Where in Britain does the Nissan Note fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 33.5% of 965,896 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Nissan Note failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 44.7% against 33.5% elsewhere (+11.2 points). It does best in St Albans (AL), −7.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Nissan Note MOT statistics · check a Nissan Note by registration
Nissan Note 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) | 44.7 | 33.5 | +11.2 | +9.8 to +12.6 | 4,776 |
| Dundee (DD) | 42.0 | 33.5 | +8.5 | +7.2 to +9.9 | 4,848 |
| Paisley (PA) | 41.0 | 33.5 | +7.5 | +6.0 to +8.9 | 4,406 |
| Bristol (BS) | 40.3 | 33.4 | +6.9 | +6.1 to +7.7 | 15,790 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 40.4 | 33.5 | +6.9 | +5.4 to +8.3 | 4,431 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 40.3 | 33.5 | +6.8 | +5.4 to +8.3 | 4,367 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 39.8 | 33.4 | +6.4 | +5.6 to +7.2 | 15,518 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 39.7 | 33.5 | +6.2 | +4.5 to +8.0 | 2,958 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 39.0 | 33.5 | +5.5 | +3.5 to +7.5 | 2,241 |
| Glasgow (G) | 38.8 | 33.4 | +5.4 | +4.7 to +6.1 | 17,111 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 38.8 | 33.5 | +5.3 | +0.4 to +10.2 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 38.6 | 33.5 | +5.1 | +4.1 to +6.1 | 8,444 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 38.1 | 33.5 | +4.6 | +2.2 to +7.1 | 1,511 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 37.9 | 33.5 | +4.4 | +3.4 to +5.5 | 8,639 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.7 | 33.5 | +4.2 | +2.2 to +6.2 | 2,271 |
| Truro (TR) | 37.3 | 33.5 | +3.8 | +2.5 to +5.1 | 5,308 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 37.2 | 33.5 | +3.7 | +2.9 to +4.6 | 12,972 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 36.9 | 33.5 | +3.4 | +2.5 to +4.4 | 10,027 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 36.8 | 33.5 | +3.3 | +2.3 to +4.4 | 8,125 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 36.8 | 33.5 | +3.3 | +1.9 to +4.7 | 4,576 |
| Northampton (NN) | 36.6 | 33.5 | +3.2 | +2.2 to +4.1 | 10,207 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 36.6 | 33.5 | +3.1 | +2.2 to +4.0 | 10,380 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 36.4 | 33.5 | +2.9 | +1.4 to +4.5 | 3,701 |
| Manchester (M) | 36.0 | 33.5 | +2.6 | +1.9 to +3.3 | 18,264 |
| Luton (LU) | 36.0 | 33.5 | +2.5 | +1.1 to +3.9 | 4,597 |
| York (YO) | 35.9 | 33.5 | +2.4 | +1.3 to +3.6 | 6,943 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 35.7 | 33.4 | +2.3 | +1.7 to +2.8 | 31,238 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 35.8 | 33.5 | +2.3 | +0.8 to +3.7 | 4,231 |
| Darlington (DL) | 35.7 | 33.5 | +2.2 | +1.2 to +3.3 | 8,106 |
| Telford (TF) | 35.6 | 33.5 | +2.1 | +0.4 to +3.8 | 2,995 |
| Swansea (SA) | 35.6 | 33.5 | +2.1 | +1.0 to +3.1 | 8,211 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 35.6 | 33.5 | +2.1 | +0.7 to +3.4 | 5,100 |
| London NW (NW) | 35.5 | 33.5 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.1 | 7,712 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 35.4 | 33.5 | +1.9 | +0.5 to +3.3 | 4,498 |
| Stockport (SK) | 35.3 | 33.5 | +1.8 | +0.7 to +2.9 | 7,319 |
| Bath (BA) | 35.3 | 33.5 | +1.8 | +0.8 to +2.7 | 9,610 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 35.1 | 33.5 | +1.6 | +0.7 to +2.6 | 9,823 |
| Inverness (IV) | 35.1 | 33.5 | +1.6 | +0.0 to +3.2 | 3,501 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 35.1 | 33.5 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +3.0 | 4,673 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 35.1 | 33.5 | +1.6 | +0.0 to +3.1 | 3,641 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 34.9 | 33.5 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.5 | 7,371 |
| Ilford (IG) | 34.7 | 33.5 | +1.2 | −0.1 to +2.5 | 5,415 |
| Harrow (HA) | 34.7 | 33.5 | +1.2 | +0.2 to +2.1 | 9,185 |
| Swindon (SN) | 34.6 | 33.5 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.2 | 8,229 |
| London E (E) | 34.6 | 33.5 | +1.1 | +0.3 to +2.0 | 12,208 |
| Durham (DH) | 34.6 | 33.5 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.1 | 9,012 |
| Bradford (BD) | 34.5 | 33.5 | +1.0 | −0.1 to +2.2 | 6,351 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 34.5 | 33.5 | +0.9 | −2.5 to +4.4 | 740 |
| London W (W) | 34.4 | 33.5 | +0.9 | −0.8 to +2.6 | 3,125 |
| Oldham (OL) | 34.4 | 33.5 | +0.8 | −0.2 to +1.9 | 7,955 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 34.4 | 33.5 | +0.8 | −3.4 to +5.1 | 486 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 34.3 | 33.5 | +0.7 | −0.4 to +1.9 | 6,262 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 34.2 | 33.5 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.7 | 8,465 |
| Oxford (OX) | 34.0 | 33.5 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.4 | 10,655 |
| Exeter (EX) | 34.0 | 33.5 | +0.5 | −0.3 to +1.4 | 12,287 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 33.9 | 33.5 | +0.4 | −1.1 to +2.0 | 3,721 |
| Watford (WD) | 33.9 | 33.5 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.8 | 4,480 |
| London N (N) | 33.9 | 33.5 | +0.4 | −0.5 to +1.3 | 10,860 |
| Newport (NP) | 33.9 | 33.5 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 7,666 |
| Worcester (WR) | 33.9 | 33.5 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.9 | 3,724 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 33.7 | 33.5 | +0.2 | −1.2 to +1.6 | 4,380 |
| Coventry (CV) | 33.6 | 33.5 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.0 | 9,806 |
| Hull (HU) | 33.5 | 33.5 | +0.0 | −1.2 to +1.2 | 6,278 |
| Reading (RG) | 33.5 | 33.5 | −0.1 | −1.0 to +0.8 | 10,776 |
| Chester (CH) | 33.4 | 33.5 | −0.1 | −1.0 to +0.8 | 10,535 |
| Medway (ME) | 33.2 | 33.5 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.6 | 9,471 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 33.2 | 33.5 | −0.4 | −1.5 to +0.8 | 6,071 |
| Bolton (BL) | 33.1 | 33.5 | −0.4 | −1.5 to +0.7 | 7,105 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 33.1 | 33.5 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.4 | 12,504 |
| London SE (SE) | 33.0 | 33.5 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.2 | 19,142 |
| Brighton (BN) | 32.9 | 33.5 | −0.6 | −1.4 to +0.2 | 13,830 |
| Crewe (CW) | 32.9 | 33.5 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.9 | 3,515 |
| Birmingham (B) | 32.6 | 33.5 | −0.9 | −1.5 to −0.3 | 27,445 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 32.5 | 33.5 | −1.0 | −1.7 to −0.3 | 16,152 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 32.4 | 33.5 | −1.1 | −2.2 to −0.0 | 7,320 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 32.3 | 33.5 | −1.2 | −2.3 to −0.1 | 6,824 |
| Leicester (LE) | 32.2 | 33.5 | −1.3 | −2.1 to −0.4 | 11,605 |
| Liverpool (L) | 32.2 | 33.5 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.6 | 14,185 |
| Guildford (GU) | 32.0 | 33.5 | −1.5 | −2.4 to −0.6 | 10,166 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 32.0 | 33.5 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.3 | 5,840 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 32.0 | 33.5 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.4 | 6,249 |
| Preston (PR) | 31.7 | 33.5 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.0 | 11,938 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 31.7 | 33.5 | −1.9 | −2.7 to −1.0 | 12,330 |
| London SW (SW) | 31.5 | 33.5 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.7 | 4,338 |
| Hereford (HR) | 31.3 | 33.5 | −2.2 | −4.0 to −0.4 | 2,524 |
| Croydon (CR) | 31.4 | 33.5 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.3 | 9,881 |
| Southampton (SO) | 31.3 | 33.5 | −2.2 | −3.2 to −1.3 | 9,269 |
| Dartford (DA) | 31.0 | 33.5 | −2.5 | −3.5 to −1.6 | 8,956 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 31.0 | 33.5 | −2.6 | −3.7 to −1.4 | 6,199 |
| Wigan (WN) | 30.9 | 33.5 | −2.7 | −3.7 to −1.7 | 7,868 |
| Sheffield (S) | 30.9 | 33.6 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −2.0 | 18,817 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 30.8 | 33.5 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −1.9 | 12,071 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 30.6 | 33.5 | −2.9 | −4.1 to −1.7 | 5,306 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 30.5 | 33.5 | −3.0 | −3.9 to −2.1 | 10,197 |
| Dudley (DY) | 30.4 | 33.5 | −3.1 | −4.3 to −2.0 | 6,356 |
| Romford (RM) | 30.4 | 33.5 | −3.2 | −4.0 to −2.3 | 10,793 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 30.4 | 33.6 | −3.2 | −4.0 to −2.4 | 14,010 |
| Slough (SL) | 30.3 | 33.5 | −3.2 | −4.4 to −2.1 | 6,156 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 30.3 | 33.6 | −3.3 | −4.1 to −2.4 | 11,024 |
| Taunton (TA) | 30.3 | 33.5 | −3.3 | −4.4 to −2.1 | 6,336 |
| Derby (DE) | 30.1 | 33.6 | −3.4 | −4.3 to −2.5 | 10,269 |
| Halifax (HX) | 30.0 | 33.5 | −3.5 | −5.0 to −2.0 | 3,577 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 29.9 | 33.5 | −3.6 | −4.7 to −2.5 | 6,350 |
| Redhill (RH) | 29.9 | 33.5 | −3.6 | −4.6 to −2.7 | 8,887 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 29.9 | 33.6 | −3.6 | −4.6 to −2.7 | 9,454 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 29.8 | 33.5 | −3.7 | −4.7 to −2.7 | 7,510 |
| Warrington (WA) | 29.6 | 33.6 | −4.0 | −4.7 to −3.2 | 14,378 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.5 | 33.5 | −4.0 | −5.2 to −2.8 | 5,837 |
| Norwich (NR) | 29.4 | 33.6 | −4.1 | −4.9 to −3.4 | 15,504 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.1 | 33.5 | −4.4 | −6.6 to −2.2 | 1,576 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 28.8 | 33.6 | −4.8 | −5.8 to −3.7 | 7,199 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.1 | 33.5 | −5.4 | −6.9 to −4.0 | 3,828 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.4 | 33.6 | −6.2 | −7.1 to −5.2 | 8,760 |
| Bromley (BR) | 26.7 | 33.6 | −6.8 | −8.0 to −5.7 | 5,689 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 26.6 | 33.6 | −7.0 | −7.9 to −6.1 | 9,125 |
| Enfield (EN) | 26.3 | 33.6 | −7.3 | −8.3 to −6.3 | 8,000 |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.8 | 33.6 | −7.8 | −9.0 to −6.5 | 4,637 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 965,896 (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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