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Where in Britain does the Rover 216 fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 37.5% of 6,372 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Rover 216 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Gloucester (GL): 52.5% against 37.3% elsewhere (+15.2 points). It does best in Kingston upon Thames (KT), −8.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Rover 216 MOT statistics · check a Rover 216 by registration

Rover 216 in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Rover 216: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Gloucester (GL)52.537.3+15.2+5.4 to +25.0101 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)52.137.3+14.9+5.8 to +24.0117 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)49.637.3+12.4+3.9 to +20.8137 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)48.237.3+10.9+1.6 to +20.2112 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)46.337.3+9.0+0.5 to +17.5136 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)45.037.4+7.6−0.7 to +16.0140 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)43.237.4+5.8−3.2 to +14.8118 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)42.037.5+4.5−5.2 to +14.3100 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)40.537.4+3.1−4.8 to +10.9153 (rough estimate)
Dudley (DY)39.537.5+2.0−6.9 to +10.9119 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)37.437.5−0.1−9.4 to +9.1107 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)36.737.5−0.9−9.6 to +7.8120 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)35.437.6−2.2−10.5 to +6.1130 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)34.637.6−3.0−11.2 to +5.2133 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)34.437.7−3.4−8.2 to +1.5390 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)29.137.7−8.6−17.2 to −0.0110 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,372 (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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