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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.

Peugeot 308: 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
Kirkcaldy (KY)48.333.4+14.8+13.6 to +16.15,988
Dundee (DD)46.733.5+13.3+11.5 to +15.03,249
Sunderland (SR)45.133.5+11.6+9.6 to +13.62,461
Aberdeen (AB)43.033.5+9.5+8.1 to +10.94,881
Hull (HU)41.933.5+8.4+7.2 to +9.75,958
Falkirk (FK)41.433.5+7.9+6.3 to +9.53,604
Edinburgh (EH)40.833.4+7.4+6.4 to +8.310,431
Lerwick (ZE)40.533.5+7.0−1.9 to +15.9116 (rough estimate)
Cleveland (TS)40.233.5+6.8+5.7 to +7.97,409
Blackpool (FY)40.033.5+6.5+4.8 to +8.23,252
Motherwell (ML)39.533.5+6.0+4.7 to +7.35,542
York (YO)38.933.5+5.4+4.3 to +6.57,495
Llandrindod Wells (LD)38.833.5+5.2+2.0 to +8.5862
Lincoln (LN)38.633.5+5.1+3.8 to +6.45,734
Inverness (IV)38.433.5+4.9+3.7 to +6.25,761
Cardiff (CF)38.233.4+4.7+3.9 to +5.613,146
Truro (TR)38.033.5+4.6+3.5 to +5.68,508
Leeds (LS)38.033.5+4.5+3.4 to +5.67,870
Kilmarnock (KA)37.933.5+4.4+3.1 to +5.66,177
Darlington (DL)37.633.5+4.1+2.8 to +5.45,586
Harrogate (HG)37.633.5+4.1+1.9 to +6.31,874
Hereford (HR)37.533.5+4.0+2.4 to +5.73,351
Paisley (PA)37.433.5+3.9+2.6 to +5.25,265
Perth (PH)37.333.5+3.8+2.2 to +5.43,559
Outer Hebrides (HS)37.333.5+3.8−1.1 to +8.6381 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)37.133.5+3.7+2.9 to +4.515,251
Huddersfield (HD)37.033.5+3.5+1.8 to +5.32,845
Exeter (EX)36.933.5+3.4+2.6 to +4.311,589
Bournemouth (BH)36.933.5+3.4+2.3 to +4.57,215
Bradford (BD)36.833.5+3.4+2.2 to +4.57,266
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)36.633.5+3.2+2.2 to +4.19,400
Newport (NP)36.533.5+3.0+2.0 to +4.08,788
Newcastle (NE)36.433.5+2.9+2.0 to +3.812,044
Salisbury (SP)36.333.5+2.8+1.3 to +4.34,075
Portsmouth (PO)36.233.5+2.7+1.8 to +3.710,057
Halifax (HX)36.233.5+2.6+0.8 to +4.52,608
Wigan (WN)36.133.5+2.6+1.2 to +4.04,578
Swansea (SA)36.033.5+2.5+1.6 to +3.411,089
Torquay (TQ)35.633.5+2.1+0.8 to +3.54,679
Plymouth (PL)35.533.5+2.1+1.3 to +2.815,414
Lancaster (LA)35.333.5+1.8+0.6 to +3.06,055
Galashiels (TD)35.033.5+1.5−0.5 to +3.52,177
Durham (DH)34.933.5+1.4−0.0 to +2.74,593
Chester (CH)34.733.5+1.2+0.3 to +2.110,807
Milton Keynes (MK)34.633.5+1.1−0.0 to +2.26,948
Bristol (BS)34.533.5+1.0+0.3 to +1.815,995
Northampton (NN)34.433.5+0.9+0.1 to +1.812,806
Preston (PR)34.433.5+0.9−0.2 to +1.97,988
Telford (TF)34.433.5+0.9−0.5 to +2.34,327
Dumfries (DG)34.333.5+0.8−1.0 to +2.62,575
Tonbridge (TN)34.233.5+0.7−0.3 to +1.78,770
Doncaster (DN)34.133.5+0.6−0.2 to +1.412,540
Warrington (WA)33.933.5+0.4−0.6 to +1.48,321
Crewe (CW)33.933.5+0.4−0.9 to +1.65,279
Bolton (BL)33.833.5+0.3−0.9 to +1.55,912
Carlisle (CA)33.833.5+0.3−0.9 to +1.56,225
Dudley (DY)33.833.5+0.3−0.9 to +1.46,272
Gloucester (GL)33.533.5−0.0−0.9 to +0.910,236
Colchester (CO)33.533.5−0.0−1.2 to +1.25,576
Canterbury (CT)33.433.5−0.1−1.1 to +0.98,421
Stockport (SK)32.733.5−0.8−1.8 to +0.28,858
Bath (BA)32.733.5−0.8−1.8 to +0.28,490
Llandudno (LL)32.633.5−0.9−1.8 to −0.112,884
Manchester (M)32.533.5−1.0−1.8 to −0.212,516
Luton (LU)32.433.5−1.1−2.6 to +0.43,854
Taunton (TA)32.433.5−1.1−2.2 to −0.17,821
Walsall (WS)32.433.5−1.2−2.2 to −0.28,487
Blackburn (BB)32.333.5−1.3−2.2 to −0.39,151
Swindon (SN)32.133.5−1.5−2.5 to −0.58,207
Sheffield (S)32.033.6−1.5−2.2 to −0.920,572
Liverpool (L)31.933.5−1.6−2.6 to −0.68,363
Brighton (BN)31.933.5−1.6−2.6 to −0.68,927
Wakefield (WF)31.933.5−1.6−2.6 to −0.79,161
Shrewsbury (SY)31.933.5−1.6−2.6 to −0.68,366
Norwich (NR)31.933.5−1.6−2.5 to −0.811,892
Peterborough (PE)31.733.6−1.8−2.5 to −1.220,299
Wolverhampton (WV)31.633.5−1.9−3.1 to −0.86,601
London N (N)31.633.5−2.0−3.5 to −0.43,365
Worcester (WR)31.433.5−2.1−3.5 to −0.84,606
Ipswich (IP)31.433.5−2.2−3.1 to −1.310,373
Derby (DE)31.433.6−2.2−3.0 to −1.412,346
Redhill (RH)31.233.5−2.3−3.6 to −1.05,270
Oxford (OX)31.233.5−2.4−3.3 to −1.49,445
Southampton (SO)31.133.5−2.4−3.4 to −1.48,758
Oldham (OL)31.133.5−2.4−3.6 to −1.36,096
Kirkwall (KW)30.933.5−2.6−5.4 to +0.11,087
Nottingham (NG)31.033.6−2.6−3.2 to −2.021,197
Cambridge (CB)30.733.5−2.8−4.0 to −1.65,871
Leicester (LE)30.733.6−2.9−3.6 to −2.115,656
Medway (ME)30.633.6−3.0−3.9 to −2.09,683
Birmingham (B)30.633.6−3.0−3.5 to −2.427,947
Ilford (IG)30.533.5−3.0−5.3 to −0.81,552
London SE (SE)30.433.5−3.1−4.4 to −1.84,584
Stevenage (SG)30.433.5−3.2−4.4 to −1.95,168
London W (W)30.233.5−3.4−5.4 to −1.31,936
Guildford (GU)29.933.6−3.7−4.6 to −2.89,467
London NW (NW)29.833.5−3.7−5.4 to −2.02,802
Reading (RG)29.833.6−3.8−4.7 to −3.011,405
Hemel Hempstead (HP)29.733.5−3.9−5.1 to −2.75,815
Uxbridge (UB)29.633.5−4.0−5.6 to −2.32,894
Slough (SL)29.433.5−4.1−5.7 to −2.63,330
Watford (WD)29.333.5−4.2−6.1 to −2.32,168
St Albans (AL)29.033.5−4.6−6.4 to −2.72,354
Coventry (CV)29.033.6−4.6−5.3 to −4.018,671
Dartford (DA)28.933.5−4.7−6.0 to −3.34,499
Chelmsford (CM)28.733.6−4.8−5.8 to −3.98,739
Enfield (EN)28.333.5−5.3−6.9 to −3.62,892
Bromley (BR)28.033.5−5.5−7.7 to −3.31,592
Croydon (CR)27.533.5−6.1−7.5 to −4.63,884
Sutton (SM)27.433.5−6.1−8.4 to −3.81,498
Dorchester (DT)27.233.6−6.3−7.6 to −5.04,659
London E (E)27.233.6−6.3−7.7 to −5.04,191
Harrow (HA)26.833.5−6.8−8.3 to −5.33,260
London SW (SW)26.333.5−7.2−8.7 to −5.73,352
Romford (RM)26.233.6−7.4−8.7 to −6.04,351
Twickenham (TW)26.133.6−7.4−8.6 to −6.25,152
Kingston upon Thames (KT)24.833.6−8.7−9.9 to −7.65,781
Southend-on-Sea (SS)24.133.6−9.5−10.6 to −8.46,049

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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