Where in Britain does the Mercedes-Benz SLK fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 25.7% of 299,040 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz SLK failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 38.1% against 25.7% elsewhere (+12.5 points). It does best in Sutton (SM), −6.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Mercedes-Benz SLK MOT statistics · check a Mercedes-Benz SLK by registration
Mercedes-Benz SLK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 38.1 | 25.7 | +12.5 | +9.9 to +15.1 | 1,308 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 33.0 | 25.7 | +7.3 | +5.0 to +9.6 | 1,598 |
| Inverness (IV) | 32.6 | 25.7 | +6.9 | +3.6 to +10.2 | 770 |
| Paisley (PA) | 32.5 | 25.7 | +6.8 | +4.0 to +9.6 | 1,079 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 31.9 | 25.7 | +6.1 | −2.4 to +14.7 | 113 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 31.3 | 25.7 | +5.6 | +3.6 to +7.7 | 1,946 |
| Watford (WD) | 30.9 | 25.7 | +5.2 | +2.7 to +7.8 | 1,278 |
| Perth (PH) | 30.9 | 25.7 | +5.2 | +1.6 to +8.8 | 638 |
| Bristol (BS) | 30.6 | 25.6 | +5.0 | +3.8 to +6.3 | 5,254 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 30.4 | 25.7 | +4.8 | +3.1 to +6.4 | 3,081 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 30.3 | 25.7 | +4.6 | −1.6 to +10.8 | 211 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 30.2 | 25.7 | +4.5 | +1.6 to +7.5 | 940 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 29.6 | 25.7 | +4.0 | +2.2 to +5.7 | 2,720 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.5 | 25.7 | +3.8 | −0.7 to +8.3 | 390 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 29.2 | 25.7 | +3.5 | +2.0 to +5.0 | 3,795 |
| Bath (BA) | 29.1 | 25.7 | +3.4 | +1.7 to +5.1 | 2,782 |
| Leeds (LS) | 29.0 | 25.7 | +3.3 | +1.4 to +5.3 | 2,204 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.8 | 25.7 | +3.1 | +1.8 to +4.4 | 4,743 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 28.7 | 25.7 | +3.1 | +1.1 to +5.0 | 1,990 |
| Brighton (BN) | 28.7 | 25.7 | +3.0 | +1.7 to +4.3 | 4,867 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 28.6 | 25.7 | +2.9 | +0.2 to +5.6 | 1,104 |
| Newport (NP) | 28.5 | 25.7 | +2.8 | +1.0 to +4.7 | 2,321 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 28.4 | 25.7 | +2.8 | +0.8 to +4.8 | 1,965 |
| Swansea (SA) | 28.4 | 25.7 | +2.7 | +1.2 to +4.2 | 3,614 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 28.3 | 25.7 | +2.6 | +1.4 to +3.9 | 5,332 |
| Glasgow (G) | 28.2 | 25.7 | +2.5 | +1.0 to +4.0 | 3,428 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 28.2 | 25.7 | +2.5 | +0.4 to +4.7 | 1,687 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.2 | 25.7 | +2.5 | +0.7 to +4.3 | 2,453 |
| Hereford (HR) | 28.1 | 25.7 | +2.4 | −0.3 to +5.2 | 1,055 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 28.1 | 25.7 | +2.4 | −0.2 to +5.0 | 1,138 |
| Northampton (NN) | 28.1 | 25.7 | +2.4 | +1.0 to +3.8 | 3,934 |
| York (YO) | 28.1 | 25.7 | +2.4 | +0.9 to +3.9 | 3,543 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 28.0 | 25.7 | +2.3 | +0.9 to +3.7 | 4,263 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 27.7 | 25.7 | +2.0 | −0.2 to +4.1 | 1,709 |
| Darlington (DL) | 27.6 | 25.7 | +1.9 | −0.3 to +4.1 | 1,602 |
| Telford (TF) | 27.6 | 25.7 | +1.8 | −0.8 to +4.5 | 1,100 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 27.4 | 25.7 | +1.7 | −0.9 to +4.3 | 1,133 |
| Taunton (TA) | 27.4 | 25.7 | +1.7 | −0.1 to +3.6 | 2,304 |
| Truro (TR) | 27.3 | 25.7 | +1.6 | −0.3 to +3.5 | 2,146 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 26.9 | 25.7 | +1.3 | +0.0 to +2.5 | 5,005 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 26.9 | 25.7 | +1.2 | −0.6 to +3.1 | 2,294 |
| Oxford (OX) | 26.9 | 25.7 | +1.2 | −0.3 to +2.7 | 3,276 |
| Preston (PR) | 26.9 | 25.7 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +2.8 | 2,830 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 26.9 | 25.7 | +1.2 | −1.2 to +3.6 | 1,325 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 26.8 | 25.7 | +1.1 | −1.7 to +3.9 | 958 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.8 | 25.7 | +1.1 | −0.5 to +2.6 | 3,147 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 26.8 | 25.7 | +1.1 | −2.9 to +5.0 | 482 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 26.7 | 25.7 | +1.0 | −0.2 to +2.2 | 5,245 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 26.6 | 25.7 | +0.9 | −0.7 to +2.4 | 3,170 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.6 | 25.7 | +0.9 | −0.3 to +2.0 | 5,569 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.6 | 25.7 | +0.9 | −0.5 to +2.2 | 4,361 |
| Swindon (SN) | 26.5 | 25.7 | +0.8 | −0.8 to +2.4 | 2,995 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 26.3 | 25.7 | +0.6 | −1.9 to +3.1 | 1,212 |
| Stockport (SK) | 26.3 | 25.7 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.1 | 3,099 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 26.3 | 25.7 | +0.6 | −2.4 to +3.5 | 852 |
| Worcester (WR) | 26.1 | 25.7 | +0.4 | −1.5 to +2.2 | 2,260 |
| Chester (CH) | 26.0 | 25.7 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.8 | 3,451 |
| Crewe (CW) | 25.8 | 25.7 | +0.1 | −2.0 to +2.1 | 1,788 |
| Halifax (HX) | 25.7 | 25.7 | −0.0 | −3.4 to +3.3 | 654 |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.7 | 25.7 | −0.0 | −2.5 to +2.4 | 1,250 |
| Durham (DH) | 25.7 | 25.7 | −0.0 | −2.6 to +2.5 | 1,161 |
| London W (W) | 25.6 | 25.7 | −0.1 | −3.0 to +2.8 | 878 |
| London N (N) | 25.6 | 25.7 | −0.1 | −2.3 to +2.0 | 1,607 |
| London SW (SW) | 25.5 | 25.7 | −0.2 | −2.4 to +1.9 | 1,546 |
| Bradford (BD) | 25.4 | 25.7 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.5 | 2,142 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 25.4 | 25.7 | −0.4 | −1.5 to +0.7 | 5,981 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 25.3 | 25.7 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.2 | 2,649 |
| Leicester (LE) | 25.3 | 25.7 | −0.4 | −1.7 to +0.8 | 4,951 |
| Guildford (GU) | 25.1 | 25.7 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.5 | 5,750 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 25.1 | 25.7 | −0.7 | −2.3 to +1.0 | 2,607 |
| Wigan (WN) | 24.9 | 25.7 | −0.9 | −3.4 to +1.7 | 1,114 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 24.9 | 25.7 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.3 | 5,258 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 24.9 | 25.7 | −0.9 | −2.9 to +1.1 | 1,795 |
| Harrow (HA) | 24.8 | 25.7 | −0.9 | −3.2 to +1.3 | 1,413 |
| Southampton (SO) | 24.7 | 25.7 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.2 | 4,898 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 24.7 | 25.7 | −1.1 | −2.4 to +0.3 | 3,948 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 24.6 | 25.7 | −1.1 | −2.6 to +0.4 | 3,109 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.6 | 25.7 | −1.2 | −3.4 to +1.1 | 1,368 |
| Dudley (DY) | 24.5 | 25.7 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.5 | 2,404 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 24.4 | 25.7 | −1.3 | −3.7 to +1.1 | 1,224 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 24.4 | 25.7 | −1.4 | −2.7 to −0.0 | 4,188 |
| Walsall (WS) | 24.3 | 25.7 | −1.4 | −3.3 to +0.4 | 2,121 |
| Colchester (CO) | 24.2 | 25.7 | −1.5 | −3.1 to +0.1 | 2,805 |
| Coventry (CV) | 24.2 | 25.7 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.2 | 4,266 |
| Liverpool (L) | 24.0 | 25.7 | −1.7 | −3.6 to +0.2 | 1,985 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.0 | 25.7 | −1.7 | −3.8 to +0.4 | 1,629 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 24.0 | 25.7 | −1.8 | −3.7 to +0.1 | 1,941 |
| Redhill (RH) | 23.9 | 25.7 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.5 | 3,837 |
| Warrington (WA) | 23.7 | 25.7 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.5 | 3,117 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 23.6 | 25.7 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.9 | 4,481 |
| Birmingham (B) | 23.6 | 25.8 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.1 | 7,162 |
| London NW (NW) | 23.5 | 25.7 | −2.3 | −4.2 to −0.4 | 1,913 |
| Medway (ME) | 23.1 | 25.7 | −2.6 | −4.1 to −1.2 | 3,249 |
| Manchester (M) | 23.1 | 25.7 | −2.7 | −4.2 to −1.1 | 2,761 |
| London E (E) | 22.9 | 25.7 | −2.9 | −5.1 to −0.6 | 1,356 |
| Reading (RG) | 22.8 | 25.8 | −3.0 | −4.0 to −1.9 | 6,299 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.8 | 25.8 | −3.0 | −4.3 to −1.7 | 4,042 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 22.7 | 25.7 | −3.1 | −4.6 to −1.5 | 2,875 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 22.6 | 25.7 | −3.2 | −5.0 to −1.4 | 2,098 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.6 | 25.8 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −1.9 | 3,872 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 22.3 | 25.7 | −3.4 | −5.1 to −1.7 | 2,262 |
| Oldham (OL) | 22.2 | 25.7 | −3.5 | −5.9 to −1.0 | 1,106 |
| Ilford (IG) | 22.1 | 25.7 | −3.6 | −6.2 to −0.9 | 957 |
| London SE (SE) | 22.1 | 25.7 | −3.6 | −5.4 to −1.9 | 2,105 |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.9 | 25.7 | −3.8 | −5.7 to −2.0 | 1,900 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.6 | 25.7 | −4.1 | −5.8 to −2.4 | 2,291 |
| Sheffield (S) | 21.7 | 25.8 | −4.1 | −5.2 to −3.1 | 5,940 |
| Slough (SL) | 21.4 | 25.7 | −4.3 | −6.0 to −2.7 | 2,436 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 21.2 | 25.7 | −4.6 | −6.8 to −2.3 | 1,308 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.1 | 25.7 | −4.7 | −6.6 to −2.8 | 1,766 |
| Bromley (BR) | 21.0 | 25.7 | −4.7 | −7.4 to −2.1 | 919 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.8 | 25.7 | −4.9 | −6.7 to −3.1 | 1,906 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.8 | 25.8 | −4.9 | −6.4 to −3.5 | 3,132 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 20.5 | 25.8 | −5.3 | −6.5 to −4.0 | 3,909 |
| Romford (RM) | 20.2 | 25.7 | −5.6 | −7.5 to −3.7 | 1,750 |
| Sutton (SM) | 18.8 | 25.7 | −6.9 | −9.9 to −4.0 | 675 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 299,040 (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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