Where in Britain does the Nissan Leaf fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 17.8% of 175,078 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Nissan Leaf failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Galashiels (TD): 33.2% against 17.7% elsewhere (+15.5 points). It does best in Uxbridge (UB), −8.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Nissan Leaf MOT statistics · check a Nissan Leaf by registration
Nissan Leaf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galashiels (TD) | 33.2 | 17.7 | +15.5 | +11.1 to +19.9 | 443 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 30.4 | 17.7 | +12.7 | +10.2 to +15.3 | 1,277 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 28.9 | 17.7 | +11.2 | +7.4 to +14.9 | 561 |
| Dundee (DD) | 27.8 | 17.6 | +10.1 | +8.3 to +12.0 | 2,299 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 24.5 | 17.7 | +6.8 | +2.7 to +10.8 | 437 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 24.3 | 17.7 | +6.5 | +1.4 to +11.7 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 23.8 | 17.7 | +6.1 | +4.2 to +8.0 | 1,934 |
| York (YO) | 23.4 | 17.7 | +5.7 | +3.3 to +8.1 | 1,234 |
| Exeter (EX) | 23.0 | 17.7 | +5.4 | +3.5 to +7.2 | 2,096 |
| Truro (TR) | 23.0 | 17.7 | +5.3 | +2.4 to +8.1 | 844 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 22.9 | 17.7 | +5.2 | +2.0 to +8.5 | 645 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 22.5 | 17.7 | +4.8 | +1.1 to +8.5 | 488 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 22.5 | 17.7 | +4.8 | +1.8 to +7.7 | 769 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 22.5 | 17.7 | +4.8 | +2.6 to +6.9 | 1,442 |
| Paisley (PA) | 22.2 | 17.7 | +4.5 | +0.7 to +8.2 | 482 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 22.2 | 17.7 | +4.4 | +1.0 to +7.9 | 568 |
| Durham (DH) | 21.9 | 17.7 | +4.2 | +1.5 to +6.9 | 918 |
| Stockport (SK) | 21.9 | 17.7 | +4.1 | +2.1 to +6.2 | 1,537 |
| Swindon (SN) | 21.8 | 17.7 | +4.1 | +2.3 to +6.0 | 1,896 |
| Preston (PR) | 21.8 | 17.7 | +4.1 | +2.2 to +5.9 | 1,935 |
| Swansea (SA) | 21.7 | 17.7 | +4.0 | +1.9 to +6.2 | 1,403 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 21.6 | 17.7 | +3.9 | +2.1 to +5.8 | 1,972 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 21.6 | 17.7 | +3.9 | +2.3 to +5.5 | 2,567 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.2 | 17.7 | +3.5 | +1.6 to +5.4 | 1,833 |
| Newport (NP) | 21.2 | 17.7 | +3.4 | +0.7 to +6.2 | 831 |
| Perth (PH) | 21.0 | 17.7 | +3.2 | −0.5 to +6.9 | 467 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 20.9 | 17.7 | +3.2 | +0.5 to +5.8 | 895 |
| Watford (WD) | 20.6 | 17.7 | +2.8 | +0.4 to +5.3 | 1,045 |
| Inverness (IV) | 20.5 | 17.7 | +2.7 | −0.7 to +6.1 | 547 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 20.3 | 17.7 | +2.5 | +0.3 to +4.8 | 1,233 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 20.3 | 17.7 | +2.5 | +0.7 to +4.4 | 1,866 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.2 | 17.7 | +2.5 | −0.0 to +5.0 | 988 |
| Reading (RG) | 20.2 | 17.7 | +2.5 | +1.0 to +4.0 | 2,970 |
| Chester (CH) | 19.8 | 17.7 | +2.1 | +0.1 to +4.1 | 1,517 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 19.8 | 17.7 | +2.1 | +0.5 to +3.6 | 2,606 |
| Glasgow (G) | 19.7 | 17.7 | +2.0 | +0.6 to +3.3 | 3,503 |
| Brighton (BN) | 19.6 | 17.7 | +1.9 | +0.1 to +3.6 | 1,971 |
| Hull (HU) | 19.6 | 17.7 | +1.8 | −1.1 to +4.8 | 700 |
| Redhill (RH) | 19.4 | 17.7 | +1.6 | −0.1 to +3.4 | 1,990 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 19.3 | 17.7 | +1.6 | −1.4 to +4.5 | 694 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 19.3 | 17.7 | +1.5 | −1.4 to +4.4 | 696 |
| Southampton (SO) | 19.1 | 17.7 | +1.4 | −0.1 to +2.9 | 2,665 |
| Northampton (NN) | 19.1 | 17.7 | +1.4 | −0.3 to +3.0 | 2,245 |
| Walsall (WS) | 18.9 | 17.7 | +1.2 | −1.5 to +3.8 | 845 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 18.9 | 17.7 | +1.2 | −2.1 to +4.5 | 544 |
| Medway (ME) | 18.9 | 17.7 | +1.2 | −1.0 to +3.3 | 1,306 |
| Bristol (BS) | 18.7 | 17.7 | +1.0 | −0.2 to +2.1 | 4,542 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 18.6 | 17.7 | +0.9 | −0.3 to +2.1 | 4,123 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 18.6 | 17.7 | +0.8 | −1.2 to +2.8 | 1,520 |
| Telford (TF) | 18.5 | 17.7 | +0.7 | −2.5 to +4.0 | 557 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 18.5 | 17.7 | +0.7 | −0.8 to +2.3 | 2,441 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 18.4 | 17.7 | +0.7 | −1.0 to +2.4 | 2,023 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 18.4 | 17.7 | +0.7 | −2.1 to +3.4 | 765 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 18.4 | 17.7 | +0.6 | −1.4 to +2.6 | 1,444 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 18.2 | 17.7 | +0.5 | −0.7 to +1.6 | 4,267 |
| Manchester (M) | 18.2 | 17.7 | +0.5 | −1.4 to +2.3 | 1,708 |
| Norwich (NR) | 18.1 | 17.7 | +0.4 | −1.3 to +2.1 | 1,989 |
| Leicester (LE) | 17.9 | 17.7 | +0.2 | −1.4 to +1.8 | 2,197 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 17.9 | 17.7 | +0.2 | −2.7 to +3.0 | 676 |
| Hereford (HR) | 17.8 | 17.7 | +0.1 | −3.3 to +3.5 | 488 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 17.8 | 17.7 | +0.0 | −2.8 to +2.8 | 732 |
| Warrington (WA) | 17.8 | 17.7 | +0.0 | −1.8 to +1.8 | 1,740 |
| Bradford (BD) | 17.6 | 17.7 | −0.1 | −2.5 to +2.2 | 1,028 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 17.5 | 17.8 | −0.3 | −2.1 to +1.5 | 1,729 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 17.4 | 17.8 | −0.3 | −2.5 to +1.9 | 1,181 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 17.3 | 17.8 | −0.5 | −2.4 to +1.4 | 1,524 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 17.2 | 17.8 | −0.6 | −3.0 to +1.9 | 937 |
| Sheffield (S) | 17.2 | 17.8 | −0.6 | −2.0 to +0.8 | 2,927 |
| Oldham (OL) | 17.2 | 17.8 | −0.6 | −3.4 to +2.2 | 682 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 17.1 | 17.8 | −0.6 | −3.3 to +2.1 | 752 |
| Liverpool (L) | 17.0 | 17.8 | −0.7 | −2.6 to +1.2 | 1,473 |
| Dudley (DY) | 16.9 | 17.8 | −0.8 | −3.4 to +1.8 | 792 |
| Worcester (WR) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.0 | −4.0 to +2.0 | 604 |
| Crewe (CW) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −3.2 to +1.1 | 1,120 |
| Guildford (GU) | 16.6 | 17.8 | −1.2 | −2.6 to +0.2 | 2,728 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 16.4 | 17.8 | −1.3 | −3.6 to +1.0 | 992 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 16.4 | 17.8 | −1.4 | −3.5 to +0.7 | 1,184 |
| Wigan (WN) | 16.3 | 17.8 | −1.5 | −4.3 to +1.3 | 677 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 16.1 | 17.7 | −1.6 | −6.9 to +3.7 | 186 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 16.1 | 17.8 | −1.7 | −3.1 to −0.3 | 2,675 |
| Halifax (HX) | 16.1 | 17.8 | −1.7 | −5.1 to +1.7 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 16.0 | 17.8 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.5 | 3,402 |
| Bolton (BL) | 16.0 | 17.8 | −1.8 | −4.1 to +0.5 | 988 |
| Oxford (OX) | 16.0 | 17.8 | −1.8 | −3.1 to −0.4 | 3,017 |
| Croydon (CR) | 15.6 | 17.8 | −2.2 | −3.9 to −0.4 | 1,697 |
| Coventry (CV) | 15.2 | 17.8 | −2.5 | −4.0 to −1.1 | 2,296 |
| Birmingham (B) | 15.2 | 17.8 | −2.6 | −3.7 to −1.4 | 3,707 |
| Taunton (TA) | 15.2 | 17.8 | −2.6 | −4.8 to −0.3 | 988 |
| Luton (LU) | 15.2 | 17.8 | −2.6 | −5.3 to +0.0 | 706 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 15.0 | 17.8 | −2.8 | −4.6 to −1.0 | 1,534 |
| Colchester (CO) | 14.8 | 17.8 | −3.0 | −5.4 to −0.5 | 825 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 14.8 | 17.8 | −3.0 | −4.7 to −1.3 | 1,752 |
| Dartford (DA) | 14.7 | 17.8 | −3.0 | −5.3 to −0.8 | 944 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 14.5 | 17.8 | −3.3 | −5.0 to −1.6 | 1,722 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 14.4 | 17.8 | −3.3 | −5.0 to −1.7 | 1,800 |
| Harrow (HA) | 14.3 | 17.8 | −3.5 | −5.2 to −1.8 | 1,671 |
| London N (N) | 14.2 | 17.8 | −3.6 | −5.0 to −2.1 | 2,346 |
| Derby (DE) | 14.2 | 17.8 | −3.6 | −5.2 to −2.0 | 1,919 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 14.1 | 17.8 | −3.6 | −5.9 to −1.3 | 884 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 14.1 | 17.8 | −3.7 | −5.1 to −2.3 | 2,402 |
| Bromley (BR) | 13.7 | 17.8 | −4.0 | −6.6 to −1.5 | 685 |
| London SE (SE) | 13.7 | 17.8 | −4.1 | −5.3 to −3.0 | 3,411 |
| Sutton (SM) | 13.6 | 17.8 | −4.1 | −7.4 to −0.9 | 426 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 13.4 | 17.8 | −4.4 | −6.4 to −2.4 | 1,112 |
| Ilford (IG) | 13.2 | 17.8 | −4.6 | −7.2 to −2.0 | 646 |
| St Albans (AL) | 13.0 | 17.8 | −4.8 | −6.7 to −2.9 | 1,209 |
| Slough (SL) | 12.9 | 17.8 | −4.9 | −6.7 to −3.2 | 1,445 |
| Enfield (EN) | 12.2 | 17.8 | −5.6 | −7.7 to −3.5 | 951 |
| London E (E) | 12.2 | 17.8 | −5.6 | −6.9 to −4.4 | 2,614 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 11.3 | 17.8 | −6.5 | −8.5 to −4.5 | 964 |
| London SW (SW) | 11.0 | 17.8 | −6.8 | −8.6 to −5.0 | 1,129 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 11.0 | 17.9 | −6.9 | −7.8 to −5.9 | 4,307 |
| London W (W) | 10.0 | 17.8 | −7.8 | −9.3 to −6.3 | 1,648 |
| Romford (RM) | 9.9 | 17.8 | −7.9 | −9.5 to −6.4 | 1,464 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 9.7 | 17.8 | −8.1 | −9.7 to −6.5 | 1,410 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 175,078 (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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