Where in Britain does the Renault Megane fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 46.4% of 825,062 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Renault Megane failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 60.3% against 46.3% elsewhere (+14.0 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −12.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Renault Megane MOT statistics · check a Renault Megane by registration
Renault Megane 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) | 60.3 | 46.3 | +14.0 | +12.7 to +15.3 | 5,530 |
| Dundee (DD) | 58.7 | 46.3 | +12.4 | +11.0 to +13.8 | 4,575 |
| Hull (HU) | 56.3 | 46.3 | +10.0 | +8.8 to +11.1 | 7,105 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 56.2 | 46.4 | +9.8 | +6.5 to +13.0 | 892 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 54.1 | 46.4 | +7.7 | +6.2 to +9.3 | 4,008 |
| Perth (PH) | 54.0 | 46.4 | +7.6 | +5.4 to +9.8 | 2,005 |
| Darlington (DL) | 53.2 | 46.4 | +6.8 | +5.4 to +8.2 | 4,793 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 53.2 | 46.4 | +6.8 | +5.4 to +8.2 | 5,004 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 53.0 | 46.4 | +6.7 | +5.0 to +8.4 | 3,355 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 52.8 | 46.4 | +6.5 | +5.0 to +7.9 | 4,846 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 52.4 | 46.3 | +6.1 | +5.1 to +7.1 | 8,969 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 52.4 | 46.3 | +6.1 | +5.1 to +7.1 | 9,837 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 51.9 | 46.4 | +5.5 | +4.1 to +7.0 | 4,475 |
| York (YO) | 51.6 | 46.3 | +5.2 | +4.1 to +6.4 | 7,254 |
| Newport (NP) | 51.5 | 46.3 | +5.2 | +4.0 to +6.3 | 7,854 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 51.5 | 46.4 | +5.1 | +3.7 to +6.5 | 4,796 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 51.5 | 46.4 | +5.1 | +2.5 to +7.6 | 1,473 |
| Paisley (PA) | 51.2 | 46.4 | +4.8 | +3.4 to +6.2 | 5,040 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 51.1 | 46.3 | +4.7 | +3.8 to +5.7 | 10,630 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 51.1 | 46.4 | +4.7 | +3.1 to +6.4 | 3,646 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 51.1 | 46.4 | +4.7 | +3.5 to +5.9 | 6,455 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 51.0 | 46.4 | +4.6 | +2.9 to +6.2 | 3,530 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 50.9 | 46.4 | +4.6 | −5.0 to +14.1 | 106 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 50.9 | 46.4 | +4.5 | +2.7 to +6.4 | 2,819 |
| Brighton (BN) | 50.9 | 46.3 | +4.5 | +3.4 to +5.6 | 8,270 |
| Bristol (BS) | 50.7 | 46.3 | +4.3 | +3.5 to +5.2 | 12,875 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 50.5 | 46.3 | +4.2 | +3.4 to +5.0 | 15,565 |
| Taunton (TA) | 50.3 | 46.4 | +4.0 | +2.5 to +5.5 | 4,354 |
| Crewe (CW) | 49.8 | 46.4 | +3.5 | +2.0 to +4.9 | 4,719 |
| Halifax (HX) | 49.8 | 46.4 | +3.4 | +1.3 to +5.5 | 2,150 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 49.4 | 46.4 | +3.1 | +2.1 to +4.1 | 9,791 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 49.4 | 46.4 | +3.0 | +0.1 to +5.8 | 1,165 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 49.3 | 46.4 | +2.9 | +1.7 to +4.1 | 6,405 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 49.3 | 46.4 | +2.9 | +1.8 to +4.0 | 7,538 |
| Bath (BA) | 49.3 | 46.4 | +2.9 | +1.7 to +4.1 | 6,527 |
| Leeds (LS) | 49.1 | 46.4 | +2.8 | +1.7 to +3.8 | 8,626 |
| Chester (CH) | 49.1 | 46.4 | +2.7 | +1.8 to +3.6 | 12,567 |
| Inverness (IV) | 49.0 | 46.4 | +2.6 | +1.2 to +4.1 | 4,568 |
| Exeter (EX) | 49.0 | 46.4 | +2.6 | +1.6 to +3.6 | 9,391 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 48.9 | 46.4 | +2.6 | +1.6 to +3.6 | 9,461 |
| Northampton (NN) | 48.9 | 46.4 | +2.6 | +1.6 to +3.5 | 11,441 |
| Swansea (SA) | 48.7 | 46.4 | +2.3 | +1.5 to +3.1 | 15,501 |
| Wigan (WN) | 48.6 | 46.4 | +2.2 | +0.9 to +3.6 | 5,282 |
| Worcester (WR) | 48.5 | 46.4 | +2.1 | +0.7 to +3.6 | 4,563 |
| Stockport (SK) | 48.5 | 46.4 | +2.1 | +0.9 to +3.3 | 6,927 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 48.5 | 46.4 | +2.1 | +1.1 to +3.1 | 9,747 |
| Telford (TF) | 48.4 | 46.4 | +2.0 | +0.5 to +3.5 | 4,476 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 48.2 | 46.4 | +1.8 | +0.9 to +2.8 | 10,362 |
| Swindon (SN) | 48.1 | 46.4 | +1.7 | +0.5 to +2.9 | 7,141 |
| Truro (TR) | 48.0 | 46.4 | +1.7 | +0.5 to +2.9 | 6,495 |
| Preston (PR) | 48.0 | 46.4 | +1.7 | +0.5 to +2.8 | 7,460 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 48.0 | 46.4 | +1.7 | −0.3 to +3.6 | 2,614 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 48.0 | 46.4 | +1.6 | −2.1 to +5.4 | 683 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 47.9 | 46.4 | +1.5 | −2.0 to +5.0 | 777 |
| Glasgow (G) | 47.8 | 46.4 | +1.4 | +0.7 to +2.2 | 17,914 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 47.8 | 46.4 | +1.4 | +0.1 to +2.7 | 5,868 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 47.5 | 46.4 | +1.1 | +0.3 to +2.0 | 13,164 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 47.4 | 46.4 | +1.0 | +0.2 to +1.8 | 14,443 |
| Bradford (BD) | 47.0 | 46.4 | +0.6 | −0.6 to +1.7 | 6,793 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 46.7 | 46.4 | +0.4 | −0.4 to +1.1 | 17,912 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 46.7 | 46.4 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.9 | 3,861 |
| Oldham (OL) | 46.7 | 46.4 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.6 | 5,439 |
| Walsall (WS) | 46.5 | 46.4 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.1 | 9,437 |
| Manchester (M) | 46.0 | 46.4 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.4 | 14,294 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 45.9 | 46.4 | −0.5 | −1.6 to +0.7 | 7,344 |
| Southampton (SO) | 45.9 | 46.4 | −0.5 | −1.7 to +0.7 | 7,156 |
| Durham (DH) | 45.9 | 46.4 | −0.5 | −1.9 to +0.8 | 5,022 |
| Dudley (DY) | 45.7 | 46.4 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.5 | 7,506 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 45.5 | 46.4 | −1.0 | −2.0 to +0.1 | 9,515 |
| Norwich (NR) | 45.4 | 46.4 | −1.0 | −1.9 to −0.2 | 14,877 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 45.2 | 46.4 | −1.2 | −2.3 to −0.0 | 7,327 |
| Bolton (BL) | 45.1 | 46.4 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.0 | 6,313 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 45.1 | 46.4 | −1.3 | −2.8 to +0.2 | 4,163 |
| Colchester (CO) | 45.0 | 46.4 | −1.4 | −2.6 to −0.1 | 5,779 |
| Guildford (GU) | 45.0 | 46.4 | −1.4 | −2.5 to −0.3 | 7,767 |
| Medway (ME) | 44.7 | 46.4 | −1.7 | −2.9 to −0.5 | 6,884 |
| Oxford (OX) | 44.5 | 46.4 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.8 | 7,995 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 44.3 | 46.4 | −2.1 | −3.2 to −1.1 | 8,874 |
| Hereford (HR) | 44.2 | 46.4 | −2.2 | −4.0 to −0.4 | 2,926 |
| Derby (DE) | 44.2 | 46.4 | −2.3 | −3.2 to −1.3 | 11,047 |
| Warrington (WA) | 44.0 | 46.4 | −2.4 | −3.3 to −1.4 | 11,140 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 44.0 | 46.4 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.1 | 5,611 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 43.8 | 46.5 | −2.6 | −3.4 to −1.9 | 18,562 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 43.7 | 46.4 | −2.7 | −3.7 to −1.8 | 10,466 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 43.5 | 46.4 | −2.9 | −4.6 to −1.1 | 3,046 |
| Coventry (CV) | 43.3 | 46.4 | −3.2 | −4.0 to −2.3 | 12,813 |
| Leicester (LE) | 43.2 | 46.5 | −3.3 | −4.1 to −2.5 | 15,254 |
| Sheffield (S) | 43.1 | 46.5 | −3.4 | −4.1 to −2.7 | 20,542 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 43.0 | 46.4 | −3.4 | −4.6 to −2.3 | 7,064 |
| Reading (RG) | 43.0 | 46.4 | −3.4 | −4.5 to −2.4 | 8,041 |
| Liverpool (L) | 42.9 | 46.4 | −3.5 | −4.5 to −2.5 | 9,938 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 42.8 | 46.4 | −3.6 | −4.7 to −2.5 | 7,976 |
| Redhill (RH) | 42.5 | 46.4 | −3.9 | −5.2 to −2.7 | 6,045 |
| Harrow (HA) | 41.4 | 46.4 | −5.0 | −6.8 to −3.1 | 2,802 |
| London N (N) | 41.3 | 46.4 | −5.2 | −6.7 to −3.6 | 3,954 |
| London SW (SW) | 41.2 | 46.4 | −5.2 | −7.1 to −3.3 | 2,615 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 40.9 | 46.4 | −5.5 | −6.8 to −4.3 | 5,774 |
| Luton (LU) | 40.8 | 46.4 | −5.7 | −7.1 to −4.2 | 4,663 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 40.6 | 46.4 | −5.8 | −7.0 to −4.7 | 7,298 |
| St Albans (AL) | 40.5 | 46.4 | −5.9 | −8.0 to −3.8 | 2,037 |
| London E (E) | 40.5 | 46.4 | −5.9 | −7.3 to −4.5 | 4,625 |
| Dartford (DA) | 40.3 | 46.4 | −6.1 | −7.6 to −4.6 | 4,097 |
| Birmingham (B) | 40.4 | 46.6 | −6.3 | −6.8 to −5.7 | 29,274 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 39.9 | 46.4 | −6.5 | −8.1 to −4.8 | 3,380 |
| London NW (NW) | 39.8 | 46.4 | −6.7 | −8.5 to −4.9 | 2,898 |
| Ilford (IG) | 39.5 | 46.4 | −6.9 | −9.1 to −4.7 | 1,974 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 39.3 | 46.4 | −7.1 | −8.7 to −5.5 | 3,751 |
| Slough (SL) | 38.8 | 46.4 | −7.6 | −9.2 to −6.1 | 3,767 |
| Sutton (SM) | 38.6 | 46.4 | −7.8 | −10.4 to −5.1 | 1,322 |
| Romford (RM) | 38.5 | 46.4 | −8.0 | −9.3 to −6.7 | 5,209 |
| London SE (SE) | 38.2 | 46.5 | −8.3 | −9.5 to −7.1 | 6,443 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 37.8 | 46.4 | −8.7 | −10.1 to −7.2 | 4,156 |
| London W (W) | 37.6 | 46.4 | −8.8 | −11.1 to −6.5 | 1,745 |
| Watford (WD) | 37.5 | 46.4 | −8.9 | −10.9 to −6.9 | 2,216 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 37.2 | 46.5 | −9.3 | −10.4 to −8.2 | 7,576 |
| Croydon (CR) | 36.2 | 46.5 | −10.3 | −11.7 to −8.9 | 4,718 |
| Bromley (BR) | 35.1 | 46.4 | −11.3 | −13.1 to −9.5 | 2,582 |
| Enfield (EN) | 34.1 | 46.4 | −12.3 | −13.9 to −10.7 | 3,605 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 825,062 (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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