Where in Britain does the Mercedes-Benz CLK fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 38.4% of 175,310 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz CLK failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Aberdeen (AB): 54.3% against 38.4% elsewhere (+15.9 points). It does best in Croydon (CR), −10.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mercedes-Benz CLK MOT statistics · check a Mercedes-Benz CLK by registration
Mercedes-Benz CLK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (AB) | 54.3 | 38.4 | +15.9 | +11.9 to +19.9 | 593 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 52.4 | 38.4 | +14.0 | +9.2 to +18.8 | 414 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 51.1 | 38.4 | +12.7 | +7.8 to +17.6 | 407 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 50.9 | 38.4 | +12.5 | +5.8 to +19.2 | 214 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 50.0 | 38.4 | +11.6 | +6.9 to +16.3 | 434 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 48.2 | 38.4 | +9.8 | +6.9 to +12.7 | 1,131 |
| Hull (HU) | 48.1 | 38.4 | +9.7 | +6.1 to +13.2 | 774 |
| Bristol (BS) | 47.6 | 38.3 | +9.4 | +7.5 to +11.2 | 2,877 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 47.6 | 38.4 | +9.1 | +3.9 to +14.4 | 349 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 47.5 | 38.4 | +9.1 | +4.3 to +13.9 | 423 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 47.4 | 38.4 | +9.0 | +6.4 to +11.7 | 1,348 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 47.3 | 38.4 | +8.9 | +6.3 to +11.5 | 1,453 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 47.2 | 38.4 | +8.8 | +4.9 to +12.7 | 623 |
| Newport (NP) | 47.0 | 38.4 | +8.6 | +5.6 to +11.6 | 1,081 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 47.0 | 38.4 | +8.6 | +4.0 to +13.2 | 449 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 46.7 | 38.4 | +8.3 | +5.8 to +10.8 | 1,603 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 46.7 | 38.4 | +8.3 | +3.9 to +12.7 | 501 |
| Bath (BA) | 45.7 | 38.4 | +7.3 | +4.5 to +10.1 | 1,214 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 45.6 | 38.4 | +7.2 | +4.5 to +9.9 | 1,356 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 45.3 | 38.4 | +6.9 | +4.0 to +9.8 | 1,157 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 45.1 | 38.4 | +6.7 | +4.5 to +9.0 | 1,876 |
| Swindon (SN) | 44.7 | 38.4 | +6.3 | +3.6 to +9.1 | 1,257 |
| Truro (TR) | 44.7 | 38.4 | +6.3 | +3.0 to +9.6 | 886 |
| Paisley (PA) | 44.5 | 38.4 | +6.1 | +1.4 to +10.9 | 422 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 44.5 | 38.4 | +6.1 | +1.8 to +10.4 | 512 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 44.0 | 38.4 | +5.6 | +0.6 to +10.6 | 384 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 43.8 | 38.4 | +5.4 | +3.0 to +7.7 | 1,705 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 43.6 | 38.4 | +5.2 | +2.1 to +8.3 | 986 |
| Darlington (DL) | 43.5 | 38.4 | +5.1 | +1.1 to +9.0 | 605 |
| Taunton (TA) | 43.3 | 38.4 | +4.9 | +1.9 to +8.0 | 1,006 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 43.2 | 38.4 | +4.8 | +2.8 to +6.8 | 2,395 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 43.2 | 38.4 | +4.8 | +1.5 to +8.1 | 879 |
| Crewe (CW) | 43.2 | 38.4 | +4.8 | +1.2 to +8.3 | 755 |
| Bradford (BD) | 43.2 | 38.4 | +4.8 | +1.8 to +7.7 | 1,075 |
| Oxford (OX) | 43.0 | 38.4 | +4.6 | +2.4 to +6.8 | 1,898 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 42.9 | 38.4 | +4.5 | +2.2 to +6.7 | 1,904 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 42.7 | 38.4 | +4.3 | +0.4 to +8.2 | 632 |
| Brighton (BN) | 42.5 | 38.4 | +4.2 | +2.4 to +6.0 | 2,929 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 42.0 | 38.4 | +3.6 | +1.2 to +6.1 | 1,556 |
| Northampton (NN) | 42.0 | 38.4 | +3.6 | +1.5 to +5.6 | 2,230 |
| Chester (CH) | 41.9 | 38.4 | +3.5 | +0.9 to +6.0 | 1,449 |
| Glasgow (G) | 41.9 | 38.4 | +3.5 | +1.2 to +5.8 | 1,770 |
| Leeds (LS) | 41.8 | 38.4 | +3.4 | +0.5 to +6.4 | 1,097 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 41.8 | 38.4 | +3.4 | +0.0 to +6.8 | 818 |
| Colchester (CO) | 41.7 | 38.4 | +3.3 | +1.0 to +5.6 | 1,781 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 41.6 | 38.4 | +3.2 | +1.2 to +5.2 | 2,459 |
| Watford (WD) | 41.6 | 38.4 | +3.2 | −0.0 to +6.4 | 913 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 41.4 | 38.4 | +3.0 | +1.2 to +4.7 | 3,140 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 41.4 | 38.4 | +3.0 | −0.1 to +6.1 | 969 |
| Inverness (IV) | 41.4 | 38.4 | +2.9 | −2.6 to +8.5 | 307 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 41.3 | 38.4 | +2.9 | +1.1 to +4.8 | 2,748 |
| Preston (PR) | 41.3 | 38.4 | +2.9 | +0.2 to +5.6 | 1,296 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 41.2 | 38.4 | +2.8 | +0.1 to +5.6 | 1,256 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 41.2 | 38.4 | +2.8 | +0.8 to +4.8 | 2,276 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 41.2 | 38.4 | +2.8 | −0.0 to +5.5 | 1,224 |
| Southampton (SO) | 40.8 | 38.4 | +2.4 | +0.5 to +4.3 | 2,641 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 40.8 | 38.4 | +2.4 | −1.1 to +5.9 | 779 |
| Walsall (WS) | 40.6 | 38.4 | +2.2 | −0.9 to +5.3 | 979 |
| Bolton (BL) | 40.4 | 38.4 | +2.0 | −1.5 to +5.5 | 774 |
| Norwich (NR) | 40.4 | 38.4 | +2.0 | −0.1 to +4.0 | 2,268 |
| Oldham (OL) | 40.4 | 38.4 | +2.0 | −1.4 to +5.3 | 827 |
| Warrington (WA) | 40.4 | 38.4 | +2.0 | −0.6 to +4.5 | 1,397 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 40.0 | 38.4 | +1.6 | −2.5 to +5.8 | 537 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 39.9 | 38.4 | +1.5 | −0.7 to +3.6 | 2,012 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 39.9 | 38.4 | +1.4 | −6.9 to +9.7 | 133 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 39.6 | 38.4 | +1.1 | −0.4 to +2.7 | 3,739 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 39.4 | 38.4 | +0.9 | −0.8 to +2.7 | 3,027 |
| Wigan (WN) | 39.3 | 38.4 | +0.9 | −2.8 to +4.6 | 661 |
| Derby (DE) | 39.1 | 38.4 | +0.7 | −1.6 to +3.0 | 1,757 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 39.0 | 38.4 | +0.6 | −1.1 to +2.3 | 3,178 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 38.5 | 38.4 | +0.1 | −3.2 to +3.3 | 867 |
| Stockport (SK) | 38.5 | 38.4 | +0.1 | −2.4 to +2.5 | 1,550 |
| Coventry (CV) | 38.5 | 38.4 | +0.1 | −2.1 to +2.2 | 2,021 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 38.4 | 38.4 | −0.1 | −2.5 to +2.4 | 1,561 |
| St Albans (AL) | 38.2 | 38.4 | −0.3 | −3.4 to +2.9 | 909 |
| Worcester (WR) | 38.2 | 38.4 | −0.3 | −3.5 to +2.9 | 891 |
| Medway (ME) | 38.0 | 38.4 | −0.5 | −2.5 to +1.6 | 2,136 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 37.8 | 38.4 | −0.7 | −8.4 to +7.0 | 151 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 37.2 | 38.5 | −1.2 | −3.2 to +0.8 | 2,199 |
| Reading (RG) | 37.0 | 38.5 | −1.4 | −3.0 to +0.2 | 3,538 |
| Manchester (M) | 37.0 | 38.5 | −1.4 | −3.4 to +0.5 | 2,359 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 36.9 | 38.4 | −1.5 | −4.1 to +1.0 | 1,397 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 36.5 | 38.4 | −2.0 | −5.0 to +1.0 | 1,006 |
| Leicester (LE) | 36.4 | 38.5 | −2.1 | −3.9 to −0.3 | 2,824 |
| Durham (DH) | 36.3 | 38.4 | −2.1 | −7.0 to +2.8 | 366 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 36.3 | 38.4 | −2.1 | −5.1 to +0.9 | 983 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 35.8 | 38.4 | −2.6 | −7.6 to +2.3 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 35.7 | 38.5 | −2.8 | −5.9 to +0.4 | 877 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 35.5 | 38.5 | −3.0 | −4.8 to −1.2 | 2,863 |
| Liverpool (L) | 35.4 | 38.5 | −3.1 | −5.4 to −0.7 | 1,616 |
| Halifax (HX) | 35.1 | 38.4 | −3.3 | −8.9 to +2.3 | 276 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 35.1 | 38.5 | −3.4 | −5.5 to −1.3 | 2,090 |
| London SW (SW) | 34.8 | 38.5 | −3.7 | −5.8 to −1.6 | 1,982 |
| Sheffield (S) | 34.8 | 38.5 | −3.7 | −5.5 to −1.9 | 2,681 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 33.4 | 38.5 | −5.1 | −7.2 to −3.0 | 2,006 |
| London NW (NW) | 33.1 | 38.5 | −5.4 | −7.2 to −3.6 | 2,549 |
| Slough (SL) | 32.7 | 38.5 | −5.8 | −7.7 to −3.9 | 2,296 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 32.4 | 38.6 | −6.1 | −7.7 to −4.5 | 3,287 |
| Luton (LU) | 32.3 | 38.5 | −6.2 | −9.0 to −3.4 | 1,065 |
| Dartford (DA) | 32.3 | 38.5 | −6.2 | −8.4 to −4.0 | 1,795 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 32.3 | 38.5 | −6.2 | −9.1 to −3.3 | 979 |
| Ilford (IG) | 32.2 | 38.5 | −6.3 | −8.9 to −3.7 | 1,234 |
| London N (N) | 32.2 | 38.5 | −6.4 | −8.1 to −4.7 | 2,980 |
| London W (W) | 31.8 | 38.5 | −6.7 | −9.2 to −4.1 | 1,305 |
| Birmingham (B) | 31.9 | 38.6 | −6.7 | −8.0 to −5.4 | 4,931 |
| Sutton (SM) | 31.7 | 38.5 | −6.8 | −10.0 to −3.6 | 818 |
| London E (E) | 30.6 | 38.5 | −7.9 | −9.8 to −6.1 | 2,438 |
| Romford (RM) | 30.4 | 38.5 | −8.2 | −10.1 to −6.3 | 2,366 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 30.0 | 38.6 | −8.6 | −10.4 to −6.8 | 2,482 |
| London SE (SE) | 29.6 | 38.6 | −9.0 | −10.6 to −7.5 | 3,281 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 28.7 | 38.6 | −9.9 | −11.7 to −8.1 | 2,538 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 28.6 | 38.6 | −9.9 | −11.9 to −7.9 | 2,036 |
| Enfield (EN) | 28.6 | 38.6 | −10.0 | −11.9 to −8.0 | 2,157 |
| Croydon (CR) | 28.1 | 38.6 | −10.5 | −12.2 to −8.7 | 2,528 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 175,310 (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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