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

Across Britain, 34.7% of 101,471 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz Citan failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Harrogate (HG): 49.4% against 34.6% elsewhere (+14.8 points). It does best in Slough (SL), −17.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Mercedes-Benz Citan in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Mercedes-Benz Citan: 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
Harrogate (HG)49.434.6+14.8+7.4 to +22.2176 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)47.134.6+12.5+8.6 to +16.5611
Perth (PH)46.234.6+11.6+6.7 to +16.5398 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)46.034.6+11.4+5.3 to +17.4263 (rough estimate)
Dundee (DD)45.934.6+11.3+6.7 to +15.9453 (rough estimate)
Lincoln (LN)44.834.6+10.2+6.5 to +13.8717
Halifax (HX)43.434.6+8.8+2.0 to +15.6205 (rough estimate)
Falkirk (FK)43.434.6+8.7+4.1 to +13.4436 (rough estimate)
Telford (TF)43.234.6+8.6+2.3 to +14.8243 (rough estimate)
Truro (TR)43.034.6+8.4+3.9 to +12.8470 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)42.134.6+7.5+4.7 to +10.31,211
Bournemouth (BH)42.134.6+7.4+3.3 to +11.6554
Inverness (IV)42.034.6+7.4+2.8 to +12.0440 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)41.934.6+7.3+3.9 to +10.6829
York (YO)41.634.6+7.0+3.6 to +10.4815
Kilmarnock (KA)40.134.6+5.4+2.4 to +8.5976
Stockport (SK)39.934.6+5.3+2.4 to +8.31,072
Blackpool (FY)39.934.7+5.3−0.3 to +10.9293 (rough estimate)
Sunderland (SR)39.534.7+4.9−1.0 to +10.8263 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)39.534.6+4.9+2.2 to +7.51,320
Watford (WD)39.534.7+4.8−1.2 to +10.8256 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)39.334.6+4.7+2.5 to +7.01,834
Darlington (DL)39.434.6+4.7+0.8 to +8.7597
Galashiels (TD)39.434.7+4.7−2.3 to +11.7188 (rough estimate)
London NW (NW)39.334.6+4.6+0.5 to +8.8532
Northampton (NN)39.134.6+4.5+1.8 to +7.21,309
Edinburgh (EH)39.134.6+4.5+2.3 to +6.71,928
Stevenage (SG)38.834.6+4.2+0.2 to +8.2572
Bradford (BD)38.834.6+4.1+0.6 to +7.7740
Dudley (DY)38.434.6+3.7−0.3 to +7.8560
Oldham (OL)38.434.6+3.7+0.0 to +7.4670
Walsall (WS)38.434.6+3.7+0.0 to +7.4670
Bristol (BS)38.334.6+3.7+1.2 to +6.21,484
Chelmsford (CM)38.034.6+3.4+0.7 to +6.11,264
Plymouth (PL)38.034.6+3.4−0.5 to +7.4586
Motherwell (ML)38.034.6+3.4+0.8 to +5.91,387
Salisbury (SP)38.034.7+3.3−1.7 to +8.4358 (rough estimate)
Cleveland (TS)37.834.6+3.2+0.7 to +5.71,450
Durham (DH)37.834.7+3.1−1.6 to +7.8408 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)37.734.7+3.1−3.1 to +9.2236 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)37.734.6+3.0−1.0 to +7.1552
Colchester (CO)37.634.6+3.0−0.9 to +6.8614
Oxford (OX)37.634.6+3.0−0.3 to +6.2875
Preston (PR)37.534.6+2.9−0.2 to +6.0975
Cambridge (CB)37.334.6+2.7−1.2 to +6.5608
Southampton (SO)37.134.6+2.5−0.6 to +5.6946
Torquay (TQ)37.134.7+2.4−2.2 to +7.1418 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)37.034.6+2.3−1.0 to +5.6839
Cardiff (CF)36.834.6+2.2+0.1 to +4.32,132
Kirkwall (KW)36.534.7+1.9−7.4 to +11.1104 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)36.434.6+1.8−1.2 to +4.71,046
Exeter (EX)36.334.7+1.7−2.0 to +5.3677
Paisley (PA)36.234.7+1.5−2.2 to +5.2647
Portsmouth (PO)36.134.7+1.5−1.5 to +4.5999
Lancaster (LA)36.034.7+1.3−3.5 to +6.1392 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)35.734.6+1.1−1.0 to +3.12,139
Liverpool (L)35.534.7+0.9−1.4 to +3.11,726
Kingston upon Thames (KT)35.534.7+0.8−3.5 to +5.0488 (rough estimate)
St Albans (AL)35.534.7+0.8−4.0 to +5.6378 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)35.434.7+0.7−2.1 to +3.51,157
London W (W)35.334.7+0.6−5.9 to +7.2204 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)34.834.7+0.2−2.3 to +2.71,421
Swindon (SN)34.834.7+0.1−3.0 to +3.2908
Wakefield (WF)34.834.7+0.1−3.2 to +3.5785
Brighton (BN)34.634.7−0.1−2.8 to +2.71,168
Bath (BA)34.634.7−0.1−3.4 to +3.2787
Carlisle (CA)34.234.7−0.4−4.5 to +3.7520
Blackburn (BB)34.234.7−0.5−3.0 to +2.11,377
Shrewsbury (SY)34.034.7−0.6−5.7 to +4.4335 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)33.834.7−0.9−3.0 to +1.12,015
Guildford (GU)33.634.7−1.1−4.6 to +2.4712
Canterbury (CT)33.434.7−1.3−5.7 to +3.1443 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)33.434.7−1.3−4.2 to +1.7991
Taunton (TA)33.334.7−1.3−5.9 to +3.2417 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)33.334.7−1.4−5.1 to +2.3625
Worcester (WR)33.234.7−1.4−6.3 to +3.5358 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)33.234.7−1.5−5.4 to +2.5557
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)33.234.7−1.5−4.0 to +1.01,392
Birmingham (B)33.134.7−1.6−3.4 to +0.22,624
Glasgow (G)32.934.7−1.8−3.3 to −0.33,938
London N (N)32.934.7−1.8−5.5 to +1.9630
Derby (DE)32.934.7−1.8−4.4 to +0.81,278
Dorchester (DT)32.834.7−1.9−7.6 to +3.9256 (rough estimate)
Dumfries (DG)32.834.7−1.9−6.7 to +2.9372 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)32.734.7−2.0−4.7 to +0.81,128
Luton (LU)32.734.7−2.0−6.2 to +2.3471 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)32.734.7−2.0−4.5 to +0.51,343
Coventry (CV)32.434.7−2.3−5.2 to +0.51,041
Swansea (SA)32.234.7−2.5−5.6 to +0.6873
Enfield (EN)32.134.7−2.6−6.0 to +0.8735
Gloucester (GL)31.934.7−2.8−5.7 to +0.2965
Bromley (BR)31.834.7−2.9−9.9 to +4.1170 (rough estimate)
Llandudno (LL)31.634.7−3.1−6.4 to +0.2763
Harrow (HA)31.534.7−3.2−7.2 to +0.9498 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)31.534.7−3.2−6.4 to +0.0813
Newport (NP)31.434.7−3.3−6.6 to +0.1757
Reading (RG)31.334.7−3.4−6.1 to −0.81,199
Leicester (LE)31.034.7−3.7−6.0 to −1.51,664
Croydon (CR)30.934.7−3.8−7.3 to −0.4697
London E (E)30.434.7−4.3−7.7 to −0.8687
Southend-on-Sea (SS)30.034.7−4.7−7.7 to −1.7906
Ipswich (IP)30.034.7−4.7−7.0 to −2.41,545
Uxbridge (UB)30.034.7−4.7−7.4 to −2.11,173
Doncaster (DN)29.934.8−4.8−6.6 to −3.02,514
Wolverhampton (WV)29.634.7−5.1−8.2 to −1.9796
Peterborough (PE)29.634.8−5.2−7.4 to −3.01,749
Hemel Hempstead (HP)29.434.7−5.3−8.5 to −2.0761
Dartford (DA)29.434.7−5.3−8.0 to −2.61,109
Romford (RM)29.434.7−5.3−8.2 to −2.5967
Ilford (IG)28.934.7−5.7−10.3 to −1.2387 (rough estimate)
London SW (SW)26.834.7−7.8−13.1 to −2.6272 (rough estimate)
Sutton (SM)22.934.7−11.8−18.3 to −5.2157 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)22.834.8−12.0−14.7 to −9.3944
Nottingham (NG)22.235.0−12.8−14.5 to −11.12,484
Slough (SL)17.634.9−17.3−19.5 to −15.11,139

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 101,471 (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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