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Where in Britain does the Mercedes-Benz B-Class fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 25.9% of 391,293 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 33.8% against 25.8% elsewhere (+8.0 points). It does best in Shrewsbury (SY), −7.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mercedes-Benz B-Class MOT statistics · check a Mercedes-Benz B-Class by registration

Mercedes-Benz B-Class in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Dundee (DD)33.825.8+8.0+4.8 to +11.2840
Aberdeen (AB)33.525.8+7.7+5.4 to +9.91,695
Kirkcaldy (KY)33.325.8+7.5+4.6 to +10.41,033
Salisbury (SP)32.225.8+6.4+4.2 to +8.51,801
Cambridge (CB)31.425.8+5.6+4.0 to +7.23,245
Paisley (PA)31.525.8+5.6+2.7 to +8.6941
Northampton (NN)30.425.8+4.6+3.3 to +5.94,608
Bristol (BS)30.125.8+4.3+3.2 to +5.47,052
Leeds (LS)30.025.8+4.2+2.6 to +5.83,139
Perth (PH)29.925.8+4.1−0.2 to +8.3448 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)29.825.8+4.0+0.2 to +7.7574
Hull (HU)29.725.8+3.8+2.0 to +5.72,272
Torquay (TQ)29.625.8+3.8+1.6 to +6.01,636
Wigan (WN)29.625.8+3.7+1.1 to +6.31,198
Edinburgh (EH)29.525.8+3.7+2.2 to +5.23,651
Brighton (BN)28.925.8+3.1+1.9 to +4.35,520
Exeter (EX)28.925.8+3.0+1.5 to +4.63,396
Watford (WD)28.925.8+3.0+1.3 to +4.82,533
Guildford (GU)28.825.8+3.0+1.8 to +4.25,599
Huddersfield (HD)28.825.8+3.0+0.2 to +5.71,059
Plymouth (PL)28.625.8+2.8+1.3 to +4.33,496
Canterbury (CT)28.625.8+2.8+1.2 to +4.43,250
Motherwell (ML)28.625.8+2.7+0.3 to +5.21,298
Inverness (IV)28.625.8+2.7−0.6 to +6.0728
York (YO)28.425.8+2.6+0.8 to +4.42,456
Darlington (DL)28.125.8+2.3−0.6 to +5.2945
Portsmouth (PO)28.125.8+2.3+1.1 to +3.45,675
Oldham (OL)28.125.8+2.2+0.2 to +4.21,893
Glasgow (G)27.925.8+2.1+0.8 to +3.44,582
Liverpool (L)27.625.8+1.8+0.6 to +3.05,684
Bradford (BD)27.625.8+1.7−0.2 to +3.62,132
Kilmarnock (KA)27.525.8+1.7−0.7 to +4.01,392
Bournemouth (BH)27.425.8+1.6+0.3 to +2.85,026
Newport (NP)27.325.8+1.5−0.3 to +3.32,373
Manchester (M)27.325.8+1.5+0.4 to +2.56,588
St Albans (AL)27.225.8+1.4−0.7 to +3.51,728
Romford (RM)27.125.8+1.3+0.0 to +2.54,907
Bromley (BR)27.125.8+1.3−0.7 to +3.31,900
Lincoln (LN)27.125.8+1.3−0.9 to +3.41,664
Swansea (SA)27.025.8+1.2−0.3 to +2.63,598
Dumfries (DG)27.025.8+1.1−2.9 to +5.2456 (rough estimate)
Telford (TF)27.025.8+1.1−1.7 to +3.9964
Milton Keynes (MK)26.925.8+1.1−0.2 to +2.34,977
Oxford (OX)26.925.8+1.0−0.3 to +2.44,208
Harrow (HA)26.925.8+1.0−0.2 to +2.25,427
Gloucester (GL)26.825.8+1.0−0.4 to +2.43,835
Redhill (RH)26.825.8+1.0−0.4 to +2.33,927
Norwich (NR)26.725.8+0.9−0.5 to +2.34,096
Luton (LU)26.725.8+0.9−0.7 to +2.43,195
Newcastle (NE)26.725.8+0.9−0.6 to +2.33,559
Truro (TR)26.725.8+0.8−1.2 to +2.81,908
London N (N)26.725.8+0.8−0.4 to +2.05,266
Medway (ME)26.625.8+0.8−0.5 to +2.14,375
Colchester (CO)26.625.8+0.8−0.8 to +2.33,119
Ilford (IG)26.525.8+0.7−0.7 to +2.13,750
Cleveland (TS)26.525.8+0.6−1.1 to +2.42,470
Halifax (HX)26.425.8+0.5−3.5 to +4.6466 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)26.325.8+0.5−0.6 to +1.66,092
Ipswich (IP)26.225.8+0.4−1.0 to +1.83,751
Tonbridge (TN)26.125.8+0.3−0.9 to +1.55,089
Blackpool (FY)26.125.8+0.3−1.7 to +2.31,852
Coventry (CV)26.025.8+0.2−1.0 to +1.45,090
Slough (SL)25.825.8−0.1−1.4 to +1.24,314
Chelmsford (CM)25.725.8−0.1−1.3 to +1.15,238
Durham (DH)25.725.8−0.1−3.2 to +2.9786
Chester (CH)25.725.8−0.2−1.6 to +1.33,447
Swindon (SN)25.625.8−0.2−1.6 to +1.23,692
Southampton (SO)25.625.8−0.3−1.4 to +0.95,276
Southend-on-Sea (SS)25.525.8−0.3−1.8 to +1.13,640
London E (E)25.425.9−0.4−1.6 to +0.85,200
Bath (BA)25.425.8−0.4−2.1 to +1.22,822
London SE (SE)25.325.9−0.6−1.6 to +0.57,034
Reading (RG)25.025.9−0.9−1.9 to +0.27,145
Sutton (SM)25.025.8−0.9−3.0 to +1.21,637
London SW (SW)25.025.9−0.9−2.2 to +0.53,906
Walsall (WS)24.925.9−0.9−2.5 to +0.63,076
London W (W)24.925.9−0.9−2.6 to +0.72,689
Peterborough (PE)24.925.9−1.0−2.0 to +0.06,726
Falkirk (FK)24.625.8−1.2−4.1 to +1.7836
Uxbridge (UB)24.525.9−1.3−2.5 to −0.14,935
Croydon (CR)24.525.9−1.4−2.6 to −0.25,098
Crewe (CW)24.525.9−1.4−3.4 to +0.71,724
Hemel Hempstead (HP)24.425.9−1.5−2.7 to −0.35,003
Llandudno (LL)24.325.9−1.5−3.2 to +0.22,473
Bolton (BL)24.325.9−1.6−3.2 to −0.02,821
Birmingham (B)24.225.9−1.7−2.5 to −1.012,105
Dudley (DY)24.025.9−1.8−3.5 to −0.12,467
Sheffield (S)24.125.9−1.8−2.9 to −0.75,800
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)24.025.9−1.8−3.2 to −0.43,678
Warrington (WA)23.925.9−2.0−3.3 to −0.63,811
Preston (PR)23.825.9−2.1−3.6 to −0.53,033
Enfield (EN)23.825.9−2.1−3.4 to −0.84,239
Doncaster (DN)23.725.9−2.2−3.5 to −0.94,138
London NW (NW)23.625.9−2.3−3.3 to −1.37,229
Wolverhampton (WV)23.625.9−2.3−3.8 to −0.83,236
Taunton (TA)23.625.9−2.3−4.2 to −0.41,863
Worcester (WR)23.525.9−2.3−4.3 to −0.41,888
Dartford (DA)23.525.9−2.4−3.6 to −1.14,513
Stevenage (SG)23.025.9−2.8−4.2 to −1.53,609
Twickenham (TW)22.925.9−3.0−4.2 to −1.95,423
Galashiels (TD)22.825.9−3.1−6.2 to +0.1680
Blackburn (BB)22.725.9−3.2−5.0 to −1.42,095
Derby (DE)22.725.9−3.2−4.4 to −2.04,599
Wakefield (WF)22.525.9−3.4−5.0 to −1.82,617
Lancaster (LA)22.325.9−3.5−5.9 to −1.11,182
Sunderland (SR)22.025.9−3.9−6.5 to −1.3956
Harrogate (HG)21.925.9−3.9−6.5 to −1.41,004
Nottingham (NG)21.825.9−4.1−5.0 to −3.28,301
Stockport (SK)21.725.9−4.2−5.5 to −2.94,046
Kingston upon Thames (KT)21.525.9−4.4−5.4 to −3.46,621
Carlisle (CA)21.425.9−4.4−6.7 to −2.11,228
Leicester (LE)21.425.9−4.5−5.5 to −3.56,553
Dorchester (DT)20.825.9−5.1−7.1 to −3.01,476
Shrewsbury (SY)18.225.9−7.7−9.5 to −5.91,694

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 391,293 (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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