Where in Britain does the Peugeot 206 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 50.1% of 560,390 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Peugeot 206 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 67.0% against 50.1% elsewhere (+16.9 points). It does best in Sutton (SM), −14.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Peugeot 206 MOT statistics · check a Peugeot 206 by registration
Peugeot 206 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) | 67.0 | 50.1 | +16.9 | +14.6 to +19.2 | 1,655 |
| Dundee (DD) | 66.0 | 50.1 | +15.9 | +12.7 to +19.1 | 859 |
| Perth (PH) | 61.1 | 50.1 | +10.9 | +7.1 to +14.7 | 624 |
| Hull (HU) | 60.8 | 50.1 | +10.7 | +8.9 to +12.5 | 2,820 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 60.8 | 50.1 | +10.7 | +7.9 to +13.5 | 1,168 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 60.8 | 50.1 | +10.6 | +6.8 to +14.5 | 622 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 59.4 | 50.0 | +9.5 | +8.6 to +10.4 | 11,764 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 57.8 | 50.1 | +7.7 | +4.7 to +10.7 | 1,027 |
| Truro (TR) | 57.5 | 50.0 | +7.4 | +6.3 to +8.5 | 7,653 |
| Darlington (DL) | 57.5 | 50.1 | +7.4 | +5.1 to +9.6 | 1,792 |
| York (YO) | 57.4 | 50.1 | +7.3 | +5.8 to +8.9 | 3,883 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 57.0 | 50.1 | +6.8 | +3.8 to +9.9 | 1,011 |
| Exeter (EX) | 56.7 | 50.0 | +6.7 | +5.8 to +7.6 | 12,452 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 56.5 | 50.1 | +6.4 | +4.8 to +8.0 | 3,577 |
| Bristol (BS) | 56.3 | 50.0 | +6.3 | +5.4 to +7.2 | 12,319 |
| Bath (BA) | 56.2 | 50.1 | +6.1 | +5.0 to +7.3 | 7,057 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 56.0 | 50.1 | +5.9 | +4.5 to +7.2 | 5,523 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 55.9 | 50.1 | +5.8 | +4.0 to +7.5 | 3,196 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 55.8 | 50.1 | +5.6 | +2.5 to +8.8 | 934 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 55.6 | 50.0 | +5.6 | +4.7 to +6.5 | 11,798 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 55.6 | 50.1 | +5.5 | +2.8 to +8.3 | 1,247 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 55.6 | 50.1 | +5.4 | +3.6 to +7.2 | 2,968 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 55.5 | 50.1 | +5.4 | +4.2 to +6.6 | 6,859 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 55.4 | 50.1 | +5.3 | +3.9 to +6.8 | 4,568 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 55.4 | 50.1 | +5.3 | +4.0 to +6.6 | 5,465 |
| Brighton (BN) | 54.8 | 50.1 | +4.8 | +3.8 to +5.8 | 9,365 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 54.9 | 50.1 | +4.8 | +3.0 to +6.6 | 2,946 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 54.7 | 50.1 | +4.5 | +1.5 to +7.6 | 1,030 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 54.5 | 50.1 | +4.4 | +3.4 to +5.4 | 9,435 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 54.5 | 50.1 | +4.4 | +2.8 to +5.9 | 3,880 |
| Leeds (LS) | 54.4 | 50.1 | +4.3 | +2.8 to +5.8 | 4,133 |
| Inverness (IV) | 54.3 | 50.1 | +4.1 | +0.9 to +7.4 | 897 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 54.1 | 50.1 | +4.0 | −0.3 to +8.3 | 521 |
| Taunton (TA) | 54.0 | 50.1 | +3.9 | +2.7 to +5.1 | 6,951 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 54.0 | 50.1 | +3.8 | +1.7 to +6.0 | 2,044 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 54.0 | 50.1 | +3.8 | +1.9 to +5.7 | 2,582 |
| Swansea (SA) | 53.6 | 50.1 | +3.5 | +2.2 to +4.7 | 5,919 |
| Northampton (NN) | 53.4 | 50.1 | +3.3 | +2.2 to +4.4 | 7,875 |
| Newport (NP) | 53.4 | 50.1 | +3.3 | +1.8 to +4.8 | 4,168 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 53.2 | 50.1 | +3.1 | −0.6 to +6.7 | 703 |
| Crewe (CW) | 53.1 | 50.1 | +2.9 | +1.2 to +4.7 | 3,077 |
| Telford (TF) | 53.0 | 50.1 | +2.9 | +0.9 to +4.9 | 2,426 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 52.3 | 50.1 | +2.2 | +1.3 to +3.2 | 11,345 |
| Halifax (HX) | 52.3 | 50.1 | +2.2 | −0.9 to +5.3 | 1,013 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 52.2 | 50.1 | +2.1 | +0.9 to +3.3 | 6,743 |
| Paisley (PA) | 52.2 | 50.1 | +2.1 | −1.1 to +5.2 | 969 |
| Swindon (SN) | 52.1 | 50.1 | +2.0 | +0.7 to +3.2 | 6,462 |
| Chester (CH) | 52.0 | 50.1 | +1.9 | +0.6 to +3.2 | 5,723 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 51.9 | 50.1 | +1.8 | +0.6 to +2.9 | 7,310 |
| Bradford (BD) | 51.9 | 50.1 | +1.8 | +0.1 to +3.5 | 3,276 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 51.6 | 50.1 | +1.5 | +0.5 to +2.5 | 9,420 |
| Worcester (WR) | 51.6 | 50.1 | +1.5 | −0.1 to +3.0 | 4,168 |
| Wigan (WN) | 51.2 | 50.1 | +1.1 | −1.1 to +3.3 | 2,014 |
| Southampton (SO) | 51.0 | 50.1 | +0.8 | −0.2 to +1.9 | 8,709 |
| Glasgow (G) | 50.7 | 50.1 | +0.6 | −1.4 to +2.6 | 2,485 |
| Oxford (OX) | 50.7 | 50.1 | +0.5 | −0.7 to +1.7 | 6,421 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 50.5 | 50.1 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.8 | 4,764 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 50.5 | 50.1 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 8,933 |
| Preston (PR) | 50.0 | 50.2 | −0.1 | −1.6 to +1.4 | 4,176 |
| Stockport (SK) | 49.9 | 50.2 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 5,212 |
| Oldham (OL) | 49.9 | 50.2 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.7 | 2,514 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 49.7 | 50.2 | −0.4 | −1.5 to +0.7 | 8,127 |
| Norwich (NR) | 49.7 | 50.2 | −0.5 | −1.5 to +0.5 | 10,053 |
| Derby (DE) | 49.6 | 50.2 | −0.5 | −1.7 to +0.6 | 7,371 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 49.5 | 50.2 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.3 | 12,424 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 49.3 | 50.2 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.7 | 3,910 |
| Guildford (GU) | 49.2 | 50.2 | −1.0 | −2.1 to +0.1 | 8,416 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 49.1 | 50.2 | −1.0 | −2.1 to +0.1 | 7,975 |
| Hereford (HR) | 49.1 | 50.2 | −1.0 | −3.0 to +0.9 | 2,545 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 49.1 | 50.2 | −1.1 | −4.6 to +2.4 | 799 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 49.0 | 50.2 | −1.1 | −2.7 to +0.4 | 3,945 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 48.9 | 50.2 | −1.3 | −2.6 to +0.1 | 5,209 |
| Walsall (WS) | 48.8 | 50.2 | −1.3 | −2.7 to +0.1 | 4,773 |
| Dudley (DY) | 48.7 | 50.2 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.1 | 5,118 |
| Manchester (M) | 48.6 | 50.2 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.4 | 7,447 |
| Durham (DH) | 48.5 | 50.2 | −1.7 | −4.1 to +0.8 | 1,595 |
| Colchester (CO) | 48.4 | 50.2 | −1.8 | −3.1 to −0.4 | 5,131 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 48.4 | 50.2 | −1.8 | −3.4 to −0.2 | 3,863 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 48.3 | 50.2 | −1.9 | −3.4 to −0.3 | 4,209 |
| Warrington (WA) | 48.0 | 50.2 | −2.2 | −3.7 to −0.7 | 4,301 |
| Bolton (BL) | 47.9 | 50.2 | −2.2 | −4.2 to −0.3 | 2,590 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 47.5 | 50.2 | −2.6 | −4.1 to −1.2 | 4,713 |
| St Albans (AL) | 47.3 | 50.2 | −2.8 | −5.0 to −0.7 | 2,050 |
| Medway (ME) | 47.3 | 50.2 | −2.9 | −4.1 to −1.8 | 7,548 |
| Luton (LU) | 46.8 | 50.2 | −3.4 | −5.3 to −1.5 | 2,625 |
| Redhill (RH) | 46.8 | 50.2 | −3.4 | −4.7 to −2.2 | 6,260 |
| Watford (WD) | 46.6 | 50.2 | −3.5 | −5.7 to −1.4 | 2,031 |
| Reading (RG) | 46.4 | 50.2 | −3.8 | −4.9 to −2.7 | 8,023 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 46.0 | 50.2 | −4.1 | −5.6 to −2.7 | 4,612 |
| Liverpool (L) | 45.9 | 50.2 | −4.3 | −5.9 to −2.8 | 4,058 |
| Sheffield (S) | 45.8 | 50.2 | −4.5 | −5.4 to −3.5 | 10,833 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 45.4 | 50.2 | −4.7 | −6.4 to −3.1 | 3,620 |
| Leicester (LE) | 45.1 | 50.3 | −5.2 | −6.0 to −4.3 | 13,040 |
| London SW (SW) | 44.4 | 50.2 | −5.8 | −7.6 to −4.0 | 2,913 |
| London N (N) | 44.3 | 50.2 | −5.9 | −7.5 to −4.2 | 3,623 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 44.2 | 50.2 | −6.0 | −7.2 to −4.7 | 6,091 |
| Birmingham (B) | 44.3 | 50.3 | −6.1 | −6.8 to −5.3 | 17,567 |
| Coventry (CV) | 44.1 | 50.3 | −6.1 | −7.0 to −5.3 | 12,856 |
| London NW (NW) | 43.2 | 50.2 | −7.0 | −9.0 to −4.9 | 2,293 |
| London W (W) | 43.2 | 50.2 | −7.0 | −9.6 to −4.3 | 1,366 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 43.1 | 50.2 | −7.1 | −8.5 to −5.8 | 5,260 |
| Harrow (HA) | 43.0 | 50.2 | −7.2 | −9.1 to −5.3 | 2,585 |
| London SE (SE) | 42.7 | 50.2 | −7.5 | −8.9 to −6.1 | 4,861 |
| London E (E) | 42.4 | 50.2 | −7.8 | −9.6 to −6.1 | 3,048 |
| Bromley (BR) | 42.0 | 50.2 | −8.1 | −10.3 to −5.9 | 1,941 |
| Dartford (DA) | 41.9 | 50.2 | −8.3 | −9.9 to −6.7 | 3,739 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 41.7 | 50.2 | −8.5 | −9.8 to −7.2 | 5,588 |
| Romford (RM) | 40.6 | 50.2 | −9.6 | −11.3 to −8.0 | 3,474 |
| Slough (SL) | 40.5 | 50.2 | −9.7 | −11.4 to −8.0 | 3,147 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 40.2 | 50.2 | −10.0 | −11.9 to −8.1 | 2,603 |
| Ilford (IG) | 39.4 | 50.2 | −10.8 | −13.3 to −8.3 | 1,437 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 39.0 | 50.2 | −11.2 | −12.6 to −9.8 | 4,811 |
| Croydon (CR) | 38.9 | 50.2 | −11.3 | −12.8 to −9.7 | 3,860 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 36.6 | 50.2 | −13.5 | −18.0 to −9.1 | 445 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 36.4 | 50.2 | −13.9 | −15.5 to −12.2 | 3,198 |
| Sutton (SM) | 36.1 | 50.2 | −14.1 | −16.3 to −12.0 | 1,899 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 560,390 (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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