Where in Britain does the MG TF fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 32.9% of 66,673 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the MG TF failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 51.8% against 32.8% elsewhere (+19.0 points). It does best in Wolverhampton (WV), −13.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · MG TF MOT statistics · check a MG TF by registration
MG TF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 51.8 | 32.8 | +19.0 | +9.7 to +28.2 | 112 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 48.5 | 32.8 | +15.7 | +7.2 to +24.1 | 134 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 43.4 | 32.8 | +10.5 | +5.1 to +16.0 | 316 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 43.3 | 32.8 | +10.5 | +6.4 to +14.6 | 557 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 42.8 | 32.8 | +10.1 | +6.2 to +13.9 | 654 |
| London N (N) | 42.4 | 32.8 | +9.5 | +1.7 to +17.4 | 151 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 41.8 | 32.8 | +9.0 | +4.6 to +13.3 | 498 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 41.6 | 32.8 | +8.8 | +4.4 to +13.2 | 476 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 41.1 | 32.7 | +8.4 | +5.1 to +11.6 | 890 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 41.0 | 32.8 | +8.2 | +2.5 to +13.9 | 285 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 40.5 | 32.7 | +7.7 | +4.9 to +10.6 | 1,144 |
| Truro (TR) | 40.1 | 32.8 | +7.3 | +3.1 to +11.4 | 539 |
| Exeter (EX) | 40.0 | 32.8 | +7.3 | +3.9 to +10.6 | 847 |
| Guildford (GU) | 40.0 | 32.8 | +7.2 | +4.0 to +10.5 | 900 |
| Inverness (IV) | 39.6 | 32.8 | +6.8 | −0.8 to +14.4 | 159 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 39.3 | 32.8 | +6.5 | +2.7 to +10.3 | 634 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 39.2 | 32.8 | +6.4 | −0.3 to +13.1 | 204 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 38.8 | 32.8 | +5.9 | −1.5 to +13.4 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 38.7 | 32.8 | +5.9 | +2.0 to +9.7 | 623 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 38.5 | 32.8 | +5.7 | +0.9 to +10.5 | 397 (rough estimate) |
| Dumfries (DG) | 38.5 | 32.8 | +5.7 | −2.5 to +13.9 | 135 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 38.5 | 32.8 | +5.6 | +0.3 to +10.9 | 325 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 38.1 | 32.8 | +5.2 | +0.4 to +10.0 | 394 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 37.3 | 32.8 | +4.5 | +1.3 to +7.8 | 868 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 37.3 | 32.8 | +4.4 | −0.7 to +9.5 | 349 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 37.1 | 32.8 | +4.2 | −3.1 to +11.5 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 36.9 | 32.8 | +4.1 | +1.0 to +7.2 | 935 |
| Swindon (SN) | 36.8 | 32.8 | +3.9 | +0.3 to +7.5 | 702 |
| Bath (BA) | 36.6 | 32.8 | +3.7 | +0.1 to +7.4 | 659 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 36.5 | 32.8 | +3.7 | +0.9 to +6.5 | 1,172 |
| Leeds (LS) | 36.5 | 32.8 | +3.7 | −0.8 to +8.2 | 438 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 36.3 | 32.8 | +3.4 | −1.5 to +8.3 | 372 (rough estimate) |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 36.3 | 32.9 | +3.4 | −5.9 to +12.8 | 102 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 36.2 | 32.8 | +3.4 | −0.8 to +7.6 | 516 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 35.8 | 32.8 | +3.0 | −0.5 to +6.4 | 751 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 35.8 | 32.8 | +3.0 | −0.5 to +6.5 | 740 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 35.7 | 32.8 | +2.9 | −2.2 to +7.9 | 347 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.5 | 32.8 | +2.7 | −2.0 to +7.3 | 414 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 35.3 | 32.8 | +2.5 | −1.8 to +6.7 | 493 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 35.2 | 32.8 | +2.3 | −2.9 to +7.5 | 327 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 35.1 | 32.9 | +2.2 | −4.2 to +8.7 | 211 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 35.0 | 32.8 | +2.1 | −1.3 to +5.6 | 738 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 34.8 | 32.8 | +2.0 | −3.0 to +6.9 | 362 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 34.8 | 32.8 | +1.9 | −1.0 to +4.9 | 1,010 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 34.7 | 32.9 | +1.8 | −4.8 to +8.4 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 34.6 | 32.8 | +1.8 | −2.7 to +6.2 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 34.4 | 32.8 | +1.6 | −2.3 to +5.5 | 575 |
| Manchester (M) | 34.4 | 32.9 | +1.5 | −3.7 to +6.7 | 326 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 34.3 | 32.8 | +1.4 | −2.4 to +5.2 | 616 |
| Telford (TF) | 34.2 | 32.9 | +1.3 | −4.3 to +7.0 | 269 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 34.1 | 32.8 | +1.2 | −2.1 to +4.6 | 772 |
| Slough (SL) | 33.5 | 32.9 | +0.7 | −3.0 to +4.4 | 623 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 33.2 | 32.9 | +0.3 | −1.8 to +2.5 | 1,900 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 33.1 | 32.9 | +0.2 | −7.7 to +8.1 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 33.0 | 32.9 | +0.2 | −2.0 to +2.4 | 1,796 |
| Dudley (DY) | 32.8 | 32.9 | −0.1 | −3.3 to +3.1 | 842 |
| Luton (LU) | 32.6 | 32.9 | −0.2 | −6.2 to +5.8 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 32.5 | 32.9 | −0.3 | −6.1 to +5.5 | 252 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 32.5 | 32.9 | −0.3 | −3.7 to +3.0 | 750 |
| Liverpool (L) | 32.1 | 32.9 | −0.7 | −5.8 to +4.3 | 333 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 32.0 | 32.9 | −0.8 | −3.8 to +2.2 | 952 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.9 | 32.9 | −0.9 | −4.8 to +2.9 | 573 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 31.9 | 32.9 | −1.0 | −4.8 to +2.8 | 577 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 31.8 | 32.9 | −1.0 | −5.2 to +3.1 | 487 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 31.8 | 32.9 | −1.0 | −4.9 to +2.9 | 553 |
| Preston (PR) | 31.8 | 32.9 | −1.1 | −4.4 to +2.2 | 793 |
| Norwich (NR) | 31.5 | 32.9 | −1.3 | −3.8 to +1.1 | 1,376 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 31.5 | 32.9 | −1.4 | −4.0 to +1.2 | 1,216 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 31.3 | 32.9 | −1.6 | −5.9 to +2.8 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 31.2 | 32.9 | −1.7 | −8.6 to +5.3 | 173 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 31.2 | 32.9 | −1.7 | −4.7 to +1.3 | 924 |
| Bromley (BR) | 31.1 | 32.9 | −1.8 | −9.0 to +5.3 | 161 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 31.0 | 32.9 | −1.9 | −4.1 to +0.3 | 1,735 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 30.9 | 32.9 | −1.9 | −4.8 to +0.9 | 1,018 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 30.9 | 32.9 | −2.0 | −5.9 to +2.0 | 537 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 30.9 | 32.9 | −2.0 | −5.4 to +1.4 | 719 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 30.6 | 32.9 | −2.3 | −5.5 to +0.9 | 808 |
| Colchester (CO) | 30.5 | 32.9 | −2.3 | −5.9 to +1.2 | 668 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 30.4 | 32.9 | −2.5 | −9.2 to +4.2 | 181 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 30.4 | 32.9 | −2.5 | −5.3 to +0.2 | 1,113 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 30.3 | 32.9 | −2.6 | −6.0 to +0.8 | 723 |
| Oxford (OX) | 30.3 | 32.9 | −2.6 | −5.3 to +0.0 | 1,153 |
| London E (E) | 30.1 | 32.9 | −2.8 | −10.3 to +4.7 | 143 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 29.9 | 32.9 | −2.9 | −8.1 to +2.2 | 304 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 29.7 | 32.9 | −3.3 | −5.7 to −0.8 | 1,402 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 29.6 | 32.9 | −3.3 | −6.6 to +0.0 | 740 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 29.5 | 32.9 | −3.4 | −7.6 to +0.7 | 465 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 29.3 | 32.9 | −3.6 | −6.6 to −0.6 | 887 |
| Walsall (WS) | 29.3 | 32.9 | −3.6 | −7.2 to −0.1 | 632 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 28.9 | 32.9 | −3.9 | −11.0 to +3.1 | 159 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 28.8 | 32.9 | −4.1 | −7.0 to −1.1 | 912 |
| Birmingham (B) | 28.9 | 33.0 | −4.1 | −6.0 to −2.3 | 2,368 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 28.5 | 32.9 | −4.4 | −11.4 to +2.7 | 158 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 28.5 | 32.9 | −4.4 | −7.0 to −1.8 | 1,174 |
| Sheffield (S) | 28.4 | 33.0 | −4.6 | −6.9 to −2.2 | 1,437 |
| Durham (DH) | 28.2 | 32.9 | −4.7 | −9.9 to +0.6 | 280 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 27.9 | 32.9 | −5.0 | −9.0 to −0.9 | 473 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 27.8 | 32.9 | −5.1 | −9.2 to −1.0 | 460 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 27.7 | 32.9 | −5.2 | −9.2 to −1.2 | 487 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 27.1 | 32.9 | −5.8 | −12.8 to +1.2 | 155 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 25.3 | 32.9 | −7.6 | −12.6 to −2.7 | 293 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 24.1 | 32.9 | −8.8 | −14.0 to −3.7 | 266 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 23.9 | 32.9 | −9.0 | −16.4 to −1.7 | 130 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 23.9 | 33.0 | −9.1 | −12.0 to −6.2 | 851 |
| Stockport (SK) | 23.2 | 33.0 | −9.7 | −13.0 to −6.5 | 642 |
| Enfield (EN) | 23.0 | 32.9 | −9.9 | −15.5 to −4.2 | 217 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 22.7 | 32.9 | −10.2 | −15.9 to −4.5 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 21.5 | 32.9 | −11.4 | −16.2 to −6.6 | 284 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 21.5 | 33.0 | −11.4 | −14.5 to −8.4 | 701 |
| Watford (WD) | 21.3 | 32.9 | −11.6 | −18.4 to −4.8 | 141 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 19.3 | 33.0 | −13.8 | −16.6 to −11.0 | 769 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 66,673 (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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