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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.

Peugeot 306: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Lincoln (LN)60.046.0+14.0+7.5 to +20.4225 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)59.746.1+13.6+5.0 to +22.2124 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)59.246.1+13.1+5.1 to +21.1147 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)58.246.1+12.1+4.1 to +20.2146 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)57.445.8+11.5+8.6 to +14.51,098
Torquay (TQ)56.946.0+10.8+6.0 to +15.7408 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)56.045.8+10.2+7.6 to +12.81,453
Bristol (BS)55.345.9+9.4+6.3 to +12.51,014
Bournemouth (BH)53.946.0+7.9+4.5 to +11.3839
Truro (TR)53.646.0+7.7+4.3 to +11.1837
Taunton (TA)52.646.0+6.6+3.3 to +9.9893
York (YO)52.746.1+6.6+1.5 to +11.7372 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)52.646.1+6.5+0.1 to +12.9234 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)52.346.1+6.2−0.4 to +12.9216 (rough estimate)
Watford (WD)52.346.1+6.2−2.4 to +14.7132 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)51.546.0+5.5+1.9 to +9.0779
Dorchester (DT)51.446.1+5.4+0.8 to +9.9459 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)51.246.1+5.2+0.7 to +9.6490 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)50.746.0+4.7+1.3 to +8.1852
Swindon (SN)50.646.1+4.6+0.7 to +8.4648
Inverness (IV)50.446.1+4.3−4.1 to +12.6137 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)49.946.0+3.9+0.8 to +7.01,012
Falkirk (FK)49.546.1+3.4−6.4 to +13.2101 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)49.446.1+3.3−0.8 to +7.4567
London SW (SW)48.946.1+2.8−3.3 to +8.8262 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)48.646.1+2.6−1.2 to +6.3701
Blackpool (FY)48.446.1+2.3−5.0 to +9.5184 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)48.346.1+2.3−1.6 to +6.1664
Southampton (SO)48.346.1+2.2−1.2 to +5.7820
Darlington (DL)47.946.1+1.8−5.3 to +8.9190 (rough estimate)
Llandrindod Wells (LD)47.846.1+1.6−7.7 to +10.9111 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)47.746.1+1.6−2.1 to +5.2730
Shrewsbury (SY)47.646.1+1.5−2.5 to +5.5607
Newport (NP)47.446.1+1.3−3.4 to +5.9454 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)47.046.1+0.9−2.4 to +4.1903
Walsall (WS)46.846.1+0.6−4.8 to +6.1323 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)46.746.1+0.6−3.8 to +5.1490 (rough estimate)
St Albans (AL)46.646.1+0.5−7.2 to +8.2163 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)46.646.1+0.5−3.6 to +4.5586
Guildford (GU)46.446.1+0.3−2.8 to +3.41,017
Tonbridge (TN)46.446.1+0.3−2.9 to +3.5959
Colchester (CO)46.146.1−0.0−5.7 to +5.7295 (rough estimate)
Carlisle (CA)45.946.1−0.2−6.6 to +6.2233 (rough estimate)
Telford (TF)45.946.1−0.2−7.7 to +7.3170 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)45.946.1−0.3−4.5 to +4.0543
Oxford (OX)45.646.1−0.5−4.3 to +3.3660
Llandudno (LL)45.546.1−0.7−4.1 to +2.8816
Canterbury (CT)45.346.1−0.8−5.3 to +3.7470 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)45.346.1−0.8−5.5 to +3.9437 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)45.346.1−0.8−6.7 to +5.1276 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)45.246.1−0.9−7.0 to +5.1261 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)44.646.1−1.5−6.7 to +3.7352 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)44.546.1−1.6−6.6 to +3.5375 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)44.546.1−1.7−6.9 to +3.6344 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)44.546.1−1.7−6.5 to +3.2407 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)44.546.2−1.7−4.9 to +1.5920
Preston (PR)44.046.1−2.1−6.8 to +2.6434 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)44.046.1−2.1−8.0 to +3.8275 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)43.946.2−2.3−5.5 to +0.9969
London E (E)43.846.1−2.3−10.2 to +5.5153 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)43.546.1−2.6−7.7 to +2.5363 (rough estimate)
Dudley (DY)43.446.1−2.7−7.6 to +2.1403 (rough estimate)
Lancaster (LA)43.446.1−2.8−8.0 to +2.5346 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)43.346.1−2.9−9.2 to +3.5238 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)43.046.1−3.1−8.6 to +2.3321 (rough estimate)
Oldham (OL)43.046.1−3.2−11.5 to +5.2135 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)42.946.2−3.2−6.7 to +0.2806
Redhill (RH)42.946.2−3.3−7.4 to +0.8574
Durham (DH)42.846.1−3.4−11.6 to +4.9138 (rough estimate)
Worcester (WR)42.446.1−3.7−9.4 to +1.9297 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)42.246.1−3.9−10.4 to +2.6225 (rough estimate)
Cleveland (TS)41.846.1−4.3−11.9 to +3.2165 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)41.746.1−4.5−10.2 to +1.2288 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)41.446.1−4.7−11.2 to +1.7227 (rough estimate)
London N (N)41.346.1−4.8−10.9 to +1.3254 (rough estimate)
Hemel Hempstead (HP)41.346.2−4.8−9.6 to −0.1421 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)41.346.2−4.9−9.3 to −0.6497 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)40.646.2−5.6−10.8 to −0.3335 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)40.746.2−5.6−8.9 to −2.2851
Bromley (BR)40.346.1−5.8−14.6 to +3.0119 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)40.246.1−6.0−12.4 to +0.5224 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)39.046.2−7.2−10.8 to −3.6718
Birmingham (B)39.046.3−7.3−10.2 to −4.41,105
Uxbridge (UB)38.646.2−7.5−14.1 to −1.0215 (rough estimate)
Croydon (CR)37.946.2−8.3−14.4 to −2.2243 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)37.846.2−8.4−14.0 to −2.9294 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)37.846.2−8.4−12.6 to −4.2516
Dartford (DA)37.746.2−8.5−15.0 to −2.0215 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)37.646.3−8.7−11.7 to −5.71,022
Kilmarnock (KA)36.946.1−9.2−18.6 to +0.1103 (rough estimate)
Sutton (SM)36.946.1−9.3−17.2 to −1.3141 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)36.846.1−9.3−18.5 to −0.2106 (rough estimate)
London W (W)36.846.1−9.4−18.1 to −0.6117 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)36.746.2−9.5−15.4 to −3.5256 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)36.446.2−9.8−15.5 to −4.0272 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)36.446.1−9.8−17.4 to −2.2154 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)36.246.2−10.0−16.9 to −3.1188 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)35.246.2−11.0−15.3 to −6.6471 (rough estimate)
Wolverhampton (WV)35.046.2−11.2−16.6 to −5.9306 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)34.146.2−12.1−17.5 to −6.7299 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)33.246.2−13.0−19.5 to −6.5205 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)32.246.2−13.9−21.5 to −6.4149 (rough estimate)
London NW (NW)31.846.2−14.4−21.8 to −6.9151 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)30.746.2−15.5−23.9 to −7.0114 (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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