Where in Britain does the Renault Kadjar fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 18.3% of 312,232 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Renault Kadjar failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Northampton (NN): 24.5% against 18.2% elsewhere (+6.2 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −8.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Renault Kadjar MOT statistics · check a Renault Kadjar by registration
Renault Kadjar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton (NN) | 24.5 | 18.2 | +6.2 | +5.0 to +7.5 | 4,411 |
| Brighton (BN) | 24.5 | 18.3 | +6.2 | +4.5 to +7.9 | 2,491 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 24.2 | 18.3 | +5.9 | −0.1 to +11.9 | 194 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 23.5 | 18.3 | +5.2 | +2.4 to +8.0 | 894 |
| Truro (TR) | 22.9 | 18.3 | +4.6 | +2.8 to +6.4 | 2,108 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 22.8 | 18.3 | +4.6 | +3.2 to +6.0 | 3,516 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 22.9 | 18.3 | +4.6 | +2.9 to +6.2 | 2,495 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 21.6 | 18.3 | +3.3 | −1.1 to +7.8 | 328 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 21.6 | 18.3 | +3.3 | +1.2 to +5.4 | 1,463 |
| Paisley (PA) | 21.4 | 18.3 | +3.1 | +1.6 to +4.5 | 3,006 |
| Swindon (SN) | 21.1 | 18.3 | +2.8 | +1.1 to +4.6 | 2,222 |
| Dundee (DD) | 21.1 | 18.3 | +2.8 | +1.1 to +4.4 | 2,390 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.0 | 18.3 | +2.7 | +1.2 to +4.2 | 2,963 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 21.0 | 18.3 | +2.7 | −0.7 to +6.0 | 567 |
| Swansea (SA) | 20.8 | 18.3 | +2.6 | +1.5 to +3.6 | 6,214 |
| Hull (HU) | 20.8 | 18.3 | +2.5 | +1.2 to +3.9 | 3,577 |
| Taunton (TA) | 20.8 | 18.3 | +2.5 | −0.8 to +5.8 | 576 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 20.7 | 18.3 | +2.4 | +1.2 to +3.7 | 4,262 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.7 | 18.3 | +2.4 | +0.4 to +4.4 | 1,582 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 20.6 | 18.3 | +2.3 | +0.8 to +3.9 | 2,524 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 20.6 | 18.3 | +2.3 | +1.4 to +3.3 | 7,115 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 20.5 | 18.3 | +2.2 | +0.2 to +4.2 | 1,546 |
| Ilford (IG) | 20.5 | 18.3 | +2.1 | −1.3 to +5.6 | 518 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 20.5 | 18.3 | +2.1 | +0.1 to +4.1 | 1,579 |
| Medway (ME) | 20.3 | 18.3 | +2.0 | +0.4 to +3.7 | 2,217 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 20.2 | 18.3 | +1.9 | +0.0 to +3.8 | 1,716 |
| Chester (CH) | 20.1 | 18.3 | +1.9 | +0.7 to +3.0 | 4,788 |
| Glasgow (G) | 20.1 | 18.2 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.5 | 13,138 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 20.1 | 18.3 | +1.8 | +0.4 to +3.2 | 3,153 |
| Walsall (WS) | 20.1 | 18.3 | +1.8 | +0.3 to +3.2 | 3,040 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 20.1 | 18.3 | +1.8 | +0.7 to +2.8 | 5,472 |
| Manchester (M) | 19.9 | 18.3 | +1.6 | +0.4 to +2.8 | 4,449 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 19.8 | 18.3 | +1.5 | −3.7 to +6.7 | 222 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 19.7 | 18.3 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.6 | 4,708 |
| Reading (RG) | 19.6 | 18.3 | +1.3 | −0.2 to +2.8 | 2,592 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 19.6 | 18.3 | +1.3 | −2.7 to +5.2 | 393 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 19.6 | 18.3 | +1.2 | −0.4 to +2.8 | 2,358 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 19.5 | 18.3 | +1.2 | −0.4 to +2.8 | 2,457 |
| Bath (BA) | 19.5 | 18.3 | +1.1 | −0.5 to +2.8 | 2,122 |
| Perth (PH) | 19.4 | 18.3 | +1.1 | −1.1 to +3.3 | 1,272 |
| York (YO) | 19.3 | 18.3 | +1.0 | −0.5 to +2.5 | 2,640 |
| Darlington (DL) | 19.3 | 18.3 | +1.0 | −0.8 to +2.7 | 1,973 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 19.2 | 18.3 | +0.9 | −0.6 to +2.4 | 2,749 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 19.2 | 18.3 | +0.9 | −0.9 to +2.7 | 1,814 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 19.1 | 18.3 | +0.8 | −0.9 to +2.5 | 2,144 |
| London N (N) | 19.1 | 18.3 | +0.8 | −1.7 to +3.3 | 936 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 19.1 | 18.3 | +0.8 | −0.7 to +2.3 | 2,559 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 19.1 | 18.3 | +0.8 | −0.4 to +2.0 | 4,153 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 19.0 | 18.3 | +0.7 | −1.2 to +2.6 | 1,612 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 18.9 | 18.3 | +0.6 | −0.8 to +1.9 | 3,314 |
| Southampton (SO) | 18.9 | 18.3 | +0.5 | −1.1 to +2.1 | 2,281 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 18.8 | 18.3 | +0.5 | −1.4 to +2.4 | 1,601 |
| Halifax (HX) | 18.8 | 18.3 | +0.4 | −2.5 to +3.4 | 672 |
| Preston (PR) | 18.7 | 18.3 | +0.4 | −0.8 to +1.6 | 4,205 |
| Crewe (CW) | 18.6 | 18.3 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.1 | 1,803 |
| Guildford (GU) | 18.6 | 18.3 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.9 | 2,469 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 18.6 | 18.3 | +0.3 | −1.9 to +2.5 | 1,181 |
| Newport (NP) | 18.6 | 18.3 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.7 | 3,110 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 18.6 | 18.3 | +0.3 | −3.6 to +4.2 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 18.6 | 18.3 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.6 | 3,401 |
| London SW (SW) | 18.5 | 18.3 | +0.2 | −2.6 to +3.0 | 734 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 18.4 | 18.3 | +0.0 | −1.5 to +1.5 | 2,529 |
| London SE (SE) | 18.3 | 18.3 | −0.0 | −1.9 to +1.9 | 1,655 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 18.3 | 18.3 | −0.0 | −2.4 to +2.3 | 1,045 |
| Coventry (CV) | 18.3 | 18.3 | −0.1 | −1.5 to +1.3 | 2,980 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 18.2 | 18.3 | −0.1 | −1.2 to +0.9 | 5,258 |
| Liverpool (L) | 18.2 | 18.3 | −0.2 | −1.2 to +0.9 | 5,207 |
| Wigan (WN) | 18.1 | 18.3 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 3,180 |
| Hereford (HR) | 18.1 | 18.3 | −0.2 | −2.7 to +2.2 | 956 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 18.0 | 18.3 | −0.3 | −2.0 to +1.4 | 1,903 |
| Redhill (RH) | 18.0 | 18.3 | −0.3 | −1.9 to +1.3 | 2,298 |
| Warrington (WA) | 18.0 | 18.3 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.6 | 6,483 |
| Birmingham (B) | 18.0 | 18.3 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.5 | 7,517 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 17.9 | 18.3 | −0.4 | −3.6 to +2.8 | 547 |
| Luton (LU) | 17.9 | 18.3 | −0.4 | −2.5 to +1.7 | 1,267 |
| London NW (NW) | 17.8 | 18.3 | −0.5 | −2.6 to +1.6 | 1,290 |
| Telford (TF) | 17.7 | 18.3 | −0.6 | −2.7 to +1.4 | 1,295 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 17.6 | 18.3 | −0.8 | −2.2 to +0.7 | 2,580 |
| Enfield (EN) | 17.5 | 18.3 | −0.8 | −2.4 to +0.8 | 2,119 |
| Worcester (WR) | 17.5 | 18.3 | −0.8 | −2.9 to +1.2 | 1,287 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 17.4 | 18.3 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.8 | 2,036 |
| Harrow (HA) | 17.4 | 18.3 | −0.9 | −3.7 to +1.9 | 706 |
| Leicester (LE) | 17.4 | 18.3 | −0.9 | −2.2 to +0.3 | 3,668 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 17.4 | 18.3 | −1.0 | −2.1 to +0.1 | 4,633 |
| Sheffield (S) | 17.2 | 18.3 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.2 | 6,100 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 17.1 | 18.3 | −1.2 | −2.8 to +0.4 | 2,083 |
| Norwich (NR) | 17.1 | 18.3 | −1.3 | −2.3 to −0.2 | 4,812 |
| Slough (SL) | 17.0 | 18.3 | −1.3 | −3.8 to +1.3 | 839 |
| Dudley (DY) | 17.0 | 18.3 | −1.4 | −3.0 to +0.2 | 2,140 |
| London E (E) | 16.9 | 18.3 | −1.4 | −3.7 to +0.9 | 1,044 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 16.8 | 18.3 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.3 | 4,026 |
| Stockport (SK) | 16.8 | 18.3 | −1.5 | −2.9 to −0.1 | 2,887 |
| Oldham (OL) | 16.8 | 18.3 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.2 | 1,876 |
| Derby (DE) | 16.7 | 18.3 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.5 | 4,613 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 16.6 | 18.3 | −1.7 | −4.3 to +0.8 | 796 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 16.4 | 18.4 | −2.0 | −3.0 to −0.9 | 4,875 |
| Bromley (BR) | 16.3 | 18.3 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.5 | 2,356 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 16.3 | 18.3 | −2.1 | −3.8 to −0.4 | 1,785 |
| Inverness (IV) | 16.2 | 18.3 | −2.2 | −3.5 to −0.8 | 2,783 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 15.9 | 18.3 | −2.4 | −4.1 to −0.7 | 1,733 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 15.8 | 18.4 | −2.5 | −3.6 to −1.4 | 4,477 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 15.8 | 18.3 | −2.6 | −4.1 to −1.0 | 2,204 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 15.8 | 18.3 | −2.6 | −3.9 to −1.3 | 3,117 |
| Oxford (OX) | 15.7 | 18.3 | −2.6 | −4.2 to −1.1 | 2,223 |
| Exeter (EX) | 15.7 | 18.3 | −2.7 | −4.1 to −1.3 | 2,682 |
| Bradford (BD) | 15.6 | 18.3 | −2.7 | −4.3 to −1.2 | 2,157 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 15.5 | 18.4 | −2.8 | −4.0 to −1.6 | 3,506 |
| Watford (WD) | 15.1 | 18.3 | −3.2 | −5.1 to −1.3 | 1,357 |
| Durham (DH) | 14.7 | 18.3 | −3.6 | −5.4 to −1.9 | 1,584 |
| Romford (RM) | 14.5 | 18.4 | −3.9 | −5.2 to −2.6 | 2,827 |
| Croydon (CR) | 14.0 | 18.4 | −4.3 | −5.7 to −3.0 | 2,530 |
| Sutton (SM) | 13.9 | 18.3 | −4.4 | −7.4 to −1.4 | 518 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 13.8 | 18.3 | −4.5 | −6.3 to −2.7 | 1,426 |
| St Albans (AL) | 13.7 | 18.3 | −4.7 | −6.6 to −2.7 | 1,155 |
| Colchester (CO) | 13.2 | 18.4 | −5.1 | −6.7 to −3.5 | 1,767 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 11.9 | 18.4 | −6.5 | −7.5 to −5.5 | 4,174 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 9.9 | 18.6 | −8.7 | −9.3 to −8.1 | 8,913 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 312,232 (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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