Where in Britain does the Peugeot 508 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 27.6% of 104,376 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Peugeot 508 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 37.9% against 27.5% elsewhere (+10.4 points). It does best in London SW (SW), −8.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Peugeot 508 MOT statistics · check a Peugeot 508 by registration
Peugeot 508 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) | 37.9 | 27.5 | +10.4 | +7.2 to +13.7 | 863 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 36.7 | 27.4 | +9.3 | +6.8 to +11.8 | 1,430 |
| Dundee (DD) | 34.4 | 27.5 | +6.9 | +2.4 to +11.4 | 430 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 34.0 | 27.5 | +6.5 | +3.4 to +9.6 | 926 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 34.0 | 27.5 | +6.4 | +3.1 to +9.7 | 804 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 33.6 | 27.5 | +6.1 | +3.6 to +8.6 | 1,426 |
| Perth (PH) | 33.3 | 27.5 | +5.7 | +1.4 to +10.0 | 463 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 32.9 | 27.5 | +5.4 | +1.8 to +9.0 | 650 |
| Darlington (DL) | 32.6 | 27.5 | +5.0 | +1.5 to +8.6 | 666 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 32.2 | 27.6 | +4.7 | −0.1 to +9.5 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 32.2 | 27.6 | +4.6 | +0.6 to +8.7 | 513 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 32.0 | 27.5 | +4.5 | +1.3 to +7.6 | 859 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.0 | 27.6 | +4.4 | +0.5 to +8.4 | 544 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 31.9 | 27.6 | +4.4 | −0.0 to +8.8 | 429 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 31.6 | 27.5 | +4.0 | +0.6 to +7.5 | 706 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 31.6 | 27.6 | +4.0 | +0.4 to +7.7 | 624 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 31.5 | 27.5 | +3.9 | +0.4 to +7.5 | 654 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 31.5 | 27.6 | +3.9 | −0.7 to +8.5 | 394 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 31.4 | 27.5 | +3.9 | +0.4 to +7.3 | 694 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 31.3 | 27.5 | +3.8 | +0.5 to +7.1 | 769 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.2 | 27.5 | +3.6 | +0.5 to +6.8 | 824 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 30.8 | 27.5 | +3.2 | +0.2 to +6.2 | 913 |
| Swansea (SA) | 30.7 | 27.5 | +3.2 | +0.4 to +6.0 | 1,061 |
| York (YO) | 30.7 | 27.6 | +3.1 | −0.2 to +6.5 | 733 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 30.4 | 27.5 | +2.8 | +0.1 to +5.6 | 1,096 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 30.3 | 27.5 | +2.8 | −0.1 to +5.7 | 986 |
| Glasgow (G) | 30.3 | 27.5 | +2.7 | +0.9 to +4.6 | 2,429 |
| Durham (DH) | 30.3 | 27.6 | +2.7 | −0.8 to +6.3 | 644 |
| Bolton (BL) | 30.2 | 27.6 | +2.6 | −0.6 to +5.8 | 795 |
| Bath (BA) | 30.0 | 27.6 | +2.5 | −0.7 to +5.7 | 796 |
| Bristol (BS) | 29.9 | 27.5 | +2.4 | +0.3 to +4.5 | 1,804 |
| Watford (WD) | 30.0 | 27.6 | +2.4 | −3.0 to +7.8 | 277 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 29.8 | 27.5 | +2.3 | −0.2 to +4.8 | 1,317 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 29.8 | 27.6 | +2.3 | −0.6 to +5.2 | 979 |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.6 | 27.6 | +2.0 | −2.6 to +6.6 | 372 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 29.5 | 27.6 | +1.9 | −1.0 to +4.9 | 949 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 29.1 | 27.6 | +1.6 | −2.5 to +5.6 | 484 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 29.1 | 27.6 | +1.5 | −1.2 to +4.2 | 1,112 |
| Northampton (NN) | 28.9 | 27.6 | +1.3 | −0.8 to +3.5 | 1,782 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 28.9 | 27.6 | +1.3 | −0.9 to +3.6 | 1,630 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 28.8 | 27.6 | +1.2 | −1.8 to +4.3 | 854 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 28.8 | 27.6 | +1.2 | −1.4 to +3.9 | 1,126 |
| Wigan (WN) | 28.7 | 27.6 | +1.2 | −2.5 to +4.8 | 588 |
| Crewe (CW) | 28.5 | 27.6 | +0.9 | −2.4 to +4.2 | 734 |
| Chester (CH) | 28.5 | 27.6 | +0.9 | −1.5 to +3.3 | 1,370 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 28.4 | 27.6 | +0.8 | −2.7 to +4.4 | 637 |
| Norwich (NR) | 28.3 | 27.6 | +0.7 | −1.5 to +3.0 | 1,538 |
| Liverpool (L) | 28.2 | 27.6 | +0.6 | −1.9 to +3.2 | 1,206 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 28.2 | 27.6 | +0.6 | −5.0 to +6.2 | 245 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 28.0 | 27.6 | +0.5 | −2.8 to +3.8 | 717 |
| Exeter (EX) | 28.0 | 27.6 | +0.4 | −2.3 to +3.1 | 1,072 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 27.9 | 27.6 | +0.3 | −2.7 to +3.3 | 869 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.8 | 27.6 | +0.3 | −3.1 to +3.7 | 668 |
| Halifax (HX) | 27.7 | 27.6 | +0.2 | −5.3 to +5.7 | 256 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 27.6 | 27.6 | −0.0 | −3.4 to +3.4 | 671 |
| Oxford (OX) | 27.4 | 27.6 | −0.2 | −2.9 to +2.6 | 1,054 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 27.3 | 27.6 | −0.3 | −3.5 to +3.0 | 710 |
| Southampton (SO) | 27.2 | 27.6 | −0.4 | −3.2 to +2.4 | 1,012 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 27.1 | 27.6 | −0.4 | −5.1 to +4.2 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 27.1 | 27.6 | −0.4 | −2.2 to +1.4 | 2,391 |
| Stockport (SK) | 27.1 | 27.6 | −0.5 | −3.3 to +2.2 | 1,013 |
| Sheffield (S) | 27.0 | 27.6 | −0.6 | −2.3 to +1.2 | 2,508 |
| Telford (TF) | 27.0 | 27.6 | −0.6 | −4.4 to +3.2 | 530 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 26.9 | 27.6 | −0.6 | −3.8 to +2.5 | 750 |
| Swindon (SN) | 26.9 | 27.6 | −0.7 | −3.4 to +2.1 | 1,000 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.8 | 27.6 | −0.8 | −3.4 to +1.8 | 1,142 |
| Walsall (WS) | 26.8 | 27.6 | −0.8 | −3.4 to +1.8 | 1,147 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.6 | 27.6 | −1.0 | −5.1 to +3.1 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 26.5 | 27.6 | −1.0 | −3.6 to +1.6 | 1,119 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 26.4 | 27.6 | −1.1 | −7.7 to +5.4 | 174 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 26.4 | 27.6 | −1.2 | −3.3 to +1.0 | 1,600 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.3 | 27.6 | −1.3 | −4.0 to +1.3 | 1,077 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 26.1 | 27.6 | −1.4 | −9.0 to +6.1 | 130 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 25.9 | 27.6 | −1.7 | −4.0 to +0.7 | 1,315 |
| Bradford (BD) | 25.9 | 27.6 | −1.7 | −4.7 to +1.3 | 846 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 25.9 | 27.6 | −1.7 | −3.3 to −0.1 | 2,979 |
| Leicester (LE) | 25.8 | 27.6 | −1.8 | −3.7 to +0.2 | 2,017 |
| Newport (NP) | 25.5 | 27.6 | −2.1 | −5.0 to +0.7 | 915 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 25.4 | 27.6 | −2.2 | −4.7 to +0.4 | 1,171 |
| Oldham (OL) | 25.4 | 27.6 | −2.2 | −5.2 to +0.8 | 818 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 25.4 | 27.6 | −2.2 | −5.6 to +1.2 | 646 |
| Manchester (M) | 25.2 | 27.6 | −2.4 | −4.5 to −0.2 | 1,593 |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.2 | 27.6 | −2.4 | −7.3 to +2.4 | 310 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 25.1 | 27.6 | −2.5 | −5.9 to +1.0 | 621 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 25.1 | 27.6 | −2.5 | −5.4 to +0.4 | 876 |
| Birmingham (B) | 25.1 | 27.7 | −2.5 | −4.0 to −1.0 | 3,444 |
| Preston (PR) | 25.0 | 27.6 | −2.6 | −5.5 to +0.3 | 868 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 25.0 | 27.6 | −2.6 | −5.4 to +0.1 | 973 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 24.5 | 27.6 | −3.0 | −7.4 to +1.3 | 379 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 24.4 | 27.6 | −3.2 | −6.9 to +0.5 | 525 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 24.2 | 27.6 | −3.4 | −7.3 to +0.5 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 24.2 | 27.6 | −3.5 | −5.6 to −1.3 | 1,519 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 24.1 | 27.6 | −3.5 | −5.9 to −1.1 | 1,216 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 24.1 | 27.6 | −3.5 | −5.5 to −1.5 | 1,789 |
| Coventry (CV) | 24.0 | 27.7 | −3.7 | −5.4 to −1.9 | 2,351 |
| Enfield (EN) | 23.7 | 27.6 | −3.9 | −8.7 to +0.9 | 304 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 23.6 | 27.6 | −4.0 | −7.0 to −1.0 | 770 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.6 | 27.6 | −4.0 | −7.3 to −0.7 | 652 |
| London N (N) | 23.6 | 27.6 | −4.0 | −7.9 to −0.1 | 458 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 23.6 | 27.6 | −4.0 | −6.4 to −1.6 | 1,204 |
| Slough (SL) | 23.5 | 27.6 | −4.1 | −8.0 to −0.2 | 451 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 23.2 | 27.6 | −4.4 | −7.6 to −1.2 | 685 |
| Bromley (BR) | 22.9 | 27.6 | −4.6 | −11.0 to +1.7 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 22.9 | 27.6 | −4.7 | −7.1 to −2.3 | 1,225 |
| London E (E) | 22.6 | 27.6 | −5.0 | −8.6 to −1.3 | 508 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 22.3 | 27.6 | −5.3 | −8.7 to −1.9 | 565 |
| London W (W) | 21.7 | 27.6 | −5.8 | −11.8 to +0.1 | 184 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 21.5 | 27.6 | −6.1 | −9.8 to −2.4 | 475 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 21.3 | 27.6 | −6.3 | −13.1 to +0.6 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.3 | 27.6 | −6.3 | −10.2 to −2.4 | 432 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 21.2 | 27.6 | −6.4 | −11.6 to −1.2 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 20.5 | 27.6 | −7.1 | −11.3 to −2.9 | 361 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 19.4 | 27.6 | −8.3 | −11.7 to −4.9 | 522 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 19.0 | 27.7 | −8.6 | −11.1 to −6.1 | 972 |
| London SW (SW) | 18.9 | 27.6 | −8.7 | −12.5 to −4.9 | 408 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 104,376 (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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