Where in Britain does the MG 3 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 21.4% of 88,117 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the MG 3 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 36.0% against 21.4% elsewhere (+14.7 points). It does best in Bournemouth (BH), −7.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · MG 3 MOT statistics · check a MG 3 by registration
MG 3 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) | 36.0 | 21.4 | +14.7 | +8.5 to +20.9 | 233 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 30.1 | 21.4 | +8.7 | +3.4 to +14.0 | 289 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 29.0 | 21.4 | +7.7 | +4.0 to +11.3 | 586 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 28.0 | 21.4 | +6.6 | +0.9 to +12.3 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 27.3 | 21.4 | +6.0 | +2.1 to +9.9 | 505 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 27.3 | 21.4 | +5.9 | +0.4 to +11.5 | 249 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 27.1 | 21.4 | +5.7 | −1.9 to +13.4 | 129 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 26.8 | 21.4 | +5.4 | −0.3 to +11.2 | 231 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 26.7 | 21.4 | +5.3 | +1.8 to +8.8 | 622 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 26.6 | 21.3 | +5.3 | +2.8 to +7.8 | 1,228 |
| Guildford (GU) | 26.1 | 21.4 | +4.8 | +1.3 to +8.2 | 620 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 26.0 | 21.3 | +4.6 | +2.1 to +7.2 | 1,151 |
| Bradford (BD) | 25.9 | 21.4 | +4.5 | +0.8 to +8.3 | 525 |
| Halifax (HX) | 25.9 | 21.4 | +4.5 | −2.6 to +11.5 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 25.7 | 21.4 | +4.3 | −2.1 to +10.7 | 179 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 25.6 | 21.4 | +4.2 | +0.4 to +8.0 | 516 |
| Swansea (SA) | 25.3 | 21.3 | +4.0 | +2.4 to +5.6 | 2,761 |
| Harrow (HA) | 25.4 | 21.4 | +4.0 | −2.2 to +10.1 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 25.2 | 21.4 | +3.8 | +1.1 to +6.5 | 1,013 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 25.1 | 21.4 | +3.8 | −0.0 to +7.6 | 501 |
| Crewe (CW) | 25.1 | 21.4 | +3.7 | −0.7 to +8.2 | 366 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 25.0 | 21.4 | +3.6 | −2.0 to +9.2 | 228 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 24.6 | 21.1 | +3.4 | +2.4 to +4.5 | 6,612 |
| London SW (SW) | 24.8 | 21.4 | +3.4 | −4.9 to +11.6 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 24.7 | 21.4 | +3.3 | +1.1 to +5.6 | 1,423 |
| Leeds (LS) | 24.7 | 21.4 | +3.3 | −0.0 to +6.6 | 648 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 24.6 | 21.4 | +3.2 | +0.3 to +6.1 | 830 |
| Darlington (DL) | 24.5 | 21.4 | +3.1 | −0.7 to +6.9 | 494 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 24.4 | 21.4 | +3.1 | +0.9 to +5.3 | 1,473 |
| Reading (RG) | 24.2 | 21.4 | +2.9 | +0.1 to +5.6 | 937 |
| Walsall (WS) | 24.2 | 21.4 | +2.8 | −0.5 to +6.1 | 654 |
| London NW (NW) | 24.2 | 21.4 | +2.8 | −4.9 to +10.4 | 120 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 24.1 | 21.4 | +2.8 | −0.2 to +5.7 | 816 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 23.8 | 21.4 | +2.4 | −5.7 to +10.6 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 23.7 | 21.4 | +2.3 | −2.1 to +6.7 | 359 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 23.6 | 21.4 | +2.2 | −0.9 to +5.3 | 738 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 23.5 | 21.4 | +2.1 | −1.2 to +5.3 | 665 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 23.2 | 21.4 | +1.8 | −2.2 to +5.8 | 435 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 23.1 | 21.4 | +1.7 | −2.0 to +5.5 | 489 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 23.1 | 21.4 | +1.7 | −0.2 to +3.6 | 1,963 |
| Redhill (RH) | 23.1 | 21.4 | +1.7 | −2.7 to +6.1 | 351 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 22.6 | 21.4 | +1.2 | −2.3 to +4.7 | 557 |
| Paisley (PA) | 22.6 | 21.4 | +1.2 | −1.7 to +4.1 | 801 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 22.4 | 21.4 | +1.0 | −1.2 to +3.2 | 1,434 |
| Truro (TR) | 22.4 | 21.4 | +1.0 | −1.9 to +3.9 | 796 |
| Colchester (CO) | 22.3 | 21.4 | +0.9 | −1.8 to +3.6 | 928 |
| Durham (DH) | 22.2 | 21.4 | +0.8 | −2.3 to +4.0 | 679 |
| Luton (LU) | 22.2 | 21.4 | +0.8 | −4.1 to +5.8 | 270 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 22.1 | 21.4 | +0.7 | −2.5 to +3.9 | 651 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.1 | 21.4 | +0.7 | −3.7 to +5.1 | 344 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 21.9 | 21.4 | +0.5 | −2.5 to +3.6 | 707 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 21.8 | 21.4 | +0.4 | −1.6 to +2.4 | 1,703 |
| Newport (NP) | 21.7 | 21.4 | +0.3 | −1.6 to +2.3 | 1,741 |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.5 | 21.4 | +0.1 | −5.5 to +5.7 | 209 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 21.5 | 21.4 | +0.1 | −2.6 to +2.8 | 917 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.5 | 21.4 | +0.1 | −6.2 to +6.4 | 163 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 21.3 | 21.4 | −0.1 | −2.1 to +2.0 | 1,548 |
| Sutton (SM) | 21.3 | 21.4 | −0.1 | −7.4 to +7.2 | 122 (rough estimate) |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 21.3 | 21.4 | −0.1 | −4.3 to +4.1 | 371 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 21.2 | 21.4 | −0.2 | −2.4 to +2.0 | 1,338 |
| Bolton (BL) | 21.2 | 21.4 | −0.2 | −4.3 to +3.8 | 392 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 21.1 | 21.4 | −0.3 | −4.8 to +4.2 | 317 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 21.0 | 21.4 | −0.4 | −2.7 to +1.9 | 1,232 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 21.0 | 21.4 | −0.4 | −3.2 to +2.4 | 824 |
| Manchester (M) | 20.9 | 21.4 | −0.5 | −3.6 to +2.6 | 674 |
| Norwich (NR) | 20.9 | 21.4 | −0.5 | −3.0 to +1.9 | 1,088 |
| Inverness (IV) | 20.7 | 21.4 | −0.7 | −6.8 to +5.4 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 20.6 | 21.4 | −0.8 | −4.3 to +2.7 | 510 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 20.5 | 21.4 | −0.9 | −6.2 to +4.4 | 224 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 20.5 | 21.4 | −1.0 | −4.4 to +2.5 | 523 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 20.3 | 21.4 | −1.1 | −3.1 to +1.0 | 1,510 |
| Oxford (OX) | 20.0 | 21.4 | −1.4 | −3.9 to +1.1 | 988 |
| Birmingham (B) | 20.1 | 21.4 | −1.4 | −2.9 to +0.1 | 2,703 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 20.0 | 21.4 | −1.4 | −3.7 to +0.8 | 1,276 |
| Taunton (TA) | 19.8 | 21.4 | −1.6 | −5.4 to +2.2 | 419 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 19.8 | 21.4 | −1.6 | −3.8 to +0.5 | 1,338 |
| Hereford (HR) | 19.8 | 21.4 | −1.6 | −7.4 to +4.2 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 19.8 | 21.4 | −1.7 | −4.9 to +1.6 | 572 |
| Romford (RM) | 19.7 | 21.4 | −1.7 | −6.2 to +2.9 | 294 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 19.7 | 21.4 | −1.7 | −5.5 to +2.1 | 421 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 19.7 | 21.4 | −1.7 | −3.9 to +0.4 | 1,360 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 19.7 | 21.4 | −1.7 | −6.7 to +3.3 | 244 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 19.5 | 21.4 | −1.9 | −5.6 to +1.7 | 462 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 19.3 | 21.4 | −2.1 | −9.2 to +5.0 | 119 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 19.3 | 21.4 | −2.1 | −5.5 to +1.3 | 528 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 19.2 | 21.4 | −2.2 | −5.5 to +1.1 | 552 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 19.2 | 21.4 | −2.2 | −5.5 to +1.1 | 547 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 19.0 | 21.4 | −2.4 | −8.4 to +3.6 | 163 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 18.9 | 21.4 | −2.5 | −8.9 to +3.9 | 143 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 18.8 | 21.4 | −2.6 | −5.2 to +0.0 | 860 |
| Leicester (LE) | 18.8 | 21.4 | −2.6 | −5.0 to −0.2 | 1,031 |
| Preston (PR) | 18.8 | 21.4 | −2.7 | −5.7 to +0.3 | 656 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 18.7 | 21.4 | −2.7 | −8.5 to +3.2 | 171 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 18.6 | 21.4 | −2.8 | −5.8 to +0.2 | 665 |
| Swindon (SN) | 18.4 | 21.4 | −3.0 | −6.1 to −0.0 | 636 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 18.3 | 21.4 | −3.1 | −7.2 to +0.9 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 18.0 | 21.5 | −3.5 | −5.5 to −1.4 | 1,357 |
| Watford (WD) | 17.8 | 21.4 | −3.6 | −10.1 to +2.8 | 135 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 17.8 | 21.4 | −3.7 | −6.5 to −0.8 | 703 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 17.4 | 21.4 | −4.0 | −10.1 to +2.1 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 17.6 | 21.6 | −4.0 | −5.3 to −2.8 | 3,664 |
| Southampton (SO) | 17.4 | 21.4 | −4.1 | −6.9 to −1.2 | 679 |
| St Albans (AL) | 16.7 | 21.4 | −4.7 | −9.9 to +0.4 | 198 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 16.6 | 21.4 | −4.8 | −9.2 to −0.4 | 277 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 16.4 | 21.4 | −5.0 | −8.6 to −1.4 | 414 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 16.1 | 21.5 | −5.4 | −7.6 to −3.2 | 1,100 |
| Liverpool (L) | 15.9 | 21.4 | −5.5 | −8.8 to −2.2 | 471 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 15.9 | 21.5 | −5.6 | −7.4 to −3.8 | 1,644 |
| Slough (SL) | 15.6 | 21.4 | −5.8 | −10.6 to −1.0 | 218 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 15.7 | 21.6 | −5.9 | −7.4 to −4.4 | 2,455 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 14.9 | 21.5 | −6.6 | −8.2 to −5.0 | 1,882 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 14.0 | 21.5 | −7.5 | −10.0 to −5.0 | 730 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 13.7 | 21.5 | −7.8 | −10.5 to −5.1 | 622 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 88,117 (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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