Where in Britain does the Nissan 350Z fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 27.3% of 36,553 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Nissan 350Z failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 39.6% against 27.2% elsewhere (+12.4 points). It does best in Halifax (HX), −12.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Nissan 350Z MOT statistics · check a Nissan 350Z by registration
Nissan 350Z 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) | 39.6 | 27.2 | +12.4 | +4.8 to +20.0 | 159 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 39.5 | 27.1 | +12.3 | +7.5 to +17.1 | 403 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 38.5 | 27.2 | +11.3 | +4.6 to +17.9 | 208 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 38.4 | 27.2 | +11.2 | +5.2 to +17.1 | 258 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 38.0 | 27.2 | +10.8 | +1.9 to +19.8 | 113 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 37.8 | 27.1 | +10.7 | +7.1 to +14.3 | 712 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 37.5 | 27.2 | +10.3 | +3.1 to +17.4 | 176 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 36.8 | 27.2 | +9.7 | +5.0 to +14.3 | 421 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 36.5 | 27.2 | +9.3 | +0.0 to +18.6 | 104 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 35.6 | 27.2 | +8.3 | +2.3 to +14.4 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 35.6 | 27.2 | +8.3 | +1.6 to +15.1 | 194 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 35.4 | 27.1 | +8.2 | +4.2 to +12.2 | 560 |
| Hull (HU) | 35.3 | 27.2 | +8.1 | +2.0 to +14.2 | 235 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 34.0 | 27.2 | +6.8 | +2.0 to +11.7 | 373 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 33.9 | 27.2 | +6.7 | +1.9 to +11.5 | 378 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 33.7 | 27.2 | +6.5 | +2.5 to +10.5 | 540 |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.1 | 27.2 | +5.9 | −1.5 to +13.2 | 157 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 32.9 | 27.2 | +5.7 | +1.5 to +9.9 | 480 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 32.9 | 27.2 | +5.6 | −1.8 to +13.1 | 152 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 32.6 | 27.2 | +5.4 | +1.2 to +9.7 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 32.2 | 27.2 | +5.0 | +1.2 to +8.8 | 593 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 31.9 | 27.2 | +4.7 | +0.8 to +8.7 | 542 |
| Stockport (SK) | 31.8 | 27.2 | +4.6 | −1.9 to +11.0 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 31.7 | 27.2 | +4.5 | +1.1 to +8.0 | 716 |
| Guildford (GU) | 31.4 | 27.2 | +4.2 | +0.9 to +7.5 | 765 |
| York (YO) | 31.3 | 27.2 | +4.1 | −0.9 to +9.1 | 335 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 31.3 | 27.2 | +4.0 | −0.6 to +8.7 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 31.1 | 27.2 | +3.9 | −0.5 to +8.3 | 424 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 30.7 | 27.2 | +3.5 | −0.3 to +7.3 | 579 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 30.4 | 27.3 | +3.2 | −4.5 to +10.9 | 138 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 30.4 | 27.3 | +3.1 | −3.9 to +10.1 | 168 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 29.9 | 27.3 | +2.6 | −4.9 to +10.1 | 144 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 29.8 | 27.2 | +2.5 | −2.4 to +7.4 | 336 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 29.6 | 27.3 | +2.4 | −5.4 to +10.1 | 135 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.1 | 27.2 | +1.9 | −1.9 to +5.6 | 574 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 29.1 | 27.3 | +1.8 | −5.1 to +8.8 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 28.8 | 27.3 | +1.6 | −3.8 to +7.0 | 274 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.8 | 27.3 | +1.5 | −2.4 to +5.4 | 518 |
| Crewe (CW) | 28.6 | 27.3 | +1.4 | −4.4 to +7.1 | 241 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.4 | 27.2 | +1.1 | −2.1 to +4.3 | 790 |
| Swansea (SA) | 28.3 | 27.3 | +1.0 | −3.6 to +5.6 | 371 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 28.3 | 27.3 | +1.0 | −4.7 to +6.7 | 244 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 27.9 | 27.3 | +0.6 | −3.3 to +4.5 | 506 |
| Reading (RG) | 27.7 | 27.3 | +0.5 | −2.8 to +3.7 | 761 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 27.6 | 27.3 | +0.4 | −4.0 to +4.8 | 405 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 27.5 | 27.3 | +0.2 | −3.4 to +3.7 | 619 |
| Colchester (CO) | 27.2 | 27.3 | −0.1 | −4.6 to +4.5 | 375 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 27.1 | 27.3 | −0.2 | −5.4 to +5.0 | 284 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 26.9 | 27.3 | −0.4 | −5.8 to +5.1 | 260 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 26.8 | 27.3 | −0.4 | −8.3 to +7.4 | 123 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 26.8 | 27.3 | −0.5 | −6.9 to +5.9 | 183 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.5 | 27.3 | −0.8 | −4.0 to +2.4 | 737 |
| Taunton (TA) | 26.2 | 27.3 | −1.1 | −6.7 to +4.5 | 237 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 26.1 | 27.3 | −1.2 | −5.9 to +3.5 | 341 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 25.7 | 27.3 | −1.6 | −7.3 to +4.1 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 25.7 | 27.3 | −1.6 | −8.6 to +5.3 | 152 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.5 | 27.3 | −1.8 | −5.0 to +1.4 | 722 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 25.2 | 27.3 | −2.1 | −7.8 to +3.7 | 222 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 25.1 | 27.3 | −2.2 | −6.7 to +2.4 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 25.1 | 27.3 | −2.2 | −5.9 to +1.6 | 525 |
| Glasgow (G) | 24.8 | 27.3 | −2.5 | −6.6 to +1.6 | 427 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 24.8 | 27.3 | −2.6 | −6.8 to +1.7 | 400 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 24.6 | 27.3 | −2.7 | −9.0 to +3.6 | 183 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.5 | 27.3 | −2.8 | −8.6 to +3.1 | 208 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 24.4 | 27.3 | −2.9 | −7.9 to +2.1 | 291 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 24.4 | 27.3 | −2.9 | −6.6 to +0.7 | 537 |
| London N (N) | 24.4 | 27.3 | −2.9 | −8.5 to +2.6 | 230 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 24.2 | 27.3 | −3.1 | −10.0 to +3.8 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 24.1 | 27.3 | −3.2 | −8.8 to +2.4 | 224 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 23.9 | 27.3 | −3.3 | −10.4 to +3.7 | 142 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 23.8 | 27.3 | −3.5 | −8.9 to +2.0 | 235 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 23.8 | 27.3 | −3.5 | −10.4 to +3.4 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 23.8 | 27.3 | −3.6 | −6.8 to −0.4 | 707 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.5 | 27.3 | −3.8 | −8.8 to +1.3 | 272 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 23.4 | 27.3 | −3.9 | −9.0 to +1.2 | 269 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 23.2 | 27.3 | −4.1 | −8.3 to +0.1 | 396 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 23.2 | 27.3 | −4.1 | −7.7 to −0.5 | 525 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 23.1 | 27.3 | −4.2 | −7.8 to −0.7 | 563 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.7 | 27.3 | −4.6 | −8.3 to −0.9 | 506 |
| St Albans (AL) | 22.5 | 27.3 | −4.8 | −11.6 to +2.1 | 142 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 22.5 | 27.3 | −4.8 | −11.3 to +1.7 | 160 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 22.5 | 27.3 | −4.8 | −11.0 to +1.3 | 178 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.5 | 27.4 | −4.9 | −7.6 to −2.2 | 942 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 22.4 | 27.3 | −4.9 | −11.2 to +1.3 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22.1 | 27.3 | −5.2 | −10.1 to −0.2 | 271 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 21.9 | 27.3 | −5.4 | −13.3 to +2.5 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 22.0 | 27.4 | −5.4 | −8.5 to −2.3 | 714 |
| Manchester (M) | 21.8 | 27.3 | −5.5 | −9.5 to −1.6 | 426 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 21.8 | 27.3 | −5.5 | −10.7 to −0.4 | 248 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 21.7 | 27.3 | −5.7 | −10.1 to −1.2 | 337 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 21.5 | 27.3 | −5.8 | −12.5 to +1.0 | 144 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 20.9 | 27.4 | −6.4 | −10.2 to −2.7 | 464 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.2 | 27.3 | −7.1 | −14.2 to −0.1 | 124 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 20.1 | 27.3 | −7.2 | −12.1 to −2.4 | 264 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 19.3 | 27.3 | −8.0 | −14.4 to −1.6 | 145 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 18.9 | 27.3 | −8.4 | −15.7 to −1.1 | 111 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 18.9 | 27.3 | −8.4 | −13.9 to −2.9 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 18.6 | 27.4 | −8.8 | −11.9 to −5.7 | 634 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 17.8 | 27.3 | −9.5 | −14.3 to −4.6 | 241 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 17.7 | 27.4 | −9.7 | −13.3 to −6.2 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 16.5 | 27.3 | −10.9 | −16.6 to −5.2 | 164 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 16.2 | 27.3 | −11.1 | −16.6 to −5.6 | 173 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 16.2 | 27.3 | −11.2 | −16.0 to −6.4 | 229 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 15.1 | 27.4 | −12.3 | −16.6 to −7.9 | 265 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 14.7 | 27.3 | −12.6 | −19.5 to −5.7 | 102 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 14.4 | 27.3 | −12.9 | −19.4 to −6.3 | 111 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 36,553 (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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