Where in Britain does the Mercedes-Benz S-Class fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 18.1% of 148,892 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Hull (HU): 31.2% against 18.0% elsewhere (+13.2 points). It does best in London N (N), −7.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mercedes-Benz S-Class MOT statistics · check a Mercedes-Benz S-Class by registration
Mercedes-Benz S-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull (HU) | 31.2 | 18.0 | +13.2 | +10.3 to +16.0 | 1,000 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 31.2 | 18.1 | +13.1 | +8.0 to +18.2 | 314 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 31.1 | 18.1 | +13.0 | +8.0 to +18.0 | 331 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 30.1 | 18.1 | +12.0 | +7.8 to +16.2 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 29.3 | 18.0 | +11.3 | +8.8 to +13.9 | 1,220 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 29.2 | 18.1 | +11.1 | +6.2 to +16.0 | 332 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 29.1 | 18.1 | +11.0 | +7.9 to +14.2 | 808 |
| Exeter (EX) | 27.9 | 18.1 | +9.8 | +6.7 to +12.9 | 803 |
| Bath (BA) | 27.6 | 18.1 | +9.6 | +5.8 to +13.3 | 557 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 27.4 | 18.0 | +9.4 | +7.0 to +11.7 | 1,361 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 27.4 | 18.1 | +9.3 | +4.6 to +14.0 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 27.4 | 18.1 | +9.3 | +4.2 to +14.5 | 288 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 27.3 | 18.1 | +9.2 | +5.4 to +13.0 | 531 |
| Bristol (BS) | 27.1 | 18.0 | +9.1 | +6.8 to +11.3 | 1,558 |
| Crewe (CW) | 27.0 | 18.1 | +8.9 | +4.9 to +13.0 | 466 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 27.0 | 18.1 | +8.9 | +6.3 to +11.5 | 1,124 |
| Taunton (TA) | 26.9 | 18.1 | +8.8 | +4.6 to +12.9 | 439 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 26.6 | 18.1 | +8.5 | +4.4 to +12.6 | 444 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 26.3 | 18.1 | +8.2 | +2.7 to +13.6 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 26.1 | 18.1 | +8.0 | +3.0 to +13.0 | 299 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 25.6 | 18.1 | +7.5 | +5.0 to +10.0 | 1,176 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 25.4 | 18.1 | +7.3 | +3.4 to +11.2 | 484 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 25.2 | 18.0 | +7.2 | +5.0 to +9.4 | 1,542 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 24.9 | 18.1 | +6.8 | +3.5 to +10.0 | 684 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 24.7 | 18.1 | +6.6 | +4.1 to +9.2 | 1,121 |
| Perth (PH) | 24.8 | 18.1 | +6.6 | +0.6 to +12.6 | 198 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 24.7 | 18.1 | +6.6 | +1.3 to +11.9 | 259 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 24.6 | 18.1 | +6.6 | +4.3 to +8.9 | 1,335 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 24.5 | 18.1 | +6.4 | +4.2 to +8.6 | 1,480 |
| Preston (PR) | 24.3 | 18.1 | +6.2 | +3.6 to +8.9 | 1,032 |
| Swansea (SA) | 24.3 | 18.1 | +6.2 | +3.3 to +9.1 | 853 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 24.2 | 18.1 | +6.1 | +2.5 to +9.7 | 558 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 23.9 | 18.1 | +5.8 | +3.0 to +8.7 | 890 |
| Guildford (GU) | 23.8 | 18.1 | +5.8 | +3.8 to +7.8 | 1,760 |
| Colchester (CO) | 23.7 | 18.1 | +5.6 | +2.7 to +8.5 | 811 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 23.1 | 18.1 | +4.9 | −0.2 to +10.1 | 256 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 23.0 | 18.1 | +4.9 | +1.4 to +8.5 | 547 |
| Northampton (NN) | 22.8 | 18.1 | +4.8 | +2.8 to +6.7 | 1,783 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 22.8 | 18.1 | +4.7 | +2.2 to +7.2 | 1,111 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 22.6 | 18.1 | +4.5 | +1.7 to +7.4 | 817 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 22.6 | 18.1 | +4.5 | +2.2 to +6.8 | 1,271 |
| Hereford (HR) | 22.4 | 18.1 | +4.2 | −1.9 to +10.3 | 179 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 22.3 | 18.1 | +4.2 | +2.1 to +6.3 | 1,513 |
| Wigan (WN) | 22.3 | 18.1 | +4.1 | −0.1 to +8.4 | 364 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 21.6 | 18.1 | +3.5 | +1.1 to +6.0 | 1,100 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 21.5 | 18.1 | +3.4 | +1.6 to +5.2 | 1,970 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.5 | 18.1 | +3.4 | +1.1 to +5.6 | 1,272 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 21.4 | 18.1 | +3.3 | −0.5 to +7.1 | 453 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 21.3 | 18.1 | +3.2 | +0.4 to +6.0 | 825 |
| St Albans (AL) | 21.3 | 18.1 | +3.2 | −0.4 to +6.8 | 497 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 21.2 | 18.1 | +3.1 | −3.5 to +9.7 | 146 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 21.2 | 18.1 | +3.0 | −1.4 to +7.5 | 326 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 21.1 | 18.1 | +3.0 | −1.9 to +8.0 | 260 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 21.1 | 18.1 | +3.0 | +0.7 to +5.4 | 1,179 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 21.1 | 18.1 | +3.0 | +1.0 to +5.0 | 1,658 |
| Walsall (WS) | 21.1 | 18.1 | +3.0 | +0.4 to +5.6 | 933 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 21.0 | 18.1 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.5 | 2,447 |
| Redhill (RH) | 20.7 | 18.1 | +2.6 | +0.3 to +4.8 | 1,257 |
| Worcester (WR) | 20.5 | 18.1 | +2.4 | −0.8 to +5.6 | 604 |
| Liverpool (L) | 20.4 | 18.1 | +2.3 | +0.1 to +4.5 | 1,311 |
| Stockport (SK) | 20.4 | 18.1 | +2.3 | +0.4 to +4.2 | 1,748 |
| Darlington (DL) | 20.3 | 18.1 | +2.1 | −1.9 to +6.2 | 375 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 20.2 | 18.1 | +2.1 | −1.8 to +5.9 | 421 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 20.1 | 18.1 | +2.0 | +0.3 to +3.7 | 2,274 |
| Halifax (HX) | 19.8 | 18.1 | +1.6 | −4.5 to +7.8 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 19.6 | 18.1 | +1.5 | −0.3 to +3.3 | 1,885 |
| Oxford (OX) | 19.5 | 18.1 | +1.4 | −0.9 to +3.6 | 1,232 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 19.4 | 18.1 | +1.2 | −2.5 to +4.9 | 439 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 19.4 | 18.1 | +1.2 | −0.9 to +3.4 | 1,328 |
| Sheffield (S) | 19.3 | 18.1 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +3.0 | 2,028 |
| Glasgow (G) | 19.3 | 18.1 | +1.2 | −0.6 to +2.9 | 1,971 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 19.1 | 18.1 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.9 | 1,559 |
| Dudley (DY) | 19.0 | 18.1 | +0.9 | −2.1 to +3.9 | 667 |
| Watford (WD) | 19.0 | 18.1 | +0.9 | −1.4 to +3.2 | 1,142 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 19.0 | 18.1 | +0.9 | −1.4 to +3.2 | 1,111 |
| Coventry (CV) | 18.4 | 18.1 | +0.2 | −1.5 to +1.9 | 1,978 |
| Derby (DE) | 18.2 | 18.1 | +0.1 | −1.9 to +2.1 | 1,415 |
| Bolton (BL) | 18.2 | 18.1 | +0.1 | −2.2 to +2.4 | 1,131 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 18.0 | 18.1 | −0.1 | −3.5 to +3.4 | 477 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 17.8 | 18.1 | −0.3 | −2.7 to +2.1 | 1,021 |
| Durham (DH) | 17.5 | 18.1 | −0.7 | −5.0 to +3.7 | 292 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 17.4 | 18.1 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.8 | 2,590 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 17.4 | 18.1 | −0.7 | −4.5 to +3.1 | 390 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 17.4 | 18.1 | −0.7 | −3.0 to +1.6 | 1,016 |
| Leicester (LE) | 17.3 | 18.1 | −0.9 | −2.3 to +0.5 | 2,823 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 17.0 | 18.1 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.6 | 1,833 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 16.6 | 18.1 | −1.5 | −3.8 to +0.8 | 987 |
| Bromley (BR) | 16.4 | 18.1 | −1.8 | −4.9 to +1.3 | 550 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 16.2 | 18.1 | −2.0 | −3.7 to −0.3 | 1,822 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 15.9 | 18.2 | −2.2 | −3.7 to −0.8 | 2,405 |
| Oldham (OL) | 15.0 | 18.1 | −3.1 | −5.6 to −0.7 | 840 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 14.8 | 18.2 | −3.4 | −4.8 to −2.1 | 2,759 |
| Bradford (BD) | 14.7 | 18.2 | −3.4 | −5.4 to −1.4 | 1,203 |
| Luton (LU) | 14.7 | 18.2 | −3.5 | −5.4 to −1.6 | 1,385 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 14.2 | 18.1 | −4.0 | −6.1 to −1.8 | 979 |
| Birmingham (B) | 14.3 | 18.3 | −4.0 | −4.9 to −3.1 | 5,924 |
| Croydon (CR) | 14.0 | 18.2 | −4.2 | −5.9 to −2.6 | 1,719 |
| Dartford (DA) | 13.8 | 18.2 | −4.3 | −6.1 to −2.5 | 1,401 |
| Slough (SL) | 13.8 | 18.2 | −4.4 | −5.7 to −3.0 | 2,730 |
| London SE (SE) | 13.5 | 18.2 | −4.6 | −6.1 to −3.2 | 2,097 |
| Enfield (EN) | 13.4 | 18.2 | −4.8 | −6.3 to −3.2 | 1,894 |
| Harrow (HA) | 13.2 | 18.2 | −5.1 | −6.2 to −3.9 | 3,391 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 12.8 | 18.1 | −5.3 | −9.2 to −1.4 | 288 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 12.7 | 18.2 | −5.5 | −6.8 to −4.1 | 2,401 |
| Ilford (IG) | 12.7 | 18.2 | −5.5 | −6.9 to −4.2 | 2,395 |
| London W (W) | 12.2 | 18.2 | −6.0 | −7.3 to −4.6 | 2,401 |
| London NW (NW) | 12.4 | 18.4 | −6.0 | −6.8 to −5.1 | 6,127 |
| Romford (RM) | 12.2 | 18.2 | −6.0 | −7.3 to −4.8 | 2,659 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 12.0 | 18.3 | −6.3 | −7.2 to −5.4 | 4,922 |
| Sutton (SM) | 10.6 | 18.2 | −7.6 | −10.1 to −5.0 | 548 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 10.6 | 18.3 | −7.7 | −8.7 to −6.6 | 3,369 |
| London E (E) | 10.6 | 18.3 | −7.7 | −8.8 to −6.7 | 3,444 |
| London N (N) | 10.5 | 18.3 | −7.8 | −8.9 to −6.8 | 3,593 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 148,892 (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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