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

Across Britain, 28.3% of 116,788 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 50.7% against 28.3% elsewhere (+22.4 points). It does best in London SW (SW), −21.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

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

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

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Llandrindod Wells (LD)50.728.3+22.4+14.3 to +30.6144 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)44.628.2+16.4+12.6 to +20.2655
Truro (TR)42.828.2+14.7+11.7 to +17.61,102
Plymouth (PL)42.728.1+14.6+12.0 to +17.21,398
Perth (PH)42.328.2+14.0+9.5 to +18.5459 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)42.028.2+13.8+10.4 to +17.2821
Torquay (TQ)40.628.2+12.4+9.1 to +15.7854
Exeter (EX)39.428.1+11.3+9.2 to +13.52,051
Hereford (HR)37.528.3+9.2+5.1 to +13.3536
Bath (BA)35.828.2+7.6+5.1 to +10.01,481
Paisley (PA)35.528.3+7.3+3.8 to +10.8737
Huddersfield (HD)35.528.3+7.2+1.9 to +12.5310 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)35.228.1+7.1+5.4 to +8.83,111
Brighton (BN)34.328.2+6.1+4.0 to +8.22,061
Lancaster (LA)34.128.3+5.8+2.7 to +9.0880
Oldham (OL)33.828.3+5.5+1.8 to +9.3621
Bromley (BR)33.628.3+5.3−2.8 to +13.4131 (rough estimate)
York (YO)33.228.2+5.0+2.4 to +7.61,264
Leeds (LS)33.228.3+4.9+1.6 to +8.2783
Chester (CH)33.128.3+4.9+1.8 to +7.9936
Darlington (DL)32.928.3+4.6+0.7 to +8.5563
Cambridge (CB)32.828.3+4.6+1.1 to +8.0728
Dudley (DY)32.728.3+4.5+0.9 to +8.0675
Bournemouth (BH)32.628.2+4.4+2.1 to +6.61,678
Stockport (SK)32.628.3+4.3+1.1 to +7.5823
Newcastle (NE)32.328.2+4.1+2.0 to +6.21,886
Telford (TF)32.228.3+3.9−1.6 to +9.3283 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)32.128.3+3.8+0.7 to +6.9901
Lincoln (LN)31.828.3+3.5+0.2 to +6.9751
St Albans (AL)31.828.3+3.5−1.7 to +8.7305 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)31.628.2+3.4+1.4 to +5.42,125
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)31.428.3+3.2+0.6 to +5.71,314
Bradford (BD)31.328.3+3.0+0.1 to +5.9969
Halifax (HX)31.228.3+2.9−2.3 to +8.1311 (rough estimate)
Uxbridge (UB)30.928.3+2.6−1.4 to +6.6515
Wigan (WN)30.828.3+2.5−2.4 to +7.3348 (rough estimate)
Colchester (CO)30.528.3+2.2−0.9 to +5.3846
Milton Keynes (MK)30.528.3+2.2−1.1 to +5.5735
Cleveland (TS)30.428.3+2.1−0.7 to +5.0996
Ipswich (IP)30.328.3+2.1−0.4 to +4.51,352
Portsmouth (PO)30.128.3+1.8−0.4 to +4.01,719
Manchester (M)30.128.3+1.8−0.7 to +4.31,320
Dorchester (DT)29.928.3+1.6−1.9 to +5.2638
Northampton (NN)29.728.3+1.4−1.3 to +4.11,101
Worcester (WR)29.628.3+1.3−2.6 to +5.3520
Newport (NP)29.628.3+1.3−1.3 to +3.91,203
Norwich (NR)29.628.3+1.3−1.3 to +3.91,203
Shrewsbury (SY)29.328.3+1.0−1.9 to +3.8977
Wakefield (WF)29.128.3+0.8−1.8 to +3.51,141
Peterborough (PE)28.928.3+0.6−1.6 to +2.81,632
Gloucester (GL)28.928.3+0.6−1.4 to +2.71,899
Leicester (LE)28.928.3+0.6−1.9 to +3.11,273
Blackpool (FY)28.928.3+0.6−4.0 to +5.1381 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)28.728.3+0.5−1.3 to +2.22,571
Cardiff (CF)28.628.3+0.3−1.7 to +2.31,964
Dumfries (DG)28.528.3+0.2−3.8 to +4.2484 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)28.428.3+0.1−2.2 to +2.41,476
Carlisle (CA)28.228.3−0.1−2.9 to +2.7975
Derby (DE)28.128.3−0.2−2.5 to +2.21,454
Galashiels (TD)28.028.3−0.3−5.0 to +4.5346 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)27.928.3−0.4−3.1 to +2.31,054
Salisbury (SP)27.828.3−0.5−4.0 to +3.0626
Coventry (CV)27.828.3−0.6−3.1 to +2.01,229
Dundee (DD)27.728.3−0.6−3.6 to +2.4852
Walsall (WS)27.628.3−0.7−4.2 to +2.8623
Kingston upon Thames (KT)27.528.3−0.8−4.5 to +3.0541
Preston (PR)27.528.3−0.8−3.4 to +1.91,122
Canterbury (CT)27.428.3−0.9−4.2 to +2.4704
Watford (WD)27.428.3−0.9−5.7 to +3.9336 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)27.428.3−0.9−2.6 to +0.82,730
Kilmarnock (KA)27.128.3−1.2−4.2 to +1.7850
Crewe (CW)27.028.3−1.3−4.8 to +2.3614
Blackburn (BB)27.028.3−1.3−3.9 to +1.31,107
Glasgow (G)27.028.3−1.3−3.2 to +0.62,106
Reading (RG)27.028.3−1.3−3.6 to +1.01,485
Kirkwall (KW)26.728.3−1.6−8.4 to +5.1165 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)26.728.3−1.7−4.5 to +1.2904
Warrington (WA)26.428.3−1.9−4.8 to +0.9906
Wolverhampton (WV)26.428.3−1.9−5.6 to +1.8546
Harrow (HA)26.128.3−2.2−5.8 to +1.4570
Inverness (IV)25.728.3−2.6−5.3 to +0.11,011
Aberdeen (AB)25.728.3−2.6−5.0 to −0.31,323
Oxford (OX)25.428.3−3.0−5.2 to −0.81,519
Stevenage (SG)25.228.3−3.1−6.7 to +0.5564
Harrogate (HG)25.028.3−3.3−9.1 to +2.5216 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)25.028.4−3.4−5.3 to −1.52,041
Durham (DH)24.728.3−3.6−6.8 to −0.4700
Sheffield (S)24.628.4−3.7−5.7 to −1.81,986
Llandudno (LL)24.128.4−4.2−6.4 to −2.01,504
Hemel Hempstead (HP)23.928.3−4.4−7.5 to −1.4757
Redhill (RH)23.928.3−4.5−6.9 to −2.01,186
Luton (LU)23.828.3−4.6−8.7 to −0.4400 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)23.528.3−4.8−7.3 to −2.41,149
Guildford (GU)23.528.4−4.9−7.2 to −2.61,295
Tonbridge (TN)23.428.4−5.0−7.1 to −2.91,583
Liverpool (L)23.328.4−5.0−7.4 to −2.71,227
Falkirk (FK)23.028.3−5.3−8.4 to −2.3743
Southampton (SO)22.628.4−5.8−7.8 to −3.91,809
Croydon (CR)22.228.3−6.1−9.1 to −3.1756
London SE (SE)22.028.3−6.3−9.2 to −3.4803
Southend-on-Sea (SS)21.528.3−6.8−9.8 to −3.9739
Ilford (IG)20.928.3−7.4−11.4 to −3.4392 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)20.628.4−7.7−10.3 to −5.2984
Slough (SL)20.228.3−8.2−11.1 to −5.2709
Motherwell (ML)19.628.4−8.7−11.7 to −5.8719
London N (N)18.728.4−9.7−12.1 to −7.31,065
Twickenham (TW)18.128.4−10.2−13.0 to −7.5750
London E (E)16.928.4−11.5−14.0 to −9.0854
Dartford (DA)16.728.4−11.7−14.4 to −9.0755
Enfield (EN)16.528.3−11.8−15.5 to −8.2406 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)16.628.4−11.9−14.0 to −9.71,172
London NW (NW)14.228.4−14.3−16.4 to −12.21,095
Sunderland (SR)12.428.5−16.0−17.9 to −14.21,294
London SW (SW)7.528.5−21.0−22.5 to −19.51,238

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 116,788 (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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