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.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 50.7 | 28.3 | +22.4 | +14.3 to +30.6 | 144 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 44.6 | 28.2 | +16.4 | +12.6 to +20.2 | 655 |
| Truro (TR) | 42.8 | 28.2 | +14.7 | +11.7 to +17.6 | 1,102 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 42.7 | 28.1 | +14.6 | +12.0 to +17.2 | 1,398 |
| Perth (PH) | 42.3 | 28.2 | +14.0 | +9.5 to +18.5 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 42.0 | 28.2 | +13.8 | +10.4 to +17.2 | 821 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 40.6 | 28.2 | +12.4 | +9.1 to +15.7 | 854 |
| Exeter (EX) | 39.4 | 28.1 | +11.3 | +9.2 to +13.5 | 2,051 |
| Hereford (HR) | 37.5 | 28.3 | +9.2 | +5.1 to +13.3 | 536 |
| Bath (BA) | 35.8 | 28.2 | +7.6 | +5.1 to +10.0 | 1,481 |
| Paisley (PA) | 35.5 | 28.3 | +7.3 | +3.8 to +10.8 | 737 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 35.5 | 28.3 | +7.2 | +1.9 to +12.5 | 310 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 35.2 | 28.1 | +7.1 | +5.4 to +8.8 | 3,111 |
| Brighton (BN) | 34.3 | 28.2 | +6.1 | +4.0 to +8.2 | 2,061 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 34.1 | 28.3 | +5.8 | +2.7 to +9.0 | 880 |
| Oldham (OL) | 33.8 | 28.3 | +5.5 | +1.8 to +9.3 | 621 |
| Bromley (BR) | 33.6 | 28.3 | +5.3 | −2.8 to +13.4 | 131 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 33.2 | 28.2 | +5.0 | +2.4 to +7.6 | 1,264 |
| Leeds (LS) | 33.2 | 28.3 | +4.9 | +1.6 to +8.2 | 783 |
| Chester (CH) | 33.1 | 28.3 | +4.9 | +1.8 to +7.9 | 936 |
| Darlington (DL) | 32.9 | 28.3 | +4.6 | +0.7 to +8.5 | 563 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 32.8 | 28.3 | +4.6 | +1.1 to +8.0 | 728 |
| Dudley (DY) | 32.7 | 28.3 | +4.5 | +0.9 to +8.0 | 675 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 32.6 | 28.2 | +4.4 | +2.1 to +6.6 | 1,678 |
| Stockport (SK) | 32.6 | 28.3 | +4.3 | +1.1 to +7.5 | 823 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 32.3 | 28.2 | +4.1 | +2.0 to +6.2 | 1,886 |
| Telford (TF) | 32.2 | 28.3 | +3.9 | −1.6 to +9.3 | 283 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 32.1 | 28.3 | +3.8 | +0.7 to +6.9 | 901 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 31.8 | 28.3 | +3.5 | +0.2 to +6.9 | 751 |
| St Albans (AL) | 31.8 | 28.3 | +3.5 | −1.7 to +8.7 | 305 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 31.6 | 28.2 | +3.4 | +1.4 to +5.4 | 2,125 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 31.4 | 28.3 | +3.2 | +0.6 to +5.7 | 1,314 |
| Bradford (BD) | 31.3 | 28.3 | +3.0 | +0.1 to +5.9 | 969 |
| Halifax (HX) | 31.2 | 28.3 | +2.9 | −2.3 to +8.1 | 311 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 30.9 | 28.3 | +2.6 | −1.4 to +6.6 | 515 |
| Wigan (WN) | 30.8 | 28.3 | +2.5 | −2.4 to +7.3 | 348 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 30.5 | 28.3 | +2.2 | −0.9 to +5.3 | 846 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 30.5 | 28.3 | +2.2 | −1.1 to +5.5 | 735 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 30.4 | 28.3 | +2.1 | −0.7 to +5.0 | 996 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 30.3 | 28.3 | +2.1 | −0.4 to +4.5 | 1,352 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 30.1 | 28.3 | +1.8 | −0.4 to +4.0 | 1,719 |
| Manchester (M) | 30.1 | 28.3 | +1.8 | −0.7 to +4.3 | 1,320 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 29.9 | 28.3 | +1.6 | −1.9 to +5.2 | 638 |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.7 | 28.3 | +1.4 | −1.3 to +4.1 | 1,101 |
| Worcester (WR) | 29.6 | 28.3 | +1.3 | −2.6 to +5.3 | 520 |
| Newport (NP) | 29.6 | 28.3 | +1.3 | −1.3 to +3.9 | 1,203 |
| Norwich (NR) | 29.6 | 28.3 | +1.3 | −1.3 to +3.9 | 1,203 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 29.3 | 28.3 | +1.0 | −1.9 to +3.8 | 977 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 29.1 | 28.3 | +0.8 | −1.8 to +3.5 | 1,141 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.9 | 28.3 | +0.6 | −1.6 to +2.8 | 1,632 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 28.9 | 28.3 | +0.6 | −1.4 to +2.7 | 1,899 |
| Leicester (LE) | 28.9 | 28.3 | +0.6 | −1.9 to +3.1 | 1,273 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 28.9 | 28.3 | +0.6 | −4.0 to +5.1 | 381 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 28.7 | 28.3 | +0.5 | −1.3 to +2.2 | 2,571 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.6 | 28.3 | +0.3 | −1.7 to +2.3 | 1,964 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 28.5 | 28.3 | +0.2 | −3.8 to +4.2 | 484 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.4 | 28.3 | +0.1 | −2.2 to +2.4 | 1,476 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 28.2 | 28.3 | −0.1 | −2.9 to +2.7 | 975 |
| Derby (DE) | 28.1 | 28.3 | −0.2 | −2.5 to +2.2 | 1,454 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 28.0 | 28.3 | −0.3 | −5.0 to +4.5 | 346 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 27.9 | 28.3 | −0.4 | −3.1 to +2.3 | 1,054 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 27.8 | 28.3 | −0.5 | −4.0 to +3.0 | 626 |
| Coventry (CV) | 27.8 | 28.3 | −0.6 | −3.1 to +2.0 | 1,229 |
| Dundee (DD) | 27.7 | 28.3 | −0.6 | −3.6 to +2.4 | 852 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.6 | 28.3 | −0.7 | −4.2 to +2.8 | 623 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 27.5 | 28.3 | −0.8 | −4.5 to +3.0 | 541 |
| Preston (PR) | 27.5 | 28.3 | −0.8 | −3.4 to +1.9 | 1,122 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 27.4 | 28.3 | −0.9 | −4.2 to +2.4 | 704 |
| Watford (WD) | 27.4 | 28.3 | −0.9 | −5.7 to +3.9 | 336 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 27.4 | 28.3 | −0.9 | −2.6 to +0.8 | 2,730 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 27.1 | 28.3 | −1.2 | −4.2 to +1.7 | 850 |
| Crewe (CW) | 27.0 | 28.3 | −1.3 | −4.8 to +2.3 | 614 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 27.0 | 28.3 | −1.3 | −3.9 to +1.3 | 1,107 |
| Glasgow (G) | 27.0 | 28.3 | −1.3 | −3.2 to +0.6 | 2,106 |
| Reading (RG) | 27.0 | 28.3 | −1.3 | −3.6 to +1.0 | 1,485 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 26.7 | 28.3 | −1.6 | −8.4 to +5.1 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 26.7 | 28.3 | −1.7 | −4.5 to +1.2 | 904 |
| Warrington (WA) | 26.4 | 28.3 | −1.9 | −4.8 to +0.9 | 906 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 26.4 | 28.3 | −1.9 | −5.6 to +1.8 | 546 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.1 | 28.3 | −2.2 | −5.8 to +1.4 | 570 |
| Inverness (IV) | 25.7 | 28.3 | −2.6 | −5.3 to +0.1 | 1,011 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 25.7 | 28.3 | −2.6 | −5.0 to −0.3 | 1,323 |
| Oxford (OX) | 25.4 | 28.3 | −3.0 | −5.2 to −0.8 | 1,519 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 25.2 | 28.3 | −3.1 | −6.7 to +0.5 | 564 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 25.0 | 28.3 | −3.3 | −9.1 to +2.5 | 216 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 25.0 | 28.4 | −3.4 | −5.3 to −1.5 | 2,041 |
| Durham (DH) | 24.7 | 28.3 | −3.6 | −6.8 to −0.4 | 700 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.6 | 28.4 | −3.7 | −5.7 to −1.8 | 1,986 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 24.1 | 28.4 | −4.2 | −6.4 to −2.0 | 1,504 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 23.9 | 28.3 | −4.4 | −7.5 to −1.4 | 757 |
| Redhill (RH) | 23.9 | 28.3 | −4.5 | −6.9 to −2.0 | 1,186 |
| Luton (LU) | 23.8 | 28.3 | −4.6 | −8.7 to −0.4 | 400 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 23.5 | 28.3 | −4.8 | −7.3 to −2.4 | 1,149 |
| Guildford (GU) | 23.5 | 28.4 | −4.9 | −7.2 to −2.6 | 1,295 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 23.4 | 28.4 | −5.0 | −7.1 to −2.9 | 1,583 |
| Liverpool (L) | 23.3 | 28.4 | −5.0 | −7.4 to −2.7 | 1,227 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 23.0 | 28.3 | −5.3 | −8.4 to −2.3 | 743 |
| Southampton (SO) | 22.6 | 28.4 | −5.8 | −7.8 to −3.9 | 1,809 |
| Croydon (CR) | 22.2 | 28.3 | −6.1 | −9.1 to −3.1 | 756 |
| London SE (SE) | 22.0 | 28.3 | −6.3 | −9.2 to −3.4 | 803 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 21.5 | 28.3 | −6.8 | −9.8 to −3.9 | 739 |
| Ilford (IG) | 20.9 | 28.3 | −7.4 | −11.4 to −3.4 | 392 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 20.6 | 28.4 | −7.7 | −10.3 to −5.2 | 984 |
| Slough (SL) | 20.2 | 28.3 | −8.2 | −11.1 to −5.2 | 709 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 19.6 | 28.4 | −8.7 | −11.7 to −5.8 | 719 |
| London N (N) | 18.7 | 28.4 | −9.7 | −12.1 to −7.3 | 1,065 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 18.1 | 28.4 | −10.2 | −13.0 to −7.5 | 750 |
| London E (E) | 16.9 | 28.4 | −11.5 | −14.0 to −9.0 | 854 |
| Dartford (DA) | 16.7 | 28.4 | −11.7 | −14.4 to −9.0 | 755 |
| Enfield (EN) | 16.5 | 28.3 | −11.8 | −15.5 to −8.2 | 406 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 16.6 | 28.4 | −11.9 | −14.0 to −9.7 | 1,172 |
| London NW (NW) | 14.2 | 28.4 | −14.3 | −16.4 to −12.2 | 1,095 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 12.4 | 28.5 | −16.0 | −17.9 to −14.2 | 1,294 |
| London SW (SW) | 7.5 | 28.5 | −21.0 | −22.5 to −19.5 | 1,238 |
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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