8.0 | −11.3 to −4.7 | 848 |
| London SW (SW) | 39.6 | 47.7 | −8.1 | −12.0 to −4.2 | 598 |
| London N (N) | 39.4 | 47.8 | −8.3 | −11.4 to −5.3 | 1,017 |
| London SE (SE) | 39.3 | 47.9 | −8.6 | −10.8 to −6.4 | 1,880 |
| Bromley (BR) | 38.9 | 47.7 | −8.8 | −12.8 to −4.9 | 586 |
| London W (W) | 38.5 | 47.7 | −9.2 | −15.3 to −3.1 | 244 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 38.3 | 47.7 | −9.4 | −14.4 to −4.5 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 37.7 | 47.8 | −10.1 | −13.7 to −6.5 | 690 |
| Croydon (CR) | 37.4 | 47.8 | −10.5 | −13.3 to −7.6 | 1,103 |
| Enfield (EN) | 33.3 | 47.8 | −14.5 | −18.6 to −10.4 | 523 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 91,686 (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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