Where in Britain does the Peugeot 208 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 24.3% of 1,049,830 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Peugeot 208 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Aberdeen (AB): 34.9% against 24.2% elsewhere (+10.6 points). It does best in Southend-on-Sea (SS), −7.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Peugeot 208 MOT statistics · check a Peugeot 208 by registration
Peugeot 208 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (AB) | 34.9 | 24.2 | +10.6 | +9.3 to +11.9 | 5,153 |
| Dundee (DD) | 34.4 | 24.3 | +10.1 | +8.7 to +11.5 | 4,207 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 32.9 | 24.2 | +8.7 | +7.6 to +9.7 | 7,589 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 31.5 | 24.2 | +7.3 | +6.2 to +8.3 | 7,857 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 31.2 | 24.3 | +6.9 | +5.6 to +8.2 | 4,874 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 31.2 | 24.3 | +6.9 | +5.4 to +8.4 | 3,461 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 29.9 | 24.3 | +5.6 | +4.3 to +6.9 | 4,832 |
| Leeds (LS) | 29.5 | 24.2 | +5.3 | +4.4 to +6.1 | 11,125 |
| Glasgow (G) | 29.3 | 24.2 | +5.2 | +4.6 to +5.7 | 24,558 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 29.2 | 24.2 | +5.0 | +4.3 to +5.6 | 18,545 |
| Darlington (DL) | 29.0 | 24.3 | +4.7 | +3.6 to +5.8 | 6,205 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 28.6 | 24.2 | +4.3 | +3.6 to +5.1 | 14,585 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 28.4 | 24.3 | +4.1 | +3.2 to +5.0 | 9,553 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 28.4 | 24.3 | +4.1 | +2.0 to +6.2 | 1,785 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 28.0 | 24.3 | +3.7 | +2.8 to +4.6 | 9,395 |
| Perth (PH) | 28.0 | 24.3 | +3.7 | +2.3 to +5.0 | 4,389 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 27.9 | 24.3 | +3.7 | +2.7 to +4.6 | 8,130 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 27.5 | 24.2 | +3.3 | +2.6 to +3.9 | 17,075 |
| Durham (DH) | 27.4 | 24.3 | +3.1 | +2.0 to +4.3 | 6,135 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 27.2 | 24.3 | +2.9 | +1.6 to +4.3 | 3,944 |
| Northampton (NN) | 27.2 | 24.3 | +2.9 | +2.2 to +3.6 | 15,451 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 27.0 | 24.3 | +2.7 | +0.9 to +4.5 | 2,307 |
| Inverness (IV) | 26.9 | 24.3 | +2.7 | +1.6 to +3.8 | 6,369 |
| York (YO) | 26.9 | 24.3 | +2.6 | +1.7 to +3.6 | 9,061 |
| Bradford (BD) | 26.9 | 24.3 | +2.6 | +1.7 to +3.5 | 9,867 |
| London N (N) | 26.7 | 24.3 | +2.4 | +0.8 to +4.0 | 2,996 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 26.7 | 24.3 | +2.4 | +1.1 to +3.7 | 4,294 |
| Hull (HU) | 26.6 | 24.3 | +2.4 | +1.3 to +3.4 | 6,837 |
| Paisley (PA) | 26.5 | 24.3 | +2.3 | +1.3 to +3.2 | 7,946 |
| Wigan (WN) | 26.4 | 24.3 | +2.1 | +1.0 to +3.2 | 6,028 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 26.4 | 24.3 | +2.1 | +0.9 to +3.3 | 5,357 |
| Swansea (SA) | 26.3 | 24.3 | +2.1 | +1.3 to +2.8 | 13,397 |
| Halifax (HX) | 26.1 | 24.3 | +1.8 | +0.5 to +3.2 | 3,939 |
| Luton (LU) | 26.0 | 24.3 | +1.8 | +0.5 to +3.0 | 4,854 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 26.0 | 24.3 | +1.7 | −1.4 to +4.8 | 769 |
| Hereford (HR) | 25.9 | 24.3 | +1.6 | −0.2 to +3.4 | 2,386 |
| Manchester (M) | 25.4 | 24.3 | +1.1 | +0.5 to +1.8 | 17,985 |
| London NW (NW) | 25.2 | 24.3 | +0.9 | −0.7 to +2.6 | 2,785 |
| Crewe (CW) | 25.2 | 24.3 | +0.9 | −0.1 to +2.0 | 6,823 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 25.1 | 24.3 | +0.8 | +0.0 to +1.6 | 12,096 |
| Warrington (WA) | 25.0 | 24.3 | +0.7 | −0.1 to +1.5 | 10,713 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.9 | 24.3 | +0.6 | −0.3 to +1.6 | 8,037 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 24.9 | 24.3 | +0.6 | −0.1 to +1.4 | 12,498 |
| Dudley (DY) | 24.8 | 24.3 | +0.5 | −0.5 to +1.5 | 7,518 |
| Bristol (BS) | 24.7 | 24.3 | +0.4 | −0.2 to +1.1 | 19,265 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 24.7 | 24.3 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.5 | 6,244 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 24.6 | 24.3 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.3 | 6,680 |
| Newport (NP) | 24.6 | 24.3 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.1 | 11,093 |
| Walsall (WS) | 24.5 | 24.3 | +0.2 | −0.5 to +1.0 | 13,416 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 24.5 | 24.3 | +0.2 | −1.7 to +2.0 | 2,083 |
| Preston (PR) | 24.5 | 24.3 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 10,674 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.4 | 24.3 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.1 | 7,097 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 24.4 | 24.3 | +0.1 | −0.7 to +0.8 | 12,752 |
| Stockport (SK) | 24.3 | 24.3 | −0.0 | −0.8 to +0.7 | 13,905 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 24.2 | 24.3 | −0.1 | −5.0 to +4.9 | 289 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 24.1 | 24.3 | −0.1 | −1.0 to +0.7 | 9,715 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 24.1 | 24.3 | −0.2 | −0.9 to +0.5 | 14,493 |
| Truro (TR) | 23.8 | 24.3 | −0.5 | −1.4 to +0.5 | 8,134 |
| Chester (CH) | 23.8 | 24.3 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.2 | 14,914 |
| Sheffield (S) | 23.8 | 24.3 | −0.5 | −1.0 to +0.1 | 23,941 |
| Liverpool (L) | 23.8 | 24.3 | −0.5 | −1.3 to +0.3 | 12,179 |
| Telford (TF) | 23.8 | 24.3 | −0.5 | −1.6 to +0.6 | 5,677 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 23.8 | 24.3 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.2 | 14,569 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 23.8 | 24.3 | −0.5 | −1.6 to +0.5 | 6,179 |
| Oldham (OL) | 23.7 | 24.3 | −0.6 | −1.4 to +0.2 | 10,289 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 23.7 | 24.3 | −0.6 | −1.4 to +0.1 | 13,340 |
| Slough (SL) | 23.5 | 24.3 | −0.8 | −2.3 to +0.6 | 3,374 |
| Birmingham (B) | 23.5 | 24.3 | −0.8 | −1.3 to −0.4 | 38,791 |
| Colchester (CO) | 23.5 | 24.3 | −0.8 | −2.0 to +0.3 | 5,480 |
| Oxford (OX) | 23.4 | 24.3 | −0.9 | −1.7 to −0.1 | 10,721 |
| Swindon (SN) | 23.3 | 24.3 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 10,116 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 23.3 | 24.3 | −1.0 | −2.5 to +0.5 | 3,002 |
| London W (W) | 23.2 | 24.3 | −1.1 | −2.8 to +0.6 | 2,405 |
| St Albans (AL) | 23.2 | 24.3 | −1.1 | −2.6 to +0.4 | 2,916 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 23.0 | 24.3 | −1.3 | −2.1 to −0.4 | 9,321 |
| Ilford (IG) | 23.0 | 24.3 | −1.3 | −3.4 to +0.8 | 1,582 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 23.0 | 24.3 | −1.3 | −2.3 to −0.4 | 7,755 |
| Leicester (LE) | 23.0 | 24.3 | −1.4 | −1.9 to −0.8 | 19,702 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 22.8 | 24.3 | −1.6 | −2.3 to −0.8 | 11,329 |
| Redhill (RH) | 22.5 | 24.3 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.7 | 5,893 |
| Bromley (BR) | 22.5 | 24.3 | −1.8 | −3.7 to +0.0 | 1,897 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 22.4 | 24.3 | −1.9 | −2.7 to −1.0 | 9,370 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 22.4 | 24.3 | −1.9 | −2.8 to −1.1 | 9,369 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 22.4 | 24.3 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.8 | 5,602 |
| London SE (SE) | 22.3 | 24.3 | −2.0 | −3.2 to −0.7 | 4,056 |
| Norwich (NR) | 22.3 | 24.3 | −2.0 | −2.7 to −1.2 | 11,651 |
| Southampton (SO) | 22.3 | 24.3 | −2.0 | −2.8 to −1.2 | 9,724 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.1 | 24.3 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.2 | 7,096 |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.0 | 24.3 | −2.3 | −3.3 to −1.2 | 5,879 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.0 | 24.3 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.7 | 16,499 |
| Medway (ME) | 22.0 | 24.3 | −2.3 | −3.1 to −1.6 | 12,409 |
| Watford (WD) | 21.9 | 24.3 | −2.4 | −3.8 to −0.9 | 3,289 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.9 | 24.3 | −2.4 | −3.8 to −1.0 | 3,338 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 21.9 | 24.3 | −2.4 | −3.0 to −1.8 | 19,661 |
| London SW (SW) | 21.8 | 24.3 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.2 | 3,891 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 21.7 | 24.3 | −2.6 | −3.8 to −1.4 | 4,594 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 21.7 | 24.3 | −2.6 | −5.1 to −0.1 | 1,024 |
| Exeter (EX) | 21.6 | 24.3 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −1.9 | 10,491 |
| Bath (BA) | 21.6 | 24.3 | −2.7 | −3.7 to −1.8 | 7,603 |
| Coventry (CV) | 21.6 | 24.4 | −2.8 | −3.3 to −2.3 | 28,673 |
| Guildford (GU) | 21.4 | 24.3 | −2.9 | −3.7 to −2.2 | 11,548 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 21.1 | 24.3 | −3.2 | −3.9 to −2.6 | 14,500 |
| Harrow (HA) | 21.0 | 24.3 | −3.3 | −4.6 to −2.0 | 3,783 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 21.1 | 24.3 | −3.3 | −4.0 to −2.6 | 12,673 |
| Croydon (CR) | 20.9 | 24.3 | −3.5 | −4.6 to −2.4 | 5,392 |
| London E (E) | 20.8 | 24.3 | −3.6 | −4.9 to −2.3 | 3,763 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 20.8 | 24.4 | −3.6 | −4.1 to −3.1 | 27,298 |
| Reading (RG) | 20.7 | 24.3 | −3.6 | −4.3 to −3.0 | 13,920 |
| Brighton (BN) | 20.6 | 24.3 | −3.7 | −4.4 to −2.9 | 11,567 |
| Sutton (SM) | 20.5 | 24.3 | −3.8 | −5.5 to −2.2 | 2,280 |
| Romford (RM) | 20.3 | 24.3 | −4.0 | −5.1 to −2.8 | 4,945 |
| Taunton (TA) | 20.3 | 24.3 | −4.0 | −4.9 to −3.1 | 7,623 |
| Dartford (DA) | 19.9 | 24.3 | −4.4 | −5.6 to −3.3 | 4,880 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 19.7 | 24.3 | −4.6 | −5.6 to −3.6 | 6,019 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 19.0 | 24.3 | −5.4 | −6.3 to −4.5 | 7,603 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 17.6 | 24.3 | −6.7 | −7.9 to −5.5 | 3,997 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 16.6 | 24.4 | −7.8 | −8.6 to −7.0 | 8,778 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,049,830 (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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