Where in Britain does the Peugeot 306 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 46.1% of 46,265 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Peugeot 306 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Lincoln (LN): 60.0% against 46.0% elsewhere (+14.0 points). It does best in Bolton (BL), −15.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Peugeot 306 MOT statistics · check a Peugeot 306 by registration
Peugeot 306 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (LN) | 60.0 | 46.0 | +14.0 | +7.5 to +20.4 | 225 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 59.7 | 46.1 | +13.6 | +5.0 to +22.2 | 124 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 59.2 | 46.1 | +13.1 | +5.1 to +21.1 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 58.2 | 46.1 | +12.1 | +4.1 to +20.2 | 146 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 57.4 | 45.8 | +11.5 | +8.6 to +14.5 | 1,098 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 56.9 | 46.0 | +10.8 | +6.0 to +15.7 | 408 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 56.0 | 45.8 | +10.2 | +7.6 to +12.8 | 1,453 |
| Bristol (BS) | 55.3 | 45.9 | +9.4 | +6.3 to +12.5 | 1,014 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 53.9 | 46.0 | +7.9 | +4.5 to +11.3 | 839 |
| Truro (TR) | 53.6 | 46.0 | +7.7 | +4.3 to +11.1 | 837 |
| Taunton (TA) | 52.6 | 46.0 | +6.6 | +3.3 to +9.9 | 893 |
| York (YO) | 52.7 | 46.1 | +6.6 | +1.5 to +11.7 | 372 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 52.6 | 46.1 | +6.5 | +0.1 to +12.9 | 234 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 52.3 | 46.1 | +6.2 | −0.4 to +12.9 | 216 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 52.3 | 46.1 | +6.2 | −2.4 to +14.7 | 132 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 51.5 | 46.0 | +5.5 | +1.9 to +9.0 | 779 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 51.4 | 46.1 | +5.4 | +0.8 to +9.9 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 51.2 | 46.1 | +5.2 | +0.7 to +9.6 | 490 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 50.7 | 46.0 | +4.7 | +1.3 to +8.1 | 852 |
| Swindon (SN) | 50.6 | 46.1 | +4.6 | +0.7 to +8.4 | 648 |
| Inverness (IV) | 50.4 | 46.1 | +4.3 | −4.1 to +12.6 | 137 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 49.9 | 46.0 | +3.9 | +0.8 to +7.0 | 1,012 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 49.5 | 46.1 | +3.4 | −6.4 to +13.2 | 101 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 49.4 | 46.1 | +3.3 | −0.8 to +7.4 | 567 |
| London SW (SW) | 48.9 | 46.1 | +2.8 | −3.3 to +8.8 | 262 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 48.6 | 46.1 | +2.6 | −1.2 to +6.3 | 701 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 48.4 | 46.1 | +2.3 | −5.0 to +9.5 | 184 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 48.3 | 46.1 | +2.3 | −1.6 to +6.1 | 664 |
| Southampton (SO) | 48.3 | 46.1 | +2.2 | −1.2 to +5.7 | 820 |
| Darlington (DL) | 47.9 | 46.1 | +1.8 | −5.3 to +8.9 | 190 (rough estimate) |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 47.8 | 46.1 | +1.6 | −7.7 to +10.9 | 111 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 47.7 | 46.1 | +1.6 | −2.1 to +5.2 | 730 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 47.6 | 46.1 | +1.5 | −2.5 to +5.5 | 607 |
| Newport (NP) | 47.4 | 46.1 | +1.3 | −3.4 to +5.9 | 454 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 47.0 | 46.1 | +0.9 | −2.4 to +4.1 | 903 |
| Walsall (WS) | 46.8 | 46.1 | +0.6 | −4.8 to +6.1 | 323 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 46.7 | 46.1 | +0.6 | −3.8 to +5.1 | 490 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 46.6 | 46.1 | +0.5 | −7.2 to +8.2 | 163 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 46.6 | 46.1 | +0.5 | −3.6 to +4.5 | 586 |
| Guildford (GU) | 46.4 | 46.1 | +0.3 | −2.8 to +3.4 | 1,017 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 46.4 | 46.1 | +0.3 | −2.9 to +3.5 | 959 |
| Colchester (CO) | 46.1 | 46.1 | −0.0 | −5.7 to +5.7 | 295 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 45.9 | 46.1 | −0.2 | −6.6 to +6.2 | 233 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 45.9 | 46.1 | −0.2 | −7.7 to +7.3 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 45.9 | 46.1 | −0.3 | −4.5 to +4.0 | 543 |
| Oxford (OX) | 45.6 | 46.1 | −0.5 | −4.3 to +3.3 | 660 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 45.5 | 46.1 | −0.7 | −4.1 to +2.8 | 816 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 45.3 | 46.1 | −0.8 | −5.3 to +3.7 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 45.3 | 46.1 | −0.8 | −5.5 to +3.9 | 437 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 45.3 | 46.1 | −0.8 | −6.7 to +5.1 | 276 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 45.2 | 46.1 | −0.9 | −7.0 to +5.1 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 44.6 | 46.1 | −1.5 | −6.7 to +3.7 | 352 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 44.5 | 46.1 | −1.6 | −6.6 to +3.5 | 375 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 44.5 | 46.1 | −1.7 | −6.9 to +3.6 | 344 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 44.5 | 46.1 | −1.7 | −6.5 to +3.2 | 407 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 44.5 | 46.2 | −1.7 | −4.9 to +1.5 | 920 |
| Preston (PR) | 44.0 | 46.1 | −2.1 | −6.8 to +2.6 | 434 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 44.0 | 46.1 | −2.1 | −8.0 to +3.8 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 43.9 | 46.2 | −2.3 | −5.5 to +0.9 | 969 |
| London E (E) | 43.8 | 46.1 | −2.3 | −10.2 to +5.5 | 153 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 43.5 | 46.1 | −2.6 | −7.7 to +2.5 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 43.4 | 46.1 | −2.7 | −7.6 to +2.1 | 403 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 43.4 | 46.1 | −2.8 | −8.0 to +2.5 | 346 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 43.3 | 46.1 | −2.9 | −9.2 to +3.5 | 238 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 43.0 | 46.1 | −3.1 | −8.6 to +2.3 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 43.0 | 46.1 | −3.2 | −11.5 to +5.2 | 135 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 42.9 | 46.2 | −3.2 | −6.7 to +0.2 | 806 |
| Redhill (RH) | 42.9 | 46.2 | −3.3 | −7.4 to +0.8 | 574 |
| Durham (DH) | 42.8 | 46.1 | −3.4 | −11.6 to +4.9 | 138 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 42.4 | 46.1 | −3.7 | −9.4 to +1.9 | 297 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 42.2 | 46.1 | −3.9 | −10.4 to +2.6 | 225 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 41.8 | 46.1 | −4.3 | −11.9 to +3.2 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 41.7 | 46.1 | −4.5 | −10.2 to +1.2 | 288 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 41.4 | 46.1 | −4.7 | −11.2 to +1.7 | 227 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 41.3 | 46.1 | −4.8 | −10.9 to +1.3 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 41.3 | 46.2 | −4.8 | −9.6 to −0.1 | 421 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 41.3 | 46.2 | −4.9 | −9.3 to −0.6 | 497 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 40.6 | 46.2 | −5.6 | −10.8 to −0.3 | 335 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 40.7 | 46.2 | −5.6 | −8.9 to −2.2 | 851 |
| Bromley (BR) | 40.3 | 46.1 | −5.8 | −14.6 to +3.0 | 119 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 40.2 | 46.1 | −6.0 | −12.4 to +0.5 | 224 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 39.0 | 46.2 | −7.2 | −10.8 to −3.6 | 718 |
| Birmingham (B) | 39.0 | 46.3 | −7.3 | −10.2 to −4.4 | 1,105 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 38.6 | 46.2 | −7.5 | −14.1 to −1.0 | 215 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 37.9 | 46.2 | −8.3 | −14.4 to −2.2 | 243 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 37.8 | 46.2 | −8.4 | −14.0 to −2.9 | 294 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 37.8 | 46.2 | −8.4 | −12.6 to −4.2 | 516 |
| Dartford (DA) | 37.7 | 46.2 | −8.5 | −15.0 to −2.0 | 215 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 37.6 | 46.3 | −8.7 | −11.7 to −5.7 | 1,022 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 36.9 | 46.1 | −9.2 | −18.6 to +0.1 | 103 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 36.9 | 46.1 | −9.3 | −17.2 to −1.3 | 141 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 36.8 | 46.1 | −9.3 | −18.5 to −0.2 | 106 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 36.8 | 46.1 | −9.4 | −18.1 to −0.6 | 117 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 36.7 | 46.2 | −9.5 | −15.4 to −3.5 | 256 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 36.4 | 46.2 | −9.8 | −15.5 to −4.0 | 272 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 36.4 | 46.1 | −9.8 | −17.4 to −2.2 | 154 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 36.2 | 46.2 | −10.0 | −16.9 to −3.1 | 188 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 35.2 | 46.2 | −11.0 | −15.3 to −6.6 | 471 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 35.0 | 46.2 | −11.2 | −16.6 to −5.9 | 306 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 34.1 | 46.2 | −12.1 | −17.5 to −6.7 | 299 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 33.2 | 46.2 | −13.0 | −19.5 to −6.5 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 32.2 | 46.2 | −13.9 | −21.5 to −6.4 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 31.8 | 46.2 | −14.4 | −21.8 to −6.9 | 151 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 30.7 | 46.2 | −15.5 | −23.9 to −7.0 | 114 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 46,265 (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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