Where in Britain does the Peugeot 308 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 33.5% of 855,385 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Peugeot 308 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 48.3% against 33.4% elsewhere (+14.8 points). It does best in Southend-on-Sea (SS), −9.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Peugeot 308 MOT statistics · check a Peugeot 308 by registration
Peugeot 308 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) | 48.3 | 33.4 | +14.8 | +13.6 to +16.1 | 5,988 |
| Dundee (DD) | 46.7 | 33.5 | +13.3 | +11.5 to +15.0 | 3,249 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 45.1 | 33.5 | +11.6 | +9.6 to +13.6 | 2,461 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 43.0 | 33.5 | +9.5 | +8.1 to +10.9 | 4,881 |
| Hull (HU) | 41.9 | 33.5 | +8.4 | +7.2 to +9.7 | 5,958 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 41.4 | 33.5 | +7.9 | +6.3 to +9.5 | 3,604 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 40.8 | 33.4 | +7.4 | +6.4 to +8.3 | 10,431 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 40.5 | 33.5 | +7.0 | −1.9 to +15.9 | 116 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 40.2 | 33.5 | +6.8 | +5.7 to +7.9 | 7,409 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 40.0 | 33.5 | +6.5 | +4.8 to +8.2 | 3,252 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 39.5 | 33.5 | +6.0 | +4.7 to +7.3 | 5,542 |
| York (YO) | 38.9 | 33.5 | +5.4 | +4.3 to +6.5 | 7,495 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 38.8 | 33.5 | +5.2 | +2.0 to +8.5 | 862 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 38.6 | 33.5 | +5.1 | +3.8 to +6.4 | 5,734 |
| Inverness (IV) | 38.4 | 33.5 | +4.9 | +3.7 to +6.2 | 5,761 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 38.2 | 33.4 | +4.7 | +3.9 to +5.6 | 13,146 |
| Truro (TR) | 38.0 | 33.5 | +4.6 | +3.5 to +5.6 | 8,508 |
| Leeds (LS) | 38.0 | 33.5 | +4.5 | +3.4 to +5.6 | 7,870 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 37.9 | 33.5 | +4.4 | +3.1 to +5.6 | 6,177 |
| Darlington (DL) | 37.6 | 33.5 | +4.1 | +2.8 to +5.4 | 5,586 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 37.6 | 33.5 | +4.1 | +1.9 to +6.3 | 1,874 |
| Hereford (HR) | 37.5 | 33.5 | +4.0 | +2.4 to +5.7 | 3,351 |
| Paisley (PA) | 37.4 | 33.5 | +3.9 | +2.6 to +5.2 | 5,265 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.3 | 33.5 | +3.8 | +2.2 to +5.4 | 3,559 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 37.3 | 33.5 | +3.8 | −1.1 to +8.6 | 381 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 37.1 | 33.5 | +3.7 | +2.9 to +4.5 | 15,251 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 37.0 | 33.5 | +3.5 | +1.8 to +5.3 | 2,845 |
| Exeter (EX) | 36.9 | 33.5 | +3.4 | +2.6 to +4.3 | 11,589 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 36.9 | 33.5 | +3.4 | +2.3 to +4.5 | 7,215 |
| Bradford (BD) | 36.8 | 33.5 | +3.4 | +2.2 to +4.5 | 7,266 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 36.6 | 33.5 | +3.2 | +2.2 to +4.1 | 9,400 |
| Newport (NP) | 36.5 | 33.5 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +4.0 | 8,788 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 36.4 | 33.5 | +2.9 | +2.0 to +3.8 | 12,044 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 36.3 | 33.5 | +2.8 | +1.3 to +4.3 | 4,075 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 36.2 | 33.5 | +2.7 | +1.8 to +3.7 | 10,057 |
| Halifax (HX) | 36.2 | 33.5 | +2.6 | +0.8 to +4.5 | 2,608 |
| Wigan (WN) | 36.1 | 33.5 | +2.6 | +1.2 to +4.0 | 4,578 |
| Swansea (SA) | 36.0 | 33.5 | +2.5 | +1.6 to +3.4 | 11,089 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 35.6 | 33.5 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.5 | 4,679 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 35.5 | 33.5 | +2.1 | +1.3 to +2.8 | 15,414 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 35.3 | 33.5 | +1.8 | +0.6 to +3.0 | 6,055 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 35.0 | 33.5 | +1.5 | −0.5 to +3.5 | 2,177 |
| Durham (DH) | 34.9 | 33.5 | +1.4 | −0.0 to +2.7 | 4,593 |
| Chester (CH) | 34.7 | 33.5 | +1.2 | +0.3 to +2.1 | 10,807 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 34.6 | 33.5 | +1.1 | −0.0 to +2.2 | 6,948 |
| Bristol (BS) | 34.5 | 33.5 | +1.0 | +0.3 to +1.8 | 15,995 |
| Northampton (NN) | 34.4 | 33.5 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.8 | 12,806 |
| Preston (PR) | 34.4 | 33.5 | +0.9 | −0.2 to +1.9 | 7,988 |
| Telford (TF) | 34.4 | 33.5 | +0.9 | −0.5 to +2.3 | 4,327 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 34.3 | 33.5 | +0.8 | −1.0 to +2.6 | 2,575 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 34.2 | 33.5 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.7 | 8,770 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 34.1 | 33.5 | +0.6 | −0.2 to +1.4 | 12,540 |
| Warrington (WA) | 33.9 | 33.5 | +0.4 | −0.6 to +1.4 | 8,321 |
| Crewe (CW) | 33.9 | 33.5 | +0.4 | −0.9 to +1.6 | 5,279 |
| Bolton (BL) | 33.8 | 33.5 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.5 | 5,912 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 33.8 | 33.5 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.5 | 6,225 |
| Dudley (DY) | 33.8 | 33.5 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.4 | 6,272 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 33.5 | 33.5 | −0.0 | −0.9 to +0.9 | 10,236 |
| Colchester (CO) | 33.5 | 33.5 | −0.0 | −1.2 to +1.2 | 5,576 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 33.4 | 33.5 | −0.1 | −1.1 to +0.9 | 8,421 |
| Stockport (SK) | 32.7 | 33.5 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.2 | 8,858 |
| Bath (BA) | 32.7 | 33.5 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.2 | 8,490 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 32.6 | 33.5 | −0.9 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 12,884 |
| Manchester (M) | 32.5 | 33.5 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.2 | 12,516 |
| Luton (LU) | 32.4 | 33.5 | −1.1 | −2.6 to +0.4 | 3,854 |
| Taunton (TA) | 32.4 | 33.5 | −1.1 | −2.2 to −0.1 | 7,821 |
| Walsall (WS) | 32.4 | 33.5 | −1.2 | −2.2 to −0.2 | 8,487 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 32.3 | 33.5 | −1.3 | −2.2 to −0.3 | 9,151 |
| Swindon (SN) | 32.1 | 33.5 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.5 | 8,207 |
| Sheffield (S) | 32.0 | 33.6 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.9 | 20,572 |
| Liverpool (L) | 31.9 | 33.5 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 8,363 |
| Brighton (BN) | 31.9 | 33.5 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 8,927 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 31.9 | 33.5 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.7 | 9,161 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 31.9 | 33.5 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 8,366 |
| Norwich (NR) | 31.9 | 33.5 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.8 | 11,892 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 31.7 | 33.6 | −1.8 | −2.5 to −1.2 | 20,299 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 31.6 | 33.5 | −1.9 | −3.1 to −0.8 | 6,601 |
| London N (N) | 31.6 | 33.5 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.4 | 3,365 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.4 | 33.5 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.8 | 4,606 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 31.4 | 33.5 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.3 | 10,373 |
| Derby (DE) | 31.4 | 33.6 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.4 | 12,346 |
| Redhill (RH) | 31.2 | 33.5 | −2.3 | −3.6 to −1.0 | 5,270 |
| Oxford (OX) | 31.2 | 33.5 | −2.4 | −3.3 to −1.4 | 9,445 |
| Southampton (SO) | 31.1 | 33.5 | −2.4 | −3.4 to −1.4 | 8,758 |
| Oldham (OL) | 31.1 | 33.5 | −2.4 | −3.6 to −1.3 | 6,096 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 30.9 | 33.5 | −2.6 | −5.4 to +0.1 | 1,087 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 31.0 | 33.6 | −2.6 | −3.2 to −2.0 | 21,197 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 30.7 | 33.5 | −2.8 | −4.0 to −1.6 | 5,871 |
| Leicester (LE) | 30.7 | 33.6 | −2.9 | −3.6 to −2.1 | 15,656 |
| Medway (ME) | 30.6 | 33.6 | −3.0 | −3.9 to −2.0 | 9,683 |
| Birmingham (B) | 30.6 | 33.6 | −3.0 | −3.5 to −2.4 | 27,947 |
| Ilford (IG) | 30.5 | 33.5 | −3.0 | −5.3 to −0.8 | 1,552 |
| London SE (SE) | 30.4 | 33.5 | −3.1 | −4.4 to −1.8 | 4,584 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 30.4 | 33.5 | −3.2 | −4.4 to −1.9 | 5,168 |
| London W (W) | 30.2 | 33.5 | −3.4 | −5.4 to −1.3 | 1,936 |
| Guildford (GU) | 29.9 | 33.6 | −3.7 | −4.6 to −2.8 | 9,467 |
| London NW (NW) | 29.8 | 33.5 | −3.7 | −5.4 to −2.0 | 2,802 |
| Reading (RG) | 29.8 | 33.6 | −3.8 | −4.7 to −3.0 | 11,405 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 29.7 | 33.5 | −3.9 | −5.1 to −2.7 | 5,815 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 29.6 | 33.5 | −4.0 | −5.6 to −2.3 | 2,894 |
| Slough (SL) | 29.4 | 33.5 | −4.1 | −5.7 to −2.6 | 3,330 |
| Watford (WD) | 29.3 | 33.5 | −4.2 | −6.1 to −2.3 | 2,168 |
| St Albans (AL) | 29.0 | 33.5 | −4.6 | −6.4 to −2.7 | 2,354 |
| Coventry (CV) | 29.0 | 33.6 | −4.6 | −5.3 to −4.0 | 18,671 |
| Dartford (DA) | 28.9 | 33.5 | −4.7 | −6.0 to −3.3 | 4,499 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 28.7 | 33.6 | −4.8 | −5.8 to −3.9 | 8,739 |
| Enfield (EN) | 28.3 | 33.5 | −5.3 | −6.9 to −3.6 | 2,892 |
| Bromley (BR) | 28.0 | 33.5 | −5.5 | −7.7 to −3.3 | 1,592 |
| Croydon (CR) | 27.5 | 33.5 | −6.1 | −7.5 to −4.6 | 3,884 |
| Sutton (SM) | 27.4 | 33.5 | −6.1 | −8.4 to −3.8 | 1,498 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 27.2 | 33.6 | −6.3 | −7.6 to −5.0 | 4,659 |
| London E (E) | 27.2 | 33.6 | −6.3 | −7.7 to −5.0 | 4,191 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.8 | 33.5 | −6.8 | −8.3 to −5.3 | 3,260 |
| London SW (SW) | 26.3 | 33.5 | −7.2 | −8.7 to −5.7 | 3,352 |
| Romford (RM) | 26.2 | 33.6 | −7.4 | −8.7 to −6.0 | 4,351 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 26.1 | 33.6 | −7.4 | −8.6 to −6.2 | 5,152 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 24.8 | 33.6 | −8.7 | −9.9 to −7.6 | 5,781 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.1 | 33.6 | −9.5 | −10.6 to −8.4 | 6,049 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 855,385 (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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