Where in Britain does the Mazda MX-5 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 26.6% of 499,285 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mazda MX-5 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 37.7% against 26.6% elsewhere (+11.2 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −9.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mazda MX-5 MOT statistics · check a Mazda MX-5 by registration
Mazda MX-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 37.7 | 26.6 | +11.2 | +6.7 to +15.6 | 456 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 33.8 | 26.5 | +7.3 | +6.1 to +8.5 | 5,853 |
| Bath (BA) | 33.2 | 26.5 | +6.7 | +5.6 to +7.9 | 6,338 |
| Brighton (BN) | 33.1 | 26.4 | +6.7 | +5.7 to +7.7 | 8,667 |
| Perth (PH) | 32.9 | 26.5 | +6.3 | +3.8 to +8.8 | 1,351 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 32.6 | 26.5 | +6.1 | +4.0 to +8.2 | 1,948 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 32.5 | 26.5 | +6.0 | +4.1 to +7.9 | 2,328 |
| Bristol (BS) | 32.1 | 26.5 | +5.6 | +4.7 to +6.5 | 9,850 |
| Dundee (DD) | 32.0 | 26.6 | +5.5 | +2.9 to +8.0 | 1,328 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 31.5 | 26.5 | +4.9 | +3.4 to +6.4 | 3,740 |
| London SW (SW) | 31.4 | 26.5 | +4.9 | +2.6 to +7.2 | 1,550 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 31.0 | 26.5 | +4.5 | +3.6 to +5.4 | 10,063 |
| Exeter (EX) | 30.9 | 26.5 | +4.4 | +3.3 to +5.6 | 6,622 |
| Leeds (LS) | 30.9 | 26.5 | +4.4 | +3.0 to +5.8 | 4,362 |
| Truro (TR) | 30.5 | 26.5 | +4.0 | +2.5 to +5.5 | 3,835 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 30.3 | 26.5 | +3.7 | +2.2 to +5.2 | 3,689 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 30.2 | 26.5 | +3.7 | +2.3 to +5.1 | 4,182 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 30.2 | 26.5 | +3.7 | +2.3 to +5.0 | 4,561 |
| Guildford (GU) | 30.0 | 26.5 | +3.5 | +2.6 to +4.5 | 9,256 |
| Inverness (IV) | 30.0 | 26.6 | +3.5 | +1.3 to +5.7 | 1,655 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 30.0 | 26.6 | +3.5 | +0.1 to +6.8 | 716 |
| Swansea (SA) | 29.9 | 26.5 | +3.4 | +2.2 to +4.5 | 6,075 |
| Hull (HU) | 29.9 | 26.5 | +3.3 | +1.5 to +5.1 | 2,562 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 29.7 | 26.5 | +3.2 | +2.2 to +4.2 | 8,547 |
| Newport (NP) | 29.6 | 26.5 | +3.0 | +1.6 to +4.4 | 4,217 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 29.5 | 26.6 | +3.0 | +0.9 to +5.1 | 1,882 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 29.3 | 26.5 | +2.7 | +1.7 to +3.7 | 8,258 |
| London NW (NW) | 29.3 | 26.6 | +2.7 | −0.0 to +5.5 | 1,062 |
| London N (N) | 29.2 | 26.6 | +2.7 | +0.3 to +5.1 | 1,351 |
| London W (W) | 29.2 | 26.6 | +2.7 | −0.8 to +6.1 | 674 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 29.2 | 26.6 | +2.6 | +0.8 to +4.5 | 2,240 |
| Paisley (PA) | 29.1 | 26.6 | +2.5 | +0.2 to +4.8 | 1,462 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 28.9 | 26.6 | +2.3 | +0.4 to +4.3 | 2,053 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 28.8 | 26.6 | +2.3 | +0.6 to +3.9 | 2,969 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.8 | 26.5 | +2.3 | +1.2 to +3.4 | 6,643 |
| Telford (TF) | 28.7 | 26.6 | +2.2 | +0.2 to +4.2 | 1,998 |
| Glasgow (G) | 28.7 | 26.5 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.5 | 4,370 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 28.6 | 26.6 | +2.1 | −4.1 to +8.3 | 206 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 28.3 | 26.5 | +1.8 | +0.7 to +2.8 | 6,905 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 28.2 | 26.6 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.3 | 3,190 |
| Walsall (WS) | 28.2 | 26.6 | +1.6 | −0.0 to +3.2 | 2,990 |
| Manchester (M) | 28.0 | 26.6 | +1.4 | −0.0 to +2.9 | 3,646 |
| Oxford (OX) | 27.9 | 26.5 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.4 | 7,039 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 27.9 | 26.6 | +1.3 | +0.1 to +2.5 | 5,527 |
| Swindon (SN) | 27.8 | 26.6 | +1.3 | +0.1 to +2.5 | 5,330 |
| Taunton (TA) | 27.6 | 26.6 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.4 | 4,642 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 27.6 | 26.6 | +1.1 | −0.9 to +3.0 | 1,988 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.4 | 26.6 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.2 | 4,401 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 27.4 | 26.6 | +0.8 | −1.1 to +2.7 | 2,151 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 27.4 | 26.6 | +0.8 | −0.6 to +2.2 | 3,756 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 26.8 | 26.6 | +0.2 | −1.2 to +1.7 | 3,655 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.8 | 26.6 | +0.2 | −0.8 to +1.2 | 7,982 |
| Hereford (HR) | 26.7 | 26.6 | +0.1 | −1.7 to +1.9 | 2,418 |
| Southampton (SO) | 26.6 | 26.6 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.0 | 8,731 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 26.6 | 26.6 | +0.1 | −0.8 to +0.9 | 9,621 |
| York (YO) | 26.5 | 26.6 | −0.0 | −1.2 to +1.1 | 5,853 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.4 | 26.6 | −0.2 | −2.9 to +2.5 | 1,034 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 26.4 | 26.6 | −0.2 | −1.8 to +1.5 | 2,718 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 26.3 | 26.6 | −0.2 | −1.5 to +1.0 | 4,730 |
| London E (E) | 26.2 | 26.6 | −0.4 | −2.8 to +2.1 | 1,225 |
| London SE (SE) | 26.1 | 26.6 | −0.5 | −2.4 to +1.4 | 2,052 |
| Stockport (SK) | 25.9 | 26.6 | −0.6 | −1.7 to +0.5 | 6,111 |
| Northampton (NN) | 25.8 | 26.6 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.3 | 7,276 |
| Norwich (NR) | 25.7 | 26.6 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.1 | 8,819 |
| Liverpool (L) | 25.7 | 26.6 | −0.9 | −2.4 to +0.7 | 2,893 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.6 | 26.6 | −1.0 | −3.0 to +1.0 | 1,839 |
| Leicester (LE) | 25.6 | 26.6 | −1.0 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 8,289 |
| Worcester (WR) | 25.6 | 26.6 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.2 | 4,919 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 25.4 | 26.6 | −1.2 | −2.3 to −0.0 | 5,466 |
| Preston (PR) | 25.4 | 26.6 | −1.2 | −2.4 to −0.0 | 5,102 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 25.3 | 26.6 | −1.3 | −2.2 to −0.4 | 9,022 |
| Bradford (BD) | 25.1 | 26.6 | −1.4 | −2.9 to +0.0 | 3,550 |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.1 | 26.6 | −1.4 | −2.8 to −0.1 | 3,826 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 25.1 | 26.6 | −1.4 | −4.4 to +1.5 | 840 |
| Colchester (CO) | 25.0 | 26.6 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.3 | 4,861 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 25.0 | 26.6 | −1.6 | −3.2 to +0.0 | 2,830 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 24.9 | 26.6 | −1.7 | −4.5 to +1.2 | 883 |
| Medway (ME) | 24.9 | 26.6 | −1.7 | −2.8 to −0.6 | 6,191 |
| Durham (DH) | 24.9 | 26.6 | −1.7 | −3.6 to +0.2 | 1,926 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 24.6 | 26.6 | −2.0 | −4.2 to +0.2 | 1,484 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 24.6 | 26.6 | −2.0 | −3.1 to −1.0 | 6,494 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.5 | 26.6 | −2.1 | −3.2 to −1.0 | 5,844 |
| Warrington (WA) | 24.5 | 26.6 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.8 | 4,352 |
| Crewe (CW) | 24.4 | 26.6 | −2.2 | −3.5 to −0.9 | 4,150 |
| Halifax (HX) | 24.3 | 26.6 | −2.3 | −4.7 to +0.2 | 1,186 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.1 | 26.6 | −2.5 | −4.3 to −0.7 | 2,221 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 24.0 | 26.6 | −2.6 | −4.0 to −1.2 | 3,695 |
| Darlington (DL) | 23.9 | 26.6 | −2.6 | −4.2 to −1.1 | 3,003 |
| Coventry (CV) | 23.9 | 26.6 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.8 | 9,210 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 23.9 | 26.6 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.8 | 9,558 |
| Redhill (RH) | 23.7 | 26.6 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −1.9 | 7,421 |
| Reading (RG) | 23.7 | 26.6 | −2.9 | −3.8 to −2.1 | 9,811 |
| Derby (DE) | 23.6 | 26.6 | −3.0 | −4.0 to −2.0 | 7,265 |
| Oldham (OL) | 23.5 | 26.6 | −3.1 | −4.9 to −1.2 | 2,101 |
| Bolton (BL) | 23.4 | 26.6 | −3.1 | −4.9 to −1.3 | 2,200 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 23.4 | 26.6 | −3.1 | −4.3 to −2.0 | 5,322 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 23.4 | 26.6 | −3.2 | −4.3 to −2.2 | 6,054 |
| Sheffield (S) | 23.4 | 26.6 | −3.3 | −4.1 to −2.4 | 10,403 |
| Sutton (SM) | 23.3 | 26.6 | −3.3 | −5.8 to −0.7 | 1,056 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 23.3 | 26.6 | −3.3 | −5.9 to −0.7 | 992 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 22.9 | 26.6 | −3.7 | −4.7 to −2.7 | 7,152 |
| Dartford (DA) | 22.7 | 26.6 | −3.9 | −5.4 to −2.3 | 2,877 |
| St Albans (AL) | 22.4 | 26.6 | −4.2 | −5.8 to −2.5 | 2,508 |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.4 | 26.7 | −4.3 | −5.0 to −3.5 | 11,415 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 22.3 | 26.6 | −4.3 | −5.7 to −2.9 | 3,623 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22.3 | 26.6 | −4.4 | −5.5 to −3.2 | 5,378 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 21.8 | 26.6 | −4.8 | −6.0 to −3.6 | 4,594 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.7 | 26.6 | −4.9 | −6.3 to −3.5 | 3,286 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 21.2 | 26.6 | −5.4 | −6.8 to −4.0 | 3,305 |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.1 | 26.6 | −5.5 | −7.1 to −3.8 | 2,404 |
| Enfield (EN) | 20.5 | 26.6 | −6.0 | −7.9 to −4.1 | 1,743 |
| Slough (SL) | 20.4 | 26.6 | −6.2 | −7.5 to −4.8 | 3,305 |
| Watford (WD) | 18.9 | 26.6 | −7.7 | −9.1 to −6.3 | 2,960 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.7 | 26.6 | −7.9 | −10.2 to −5.5 | 1,079 |
| Romford (RM) | 18.5 | 26.6 | −8.1 | −9.8 to −6.5 | 2,118 |
| Bromley (BR) | 17.1 | 26.6 | −9.5 | −11.1 to −8.0 | 2,403 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 499,285 (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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