Where in Britain does the MINI Hatch fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 27.2% of 3,506,675 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the MINI Hatch failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 37.1% against 27.2% elsewhere (+10.0 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −6.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · MINI Hatch MOT statistics · check a MINI Hatch by registration
MINI Hatch 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) | 37.1 | 27.2 | +10.0 | +7.7 to +12.2 | 1,785 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 36.4 | 27.1 | +9.4 | +8.8 to +9.9 | 31,778 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 34.4 | 27.1 | +7.3 | +6.5 to +8.0 | 16,103 |
| Truro (TR) | 34.3 | 27.1 | +7.2 | +6.5 to +7.8 | 21,024 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 34.0 | 27.2 | +6.9 | +2.1 to +11.6 | 379 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 33.8 | 27.1 | +6.7 | +6.2 to +7.2 | 37,908 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 33.1 | 27.1 | +6.1 | +5.7 to +6.5 | 54,084 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 33.2 | 27.1 | +6.0 | +5.2 to +6.8 | 13,400 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 33.0 | 27.1 | +5.9 | +5.2 to +6.6 | 17,889 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.9 | 27.1 | +5.8 | +5.2 to +6.5 | 19,202 |
| Taunton (TA) | 32.6 | 27.1 | +5.4 | +4.8 to +6.1 | 21,816 |
| Bristol (BS) | 32.0 | 27.1 | +4.9 | +4.6 to +5.3 | 63,870 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 32.0 | 27.1 | +4.9 | +4.5 to +5.4 | 39,683 |
| Brighton (BN) | 31.6 | 27.1 | +4.5 | +4.1 to +4.9 | 56,133 |
| Dundee (DD) | 31.3 | 27.1 | +4.1 | +3.3 to +5.0 | 12,341 |
| Bath (BA) | 30.7 | 27.1 | +3.6 | +3.1 to +4.1 | 34,993 |
| Hull (HU) | 30.5 | 27.1 | +3.4 | +2.7 to +4.0 | 22,281 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 30.2 | 27.1 | +3.1 | +2.5 to +3.6 | 28,306 |
| Halifax (HX) | 30.2 | 27.2 | +3.1 | +2.0 to +4.1 | 7,936 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 30.0 | 27.2 | +2.9 | +1.6 to +4.2 | 4,612 |
| Swansea (SA) | 30.0 | 27.1 | +2.8 | +2.3 to +3.3 | 31,787 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 29.9 | 27.1 | +2.8 | +2.4 to +3.2 | 44,239 |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.8 | 27.1 | +2.6 | +2.2 to +3.0 | 47,078 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 29.7 | 27.1 | +2.6 | +2.2 to +3.0 | 47,548 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 29.7 | 27.1 | +2.5 | +2.0 to +3.1 | 27,377 |
| Telford (TF) | 29.6 | 27.2 | +2.5 | +1.6 to +3.3 | 12,217 |
| Southampton (SO) | 29.6 | 27.1 | +2.5 | +2.0 to +2.9 | 43,214 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 29.4 | 27.2 | +2.3 | −0.1 to +4.6 | 1,448 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 29.3 | 27.1 | +2.2 | +1.5 to +2.9 | 18,454 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 29.1 | 27.1 | +1.9 | +1.3 to +2.6 | 20,571 |
| Darlington (DL) | 28.9 | 27.2 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.5 | 15,937 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 28.8 | 27.1 | +1.7 | +1.3 to +2.1 | 58,943 |
| Dudley (DY) | 28.8 | 27.1 | +1.7 | +1.0 to +2.3 | 21,327 |
| Leeds (LS) | 28.8 | 27.1 | +1.6 | +1.1 to +2.1 | 36,330 |
| Walsall (WS) | 28.7 | 27.1 | +1.6 | +1.0 to +2.2 | 23,695 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 28.7 | 27.2 | +1.5 | +0.6 to +2.5 | 8,812 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 28.6 | 27.2 | +1.5 | +0.9 to +2.1 | 20,182 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.6 | 27.1 | +1.4 | +0.9 to +2.0 | 27,158 |
| Bradford (BD) | 28.5 | 27.2 | +1.3 | +0.7 to +2.0 | 20,403 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 28.5 | 27.1 | +1.3 | +0.9 to +1.8 | 42,668 |
| Newport (NP) | 28.4 | 27.2 | +1.2 | +0.6 to +1.8 | 25,209 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.3 | 27.1 | +1.2 | +0.7 to +1.7 | 28,815 |
| Paisley (PA) | 28.3 | 27.2 | +1.1 | +0.3 to +2.0 | 10,942 |
| Chester (CH) | 28.2 | 27.1 | +1.0 | +0.6 to +1.5 | 38,427 |
| London E (E) | 27.9 | 27.2 | +0.8 | +0.1 to +1.5 | 16,639 |
| Colchester (CO) | 27.9 | 27.2 | +0.8 | +0.3 to +1.3 | 27,962 |
| Norwich (NR) | 27.9 | 27.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 to +1.1 | 45,070 |
| York (YO) | 27.8 | 27.2 | +0.7 | +0.2 to +1.2 | 36,305 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 27.8 | 27.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 to +1.0 | 64,818 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.7 | 27.2 | +0.6 | +0.0 to +1.1 | 26,924 |
| Guildford (GU) | 27.7 | 27.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 to +0.9 | 69,732 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 27.5 | 27.2 | +0.4 | −0.1 to +0.8 | 40,443 |
| Wigan (WN) | 27.4 | 27.2 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 12,338 |
| London N (N) | 27.3 | 27.2 | +0.2 | −0.4 to +0.8 | 21,728 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.1 | 27.2 | −0.1 | −0.5 to +0.3 | 45,106 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 27.1 | 27.2 | −0.1 | −3.4 to +3.2 | 691 |
| Inverness (IV) | 27.0 | 27.2 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.7 | 9,420 |
| Luton (LU) | 26.9 | 27.2 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.3 | 18,650 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.8 | 27.2 | −0.4 | −1.1 to +0.3 | 17,205 |
| Oxford (OX) | 26.7 | 27.2 | −0.4 | −0.8 to −0.0 | 51,710 |
| Reading (RG) | 26.6 | 27.2 | −0.6 | −0.9 to −0.2 | 66,535 |
| Stockport (SK) | 26.6 | 27.2 | −0.6 | −1.0 to −0.2 | 39,939 |
| London W (W) | 26.6 | 27.2 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.1 | 14,951 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.6 | 27.2 | −0.6 | −1.1 to −0.1 | 35,647 |
| Swindon (SN) | 26.5 | 27.2 | −0.7 | −1.1 to −0.2 | 37,999 |
| Manchester (M) | 26.4 | 27.2 | −0.8 | −1.2 to −0.3 | 43,683 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 26.3 | 27.2 | −0.9 | −1.3 to −0.5 | 38,415 |
| St Albans (AL) | 26.2 | 27.2 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.2 | 16,182 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 26.2 | 27.2 | −1.0 | −1.6 to −0.4 | 18,658 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 26.2 | 27.2 | −1.0 | −1.4 to −0.6 | 45,407 |
| Worcester (WR) | 26.0 | 27.2 | −1.2 | −1.7 to −0.7 | 26,588 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 25.8 | 27.2 | −1.3 | −1.9 to −0.8 | 24,525 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 25.8 | 27.2 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.7 | 14,463 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 25.8 | 27.2 | −1.4 | −1.8 to −1.0 | 40,836 |
| Crewe (CW) | 25.8 | 27.2 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.9 | 24,784 |
| Perth (PH) | 25.7 | 27.2 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.5 | 8,839 |
| Watford (WD) | 25.7 | 27.2 | −1.5 | −2.1 to −0.8 | 17,317 |
| Preston (PR) | 25.6 | 27.2 | −1.5 | −2.0 to −1.1 | 34,152 |
| Liverpool (L) | 25.6 | 27.2 | −1.6 | −2.1 to −1.1 | 27,536 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 25.6 | 27.2 | −1.6 | −2.2 to −1.0 | 21,669 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 25.6 | 27.2 | −1.6 | −2.3 to −0.9 | 17,219 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 25.5 | 27.2 | −1.7 | −2.1 to −1.2 | 30,868 |
| Bolton (BL) | 25.5 | 27.2 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.1 | 21,007 |
| London SE (SE) | 25.4 | 27.2 | −1.8 | −2.3 to −1.3 | 29,443 |
| Glasgow (G) | 25.4 | 27.2 | −1.8 | −2.2 to −1.4 | 49,754 |
| Hereford (HR) | 25.3 | 27.2 | −1.9 | −2.6 to −1.1 | 13,303 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 25.3 | 27.2 | −1.9 | −2.6 to −1.2 | 13,626 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 25.3 | 27.2 | −1.9 | −2.4 to −1.4 | 27,698 |
| Leicester (LE) | 25.2 | 27.2 | −2.0 | −2.3 to −1.6 | 58,435 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 25.0 | 27.2 | −2.1 | −2.8 to −1.4 | 14,541 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.1 | 27.2 | −2.1 | −2.5 to −1.8 | 51,179 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.9 | 27.2 | −2.3 | −2.7 to −1.9 | 43,862 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 24.8 | 27.2 | −2.4 | −2.7 to −2.1 | 73,809 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.7 | 27.2 | −2.5 | −2.9 to −2.0 | 36,115 |
| Derby (DE) | 24.6 | 27.2 | −2.6 | −3.0 to −2.2 | 43,505 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 24.5 | 27.2 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.2 | 31,832 |
| Oldham (OL) | 24.5 | 27.2 | −2.7 | −3.3 to −2.1 | 18,211 |
| Croydon (CR) | 24.4 | 27.2 | −2.8 | −3.3 to −2.3 | 24,055 |
| Warrington (WA) | 24.4 | 27.2 | −2.8 | −3.3 to −2.4 | 37,006 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 24.3 | 27.2 | −2.9 | −3.4 to −2.4 | 27,392 |
| Sutton (SM) | 24.3 | 27.2 | −2.9 | −3.8 to −2.0 | 8,643 |
| Birmingham (B) | 24.2 | 27.2 | −3.0 | −3.3 to −2.7 | 95,677 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 24.0 | 27.2 | −3.2 | −3.6 to −2.9 | 54,498 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 23.9 | 27.2 | −3.3 | −3.9 to −2.6 | 16,540 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 23.9 | 27.2 | −3.3 | −3.8 to −2.7 | 26,176 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.9 | 27.2 | −3.3 | −3.8 to −2.7 | 22,855 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 23.9 | 27.2 | −3.3 | −4.4 to −2.2 | 5,681 |
| Coventry (CV) | 23.8 | 27.2 | −3.4 | −3.7 to −3.0 | 54,859 |
| Sheffield (S) | 23.8 | 27.2 | −3.4 | −3.8 to −3.1 | 64,703 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 23.4 | 27.2 | −3.8 | −4.4 to −3.1 | 15,083 |
| Ilford (IG) | 23.3 | 27.2 | −3.9 | −4.6 to −3.2 | 13,641 |
| Durham (DH) | 23.2 | 27.2 | −4.0 | −4.6 to −3.3 | 16,124 |
| Romford (RM) | 23.1 | 27.2 | −4.1 | −4.6 to −3.5 | 21,523 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 23.1 | 27.2 | −4.1 | −4.5 to −3.7 | 46,540 |
| Bromley (BR) | 22.9 | 27.2 | −4.2 | −4.9 to −3.6 | 15,138 |
| London NW (NW) | 22.5 | 27.2 | −4.7 | −5.2 to −4.2 | 27,915 |
| Slough (SL) | 22.0 | 27.2 | −5.2 | −5.6 to −4.7 | 34,445 |
| Enfield (EN) | 20.5 | 27.2 | −6.7 | −7.2 to −6.2 | 22,160 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,506,675 (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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