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

Across Britain, 11.3% of 117,689 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz GLE failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Salisbury (SP): 19.9% against 11.3% elsewhere (+8.7 points). It does best in Shrewsbury (SY), −6.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

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

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

Mercedes-Benz GLE: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Area	Failed here, %	Rest of Britain, %	Difference, points	95% interval	Tests
Salisbury (SP)	19.9	11.3	+8.7	+4.8 to +12.6	411 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)	17.8	11.3	+6.5	+3.0 to +9.9	473 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)	16.4	11.3	+5.1	+2.3 to +8.0	646
Guildford (GU)	16.1	11.2	+4.8	+3.1 to +6.6	1,719
Northampton (NN)	16.1	11.2	+4.8	+2.7 to +6.9	1,182
Worcester (WR)	15.2	11.3	+3.9	+0.8 to +7.1	500
Hull (HU)	15.0	11.3	+3.8	+1.5 to +6.1	945
Canterbury (CT)	15.0	11.3	+3.7	+1.2 to +6.2	808
Redhill (RH)	14.8	11.3	+3.6	+1.6 to +5.6	1,206
Hemel Hempstead (HP)	14.3	11.2	+3.0	+1.4 to +4.6	1,881
Watford (WD)	14.2	11.3	+2.9	+0.5 to +5.4	783
Kirkcaldy (KY)	14.1	11.3	+2.8	−1.0 to +6.6	319 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)	14.0	11.2	+2.8	+1.2 to +4.3	1,863
Torquay (TQ)	13.8	11.3	+2.5	−2.6 to +7.6	174 (rough estimate)
London SW (SW)	13.7	11.3	+2.5	+0.4 to +4.5	1,063
Cardiff (CF)	13.7	11.3	+2.4	+0.7 to +4.1	1,612
Bournemouth (BH)	13.7	11.3	+2.4	+0.3 to +4.4	1,084
Brighton (BN)	13.6	11.3	+2.3	+0.5 to +4.2	1,382
Exeter (EX)	13.5	11.3	+2.2	−0.2 to +4.6	765
Edinburgh (EH)	13.4	11.3	+2.2	+0.6 to +3.8	1,733
Gloucester (GL)	13.3	11.3	+2.0	+0.0 to +4.0	1,112
Ipswich (IP)	13.2	11.3	+1.9	−0.1 to +3.9	1,146
Dundee (DD)	13.2	11.3	+1.9	−1.4 to +5.2	403 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)	13.1	11.3	+1.8	−0.9 to +4.4	636
Medway (ME)	12.8	11.3	+1.6	−0.3 to +3.4	1,325
Colchester (CO)	12.8	11.3	+1.5	−0.6 to +3.7	912
Uxbridge (UB)	12.8	11.3	+1.5	−0.5 to +3.5	1,095
Liverpool (L)	12.8	11.3	+1.5	−0.3 to +3.3	1,348
Leicester (LE)	12.7	11.3	+1.4	−0.2 to +3.1	1,552
London W (W)	12.7	11.3	+1.4	−1.2 to +4.0	615
Croydon (CR)	12.4	11.3	+1.2	−0.6 to +3.0	1,318
Milton Keynes (MK)	12.3	11.3	+1.0	−0.6 to +2.7	1,590
Leeds (LS)	12.3	11.3	+1.0	−1.0 to +3.1	1,015
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)	12.2	11.3	+1.0	−0.9 to +2.8	1,201
Southampton (SO)	12.2	11.3	+0.9	−0.8 to +2.7	1,385
Newport (NP)	12.2	11.3	+0.9	−2.5 to +4.3	353 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)	12.1	11.3	+0.8	−0.5 to +2.0	2,697
Bolton (BL)	12.0	11.3	+0.8	−1.2 to +2.7	1,121
Preston (PR)	12.0	11.3	+0.7	−1.2 to +2.6	1,150
Oxford (OX)	12.0	11.3	+0.7	−1.6 to +2.9	819
Stockport (SK)	11.9	11.3	+0.7	−0.8 to +2.1	2,061
Portsmouth (PO)	11.9	11.3	+0.7	−1.0 to +2.3	1,449
London SE (SE)	11.9	11.3	+0.6	−1.0 to +2.2	1,618
Reading (RG)	11.8	11.3	+0.5	−0.8 to +1.9	2,304
Chester (CH)	11.8	11.3	+0.5	−1.6 to +2.7	889
Cleveland (TS)	11.8	11.3	+0.5	−1.3 to +2.3	1,240
Bath (BA)	11.8	11.3	+0.5	−2.1 to +3.1	586
Swansea (SA)	11.7	11.3	+0.4	−1.5 to +2.4	1,059
Wolverhampton (WV)	11.7	11.3	+0.4	−2.0 to +2.7	719
Norwich (NR)	11.6	11.3	+0.3	−1.8 to +2.5	885
Tonbridge (TN)	11.5	11.3	+0.2	−1.3 to +1.7	1,787
Stevenage (SG)	11.5	11.3	+0.2	−1.7 to +2.0	1,168
Plymouth (PL)	11.5	11.3	+0.2	−2.6 to +2.9	515
Dartford (DA)	11.4	11.3	+0.2	−1.4 to +1.7	1,598
Swindon (SN)	11.4	11.3	+0.1	−2.0 to +2.3	857
Llandudno (LL)	11.4	11.3	+0.1	−2.6 to +2.8	536
York (YO)	11.4	11.3	+0.1	−2.3 to +2.4	713
Southend-on-Sea (SS)	11.3	11.3	+0.0	−1.5 to +1.6	1,580
Coventry (CV)	11.3	11.3	−0.0	−1.8 to +1.8	1,196
Crewe (CW)	11.3	11.3	−0.0	−2.7 to +2.7	523
Blackpool (FY)	11.3	11.3	−0.0	−2.9 to +2.8	479 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)	11.3	11.3	−0.0	−2.0 to +1.9	1,040
Newcastle (NE)	11.2	11.3	−0.1	−1.7 to +1.6	1,477
Telford (TF)	11.2	11.3	−0.1	−4.1 to +3.9	241 (rough estimate)
Falkirk (FK)	11.2	11.3	−0.1	−2.8 to +2.6	528
St Albans (AL)	11.1	11.3	−0.1	−3.5 to +3.2	350 (rough estimate)
Harrogate (HG)	11.1	11.3	−0.2	−2.7 to +2.4	593
Manchester (M)	11.1	11.3	−0.2	−1.8 to +1.4	1,557
Sunderland (SR)	11.0	11.3	−0.2	−3.0 to +2.5	498 (rough estimate)
Ilford (IG)	11.0	11.3	−0.3	−1.9 to +1.3	1,457
London NW (NW)	10.9	11.3	−0.4	−1.7 to +0.9	2,247
Birmingham (B)	10.8	11.3	−0.5	−1.6 to +0.6	3,063
Oldham (OL)	10.7	11.3	−0.6	−3.2 to +2.0	552
Motherwell (ML)	10.7	11.3	−0.6	−2.7 to +1.5	843
Kilmarnock (KA)	10.4	11.3	−0.9	−3.3 to +1.6	605
Bromley (BR)	10.4	11.3	−0.9	−3.5 to +1.6	549
Paisley (PA)	10.3	11.3	−1.0	−4.2 to +2.1	361 (rough estimate)
Walsall (WS)	10.3	11.3	−1.0	−3.5 to +1.4	605
Aberdeen (AB)	10.2	11.3	−1.1	−3.1 to +1.0	832
Truro (TR)	10.1	11.3	−1.2	−4.6 to +2.2	298 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)	9.9	11.3	−1.4	−4.2 to +1.4	443 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)	9.8	11.3	−1.5	−3.8 to +0.8	642
Bradford (BD)	9.7	11.3	−1.6	−3.9 to +0.8	626
Warrington (WA)	9.7	11.3	−1.6	−3.2 to −0.1	1,426
Inverness (IV)	9.6	11.3	−1.7	−4.6 to +1.2	395 (rough estimate)
Lincoln (LN)	9.6	11.3	−1.7	−4.4 to +1.0	469 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)	9.6	11.3	−1.8	−3.1 to −0.4	1,829
Dumfries (DG)	9.5	11.3	−1.8	−6.7 to +3.1	137 (rough estimate)
Perth (PH)	9.4	11.3	−1.9	−5.0 to +1.3	339 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)	9.3	11.3	−2.0	−3.5 to −0.4	1,391
Enfield (EN)	9.3	11.3	−2.0	−3.6 to −0.4	1,233
Twickenham (TW)	9.3	11.3	−2.0	−3.7 to −0.4	1,216
Kingston upon Thames (KT)	9.2	11.3	−2.1	−3.4 to −0.9	2,058
Romford (RM)	9.2	11.3	−2.2	−3.5 to −0.9	1,990
Dudley (DY)	8.9	11.3	−2.4	−4.7 to −0.1	593
Carlisle (CA)	8.8	11.3	−2.5	−4.7 to −0.3	647
London E (E)	8.8	11.3	−2.5	−4.0 to −1.0	1,406
Taunton (TA)	8.8	11.3	−2.6	−5.3 to +0.1	423 (rough estimate)
Sutton (SM)	8.5	11.3	−2.8	−6.2 to +0.5	272 (rough estimate)
Durham (DH)	8.3	11.3	−3.0	−6.4 to +0.5	252 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)	8.3	11.3	−3.0	−4.7 to −1.3	1,009
Lancaster (LA)	8.2	11.3	−3.1	−6.0 to −0.1	340 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)	8.2	11.4	−3.1	−4.1 to −2.2	3,495
Peterborough (PE)	8.1	11.3	−3.2	−4.5 to −2.0	1,962
London N (N)	7.9	11.3	−3.4	−4.8 to −2.0	1,435
Darlington (DL)	7.6	11.3	−3.7	−6.2 to −1.1	419 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)	7.6	11.3	−3.7	−5.2 to −2.3	1,275
Galashiels (TD)	7.5	11.3	−3.8	−7.1 to −0.6	254 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)	7.5	11.3	−3.8	−5.8 to −1.8	654
Dorchester (DT)	7.0	11.3	−4.3	−7.3 to −1.3	286 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)	5.9	11.3	−5.4	−9.4 to −1.4	135 (rough estimate)
Halifax (HX)	5.8	11.3	−5.5	−9.4 to −1.6	138 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)	5.2	11.5	−6.3	−7.1 to −5.4	3,000
Shrewsbury (SY)	4.4	11.3	−6.9	−8.5 to −5.3	610

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 117,689 (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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