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Where in Britain does the Nissan Kubistar fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 52.3% of 8,973 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Nissan Kubistar failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Exeter (EX): 64.7% against 52.1% elsewhere (+12.7 points). It does best in Manchester (M), −11.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Nissan Kubistar MOT statistics · check a Nissan Kubistar by registration

Nissan Kubistar in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Nissan Kubistar: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Exeter (EX)64.752.1+12.7+5.8 to +19.6190 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)64.052.2+11.8+2.3 to +21.3100 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)61.852.2+9.6+0.5 to +18.8110 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)61.352.2+9.1+0.9 to +17.4137 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)60.752.1+8.6+1.7 to +15.5196 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)60.652.2+8.5+0.8 to +16.1160 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)58.652.2+6.4−3.1 to +15.9104 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)57.952.2+5.7−1.9 to +13.3164 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)57.352.2+5.1−2.6 to +12.7164 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)56.952.3+4.6−5.1 to +14.3102 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)56.652.2+4.4−1.6 to +10.5265 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)56.152.3+3.8−4.7 to +12.3132 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)55.852.3+3.5−6.1 to +13.1104 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)55.152.2+2.9−3.5 to +9.2245 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)55.052.3+2.7−3.9 to +9.3222 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)55.052.3+2.7−5.3 to +10.7151 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)52.552.3+0.2−7.6 to +8.0160 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)51.552.3−0.8−8.5 to +6.8167 (rough estimate)
Llandudno (LL)51.452.3−1.0−9.1 to +7.2146 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)51.452.3−1.0−8.3 to +6.3185 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)51.052.3−1.3−11.2 to +8.5100 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)49.752.4−2.7−10.7 to +5.3151 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)49.652.4−2.8−11.8 to +6.3119 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)48.652.4−3.8−13.3 to +5.8107 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)46.352.5−6.2−13.1 to +0.8203 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)45.252.4−7.3−15.2 to +0.6155 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)45.052.4−7.4−15.4 to +0.6151 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)42.152.4−10.4−19.8 to −1.0107 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)41.752.6−10.9−17.6 to −4.1211 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)41.452.5−11.1−20.1 to −2.1116 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)41.052.5−11.5−21.0 to −2.0105 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,973 (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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