Where in Britain does the Mercedes-Benz A-Class fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 21.4% of 1,569,549 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 30.2% against 21.4% elsewhere (+8.9 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −5.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mercedes-Benz A-Class MOT statistics · check a Mercedes-Benz A-Class by registration
Mercedes-Benz A-Class 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) | 30.2 | 21.4 | +8.9 | +5.2 to +12.5 | 612 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 29.4 | 21.4 | +8.0 | +6.7 to +9.3 | 4,566 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 27.1 | 21.3 | +5.7 | +4.9 to +6.6 | 10,309 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 26.9 | 21.4 | +5.5 | +4.3 to +6.7 | 5,392 |
| Exeter (EX) | 26.8 | 21.3 | +5.5 | +4.6 to +6.3 | 10,826 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 26.6 | 21.3 | +5.3 | +4.6 to +6.0 | 14,462 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 26.3 | 21.4 | +4.9 | +4.0 to +5.8 | 9,255 |
| Brighton (BN) | 25.9 | 21.3 | +4.6 | +3.9 to +5.3 | 15,643 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 25.7 | 21.4 | +4.3 | +3.3 to +5.4 | 6,870 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 25.7 | 21.4 | +4.3 | +3.5 to +5.2 | 9,797 |
| Bristol (BS) | 25.6 | 21.3 | +4.3 | +3.8 to +4.8 | 28,060 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 25.6 | 21.3 | +4.2 | +3.6 to +4.9 | 18,182 |
| St Albans (AL) | 24.8 | 21.4 | +3.5 | +2.3 to +4.6 | 5,390 |
| Watford (WD) | 24.7 | 21.4 | +3.4 | +2.4 to +4.3 | 8,201 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 24.7 | 21.4 | +3.4 | +2.3 to +4.4 | 6,082 |
| Truro (TR) | 24.7 | 21.4 | +3.3 | +2.2 to +4.5 | 5,405 |
| Bath (BA) | 24.7 | 21.4 | +3.3 | +2.4 to +4.2 | 9,276 |
| Northampton (NN) | 24.6 | 21.3 | +3.3 | +2.7 to +3.9 | 19,887 |
| Guildford (GU) | 24.6 | 21.3 | +3.3 | +2.6 to +3.9 | 16,933 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 24.3 | 21.4 | +2.9 | +1.9 to +3.9 | 7,447 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 24.0 | 21.3 | +2.7 | +2.2 to +3.2 | 27,095 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.0 | 21.4 | +2.6 | +1.9 to +3.3 | 13,011 |
| London SW (SW) | 24.0 | 21.4 | +2.6 | +1.8 to +3.4 | 10,448 |
| London W (W) | 23.9 | 21.4 | +2.5 | +1.5 to +3.5 | 6,712 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 23.9 | 21.4 | +2.5 | +1.2 to +3.8 | 4,232 |
| Norwich (NR) | 23.8 | 21.4 | +2.4 | +1.7 to +3.1 | 14,537 |
| Telford (TF) | 23.6 | 21.4 | +2.2 | +0.9 to +3.5 | 4,202 |
| London N (N) | 23.5 | 21.4 | +2.2 | +1.5 to +2.8 | 15,202 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 23.4 | 21.4 | +2.0 | +1.3 to +2.7 | 14,054 |
| Harrow (HA) | 23.2 | 21.4 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.5 | 13,761 |
| Croydon (CR) | 23.2 | 21.4 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.5 | 14,625 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 23.2 | 21.4 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.5 | 14,664 |
| Colchester (CO) | 23.2 | 21.4 | +1.8 | +1.0 to +2.6 | 10,363 |
| York (YO) | 23.2 | 21.4 | +1.8 | +1.0 to +2.6 | 10,722 |
| Hereford (HR) | 23.1 | 21.4 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.3 | 2,634 |
| Newport (NP) | 23.0 | 21.4 | +1.6 | +0.9 to +2.4 | 11,421 |
| Hull (HU) | 22.7 | 21.4 | +1.4 | +0.6 to +2.1 | 13,380 |
| Swansea (SA) | 22.7 | 21.4 | +1.3 | +0.7 to +1.9 | 16,926 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 22.6 | 21.4 | +1.2 | +0.6 to +1.9 | 16,113 |
| Taunton (TA) | 22.5 | 21.4 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.1 | 6,400 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 22.4 | 21.4 | +1.0 | +0.2 to +1.8 | 10,762 |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.3 | 21.4 | +1.0 | +0.0 to +1.9 | 7,740 |
| Southampton (SO) | 22.3 | 21.4 | +1.0 | +0.3 to +1.6 | 17,200 |
| London SE (SE) | 22.3 | 21.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 to +1.5 | 19,088 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 22.3 | 21.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 to +1.5 | 18,477 |
| Sutton (SM) | 22.1 | 21.4 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.0 | 4,128 |
| Crewe (CW) | 22.1 | 21.4 | +0.7 | −0.2 to +1.6 | 8,588 |
| Wigan (WN) | 22.0 | 21.4 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.6 | 7,822 |
| Swindon (SN) | 22.0 | 21.4 | +0.6 | −0.1 to +1.4 | 11,920 |
| Chester (CH) | 21.9 | 21.4 | +0.6 | −0.1 to +1.2 | 16,206 |
| Dundee (DD) | 21.9 | 21.4 | +0.5 | −0.6 to +1.6 | 5,560 |
| London NW (NW) | 21.7 | 21.4 | +0.3 | −0.3 to +0.9 | 19,438 |
| Paisley (PA) | 21.6 | 21.4 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.2 | 6,721 |
| Darlington (DL) | 21.5 | 21.4 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.1 | 6,452 |
| Walsall (WS) | 21.5 | 21.4 | +0.1 | −0.6 to +0.8 | 12,693 |
| Medway (ME) | 21.5 | 21.4 | +0.1 | −0.5 to +0.7 | 16,727 |
| Oxford (OX) | 21.4 | 21.4 | +0.0 | −0.7 to +0.7 | 14,576 |
| Liverpool (L) | 21.4 | 21.4 | −0.0 | −0.6 to +0.6 | 19,525 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 21.2 | 21.4 | −0.2 | −0.8 to +0.4 | 16,936 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 21.1 | 21.4 | −0.2 | −0.8 to +0.4 | 18,043 |
| Slough (SL) | 21.1 | 21.4 | −0.3 | −1.0 to +0.4 | 13,251 |
| Bromley (BR) | 21.1 | 21.4 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.8 | 5,655 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.1 | 21.4 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.3 | 18,888 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 20.9 | 21.4 | −0.4 | −1.1 to +0.3 | 13,577 |
| Manchester (M) | 20.9 | 21.4 | −0.4 | −0.9 to +0.0 | 30,518 |
| Romford (RM) | 20.9 | 21.4 | −0.4 | −1.1 to +0.2 | 16,262 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 20.9 | 21.4 | −0.5 | −1.1 to +0.1 | 17,944 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 20.9 | 21.4 | −0.5 | −1.1 to +0.0 | 20,972 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.8 | 21.4 | −0.6 | −1.2 to +0.1 | 13,349 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 20.8 | 21.4 | −0.6 | −1.2 to +0.1 | 14,932 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.7 | 21.4 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.2 | 9,148 |
| Coventry (CV) | 20.7 | 21.4 | −0.7 | −1.2 to −0.1 | 22,702 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 20.7 | 21.4 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.1 | 17,403 |
| Leicester (LE) | 20.7 | 21.4 | −0.7 | −1.2 to −0.2 | 27,470 |
| Luton (LU) | 20.7 | 21.4 | −0.7 | −1.4 to +0.1 | 11,568 |
| Bradford (BD) | 20.6 | 21.4 | −0.8 | −1.5 to −0.0 | 12,494 |
| London E (E) | 20.6 | 21.4 | −0.8 | −1.4 to −0.2 | 17,478 |
| Reading (RG) | 20.6 | 21.4 | −0.8 | −1.3 to −0.3 | 24,287 |
| Dudley (DY) | 20.6 | 21.4 | −0.8 | −1.6 to −0.0 | 10,759 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 20.5 | 21.4 | −0.9 | −1.7 to −0.1 | 11,114 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 20.5 | 21.4 | −0.9 | −1.8 to +0.0 | 7,311 |
| Enfield (EN) | 20.4 | 21.4 | −1.0 | −1.6 to −0.3 | 13,679 |
| Glasgow (G) | 20.4 | 21.4 | −1.0 | −1.5 to −0.6 | 31,104 |
| Ilford (IG) | 20.4 | 21.4 | −1.0 | −1.7 to −0.3 | 11,696 |
| Stockport (SK) | 20.2 | 21.4 | −1.2 | −1.8 to −0.7 | 21,166 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 20.0 | 21.4 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.4 | 6,909 |
| Durham (DH) | 20.0 | 21.4 | −1.4 | −2.4 to −0.3 | 5,626 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 19.9 | 21.4 | −1.5 | −2.4 to −0.5 | 7,589 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 19.9 | 21.4 | −1.5 | −6.1 to +3.2 | 281 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 19.9 | 21.4 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.4 | 5,395 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 19.8 | 21.4 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.4 | 4,511 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 19.7 | 21.4 | −1.7 | −2.4 to −1.0 | 12,613 |
| Inverness (IV) | 19.6 | 21.4 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.6 | 4,155 |
| Oldham (OL) | 19.6 | 21.4 | −1.8 | −2.5 to −1.1 | 11,727 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 19.6 | 21.4 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.0 | 9,485 |
| Birmingham (B) | 19.5 | 21.4 | −2.0 | −2.3 to −1.7 | 54,508 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 19.3 | 21.4 | −2.1 | −2.7 to −1.4 | 12,500 |
| Halifax (HX) | 19.3 | 21.4 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.7 | 3,213 |
| Warrington (WA) | 19.3 | 21.4 | −2.1 | −2.6 to −1.5 | 19,828 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 19.2 | 21.4 | −2.2 | −2.7 to −1.7 | 23,230 |
| Preston (PR) | 19.2 | 21.4 | −2.2 | −2.8 to −1.6 | 15,895 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 19.1 | 21.4 | −2.3 | −2.9 to −1.6 | 14,402 |
| Derby (DE) | 19.1 | 21.4 | −2.3 | −2.8 to −1.7 | 20,750 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 19.1 | 21.4 | −2.4 | −2.8 to −1.9 | 27,792 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 18.8 | 21.4 | −2.6 | −3.2 to −2.0 | 16,443 |
| Sheffield (S) | 18.7 | 21.4 | −2.7 | −3.1 to −2.3 | 34,081 |
| Bolton (BL) | 18.4 | 21.4 | −3.0 | −3.5 to −2.4 | 17,305 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 18.3 | 21.4 | −3.0 | −6.8 to +0.7 | 409 (rough estimate) |
| Dumfries (DG) | 18.3 | 21.4 | −3.1 | −4.6 to −1.5 | 2,302 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 18.0 | 21.4 | −3.5 | −4.0 to −3.0 | 23,234 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 17.8 | 21.4 | −3.6 | −5.2 to −2.0 | 2,196 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 17.7 | 21.4 | −3.7 | −4.6 to −2.8 | 7,290 |
| Perth (PH) | 17.6 | 21.4 | −3.8 | −5.2 to −2.5 | 3,027 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 17.5 | 21.4 | −3.9 | −4.8 to −3.1 | 7,521 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 17.1 | 21.4 | −4.3 | −4.9 to −3.7 | 16,221 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 17.0 | 21.4 | −4.4 | −5.0 to −3.8 | 13,291 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 16.0 | 21.5 | −5.5 | −5.9 to −5.2 | 39,169 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,569,549 (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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