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

Across Britain, 11.4% of 299,023 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz GLC failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Huddersfield (HD): 18.3% against 11.3% elsewhere (+7.0 points). It does best in Shrewsbury (SY), −5.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

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

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

Mercedes-Benz GLC: 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
Huddersfield (HD)18.311.3+7.0+4.9 to +9.01,383
Exeter (EX)17.911.3+6.6+5.0 to +8.22,200
Hull (HU)17.611.3+6.3+4.6 to +7.92,063
Bournemouth (BH)15.811.3+4.4+3.1 to +5.82,738
Edinburgh (EH)15.711.3+4.4+3.3 to +5.54,139
Northampton (NN)15.311.3+4.0+2.9 to +5.13,974
Cambridge (CB)15.211.3+3.9+2.2 to +5.51,822
Guildford (GU)15.111.3+3.8+2.8 to +4.94,706
Bristol (BS)15.111.3+3.8+2.8 to +4.75,328
Sunderland (SR)14.711.4+3.3+1.5 to +5.21,411
Salisbury (SP)14.311.4+3.0+1.0 to +5.01,179
Falkirk (FK)14.211.4+2.8+0.7 to +4.91,088
York (YO)14.111.4+2.8+1.2 to +4.32,020
Watford (WD)14.111.4+2.7+1.2 to +4.22,072
Canterbury (CT)14.011.4+2.6+1.0 to +4.31,686
Cardiff (CF)13.911.3+2.6+1.5 to +3.64,099
Glasgow (G)13.911.3+2.5+1.6 to +3.55,418
Leicester (LE)13.711.3+2.4+1.4 to +3.44,739
Hemel Hempstead (HP)13.711.3+2.3+1.4 to +3.35,218
Worcester (WR)13.711.4+2.3+0.6 to +4.01,596
Cleveland (TS)13.611.3+2.3+1.1 to +3.53,298
Aberdeen (AB)13.711.3+2.3+1.0 to +3.62,528
Stockport (SK)13.011.3+1.7+0.7 to +2.74,869
Ipswich (IP)13.011.4+1.7+0.5 to +2.92,964
Brighton (BN)13.011.4+1.7+0.5 to +2.83,336
Preston (PR)13.011.4+1.6+0.3 to +2.92,555
Blackpool (FY)12.811.4+1.5−0.3 to +3.31,301
Paisley (PA)12.711.4+1.4−0.8 to +3.5934
Telford (TF)12.711.4+1.3−1.4 to +4.1560
Dundee (DD)12.711.4+1.3−0.7 to +3.31,043
Leeds (LS)12.511.4+1.2−0.0 to +2.43,015
Liverpool (L)12.311.4+1.0−0.2 to +2.13,197
Gloucester (GL)12.311.4+1.0−0.2 to +2.13,159
Swansea (SA)12.111.4+0.7−0.5 to +1.92,940
Bath (BA)12.011.4+0.6−0.9 to +2.11,818
Medway (ME)12.011.4+0.6−0.5 to +1.73,256
Lincoln (LN)11.911.4+0.5−1.3 to +2.41,218
Croydon (CR)11.811.4+0.5−0.7 to +1.63,060
Warrington (WA)11.811.4+0.4−0.6 to +1.53,506
Llandudno (LL)11.811.4+0.4−1.1 to +1.91,709
Redhill (RH)11.811.4+0.4−0.8 to +1.62,883
Chester (CH)11.711.4+0.4−0.8 to +1.62,831
Torquay (TQ)11.711.4+0.4−2.7 to +3.4418 (rough estimate)
Truro (TR)11.711.4+0.3−1.4 to +2.11,301
London NW (NW)11.611.4+0.2−0.7 to +1.15,005
Galashiels (TD)11.411.4+0.1−2.2 to +2.3753
Dartford (DA)11.411.4+0.0−1.0 to +1.13,612
Milton Keynes (MK)11.411.4−0.0−1.0 to +1.04,223
Portsmouth (PO)11.311.4−0.1−1.2 to +1.03,279
Bradford (BD)11.311.4−0.1−1.7 to +1.51,502
St Albans (AL)11.211.4−0.1−2.1 to +1.9953
Norwich (NR)11.211.4−0.2−1.4 to +1.02,641
Dudley (DY)11.211.4−0.2−1.7 to +1.31,730
Kirkcaldy (KY)11.111.4−0.2−2.3 to +1.9862
Wigan (WN)11.011.4−0.3−2.2 to +1.61,043
Newport (NP)11.011.4−0.4−2.1 to +1.31,239
Coventry (CV)10.911.4−0.5−1.5 to +0.53,538
Southampton (SO)10.811.4−0.6−1.6 to +0.53,705
Harrogate (HG)10.811.4−0.6−2.1 to +1.01,563
Motherwell (ML)10.811.4−0.6−2.1 to +0.91,679
London SW (SW)10.811.4−0.6−1.8 to +0.62,647
Stevenage (SG)10.811.4−0.6−1.7 to +0.43,441
Tonbridge (TN)10.811.4−0.6−1.6 to +0.34,167
Colchester (CO)10.711.4−0.6−2.0 to +0.81,909
Oxford (OX)10.711.4−0.7−1.8 to +0.43,087
London SE (SE)10.711.4−0.7−1.6 to +0.34,239
Plymouth (PL)10.711.4−0.7−2.3 to +1.01,383
London W (W)10.711.4−0.7−2.3 to +0.91,415
Luton (LU)10.611.4−0.8−2.2 to +0.71,717
Bromley (BR)10.611.4−0.8−2.3 to +0.81,492
Newcastle (NE)10.611.4−0.8−1.8 to +0.23,826
Wolverhampton (WV)10.511.4−0.8−2.2 to +0.52,106
Reading (RG)10.511.4−0.9−1.7 to −0.16,408
Walsall (WS)10.411.4−1.0−2.4 to +0.41,870
Sheffield (S)10.411.4−1.0−1.8 to −0.25,143
Derby (DE)10.311.4−1.0−2.1 to +0.03,146
Uxbridge (UB)10.311.4−1.1−2.3 to +0.12,408
Kilmarnock (KA)10.211.4−1.2−2.8 to +0.31,439
Bolton (BL)10.111.4−1.2−2.4 to −0.12,733
Perth (PH)10.011.4−1.4−3.4 to +0.7819
Durham (DH)10.011.4−1.4−3.6 to +0.8710
Twickenham (TW)10.011.4−1.4−2.4 to −0.43,311
Southend-on-Sea (SS)9.911.4−1.4−2.5 to −0.43,285
Birmingham (B)9.911.4−1.5−2.2 to −0.87,394
Doncaster (DN)9.811.4−1.6−2.6 to −0.53,306
Swindon (SN)9.811.4−1.6−2.8 to −0.32,204
Chelmsford (CM)9.611.4−1.8−2.5 to −1.16,909
Halifax (HX)9.511.4−1.8−4.9 to +1.3346 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)9.511.4−1.9−3.4 to −0.41,505
Slough (SL)9.411.4−1.9−3.0 to −0.82,730
Harrow (HA)9.411.4−2.0−3.1 to −0.82,550
Manchester (M)9.411.4−2.0−3.0 to −1.03,491
Romford (RM)9.311.4−2.0−3.0 to −1.13,966
Llandrindod Wells (LD)9.311.4−2.1−7.6 to +3.4108 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)9.211.4−2.2−3.5 to −0.91,945
Enfield (EN)9.211.4−2.2−3.3 to −1.12,772
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)9.211.4−2.2−3.2 to −1.23,022
Blackburn (BB)9.211.4−2.2−3.5 to −0.91,952
Sutton (SM)9.111.4−2.3−4.3 to −0.3760
Peterborough (PE)9.111.4−2.3−3.1 to −1.65,805
Kirkwall (KW)9.011.4−2.4−8.0 to +3.2100 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)9.011.4−2.4−3.2 to −1.65,116
Ilford (IG)8.811.4−2.5−3.6 to −1.53,040
Darlington (DL)8.811.4−2.6−4.4 to −0.7918
Oldham (OL)8.611.4−2.8−4.4 to −1.31,272
London N (N)8.411.4−3.0−4.0 to −2.02,937
Hereford (HR)8.311.4−3.0−5.6 to −0.5456 (rough estimate)
Inverness (IV)8.311.4−3.1−4.9 to −1.3894
Taunton (TA)8.211.4−3.2−4.7 to −1.71,354
London E (E)8.111.4−3.3−4.3 to −2.43,127
Lancaster (LA)8.011.4−3.4−5.2 to −1.5812
Carlisle (CA)8.011.4−3.4−4.8 to −2.11,623
Dumfries (DG)7.711.4−3.7−6.5 to −0.8338 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)7.011.5−4.5−5.1 to −3.96,981
Dorchester (DT)6.611.4−4.8−6.5 to −3.2868
Shrewsbury (SY)5.611.4−5.8−6.9 to −4.81,742

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 299,023 (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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