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.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate (HG) | 49.4 | 34.6 | +14.8 | +7.4 to +22.2 | 176 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 47.1 | 34.6 | +12.5 | +8.6 to +16.5 | 611 |
| Perth (PH) | 46.2 | 34.6 | +11.6 | +6.7 to +16.5 | 398 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 46.0 | 34.6 | +11.4 | +5.3 to +17.4 | 263 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 45.9 | 34.6 | +11.3 | +6.7 to +15.9 | 453 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 44.8 | 34.6 | +10.2 | +6.5 to +13.8 | 717 |
| Halifax (HX) | 43.4 | 34.6 | +8.8 | +2.0 to +15.6 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 43.4 | 34.6 | +8.7 | +4.1 to +13.4 | 436 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 43.2 | 34.6 | +8.6 | +2.3 to +14.8 | 243 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 43.0 | 34.6 | +8.4 | +3.9 to +12.8 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 42.1 | 34.6 | +7.5 | +4.7 to +10.3 | 1,211 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 42.1 | 34.6 | +7.4 | +3.3 to +11.6 | 554 |
| Inverness (IV) | 42.0 | 34.6 | +7.4 | +2.8 to +12.0 | 440 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 41.9 | 34.6 | +7.3 | +3.9 to +10.6 | 829 |
| York (YO) | 41.6 | 34.6 | +7.0 | +3.6 to +10.4 | 815 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 40.1 | 34.6 | +5.4 | +2.4 to +8.5 | 976 |
| Stockport (SK) | 39.9 | 34.6 | +5.3 | +2.4 to +8.3 | 1,072 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 39.9 | 34.7 | +5.3 | −0.3 to +10.9 | 293 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 39.5 | 34.7 | +4.9 | −1.0 to +10.8 | 263 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 39.5 | 34.6 | +4.9 | +2.2 to +7.5 | 1,320 |
| Watford (WD) | 39.5 | 34.7 | +4.8 | −1.2 to +10.8 | 256 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 39.3 | 34.6 | +4.7 | +2.5 to +7.0 | 1,834 |
| Darlington (DL) | 39.4 | 34.6 | +4.7 | +0.8 to +8.7 | 597 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 39.4 | 34.7 | +4.7 | −2.3 to +11.7 | 188 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 39.3 | 34.6 | +4.6 | +0.5 to +8.8 | 532 |
| Northampton (NN) | 39.1 | 34.6 | +4.5 | +1.8 to +7.2 | 1,309 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 39.1 | 34.6 | +4.5 | +2.3 to +6.7 | 1,928 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 38.8 | 34.6 | +4.2 | +0.2 to +8.2 | 572 |
| Bradford (BD) | 38.8 | 34.6 | +4.1 | +0.6 to +7.7 | 740 |
| Dudley (DY) | 38.4 | 34.6 | +3.7 | −0.3 to +7.8 | 560 |
| Oldham (OL) | 38.4 | 34.6 | +3.7 | +0.0 to +7.4 | 670 |
| Walsall (WS) | 38.4 | 34.6 | +3.7 | +0.0 to +7.4 | 670 |
| Bristol (BS) | 38.3 | 34.6 | +3.7 | +1.2 to +6.2 | 1,484 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 38.0 | 34.6 | +3.4 | +0.7 to +6.1 | 1,264 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 38.0 | 34.6 | +3.4 | −0.5 to +7.4 | 586 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 38.0 | 34.6 | +3.4 | +0.8 to +5.9 | 1,387 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 38.0 | 34.7 | +3.3 | −1.7 to +8.4 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 37.8 | 34.6 | +3.2 | +0.7 to +5.7 | 1,450 |
| Durham (DH) | 37.8 | 34.7 | +3.1 | −1.6 to +7.8 | 408 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 37.7 | 34.7 | +3.1 | −3.1 to +9.2 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 37.7 | 34.6 | +3.0 | −1.0 to +7.1 | 552 |
| Colchester (CO) | 37.6 | 34.6 | +3.0 | −0.9 to +6.8 | 614 |
| Oxford (OX) | 37.6 | 34.6 | +3.0 | −0.3 to +6.2 | 875 |
| Preston (PR) | 37.5 | 34.6 | +2.9 | −0.2 to +6.0 | 975 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 37.3 | 34.6 | +2.7 | −1.2 to +6.5 | 608 |
| Southampton (SO) | 37.1 | 34.6 | +2.5 | −0.6 to +5.6 | 946 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 37.1 | 34.7 | +2.4 | −2.2 to +7.1 | 418 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 37.0 | 34.6 | +2.3 | −1.0 to +5.6 | 839 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 36.8 | 34.6 | +2.2 | +0.1 to +4.3 | 2,132 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 36.5 | 34.7 | +1.9 | −7.4 to +11.1 | 104 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 36.4 | 34.6 | +1.8 | −1.2 to +4.7 | 1,046 |
| Exeter (EX) | 36.3 | 34.7 | +1.7 | −2.0 to +5.3 | 677 |
| Paisley (PA) | 36.2 | 34.7 | +1.5 | −2.2 to +5.2 | 647 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 36.1 | 34.7 | +1.5 | −1.5 to +4.5 | 999 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 36.0 | 34.7 | +1.3 | −3.5 to +6.1 | 392 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 35.7 | 34.6 | +1.1 | −1.0 to +3.1 | 2,139 |
| Liverpool (L) | 35.5 | 34.7 | +0.9 | −1.4 to +3.1 | 1,726 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 35.5 | 34.7 | +0.8 | −3.5 to +5.0 | 488 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 35.5 | 34.7 | +0.8 | −4.0 to +5.6 | 378 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 35.4 | 34.7 | +0.7 | −2.1 to +3.5 | 1,157 |
| London W (W) | 35.3 | 34.7 | +0.6 | −5.9 to +7.2 | 204 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 34.8 | 34.7 | +0.2 | −2.3 to +2.7 | 1,421 |
| Swindon (SN) | 34.8 | 34.7 | +0.1 | −3.0 to +3.2 | 908 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 34.8 | 34.7 | +0.1 | −3.2 to +3.5 | 785 |
| Brighton (BN) | 34.6 | 34.7 | −0.1 | −2.8 to +2.7 | 1,168 |
| Bath (BA) | 34.6 | 34.7 | −0.1 | −3.4 to +3.2 | 787 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 34.2 | 34.7 | −0.4 | −4.5 to +3.7 | 520 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 34.2 | 34.7 | −0.5 | −3.0 to +2.1 | 1,377 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 34.0 | 34.7 | −0.6 | −5.7 to +4.4 | 335 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 33.8 | 34.7 | −0.9 | −3.0 to +1.1 | 2,015 |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.6 | 34.7 | −1.1 | −4.6 to +2.4 | 712 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 33.4 | 34.7 | −1.3 | −5.7 to +3.1 | 443 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 33.4 | 34.7 | −1.3 | −4.2 to +1.7 | 991 |
| Taunton (TA) | 33.3 | 34.7 | −1.3 | −5.9 to +3.2 | 417 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 33.3 | 34.7 | −1.4 | −5.1 to +2.3 | 625 |
| Worcester (WR) | 33.2 | 34.7 | −1.4 | −6.3 to +3.5 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 33.2 | 34.7 | −1.5 | −5.4 to +2.5 | 557 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 33.2 | 34.7 | −1.5 | −4.0 to +1.0 | 1,392 |
| Birmingham (B) | 33.1 | 34.7 | −1.6 | −3.4 to +0.2 | 2,624 |
| Glasgow (G) | 32.9 | 34.7 | −1.8 | −3.3 to −0.3 | 3,938 |
| London N (N) | 32.9 | 34.7 | −1.8 | −5.5 to +1.9 | 630 |
| Derby (DE) | 32.9 | 34.7 | −1.8 | −4.4 to +0.8 | 1,278 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 32.8 | 34.7 | −1.9 | −7.6 to +3.9 | 256 (rough estimate) |
| Dumfries (DG) | 32.8 | 34.7 | −1.9 | −6.7 to +2.9 | 372 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 32.7 | 34.7 | −2.0 | −4.7 to +0.8 | 1,128 |
| Luton (LU) | 32.7 | 34.7 | −2.0 | −6.2 to +2.3 | 471 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 32.7 | 34.7 | −2.0 | −4.5 to +0.5 | 1,343 |
| Coventry (CV) | 32.4 | 34.7 | −2.3 | −5.2 to +0.5 | 1,041 |
| Swansea (SA) | 32.2 | 34.7 | −2.5 | −5.6 to +0.6 | 873 |
| Enfield (EN) | 32.1 | 34.7 | −2.6 | −6.0 to +0.8 | 735 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 31.9 | 34.7 | −2.8 | −5.7 to +0.2 | 965 |
| Bromley (BR) | 31.8 | 34.7 | −2.9 | −9.9 to +4.1 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 31.6 | 34.7 | −3.1 | −6.4 to +0.2 | 763 |
| Harrow (HA) | 31.5 | 34.7 | −3.2 | −7.2 to +0.9 | 498 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 31.5 | 34.7 | −3.2 | −6.4 to +0.0 | 813 |
| Newport (NP) | 31.4 | 34.7 | −3.3 | −6.6 to +0.1 | 757 |
| Reading (RG) | 31.3 | 34.7 | −3.4 | −6.1 to −0.8 | 1,199 |
| Leicester (LE) | 31.0 | 34.7 | −3.7 | −6.0 to −1.5 | 1,664 |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.9 | 34.7 | −3.8 | −7.3 to −0.4 | 697 |
| London E (E) | 30.4 | 34.7 | −4.3 | −7.7 to −0.8 | 687 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 30.0 | 34.7 | −4.7 | −7.7 to −1.7 | 906 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 30.0 | 34.7 | −4.7 | −7.0 to −2.4 | 1,545 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 30.0 | 34.7 | −4.7 | −7.4 to −2.1 | 1,173 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 29.9 | 34.8 | −4.8 | −6.6 to −3.0 | 2,514 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 29.6 | 34.7 | −5.1 | −8.2 to −1.9 | 796 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 29.6 | 34.8 | −5.2 | −7.4 to −3.0 | 1,749 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 29.4 | 34.7 | −5.3 | −8.5 to −2.0 | 761 |
| Dartford (DA) | 29.4 | 34.7 | −5.3 | −8.0 to −2.6 | 1,109 |
| Romford (RM) | 29.4 | 34.7 | −5.3 | −8.2 to −2.5 | 967 |
| Ilford (IG) | 28.9 | 34.7 | −5.7 | −10.3 to −1.2 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 26.8 | 34.7 | −7.8 | −13.1 to −2.6 | 272 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 22.9 | 34.7 | −11.8 | −18.3 to −5.2 | 157 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 22.8 | 34.8 | −12.0 | −14.7 to −9.3 | 944 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 22.2 | 35.0 | −12.8 | −14.5 to −11.1 | 2,484 |
| Slough (SL) | 17.6 | 34.9 | −17.3 | −19.5 to −15.1 | 1,139 |
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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