Where in Britain does the Mercedes-Benz SL fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 17.1% of 110,850 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz SL failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Hereford (HR): 24.6% against 17.0% elsewhere (+7.5 points). It does best in Oldham (OL), −5.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mercedes-Benz SL MOT statistics · check a Mercedes-Benz SL by registration
Mercedes-Benz SL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford (HR) | 24.6 | 17.0 | +7.5 | +2.7 to +12.4 | 301 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 23.7 | 17.0 | +6.7 | +4.2 to +9.3 | 1,049 |
| Dundee (DD) | 23.5 | 17.0 | +6.5 | +1.2 to +11.7 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 22.3 | 17.0 | +5.2 | +0.6 to +9.9 | 305 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 22.2 | 17.0 | +5.2 | +2.3 to +8.1 | 806 |
| Truro (TR) | 22.1 | 17.0 | +5.0 | +1.7 to +8.3 | 612 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 22.1 | 17.0 | +5.0 | +0.5 to +9.5 | 322 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 21.8 | 17.0 | +4.8 | +2.3 to +7.2 | 1,120 |
| Liverpool (L) | 21.8 | 17.0 | +4.8 | +1.9 to +7.6 | 812 |
| London SW (SW) | 21.7 | 17.0 | +4.6 | +2.2 to +7.1 | 1,131 |
| Perth (PH) | 21.3 | 17.1 | +4.3 | −1.5 to +10.0 | 197 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 21.2 | 17.0 | +4.2 | +2.4 to +6.1 | 1,852 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 21.2 | 17.0 | +4.2 | +2.2 to +6.1 | 1,715 |
| York (YO) | 21.1 | 17.0 | +4.1 | +1.7 to +6.4 | 1,185 |
| Bristol (BS) | 21.0 | 17.0 | +4.0 | +2.0 to +6.0 | 1,644 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 20.6 | 17.0 | +3.6 | +0.6 to +6.7 | 678 |
| Guildford (GU) | 20.4 | 17.0 | +3.4 | +2.0 to +4.9 | 2,990 |
| Hull (HU) | 20.3 | 17.0 | +3.3 | −0.3 to +6.8 | 497 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 20.3 | 17.0 | +3.2 | −0.2 to +6.7 | 518 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 20.2 | 17.0 | +3.2 | +1.2 to +5.2 | 1,637 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 20.0 | 17.0 | +2.9 | +0.4 to +5.5 | 986 |
| Northampton (NN) | 19.7 | 17.0 | +2.7 | +0.6 to +4.8 | 1,368 |
| Crewe (CW) | 19.7 | 17.0 | +2.6 | −0.7 to +5.9 | 559 |
| Telford (TF) | 19.6 | 17.1 | +2.6 | −2.1 to +7.3 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 19.6 | 17.0 | +2.5 | −0.5 to +5.5 | 680 |
| Watford (WD) | 19.4 | 17.0 | +2.4 | −0.6 to +5.4 | 674 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 19.4 | 17.1 | +2.3 | −1.8 to +6.5 | 351 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 19.3 | 17.0 | +2.3 | +0.2 to +4.3 | 1,420 |
| Bath (BA) | 19.2 | 17.0 | +2.2 | −0.7 to +5.1 | 733 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 19.2 | 17.0 | +2.2 | +0.1 to +4.3 | 1,348 |
| Chester (CH) | 19.2 | 17.0 | +2.1 | −0.2 to +4.4 | 1,153 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 19.1 | 17.0 | +2.1 | −0.2 to +4.4 | 1,107 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 19.2 | 17.0 | +2.1 | −1.1 to +5.3 | 595 |
| Glasgow (G) | 19.1 | 17.0 | +2.0 | −0.2 to +4.2 | 1,239 |
| Newport (NP) | 18.5 | 17.1 | +1.4 | −2.0 to +4.9 | 492 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 18.4 | 17.0 | +1.4 | +0.1 to +2.7 | 3,279 |
| Swansea (SA) | 18.4 | 17.1 | +1.4 | −1.3 to +4.1 | 786 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 18.4 | 17.1 | +1.4 | −1.3 to +4.1 | 781 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 18.3 | 17.1 | +1.2 | −1.8 to +4.2 | 640 |
| Norwich (NR) | 18.3 | 17.0 | +1.2 | −1.0 to +3.4 | 1,221 |
| Taunton (TA) | 18.0 | 17.1 | +1.0 | −2.1 to +4.1 | 594 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 18.0 | 17.1 | +0.9 | −1.7 to +3.5 | 852 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 17.8 | 17.1 | +0.8 | −2.7 to +4.2 | 477 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 17.7 | 17.1 | +0.6 | −1.2 to +2.4 | 1,731 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 17.6 | 17.0 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.2 | 2,147 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 17.6 | 17.1 | +0.6 | −3.2 to +4.4 | 386 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 17.6 | 17.1 | +0.5 | −2.4 to +3.4 | 665 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 17.6 | 17.1 | +0.5 | −1.8 to +2.8 | 1,052 |
| London W (W) | 17.4 | 17.1 | +0.4 | −2.5 to +3.3 | 659 |
| Colchester (CO) | 17.4 | 17.1 | +0.4 | −2.1 to +2.8 | 947 |
| Paisley (PA) | 17.4 | 17.1 | +0.3 | −4.1 to +4.7 | 282 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 17.1 | 17.1 | +0.0 | −2.5 to +2.5 | 872 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 17.1 | 17.1 | −0.0 | −3.7 to +3.7 | 393 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 17.0 | 17.1 | −0.0 | −2.7 to +2.6 | 793 |
| Stockport (SK) | 17.0 | 17.1 | −0.1 | −2.1 to +1.9 | 1,372 |
| Worcester (WR) | 17.0 | 17.1 | −0.1 | −2.7 to +2.5 | 790 |
| Durham (DH) | 16.7 | 17.1 | −0.4 | −5.4 to +4.7 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 16.6 | 17.1 | −0.4 | −2.4 to +1.6 | 1,303 |
| Redhill (RH) | 16.6 | 17.1 | −0.4 | −2.2 to +1.4 | 1,689 |
| Leicester (LE) | 16.6 | 17.1 | −0.5 | −2.3 to +1.3 | 1,697 |
| St Albans (AL) | 16.5 | 17.1 | −0.6 | −3.4 to +2.3 | 655 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.6 | −2.7 to +1.4 | 1,284 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.6 | −3.6 to +2.3 | 615 |
| London NW (NW) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.7 | −2.6 to +1.3 | 1,444 |
| London E (E) | 16.4 | 17.1 | −0.7 | −3.2 to +1.8 | 844 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 16.3 | 17.1 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.7 | 2,484 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 16.3 | 17.1 | −0.8 | −5.3 to +3.7 | 258 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 16.2 | 17.1 | −0.8 | −6.0 to +4.3 | 197 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 16.2 | 17.1 | −0.8 | −3.6 to +1.9 | 678 |
| London SE (SE) | 16.2 | 17.1 | −0.9 | −3.0 to +1.3 | 1,135 |
| Bolton (BL) | 16.2 | 17.1 | −0.9 | −4.5 to +2.8 | 395 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 16.2 | 17.1 | −0.9 | −3.1 to +1.3 | 1,074 |
| Preston (PR) | 16.0 | 17.1 | −1.1 | −3.5 to +1.4 | 868 |
| Dartford (DA) | 15.9 | 17.1 | −1.1 | −3.4 to +1.1 | 1,011 |
| Inverness (IV) | 15.9 | 17.1 | −1.2 | −6.6 to +4.3 | 176 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 15.9 | 17.1 | −1.2 | −3.2 to +0.8 | 1,271 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 15.9 | 17.1 | −1.2 | −2.8 to +0.5 | 1,887 |
| Wigan (WN) | 15.8 | 17.1 | −1.2 | −5.7 to +3.2 | 259 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 15.6 | 17.1 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.2 | 1,778 |
| Darlington (DL) | 15.5 | 17.1 | −1.6 | −4.6 to +1.4 | 569 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 15.3 | 17.1 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.3 | 2,568 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 15.3 | 17.1 | −1.8 | −3.3 to −0.3 | 2,358 |
| Luton (LU) | 15.2 | 17.1 | −1.9 | −5.0 to +1.3 | 506 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 15.2 | 17.1 | −1.9 | −3.9 to +0.2 | 1,189 |
| Slough (SL) | 14.8 | 17.1 | −2.2 | −4.0 to −0.5 | 1,636 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 14.8 | 17.1 | −2.2 | −7.7 to +3.2 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 14.5 | 17.1 | −2.6 | −5.1 to −0.1 | 766 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 14.5 | 17.1 | −2.6 | −5.5 to +0.2 | 588 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 14.4 | 17.1 | −2.7 | −6.5 to +1.1 | 327 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 14.2 | 17.1 | −2.8 | −5.0 to −0.7 | 1,032 |
| London N (N) | 14.2 | 17.1 | −2.9 | −4.9 to −0.9 | 1,195 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 14.1 | 17.1 | −3.0 | −4.8 to −1.1 | 1,351 |
| Ilford (IG) | 14.1 | 17.1 | −3.0 | −5.4 to −0.5 | 773 |
| Coventry (CV) | 14.1 | 17.1 | −3.0 | −4.7 to −1.4 | 1,724 |
| Harrow (HA) | 14.1 | 17.1 | −3.0 | −5.5 to −0.6 | 775 |
| Enfield (EN) | 14.1 | 17.1 | −3.0 | −5.1 to −1.0 | 1,109 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 13.9 | 17.1 | −3.1 | −5.9 to −0.3 | 588 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 13.8 | 17.1 | −3.3 | −6.6 to −0.1 | 429 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 13.8 | 17.1 | −3.4 | −5.0 to −1.7 | 1,628 |
| Bromley (BR) | 13.6 | 17.1 | −3.5 | −6.4 to −0.6 | 544 |
| Medway (ME) | 13.6 | 17.1 | −3.5 | −5.5 to −1.6 | 1,165 |
| Dudley (DY) | 13.4 | 17.1 | −3.7 | −6.4 to −0.9 | 611 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 13.4 | 17.1 | −3.7 | −5.6 to −1.9 | 1,317 |
| Romford (RM) | 13.2 | 17.1 | −3.9 | −5.9 to −1.9 | 1,089 |
| Sutton (SM) | 13.0 | 17.1 | −4.1 | −7.5 to −0.7 | 385 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 13.0 | 17.1 | −4.1 | −6.9 to −1.2 | 539 |
| Manchester (M) | 12.9 | 17.1 | −4.2 | −6.5 to −1.9 | 806 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 12.6 | 17.1 | −4.5 | −7.0 to −2.1 | 701 |
| Walsall (WS) | 12.3 | 17.1 | −4.8 | −7.4 to −2.2 | 618 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 12.1 | 17.1 | −5.0 | −6.8 to −3.3 | 1,382 |
| Birmingham (B) | 12.0 | 17.2 | −5.1 | −6.4 to −3.9 | 2,626 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 11.7 | 17.1 | −5.4 | −7.9 to −2.9 | 641 |
| Oldham (OL) | 11.2 | 17.1 | −5.9 | −9.0 to −2.8 | 394 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 110,850 (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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