Where in Britain does the Mercedes-Benz M-Class fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 28.4% of 211,108 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Plymouth (PL): 40.6% against 28.3% elsewhere (+12.4 points). It does best in Sutton (SM), −9.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mercedes-Benz M-Class MOT statistics · check a Mercedes-Benz M-Class by registration
Mercedes-Benz M-Class 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth (PL) | 40.6 | 28.3 | +12.4 | +10.1 to +14.6 | 1,872 |
| Truro (TR) | 39.5 | 28.3 | +11.1 | +8.4 to +13.9 | 1,259 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 38.8 | 28.3 | +10.5 | +7.6 to +13.4 | 1,066 |
| Exeter (EX) | 38.5 | 28.3 | +10.2 | +8.1 to +12.3 | 2,119 |
| Dundee (DD) | 38.3 | 28.4 | +9.9 | +6.1 to +13.7 | 643 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 38.2 | 28.4 | +9.8 | +6.2 to +13.4 | 694 |
| Bristol (BS) | 35.8 | 28.3 | +7.5 | +5.8 to +9.3 | 2,903 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 35.6 | 28.3 | +7.2 | +4.9 to +9.5 | 1,707 |
| Bath (BA) | 35.6 | 28.3 | +7.2 | +4.8 to +9.6 | 1,544 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 35.4 | 28.4 | +7.0 | +3.4 to +10.6 | 687 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 35.1 | 28.4 | +6.8 | +3.2 to +10.4 | 680 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 35.0 | 28.3 | +6.7 | +4.8 to +8.6 | 2,531 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 34.9 | 28.3 | +6.5 | +4.3 to +8.8 | 1,694 |
| Worcester (WR) | 34.5 | 28.4 | +6.2 | +3.3 to +9.0 | 1,092 |
| Brighton (BN) | 34.2 | 28.3 | +5.9 | +4.1 to +7.7 | 2,672 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 34.2 | 28.3 | +5.9 | +4.3 to +7.5 | 3,375 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 34.2 | 28.4 | +5.8 | +2.8 to +8.8 | 995 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 34.0 | 28.4 | +5.6 | −2.0 to +13.2 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 33.9 | 28.4 | +5.5 | +1.3 to +9.6 | 499 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 33.5 | 28.4 | +5.2 | +2.9 to +7.5 | 1,613 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 33.5 | 28.4 | +5.1 | +0.3 to +10.0 | 367 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 33.3 | 28.3 | +4.9 | +3.0 to +6.9 | 2,326 |
| Wigan (WN) | 33.3 | 28.4 | +4.9 | +1.6 to +8.2 | 790 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 33.2 | 28.4 | +4.8 | +1.8 to +7.8 | 938 |
| Hull (HU) | 33.1 | 28.4 | +4.7 | +2.0 to +7.3 | 1,219 |
| Guildford (GU) | 32.8 | 28.3 | +4.5 | +2.9 to +6.1 | 3,329 |
| Taunton (TA) | 32.7 | 28.4 | +4.3 | +1.7 to +6.9 | 1,283 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 32.6 | 28.4 | +4.2 | +1.4 to +7.1 | 1,061 |
| Newport (NP) | 32.3 | 28.4 | +3.9 | +1.3 to +6.4 | 1,318 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 32.2 | 28.4 | +3.8 | +1.8 to +5.9 | 2,026 |
| Norwich (NR) | 32.1 | 28.3 | +3.8 | +2.0 to +5.6 | 2,604 |
| Inverness (IV) | 32.1 | 28.4 | +3.7 | +0.4 to +7.0 | 772 |
| Northampton (NN) | 31.9 | 28.4 | +3.6 | +1.8 to +5.4 | 2,526 |
| Hereford (HR) | 31.8 | 28.4 | +3.4 | +0.0 to +6.9 | 710 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 31.7 | 28.3 | +3.4 | +1.7 to +5.0 | 3,043 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 31.7 | 28.4 | +3.4 | +1.1 to +5.6 | 1,686 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 31.5 | 28.4 | +3.1 | +0.2 to +6.1 | 974 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.4 | 28.4 | +3.1 | −0.4 to +6.6 | 674 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 31.4 | 28.4 | +3.0 | +0.1 to +6.0 | 961 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 31.4 | 28.4 | +3.0 | +1.2 to +4.8 | 2,599 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 31.2 | 28.4 | +2.8 | +0.3 to +5.4 | 1,304 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 31.2 | 28.4 | +2.8 | +0.4 to +5.2 | 1,402 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 30.9 | 28.4 | +2.6 | +0.5 to +4.7 | 1,887 |
| Watford (WD) | 30.9 | 28.4 | +2.5 | −0.3 to +5.2 | 1,105 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 30.5 | 28.4 | +2.1 | +0.4 to +3.9 | 2,556 |
| Swindon (SN) | 30.4 | 28.4 | +2.0 | −0.2 to +4.1 | 1,753 |
| Southampton (SO) | 30.3 | 28.4 | +1.9 | +0.2 to +3.6 | 2,879 |
| Crewe (CW) | 30.1 | 28.4 | +1.7 | −1.2 to +4.5 | 991 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 29.9 | 28.4 | +1.6 | −0.5 to +3.6 | 1,980 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 29.9 | 28.4 | +1.5 | −2.3 to +5.3 | 556 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 29.8 | 28.4 | +1.4 | −0.2 to +3.0 | 3,099 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 29.6 | 28.4 | +1.2 | −2.3 to +4.8 | 635 |
| Darlington (DL) | 29.6 | 28.4 | +1.2 | −1.9 to +4.2 | 869 |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.6 | 28.4 | +1.2 | −0.8 to +3.1 | 2,135 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.3 | 28.4 | +0.9 | −1.3 to +3.1 | 1,663 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 29.3 | 28.4 | +0.9 | −2.1 to +3.9 | 895 |
| Oldham (OL) | 29.0 | 28.4 | +0.6 | −2.1 to +3.4 | 1,040 |
| Redhill (RH) | 28.9 | 28.4 | +0.6 | −1.3 to +2.4 | 2,339 |
| St Albans (AL) | 28.4 | 28.4 | −0.0 | −3.0 to +2.9 | 895 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.3 | 28.4 | −0.1 | −1.9 to +1.7 | 2,521 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.3 | 28.4 | −0.1 | −2.1 to +1.8 | 2,106 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.2 | 28.4 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.2 | 4,156 |
| Chester (CH) | 28.2 | 28.4 | −0.2 | −2.4 to +1.9 | 1,694 |
| Leeds (LS) | 28.1 | 28.4 | −0.3 | −2.5 to +2.0 | 1,551 |
| Bromley (BR) | 28.1 | 28.4 | −0.3 | −3.3 to +2.6 | 894 |
| Telford (TF) | 28.1 | 28.4 | −0.3 | −3.8 to +3.1 | 645 |
| Halifax (HX) | 28.0 | 28.4 | −0.4 | −5.7 to +5.0 | 271 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 28.0 | 28.4 | −0.4 | −2.2 to +1.3 | 2,544 |
| Preston (PR) | 27.8 | 28.4 | −0.6 | −2.7 to +1.5 | 1,787 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 27.7 | 28.4 | −0.7 | −2.4 to +1.0 | 2,777 |
| London SW (SW) | 27.5 | 28.4 | −0.9 | −2.9 to +1.1 | 1,956 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −1.0 | −3.3 to +1.3 | 1,455 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −1.0 | −2.5 to +0.5 | 3,407 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 27.2 | 28.4 | −1.2 | −8.7 to +6.3 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.2 | 28.4 | −1.2 | −5.3 to +2.9 | 449 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 26.9 | 28.4 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.3 | 2,419 |
| Walsall (WS) | 26.9 | 28.4 | −1.5 | −3.7 to +0.8 | 1,508 |
| Derby (DE) | 26.9 | 28.4 | −1.5 | −3.4 to +0.3 | 2,266 |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.8 | 28.4 | −1.6 | −3.3 to +0.0 | 2,829 |
| Reading (RG) | 26.5 | 28.4 | −2.0 | −3.3 to −0.6 | 4,456 |
| Dudley (DY) | 26.4 | 28.4 | −2.0 | −4.5 to +0.5 | 1,195 |
| London W (W) | 26.4 | 28.4 | −2.0 | −4.5 to +0.5 | 1,181 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 26.4 | 28.4 | −2.0 | −4.5 to +0.4 | 1,248 |
| Durham (DH) | 26.1 | 28.4 | −2.4 | −5.7 to +1.0 | 645 |
| Bradford (BD) | 25.9 | 28.4 | −2.5 | −4.7 to −0.2 | 1,458 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 25.8 | 28.4 | −2.6 | −5.4 to +0.3 | 894 |
| London N (N) | 25.8 | 28.4 | −2.6 | −4.3 to −1.0 | 2,606 |
| Croydon (CR) | 25.4 | 28.4 | −3.0 | −4.6 to −1.4 | 2,842 |
| London SE (SE) | 25.4 | 28.4 | −3.1 | −4.6 to −1.5 | 3,066 |
| Stockport (SK) | 25.2 | 28.4 | −3.2 | −5.2 to −1.3 | 1,905 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.2 | 28.4 | −3.3 | −4.8 to −1.7 | 3,025 |
| Luton (LU) | 25.1 | 28.4 | −3.3 | −5.5 to −1.1 | 1,466 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.1 | 28.4 | −3.3 | −4.9 to −1.8 | 3,138 |
| Liverpool (L) | 24.9 | 28.4 | −3.5 | −5.4 to −1.5 | 1,876 |
| Dartford (DA) | 24.7 | 28.4 | −3.8 | −5.6 to −1.9 | 2,072 |
| Harrow (HA) | 24.5 | 28.4 | −3.9 | −5.7 to −2.1 | 2,172 |
| Warrington (WA) | 24.3 | 28.4 | −4.1 | −6.1 to −2.2 | 1,843 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.2 | 28.4 | −4.2 | −6.6 to −1.7 | 1,180 |
| Manchester (M) | 24.1 | 28.5 | −4.4 | −6.0 to −2.8 | 2,819 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.0 | 28.5 | −4.5 | −5.9 to −3.2 | 3,878 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 23.8 | 28.4 | −4.6 | −6.3 to −2.9 | 2,463 |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.8 | 28.5 | −4.6 | −6.1 to −3.2 | 3,374 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 23.7 | 28.4 | −4.7 | −6.9 to −2.6 | 1,544 |
| London NW (NW) | 23.5 | 28.5 | −4.9 | −6.6 to −3.3 | 2,607 |
| Slough (SL) | 23.3 | 28.5 | −5.1 | −6.8 to −3.5 | 2,450 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 23.1 | 28.4 | −5.4 | −8.0 to −2.7 | 972 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 23.0 | 28.4 | −5.4 | −7.7 to −3.1 | 1,273 |
| Romford (RM) | 22.7 | 28.5 | −5.7 | −7.3 to −4.2 | 2,991 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 22.7 | 28.5 | −5.8 | −7.5 to −4.1 | 2,383 |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.6 | 28.6 | −6.0 | −7.1 to −4.8 | 5,599 |
| London E (E) | 21.9 | 28.5 | −6.6 | −8.2 to −4.9 | 2,488 |
| Coventry (CV) | 21.7 | 28.5 | −6.8 | −8.3 to −5.4 | 3,149 |
| Ilford (IG) | 21.6 | 28.4 | −6.9 | −9.0 to −4.8 | 1,474 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.2 | 28.5 | −7.2 | −9.0 to −5.4 | 2,026 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 20.1 | 28.5 | −8.4 | −10.1 to −6.7 | 2,149 |
| Sutton (SM) | 19.2 | 28.4 | −9.3 | −12.1 to −6.4 | 741 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 211,108 (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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