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.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 33.8 | 25.8 | +8.0 | +4.8 to +11.2 | 840 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 33.5 | 25.8 | +7.7 | +5.4 to +9.9 | 1,695 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 33.3 | 25.8 | +7.5 | +4.6 to +10.4 | 1,033 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.2 | 25.8 | +6.4 | +4.2 to +8.5 | 1,801 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 31.4 | 25.8 | +5.6 | +4.0 to +7.2 | 3,245 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.5 | 25.8 | +5.6 | +2.7 to +8.6 | 941 |
| Northampton (NN) | 30.4 | 25.8 | +4.6 | +3.3 to +5.9 | 4,608 |
| Bristol (BS) | 30.1 | 25.8 | +4.3 | +3.2 to +5.4 | 7,052 |
| Leeds (LS) | 30.0 | 25.8 | +4.2 | +2.6 to +5.8 | 3,139 |
| Perth (PH) | 29.9 | 25.8 | +4.1 | −0.2 to +8.3 | 448 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.8 | 25.8 | +4.0 | +0.2 to +7.7 | 574 |
| Hull (HU) | 29.7 | 25.8 | +3.8 | +2.0 to +5.7 | 2,272 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 29.6 | 25.8 | +3.8 | +1.6 to +6.0 | 1,636 |
| Wigan (WN) | 29.6 | 25.8 | +3.7 | +1.1 to +6.3 | 1,198 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 29.5 | 25.8 | +3.7 | +2.2 to +5.2 | 3,651 |
| Brighton (BN) | 28.9 | 25.8 | +3.1 | +1.9 to +4.3 | 5,520 |
| Exeter (EX) | 28.9 | 25.8 | +3.0 | +1.5 to +4.6 | 3,396 |
| Watford (WD) | 28.9 | 25.8 | +3.0 | +1.3 to +4.8 | 2,533 |
| Guildford (GU) | 28.8 | 25.8 | +3.0 | +1.8 to +4.2 | 5,599 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 28.8 | 25.8 | +3.0 | +0.2 to +5.7 | 1,059 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 28.6 | 25.8 | +2.8 | +1.3 to +4.3 | 3,496 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 28.6 | 25.8 | +2.8 | +1.2 to +4.4 | 3,250 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 28.6 | 25.8 | +2.7 | +0.3 to +5.2 | 1,298 |
| Inverness (IV) | 28.6 | 25.8 | +2.7 | −0.6 to +6.0 | 728 |
| York (YO) | 28.4 | 25.8 | +2.6 | +0.8 to +4.4 | 2,456 |
| Darlington (DL) | 28.1 | 25.8 | +2.3 | −0.6 to +5.2 | 945 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 28.1 | 25.8 | +2.3 | +1.1 to +3.4 | 5,675 |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.1 | 25.8 | +2.2 | +0.2 to +4.2 | 1,893 |
| Glasgow (G) | 27.9 | 25.8 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.4 | 4,582 |
| Liverpool (L) | 27.6 | 25.8 | +1.8 | +0.6 to +3.0 | 5,684 |
| Bradford (BD) | 27.6 | 25.8 | +1.7 | −0.2 to +3.6 | 2,132 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 27.5 | 25.8 | +1.7 | −0.7 to +4.0 | 1,392 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 27.4 | 25.8 | +1.6 | +0.3 to +2.8 | 5,026 |
| Newport (NP) | 27.3 | 25.8 | +1.5 | −0.3 to +3.3 | 2,373 |
| Manchester (M) | 27.3 | 25.8 | +1.5 | +0.4 to +2.5 | 6,588 |
| St Albans (AL) | 27.2 | 25.8 | +1.4 | −0.7 to +3.5 | 1,728 |
| Romford (RM) | 27.1 | 25.8 | +1.3 | +0.0 to +2.5 | 4,907 |
| Bromley (BR) | 27.1 | 25.8 | +1.3 | −0.7 to +3.3 | 1,900 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 27.1 | 25.8 | +1.3 | −0.9 to +3.4 | 1,664 |
| Swansea (SA) | 27.0 | 25.8 | +1.2 | −0.3 to +2.6 | 3,598 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 27.0 | 25.8 | +1.1 | −2.9 to +5.2 | 456 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 27.0 | 25.8 | +1.1 | −1.7 to +3.9 | 964 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 26.9 | 25.8 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.3 | 4,977 |
| Oxford (OX) | 26.9 | 25.8 | +1.0 | −0.3 to +2.4 | 4,208 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.9 | 25.8 | +1.0 | −0.2 to +2.2 | 5,427 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 26.8 | 25.8 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.4 | 3,835 |
| Redhill (RH) | 26.8 | 25.8 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.3 | 3,927 |
| Norwich (NR) | 26.7 | 25.8 | +0.9 | −0.5 to +2.3 | 4,096 |
| Luton (LU) | 26.7 | 25.8 | +0.9 | −0.7 to +2.4 | 3,195 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 26.7 | 25.8 | +0.9 | −0.6 to +2.3 | 3,559 |
| Truro (TR) | 26.7 | 25.8 | +0.8 | −1.2 to +2.8 | 1,908 |
| London N (N) | 26.7 | 25.8 | +0.8 | −0.4 to +2.0 | 5,266 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.6 | 25.8 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.1 | 4,375 |
| Colchester (CO) | 26.6 | 25.8 | +0.8 | −0.8 to +2.3 | 3,119 |
| Ilford (IG) | 26.5 | 25.8 | +0.7 | −0.7 to +2.1 | 3,750 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 26.5 | 25.8 | +0.6 | −1.1 to +2.4 | 2,470 |
| Halifax (HX) | 26.4 | 25.8 | +0.5 | −3.5 to +4.6 | 466 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 26.3 | 25.8 | +0.5 | −0.6 to +1.6 | 6,092 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.2 | 25.8 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.8 | 3,751 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 26.1 | 25.8 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.5 | 5,089 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 26.1 | 25.8 | +0.3 | −1.7 to +2.3 | 1,852 |
| Coventry (CV) | 26.0 | 25.8 | +0.2 | −1.0 to +1.4 | 5,090 |
| Slough (SL) | 25.8 | 25.8 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.2 | 4,314 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.7 | 25.8 | −0.1 | −1.3 to +1.1 | 5,238 |
| Durham (DH) | 25.7 | 25.8 | −0.1 | −3.2 to +2.9 | 786 |
| Chester (CH) | 25.7 | 25.8 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.3 | 3,447 |
| Swindon (SN) | 25.6 | 25.8 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.2 | 3,692 |
| Southampton (SO) | 25.6 | 25.8 | −0.3 | −1.4 to +0.9 | 5,276 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 25.5 | 25.8 | −0.3 | −1.8 to +1.1 | 3,640 |
| London E (E) | 25.4 | 25.9 | −0.4 | −1.6 to +0.8 | 5,200 |
| Bath (BA) | 25.4 | 25.8 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.2 | 2,822 |
| London SE (SE) | 25.3 | 25.9 | −0.6 | −1.6 to +0.5 | 7,034 |
| Reading (RG) | 25.0 | 25.9 | −0.9 | −1.9 to +0.2 | 7,145 |
| Sutton (SM) | 25.0 | 25.8 | −0.9 | −3.0 to +1.2 | 1,637 |
| London SW (SW) | 25.0 | 25.9 | −0.9 | −2.2 to +0.5 | 3,906 |
| Walsall (WS) | 24.9 | 25.9 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.6 | 3,076 |
| London W (W) | 24.9 | 25.9 | −0.9 | −2.6 to +0.7 | 2,689 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 24.9 | 25.9 | −1.0 | −2.0 to +0.0 | 6,726 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 24.6 | 25.8 | −1.2 | −4.1 to +1.7 | 836 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 24.5 | 25.9 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.1 | 4,935 |
| Croydon (CR) | 24.5 | 25.9 | −1.4 | −2.6 to −0.2 | 5,098 |
| Crewe (CW) | 24.5 | 25.9 | −1.4 | −3.4 to +0.7 | 1,724 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.4 | 25.9 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.3 | 5,003 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 24.3 | 25.9 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.2 | 2,473 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.3 | 25.9 | −1.6 | −3.2 to −0.0 | 2,821 |
| Birmingham (B) | 24.2 | 25.9 | −1.7 | −2.5 to −1.0 | 12,105 |
| Dudley (DY) | 24.0 | 25.9 | −1.8 | −3.5 to −0.1 | 2,467 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.1 | 25.9 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.7 | 5,800 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 24.0 | 25.9 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.4 | 3,678 |
| Warrington (WA) | 23.9 | 25.9 | −2.0 | −3.3 to −0.6 | 3,811 |
| Preston (PR) | 23.8 | 25.9 | −2.1 | −3.6 to −0.5 | 3,033 |
| Enfield (EN) | 23.8 | 25.9 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.8 | 4,239 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 23.7 | 25.9 | −2.2 | −3.5 to −0.9 | 4,138 |
| London NW (NW) | 23.6 | 25.9 | −2.3 | −3.3 to −1.3 | 7,229 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 23.6 | 25.9 | −2.3 | −3.8 to −0.8 | 3,236 |
| Taunton (TA) | 23.6 | 25.9 | −2.3 | −4.2 to −0.4 | 1,863 |
| Worcester (WR) | 23.5 | 25.9 | −2.3 | −4.3 to −0.4 | 1,888 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.5 | 25.9 | −2.4 | −3.6 to −1.1 | 4,513 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 23.0 | 25.9 | −2.8 | −4.2 to −1.5 | 3,609 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 22.9 | 25.9 | −3.0 | −4.2 to −1.9 | 5,423 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 22.8 | 25.9 | −3.1 | −6.2 to +0.1 | 680 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 22.7 | 25.9 | −3.2 | −5.0 to −1.4 | 2,095 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.7 | 25.9 | −3.2 | −4.4 to −2.0 | 4,599 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 22.5 | 25.9 | −3.4 | −5.0 to −1.8 | 2,617 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 22.3 | 25.9 | −3.5 | −5.9 to −1.1 | 1,182 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 22.0 | 25.9 | −3.9 | −6.5 to −1.3 | 956 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 21.9 | 25.9 | −3.9 | −6.5 to −1.4 | 1,004 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 21.8 | 25.9 | −4.1 | −5.0 to −3.2 | 8,301 |
| Stockport (SK) | 21.7 | 25.9 | −4.2 | −5.5 to −2.9 | 4,046 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 21.5 | 25.9 | −4.4 | −5.4 to −3.4 | 6,621 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 21.4 | 25.9 | −4.4 | −6.7 to −2.1 | 1,228 |
| Leicester (LE) | 21.4 | 25.9 | −4.5 | −5.5 to −3.5 | 6,553 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 20.8 | 25.9 | −5.1 | −7.1 to −3.0 | 1,476 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 18.2 | 25.9 | −7.7 | −9.5 to −5.9 | 1,694 |
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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