Where in Britain does the Mazda CX-5 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 16.6% of 298,443 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mazda CX-5 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Bath (BA): 26.5% against 16.5% elsewhere (+10.0 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −6.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mazda CX-5 MOT statistics · check a Mazda CX-5 by registration
Mazda CX-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath (BA) | 26.5 | 16.5 | +10.0 | +8.4 to +11.6 | 2,899 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 24.8 | 16.5 | +8.3 | +6.7 to +9.8 | 3,024 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 23.3 | 16.6 | +6.7 | +2.5 to +11.0 | 373 (rough estimate) |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 23.3 | 16.6 | +6.7 | +2.4 to +11.0 | 369 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 22.6 | 16.5 | +6.0 | +4.1 to +8.0 | 1,695 |
| Perth (PH) | 21.9 | 16.6 | +5.4 | +3.4 to +7.3 | 1,760 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 21.5 | 16.6 | +5.0 | +2.3 to +7.6 | 933 |
| Hull (HU) | 21.4 | 16.6 | +4.8 | +2.8 to +6.8 | 1,676 |
| Brighton (BN) | 21.3 | 16.5 | +4.7 | +3.2 to +6.2 | 2,871 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 21.3 | 16.5 | +4.7 | +3.0 to +6.4 | 2,282 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 21.3 | 16.6 | +4.7 | +1.4 to +8.0 | 593 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 20.7 | 16.6 | +4.2 | +2.4 to +5.9 | 2,118 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 20.7 | 16.6 | +4.1 | +2.3 to +5.9 | 1,952 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 20.2 | 16.5 | +3.7 | +2.6 to +4.8 | 5,158 |
| Leeds (LS) | 20.1 | 16.5 | +3.6 | +2.2 to +4.9 | 3,465 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 19.8 | 16.6 | +3.3 | +1.2 to +5.3 | 1,442 |
| Exeter (EX) | 19.6 | 16.6 | +3.0 | +1.5 to +4.6 | 2,558 |
| Paisley (PA) | 19.6 | 16.6 | +3.0 | +1.0 to +5.0 | 1,544 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 19.6 | 16.6 | +3.0 | −3.8 to +9.7 | 133 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 19.5 | 16.5 | +3.0 | +1.6 to +4.3 | 3,537 |
| Newport (NP) | 19.5 | 16.6 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.6 | 2,292 |
| Guildford (GU) | 19.2 | 16.5 | +2.6 | +1.4 to +3.8 | 4,076 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 19.1 | 16.6 | +2.5 | +1.1 to +4.0 | 2,868 |
| Walsall (WS) | 19.1 | 16.6 | +2.5 | +0.4 to +4.6 | 1,358 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 19.0 | 16.6 | +2.5 | +0.9 to +4.0 | 2,413 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 19.0 | 16.6 | +2.4 | +1.2 to +3.7 | 3,780 |
| Telford (TF) | 19.0 | 16.6 | +2.4 | −0.2 to +5.1 | 852 |
| Darlington (DL) | 18.8 | 16.6 | +2.3 | +0.5 to +4.1 | 1,863 |
| Glasgow (G) | 18.8 | 16.5 | +2.2 | +1.1 to +3.4 | 4,724 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 18.7 | 16.5 | +2.1 | +1.1 to +3.2 | 5,437 |
| London W (W) | 18.7 | 16.6 | +2.1 | −1.8 to +6.0 | 385 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 18.5 | 16.6 | +1.9 | −0.3 to +4.2 | 1,123 |
| Bristol (BS) | 18.5 | 16.5 | +1.9 | +0.9 to +3.0 | 5,226 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 18.2 | 16.6 | +1.6 | +0.5 to +2.7 | 4,731 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 18.2 | 16.6 | +1.6 | −4.5 to +7.7 | 154 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 18.1 | 16.6 | +1.5 | −0.7 to +3.7 | 1,140 |
| Stockport (SK) | 18.0 | 16.6 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.5 | 5,244 |
| Northampton (NN) | 17.9 | 16.6 | +1.3 | +0.2 to +2.5 | 4,446 |
| Medway (ME) | 17.9 | 16.6 | +1.3 | −0.0 to +2.6 | 3,222 |
| Inverness (IV) | 17.7 | 16.6 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.8 | 1,970 |
| Bradford (BD) | 17.5 | 16.6 | +0.9 | −0.8 to +2.6 | 1,922 |
| Warrington (WA) | 17.4 | 16.6 | +0.8 | −0.6 to +2.2 | 2,902 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 17.3 | 16.6 | +0.8 | −1.2 to +2.7 | 1,482 |
| Oldham (OL) | 17.3 | 16.6 | +0.7 | −1.0 to +2.4 | 1,876 |
| Durham (DH) | 17.3 | 16.6 | +0.7 | −1.3 to +2.7 | 1,374 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 17.2 | 16.6 | +0.7 | −0.9 to +2.3 | 2,192 |
| Wigan (WN) | 17.2 | 16.6 | +0.7 | −1.8 to +3.2 | 876 |
| London NW (NW) | 17.2 | 16.6 | +0.6 | −2.0 to +3.2 | 786 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 17.1 | 16.6 | +0.5 | −3.7 to +4.8 | 304 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 17.0 | 16.6 | +0.4 | −1.6 to +2.5 | 1,275 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 16.9 | 16.6 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.7 | 2,915 |
| Leicester (LE) | 16.9 | 16.6 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 4,791 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 16.9 | 16.6 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.5 | 3,668 |
| Manchester (M) | 16.8 | 16.6 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.7 | 2,506 |
| Dartford (DA) | 16.8 | 16.6 | +0.2 | −1.2 to +1.7 | 2,670 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 16.8 | 16.6 | +0.2 | −1.3 to +1.7 | 2,477 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 16.8 | 16.6 | +0.2 | −1.3 to +1.8 | 2,245 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 16.8 | 16.6 | +0.2 | −1.1 to +1.5 | 3,032 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 16.7 | 16.6 | +0.1 | −1.6 to +1.8 | 1,859 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 16.5 | 16.6 | −0.1 | −1.8 to +1.7 | 1,740 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 16.5 | 16.6 | −0.1 | −1.7 to +1.5 | 2,100 |
| York (YO) | 16.3 | 16.6 | −0.3 | −1.6 to +1.0 | 3,027 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 16.1 | 16.6 | −0.4 | −1.4 to +0.5 | 6,414 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 16.0 | 16.6 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +1.0 | 1,921 |
| Sheffield (S) | 15.9 | 16.6 | −0.6 | −1.6 to +0.3 | 5,981 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 15.9 | 16.6 | −0.7 | −2.8 to +1.5 | 1,125 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 15.9 | 16.6 | −0.7 | −3.3 to +1.9 | 756 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 15.8 | 16.6 | −0.8 | −2.0 to +0.3 | 3,815 |
| Preston (PR) | 15.7 | 16.6 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.4 | 3,253 |
| Halifax (HX) | 15.7 | 16.6 | −0.9 | −3.9 to +2.1 | 567 |
| Reading (RG) | 15.7 | 16.6 | −0.9 | −1.8 to +0.1 | 5,633 |
| Oxford (OX) | 15.7 | 16.6 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.2 | 3,777 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 15.6 | 16.6 | −1.0 | −2.0 to −0.0 | 5,568 |
| Luton (LU) | 15.6 | 16.6 | −1.0 | −3.0 to +0.9 | 1,325 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 15.5 | 16.6 | −1.1 | −2.3 to +0.0 | 3,963 |
| Redhill (RH) | 15.5 | 16.6 | −1.1 | −2.2 to −0.0 | 4,119 |
| Worcester (WR) | 15.4 | 16.6 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.6 | 1,679 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 15.4 | 16.6 | −1.2 | −2.8 to +0.4 | 1,931 |
| Birmingham (B) | 15.3 | 16.6 | −1.3 | −2.1 to −0.4 | 6,983 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 15.3 | 16.6 | −1.3 | −2.6 to +0.0 | 2,928 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 15.1 | 16.6 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.4 | 4,486 |
| Harrow (HA) | 15.1 | 16.6 | −1.5 | −4.1 to +1.0 | 764 |
| Swindon (SN) | 15.1 | 16.6 | −1.6 | −2.9 to −0.2 | 2,851 |
| London SW (SW) | 14.9 | 16.6 | −1.7 | −4.3 to +0.9 | 726 |
| St Albans (AL) | 14.8 | 16.6 | −1.8 | −3.3 to −0.3 | 2,107 |
| Sutton (SM) | 14.8 | 16.6 | −1.8 | −4.8 to +1.1 | 555 |
| Southampton (SO) | 14.8 | 16.6 | −1.8 | −2.8 to −0.8 | 4,885 |
| Taunton (TA) | 14.8 | 16.6 | −1.8 | −3.1 to −0.5 | 2,824 |
| London N (N) | 14.7 | 16.6 | −1.9 | −4.3 to +0.6 | 821 |
| Liverpool (L) | 14.7 | 16.6 | −1.9 | −3.4 to −0.3 | 2,077 |
| Norwich (NR) | 14.7 | 16.6 | −1.9 | −3.1 to −0.7 | 3,486 |
| Hereford (HR) | 14.6 | 16.6 | −1.9 | −4.0 to +0.1 | 1,127 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 14.6 | 16.6 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.5 | 2,195 |
| Swansea (SA) | 14.6 | 16.6 | −2.0 | −3.3 to −0.7 | 2,869 |
| Dudley (DY) | 14.6 | 16.6 | −2.0 | −3.7 to −0.4 | 1,766 |
| Colchester (CO) | 14.5 | 16.6 | −2.1 | −3.6 to −0.6 | 2,139 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 14.4 | 16.6 | −2.2 | −3.3 to −1.1 | 4,117 |
| Derby (DE) | 14.3 | 16.6 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.1 | 3,364 |
| London SE (SE) | 14.1 | 16.6 | −2.5 | −4.2 to −0.8 | 1,646 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 14.0 | 16.6 | −2.6 | −4.6 to −0.6 | 1,208 |
| Enfield (EN) | 13.9 | 16.6 | −2.7 | −5.0 to −0.3 | 833 |
| Bolton (BL) | 13.8 | 16.6 | −2.8 | −4.4 to −1.3 | 1,946 |
| London E (E) | 13.7 | 16.6 | −2.9 | −5.3 to −0.6 | 826 |
| Coventry (CV) | 13.6 | 16.6 | −3.1 | −4.1 to −2.1 | 4,787 |
| Romford (RM) | 13.4 | 16.6 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −1.8 | 2,588 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 13.4 | 16.6 | −3.2 | −4.7 to −1.7 | 2,006 |
| Ilford (IG) | 13.3 | 16.6 | −3.3 | −5.1 to −1.5 | 1,365 |
| Crewe (CW) | 13.3 | 16.6 | −3.3 | −4.7 to −1.9 | 2,392 |
| Chester (CH) | 13.2 | 16.6 | −3.4 | −4.5 to −2.4 | 4,031 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 13.2 | 16.6 | −3.4 | −4.6 to −2.2 | 3,001 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 12.8 | 16.6 | −3.8 | −5.2 to −2.4 | 2,160 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 12.5 | 16.7 | −4.2 | −5.0 to −3.3 | 6,484 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 12.4 | 16.6 | −4.2 | −5.7 to −2.7 | 1,813 |
| Slough (SL) | 12.0 | 16.6 | −4.6 | −6.1 to −3.2 | 1,889 |
| Croydon (CR) | 11.6 | 16.6 | −5.0 | −6.3 to −3.7 | 2,502 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 10.8 | 16.6 | −5.8 | −8.1 to −3.6 | 733 |
| Watford (WD) | 10.6 | 16.6 | −6.1 | −7.1 to −5.0 | 3,088 |
| Bromley (BR) | 9.9 | 16.6 | −6.7 | −7.9 to −5.6 | 2,542 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 298,443 (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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