Where in Britain does the Renault Clio fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 43.9% of 2,157,560 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Renault Clio failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 57.5% against 43.8% elsewhere (+13.7 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −13.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Renault Clio MOT statistics · check a Renault Clio by registration
Renault Clio 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) | 57.5 | 43.8 | +13.7 | +12.9 to +14.5 | 14,936 |
| Dundee (DD) | 54.1 | 43.8 | +10.3 | +9.5 to +11.1 | 14,427 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 52.1 | 43.8 | +8.3 | +7.6 to +8.9 | 22,385 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 51.8 | 43.9 | +8.0 | +6.9 to +9.1 | 8,049 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 51.6 | 43.9 | +7.7 | +5.9 to +9.5 | 2,973 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 51.1 | 43.8 | +7.2 | +6.4 to +8.1 | 12,798 |
| York (YO) | 50.6 | 43.8 | +6.8 | +6.1 to +7.6 | 17,295 |
| Truro (TR) | 50.4 | 43.8 | +6.5 | +5.8 to +7.3 | 16,146 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 50.3 | 43.8 | +6.4 | +5.7 to +7.2 | 17,255 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 50.2 | 43.9 | +6.3 | +4.8 to +7.8 | 4,371 |
| Hull (HU) | 49.7 | 43.8 | +5.8 | +5.1 to +6.6 | 17,006 |
| Taunton (TA) | 48.9 | 43.9 | +5.0 | +4.1 to +5.9 | 11,799 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 48.8 | 43.9 | +4.9 | +3.8 to +6.0 | 7,810 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 48.8 | 43.9 | +4.9 | +4.0 to +5.8 | 11,840 |
| Darlington (DL) | 48.6 | 43.9 | +4.8 | +3.9 to +5.7 | 12,178 |
| Exeter (EX) | 48.6 | 43.8 | +4.8 | +4.2 to +5.4 | 26,945 |
| Perth (PH) | 48.5 | 43.9 | +4.6 | +3.3 to +5.9 | 5,918 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 48.3 | 43.9 | +4.4 | +3.5 to +5.4 | 9,931 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 48.3 | 43.8 | +4.4 | +3.8 to +5.1 | 24,491 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 48.1 | 43.8 | +4.2 | +3.6 to +4.8 | 25,520 |
| Newport (NP) | 47.9 | 43.9 | +4.0 | +3.3 to +4.7 | 20,906 |
| Swansea (SA) | 47.8 | 43.8 | +4.0 | +3.6 to +4.5 | 46,050 |
| Leeds (LS) | 47.8 | 43.8 | +4.0 | +3.3 to +4.6 | 23,741 |
| Bath (BA) | 47.7 | 43.9 | +3.8 | +3.1 to +4.6 | 19,177 |
| Bristol (BS) | 47.7 | 43.8 | +3.8 | +3.3 to +4.3 | 39,311 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 47.6 | 43.8 | +3.8 | +3.3 to +4.4 | 31,960 |
| Brighton (BN) | 47.6 | 43.9 | +3.8 | +3.1 to +4.4 | 22,486 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 47.5 | 43.9 | +3.6 | +2.5 to +4.7 | 8,340 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 47.3 | 43.9 | +3.5 | +1.8 to +5.2 | 3,331 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 47.3 | 43.9 | +3.4 | +2.7 to +4.2 | 16,639 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 47.1 | 43.8 | +3.3 | +2.8 to +3.7 | 47,944 |
| Halifax (HX) | 46.9 | 43.9 | +3.0 | +1.7 to +4.3 | 5,466 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 46.7 | 43.9 | +2.8 | +2.2 to +3.4 | 27,183 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 46.5 | 43.9 | +2.6 | −4.8 to +10.1 | 172 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 46.4 | 43.9 | +2.6 | +1.8 to +3.4 | 15,297 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 46.3 | 43.9 | +2.5 | +1.8 to +3.1 | 22,277 |
| Northampton (NN) | 46.2 | 43.9 | +2.4 | +1.8 to +3.0 | 27,545 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 46.1 | 43.9 | +2.2 | +1.2 to +3.2 | 10,444 |
| Worcester (WR) | 45.8 | 43.9 | +1.9 | +1.1 to +2.8 | 12,775 |
| Inverness (IV) | 45.8 | 43.9 | +1.9 | +1.1 to +2.7 | 13,856 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 45.7 | 43.9 | +1.8 | +1.3 to +2.3 | 40,983 |
| Swindon (SN) | 45.7 | 43.9 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.5 | 19,237 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 45.6 | 43.9 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.4 | 22,580 |
| Crewe (CW) | 45.5 | 43.9 | +1.7 | +0.8 to +2.5 | 12,597 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 45.4 | 43.9 | +1.5 | +0.7 to +2.3 | 14,984 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 45.3 | 43.9 | +1.4 | −0.7 to +3.6 | 2,028 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 45.2 | 43.9 | +1.3 | +0.7 to +1.9 | 27,144 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 44.8 | 43.9 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.6 | 17,487 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 44.6 | 43.9 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.5 | 3,034 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 44.6 | 43.9 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.6 | 10,710 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 44.5 | 43.9 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.6 | 10,646 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 44.5 | 43.9 | +0.6 | +0.0 to +1.2 | 25,943 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 44.3 | 43.9 | +0.4 | −0.2 to +1.0 | 28,303 |
| Hereford (HR) | 44.3 | 43.9 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.5 | 7,896 |
| Telford (TF) | 44.1 | 43.9 | +0.2 | −0.8 to +1.2 | 9,463 |
| Glasgow (G) | 44.0 | 43.9 | +0.1 | −0.3 to +0.5 | 59,225 |
| Bradford (BD) | 43.9 | 43.9 | +0.0 | −0.7 to +0.8 | 16,037 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 43.9 | 43.9 | −0.0 | −0.7 to +0.7 | 17,834 |
| Southampton (SO) | 43.9 | 43.9 | −0.0 | −0.7 to +0.6 | 21,481 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 43.7 | 43.9 | −0.2 | −0.9 to +0.5 | 19,538 |
| Chester (CH) | 43.7 | 43.9 | −0.2 | −0.7 to +0.4 | 31,305 |
| Oxford (OX) | 43.6 | 43.9 | −0.2 | −0.9 to +0.4 | 23,575 |
| Stockport (SK) | 43.5 | 43.9 | −0.4 | −1.1 to +0.3 | 20,429 |
| Durham (DH) | 43.5 | 43.9 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.4 | 14,624 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 43.5 | 43.9 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.4 | 12,144 |
| Norwich (NR) | 43.4 | 43.9 | −0.5 | −1.0 to +0.0 | 38,638 |
| Walsall (WS) | 43.3 | 43.9 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.2 | 19,038 |
| Guildford (GU) | 43.3 | 43.9 | −0.6 | −1.2 to −0.0 | 25,238 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 43.3 | 43.9 | −0.6 | −1.4 to +0.1 | 17,549 |
| Oldham (OL) | 43.2 | 43.9 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.2 | 13,906 |
| Preston (PR) | 43.1 | 43.9 | −0.8 | −1.4 to −0.1 | 20,489 |
| Manchester (M) | 42.9 | 43.9 | −1.0 | −1.5 to −0.5 | 36,093 |
| Reading (RG) | 42.8 | 43.9 | −1.1 | −1.8 to −0.5 | 22,868 |
| Colchester (CO) | 42.8 | 43.9 | −1.1 | −1.9 to −0.4 | 15,832 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 42.7 | 43.9 | −1.3 | −1.8 to −0.7 | 36,258 |
| Dudley (DY) | 42.5 | 43.9 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.7 | 18,974 |
| Coventry (CV) | 42.5 | 43.9 | −1.5 | −2.0 to −0.9 | 27,133 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 42.4 | 43.9 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.7 | 16,285 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 42.3 | 43.9 | −1.6 | −2.2 to −0.9 | 24,457 |
| Leicester (LE) | 42.1 | 43.9 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.3 | 33,087 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 42.0 | 43.9 | −1.9 | −2.6 to −1.1 | 15,181 |
| Medway (ME) | 42.0 | 43.9 | −1.9 | −2.7 to −1.2 | 16,851 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 41.9 | 43.9 | −2.0 | −2.8 to −1.3 | 15,679 |
| Sheffield (S) | 41.8 | 43.9 | −2.2 | −2.6 to −1.7 | 45,443 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 41.3 | 43.9 | −2.6 | −3.2 to −1.9 | 22,601 |
| Luton (LU) | 41.1 | 43.9 | −2.8 | −3.8 to −1.8 | 9,067 |
| London SW (SW) | 41.0 | 43.9 | −2.9 | −4.0 to −1.7 | 6,744 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 41.0 | 43.9 | −2.9 | −3.4 to −2.4 | 38,539 |
| Derby (DE) | 41.0 | 43.9 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.3 | 25,681 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 40.6 | 43.9 | −3.3 | −3.9 to −2.6 | 22,736 |
| Bolton (BL) | 40.4 | 43.9 | −3.5 | −4.3 to −2.8 | 15,600 |
| Wigan (WN) | 40.4 | 43.9 | −3.5 | −4.3 to −2.8 | 14,932 |
| London N (N) | 40.1 | 43.9 | −3.8 | −4.9 to −2.8 | 8,293 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 39.6 | 43.9 | −4.3 | −5.3 to −3.2 | 7,911 |
| Dartford (DA) | 39.4 | 43.9 | −4.6 | −5.5 to −3.6 | 10,643 |
| Redhill (RH) | 39.3 | 43.9 | −4.6 | −5.3 to −3.9 | 19,459 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 39.2 | 43.9 | −4.7 | −5.4 to −4.1 | 21,908 |
| London E (E) | 39.0 | 43.9 | −4.9 | −5.9 to −3.9 | 8,772 |
| St Albans (AL) | 38.9 | 43.9 | −5.0 | −6.2 to −3.9 | 6,709 |
| Birmingham (B) | 38.9 | 44.0 | −5.1 | −5.5 to −4.7 | 60,104 |
| Liverpool (L) | 38.5 | 44.0 | −5.4 | −6.0 to −4.8 | 24,597 |
| Harrow (HA) | 38.3 | 43.9 | −5.6 | −6.8 to −4.4 | 6,394 |
| Warrington (WA) | 38.1 | 44.0 | −5.9 | −6.4 to −5.3 | 29,964 |
| Slough (SL) | 37.9 | 43.9 | −6.0 | −7.0 to −5.1 | 9,336 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 37.5 | 43.9 | −6.5 | −7.3 to −5.6 | 13,343 |
| London SE (SE) | 37.4 | 43.9 | −6.5 | −7.4 to −5.7 | 13,531 |
| London NW (NW) | 36.9 | 43.9 | −7.0 | −8.2 to −5.8 | 6,615 |
| Ilford (IG) | 36.6 | 43.9 | −7.3 | −8.7 to −5.9 | 4,659 |
| London W (W) | 36.2 | 43.9 | −7.7 | −9.1 to −6.3 | 4,363 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 35.8 | 43.9 | −8.1 | −9.2 to −7.0 | 6,838 |
| Watford (WD) | 35.8 | 43.9 | −8.1 | −9.2 to −7.0 | 7,259 |
| Sutton (SM) | 35.6 | 43.9 | −8.3 | −9.7 to −6.9 | 4,706 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 34.4 | 43.9 | −9.5 | −10.4 to −8.6 | 10,083 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 34.4 | 44.0 | −9.6 | −10.2 to −9.0 | 24,249 |
| Romford (RM) | 32.8 | 44.0 | −11.2 | −12.0 to −10.4 | 12,069 |
| Croydon (CR) | 32.6 | 44.0 | −11.4 | −12.2 to −10.5 | 12,579 |
| Enfield (EN) | 32.4 | 43.9 | −11.5 | −12.4 to −10.6 | 10,888 |
| Bromley (BR) | 30.2 | 43.9 | −13.8 | −14.7 to −12.8 | 9,115 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,157,560 (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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