Where in Britain does the Porsche Boxster fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 18.7% of 194,725 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Porsche Boxster failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 34.4% against 18.7% elsewhere (+15.7 points). It does best in Dartford (DA), −5.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Porsche Boxster MOT statistics · check a Porsche Boxster by registration
Porsche Boxster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 34.4 | 18.7 | +15.7 | +11.3 to +20.1 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 30.8 | 18.7 | +12.1 | +8.7 to +15.4 | 738 |
| Brighton (BN) | 26.6 | 18.6 | +8.0 | +6.1 to +9.8 | 2,172 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 26.5 | 18.7 | +7.8 | +1.9 to +13.6 | 219 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 25.6 | 18.7 | +6.9 | +4.4 to +9.5 | 1,132 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 25.5 | 18.7 | +6.8 | +3.6 to +10.0 | 702 |
| Swansea (SA) | 25.0 | 18.7 | +6.3 | +4.0 to +8.5 | 1,438 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 23.8 | 18.7 | +5.1 | +2.3 to +7.9 | 878 |
| Hereford (HR) | 23.7 | 18.7 | +5.0 | +1.6 to +8.3 | 629 |
| Truro (TR) | 23.5 | 18.7 | +4.8 | +1.9 to +7.6 | 860 |
| Bristol (BS) | 23.4 | 18.7 | +4.7 | +3.3 to +6.2 | 3,283 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 23.3 | 18.7 | +4.6 | +2.7 to +6.6 | 1,809 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 23.1 | 18.7 | +4.5 | +2.6 to +6.3 | 2,109 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 22.9 | 18.7 | +4.2 | +1.9 to +6.4 | 1,351 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 22.8 | 18.7 | +4.1 | +2.3 to +5.9 | 2,101 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 22.5 | 18.7 | +3.8 | +1.8 to +5.9 | 1,642 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 22.5 | 18.7 | +3.8 | +2.4 to +5.3 | 3,387 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 22.4 | 18.7 | +3.7 | +1.2 to +6.2 | 1,040 |
| Bath (BA) | 22.3 | 18.7 | +3.6 | +1.5 to +5.7 | 1,492 |
| Inverness (IV) | 22.3 | 18.7 | +3.6 | −0.4 to +7.5 | 426 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 22.3 | 18.7 | +3.5 | +0.4 to +6.7 | 665 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 22.1 | 18.7 | +3.4 | +1.9 to +5.0 | 2,753 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 21.5 | 18.7 | +2.8 | −0.2 to +5.8 | 706 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 21.4 | 18.7 | +2.7 | +1.2 to +4.2 | 2,856 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 21.3 | 18.7 | +2.6 | −0.2 to +5.4 | 844 |
| Taunton (TA) | 21.3 | 18.7 | +2.6 | −0.1 to +5.3 | 915 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 21.3 | 18.7 | +2.6 | +0.3 to +4.8 | 1,246 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 21.2 | 18.7 | +2.5 | −0.2 to +5.1 | 911 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 21.1 | 18.7 | +2.4 | +0.9 to +3.9 | 2,923 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 20.9 | 18.7 | +2.2 | −0.9 to +5.3 | 659 |
| Oxford (OX) | 20.9 | 18.7 | +2.2 | +0.6 to +3.9 | 2,386 |
| Norwich (NR) | 20.6 | 18.7 | +1.9 | +0.3 to +3.4 | 2,636 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 20.5 | 18.7 | +1.8 | −0.5 to +4.0 | 1,216 |
| Worcester (WR) | 20.5 | 18.7 | +1.7 | −0.4 to +3.9 | 1,388 |
| Southampton (SO) | 20.4 | 18.7 | +1.7 | +0.2 to +3.2 | 2,783 |
| Crewe (CW) | 20.4 | 18.7 | +1.6 | −0.4 to +3.6 | 1,567 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 20.0 | 18.7 | +1.2 | −0.9 to +3.4 | 1,317 |
| Harrow (HA) | 19.9 | 18.7 | +1.2 | −2.2 to +4.6 | 532 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 19.8 | 18.7 | +1.0 | −1.9 to +3.9 | 734 |
| Newport (NP) | 19.7 | 18.7 | +1.0 | −1.2 to +3.2 | 1,304 |
| Bradford (BD) | 19.6 | 18.7 | +0.9 | −1.4 to +3.2 | 1,149 |
| Glasgow (G) | 19.5 | 18.7 | +0.8 | −0.9 to +2.4 | 2,150 |
| Walsall (WS) | 19.5 | 18.7 | +0.8 | −1.6 to +3.1 | 1,088 |
| Hull (HU) | 19.5 | 18.7 | +0.7 | −1.7 to +3.2 | 1,012 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 19.5 | 18.7 | +0.7 | −2.4 to +3.8 | 627 |
| Warrington (WA) | 19.4 | 18.7 | +0.7 | −1.3 to +2.7 | 1,514 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 19.4 | 18.7 | +0.7 | −6.0 to +7.4 | 134 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 19.3 | 18.7 | +0.6 | −1.1 to +2.3 | 2,045 |
| Northampton (NN) | 19.3 | 18.7 | +0.6 | −0.8 to +1.9 | 3,374 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 19.3 | 18.7 | +0.5 | −2.7 to +3.7 | 587 |
| Sutton (SM) | 19.2 | 18.7 | +0.5 | −3.7 to +4.7 | 338 (rough estimate) |
| Dumfries (DG) | 19.1 | 18.7 | +0.4 | −4.4 to +5.2 | 256 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 19.1 | 18.7 | +0.4 | −2.5 to +3.3 | 722 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 19.1 | 18.7 | +0.4 | −0.9 to +1.7 | 3,445 |
| Darlington (DL) | 19.1 | 18.7 | +0.4 | −2.1 to +2.9 | 958 |
| Guildford (GU) | 19.0 | 18.7 | +0.3 | −0.8 to +1.3 | 5,179 |
| Derby (DE) | 18.9 | 18.7 | +0.2 | −1.4 to +1.8 | 2,395 |
| Redhill (RH) | 18.9 | 18.7 | +0.1 | −1.0 to +1.3 | 4,380 |
| Exeter (EX) | 18.9 | 18.7 | +0.1 | −1.3 to +1.6 | 2,891 |
| Medway (ME) | 18.8 | 18.7 | +0.1 | −1.9 to +2.1 | 1,470 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 18.7 | 18.7 | +0.0 | −1.7 to +1.8 | 1,958 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 18.7 | 18.7 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.3 | 3,105 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 18.6 | 18.7 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.2 | 2,975 |
| Dudley (DY) | 18.5 | 18.7 | −0.2 | −2.5 to +2.0 | 1,178 |
| Chester (CH) | 18.3 | 18.7 | −0.4 | −2.0 to +1.2 | 2,331 |
| Liverpool (L) | 18.2 | 18.7 | −0.5 | −2.9 to +1.8 | 1,039 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 18.0 | 18.7 | −0.7 | −4.9 to +3.5 | 322 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 18.0 | 18.7 | −0.7 | −2.4 to +1.0 | 1,955 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 17.9 | 18.7 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.8 | 2,047 |
| Oldham (OL) | 17.9 | 18.7 | −0.9 | −4.1 to +2.3 | 549 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 17.8 | 18.7 | −0.9 | −2.7 to +0.8 | 1,845 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 17.8 | 18.7 | −0.9 | −3.3 to +1.5 | 1,010 |
| Watford (WD) | 17.8 | 18.7 | −1.0 | −3.5 to +1.6 | 862 |
| Coventry (CV) | 17.7 | 18.7 | −1.1 | −2.4 to +0.2 | 3,374 |
| Luton (LU) | 17.6 | 18.7 | −1.1 | −3.9 to +1.7 | 697 |
| Preston (PR) | 17.6 | 18.7 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.7 | 1,711 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 17.4 | 18.7 | −1.3 | −2.9 to +0.2 | 2,390 |
| Manchester (M) | 17.4 | 18.7 | −1.3 | −3.5 to +0.8 | 1,190 |
| London NW (NW) | 17.4 | 18.7 | −1.4 | −3.6 to +0.9 | 1,139 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 17.4 | 18.7 | −1.4 | −2.9 to +0.1 | 2,465 |
| Paisley (PA) | 17.3 | 18.7 | −1.4 | −3.7 to +0.9 | 1,009 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 17.4 | 18.8 | −1.4 | −2.5 to −0.3 | 4,589 |
| Stockport (SK) | 17.3 | 18.7 | −1.4 | −3.0 to +0.1 | 2,315 |
| London N (N) | 17.1 | 18.7 | −1.6 | −4.2 to +1.0 | 800 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 17.1 | 18.7 | −1.6 | −3.8 to +0.5 | 1,181 |
| Colchester (CO) | 16.9 | 18.8 | −1.9 | −3.3 to −0.4 | 2,727 |
| Leicester (LE) | 16.9 | 18.8 | −1.9 | −3.1 to −0.7 | 3,618 |
| Durham (DH) | 16.8 | 18.7 | −1.9 | −5.1 to +1.3 | 535 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 16.6 | 18.7 | −2.1 | −3.9 to −0.3 | 1,730 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 16.4 | 18.7 | −2.3 | −4.3 to −0.4 | 1,384 |
| Swindon (SN) | 16.4 | 18.8 | −2.4 | −3.8 to −0.9 | 2,664 |
| Leeds (LS) | 16.4 | 18.8 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.0 | 3,009 |
| Croydon (CR) | 16.3 | 18.7 | −2.5 | −5.0 to +0.1 | 841 |
| Sheffield (S) | 16.2 | 18.8 | −2.6 | −3.7 to −1.4 | 3,778 |
| London E (E) | 15.8 | 18.7 | −3.0 | −5.1 to −0.8 | 1,110 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 15.8 | 18.8 | −3.1 | −4.1 to −2.0 | 5,097 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 15.7 | 18.8 | −3.1 | −4.9 to −1.3 | 1,640 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 15.7 | 18.8 | −3.1 | −4.4 to −1.8 | 3,010 |
| Wigan (WN) | 15.6 | 18.7 | −3.1 | −6.5 to +0.3 | 448 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 15.6 | 18.7 | −3.2 | −7.1 to +0.8 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 15.5 | 18.7 | −3.2 | −5.9 to −0.5 | 702 |
| Bromley (BR) | 15.5 | 18.7 | −3.3 | −5.7 to −0.8 | 834 |
| London W (W) | 15.2 | 18.8 | −3.6 | −5.6 to −1.6 | 1,264 |
| Reading (RG) | 15.0 | 18.8 | −3.8 | −4.9 to −2.8 | 4,777 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 14.8 | 18.8 | −3.9 | −6.1 to −1.8 | 1,067 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 14.8 | 18.8 | −4.0 | −6.1 to −1.9 | 1,077 |
| Ilford (IG) | 14.7 | 18.7 | −4.0 | −7.1 to −1.0 | 516 |
| London SE (SE) | 14.6 | 18.8 | −4.1 | −6.1 to −2.1 | 1,182 |
| Enfield (EN) | 14.5 | 18.8 | −4.2 | −6.3 to −2.1 | 1,108 |
| Bolton (BL) | 14.4 | 18.8 | −4.4 | −6.3 to −2.5 | 1,328 |
| Birmingham (B) | 14.3 | 18.9 | −4.6 | −5.5 to −3.6 | 5,179 |
| St Albans (AL) | 14.0 | 18.8 | −4.8 | −6.4 to −3.1 | 1,715 |
| Slough (SL) | 14.0 | 18.8 | −4.8 | −6.3 to −3.3 | 1,982 |
| Romford (RM) | 13.5 | 18.8 | −5.2 | −7.6 to −2.8 | 790 |
| Dartford (DA) | 13.1 | 18.8 | −5.7 | −7.5 to −3.8 | 1,292 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 194,725 (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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