Where in Britain does the Rover 75 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 44.8% of 78,901 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Rover 75 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Perth (PH): 63.8% against 44.7% elsewhere (+19.1 points). It does best in Uxbridge (UB), −23.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Rover 75 MOT statistics · check a Rover 75 by registration
Rover 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth (PH) | 63.8 | 44.7 | +19.1 | +10.3 to +27.8 | 116 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 61.5 | 44.7 | +16.8 | +8.8 to +24.8 | 143 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 59.7 | 44.7 | +14.9 | +6.5 to +23.4 | 129 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 58.5 | 44.7 | +13.8 | +8.5 to +19.0 | 342 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 58.1 | 44.7 | +13.3 | +6.9 to +19.8 | 229 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 57.2 | 44.7 | +12.5 | +8.8 to +16.2 | 689 |
| Exeter (EX) | 56.6 | 44.6 | +12.0 | +8.9 to +15.0 | 1,027 |
| Hull (HU) | 55.5 | 44.7 | +10.8 | +6.6 to +15.1 | 524 |
| Taunton (TA) | 54.6 | 44.7 | +10.0 | +6.4 to +13.6 | 752 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 54.3 | 44.6 | +9.7 | +6.6 to +12.8 | 979 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 53.5 | 44.7 | +8.8 | +5.4 to +12.3 | 811 |
| Truro (TR) | 53.2 | 44.7 | +8.5 | +4.5 to +12.6 | 586 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 53.1 | 44.7 | +8.4 | +2.1 to +14.7 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 52.9 | 44.7 | +8.1 | +2.4 to +13.9 | 295 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 52.4 | 44.7 | +7.7 | +2.3 to +13.1 | 328 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 51.9 | 44.7 | +7.2 | +0.4 to +13.9 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 51.8 | 44.7 | +7.1 | +1.9 to +12.3 | 359 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 51.4 | 44.7 | +6.7 | +3.5 to +9.9 | 957 |
| Crewe (CW) | 51.4 | 44.7 | +6.6 | +2.3 to +11.0 | 512 |
| Chester (CH) | 51.2 | 44.7 | +6.5 | +3.3 to +9.8 | 929 |
| Darlington (DL) | 51.0 | 44.7 | +6.3 | +2.1 to +10.5 | 547 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 51.0 | 44.7 | +6.3 | +2.8 to +9.7 | 824 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 50.9 | 44.7 | +6.2 | +2.6 to +9.8 | 762 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 50.9 | 44.7 | +6.2 | +1.5 to +10.9 | 428 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 50.6 | 44.7 | +5.9 | +1.5 to +10.2 | 506 |
| Worcester (WR) | 50.3 | 44.7 | +5.5 | +2.0 to +9.1 | 772 |
| Wigan (WN) | 50.3 | 44.7 | +5.5 | +0.5 to +10.6 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 50.2 | 44.7 | +5.5 | +1.1 to +9.9 | 498 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 50.2 | 44.7 | +5.5 | +2.2 to +8.8 | 891 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 50.0 | 44.7 | +5.3 | +0.4 to +10.1 | 406 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 49.9 | 44.7 | +5.2 | +0.8 to +9.5 | 513 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 49.6 | 44.7 | +4.9 | +2.1 to +7.7 | 1,248 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 48.9 | 44.7 | +4.1 | +0.6 to +7.6 | 786 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 48.8 | 44.7 | +4.1 | −0.0 to +8.1 | 584 |
| Dudley (DY) | 48.6 | 44.7 | +3.9 | +0.8 to +6.9 | 1,048 |
| Norwich (NR) | 48.1 | 44.7 | +3.4 | +0.9 to +6.0 | 1,510 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 48.1 | 44.8 | +3.4 | −1.8 to +8.6 | 351 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 48.0 | 44.8 | +3.2 | −4.2 to +10.7 | 175 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 47.7 | 44.7 | +3.0 | +0.1 to +5.9 | 1,147 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 47.6 | 44.7 | +2.9 | −1.1 to +6.9 | 594 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 47.5 | 44.7 | +2.7 | −1.0 to +6.4 | 710 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 47.4 | 44.7 | +2.7 | −0.3 to +5.7 | 1,063 |
| Newport (NP) | 47.1 | 44.7 | +2.4 | −1.5 to +6.2 | 641 |
| Paisley (PA) | 47.1 | 44.8 | +2.3 | −3.6 to +8.2 | 274 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 46.9 | 44.7 | +2.1 | −1.0 to +5.3 | 964 |
| Swindon (SN) | 46.4 | 44.8 | +1.6 | −2.4 to +5.6 | 589 |
| Bradford (BD) | 46.3 | 44.8 | +1.5 | −2.6 to +5.7 | 566 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 46.3 | 44.8 | +1.5 | −4.7 to +7.6 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 46.1 | 44.7 | +1.3 | −1.3 to +4.0 | 1,413 |
| Guildford (GU) | 45.8 | 44.8 | +1.0 | −2.4 to +4.4 | 834 |
| Glasgow (G) | 45.8 | 44.8 | +1.0 | −2.9 to +5.0 | 607 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 45.8 | 44.8 | +1.0 | −2.6 to +4.6 | 745 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 45.7 | 44.8 | +1.0 | −2.1 to +4.0 | 1,050 |
| Brighton (BN) | 45.6 | 44.8 | +0.9 | −1.9 to +3.7 | 1,231 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 45.6 | 44.8 | +0.9 | −1.9 to +3.6 | 1,274 |
| Bristol (BS) | 45.4 | 44.8 | +0.7 | −2.1 to +3.4 | 1,270 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 45.3 | 44.8 | +0.5 | −2.8 to +3.9 | 874 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 45.2 | 44.8 | +0.4 | −5.9 to +6.7 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 45.1 | 44.8 | +0.4 | −3.1 to +3.8 | 809 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 44.7 | 44.8 | −0.1 | −8.8 to +8.7 | 123 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 44.5 | 44.8 | −0.3 | −3.2 to +2.5 | 1,199 |
| Hereford (HR) | 44.3 | 44.8 | −0.5 | −4.9 to +4.0 | 483 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 44.2 | 44.8 | −0.6 | −3.9 to +2.8 | 844 |
| Oxford (OX) | 44.2 | 44.8 | −0.6 | −3.5 to +2.3 | 1,130 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 44.1 | 44.8 | −0.7 | −2.9 to +1.6 | 1,960 |
| Swansea (SA) | 43.9 | 44.8 | −0.8 | −4.0 to +2.3 | 974 |
| Colchester (CO) | 43.8 | 44.8 | −1.0 | −4.4 to +2.5 | 799 |
| Oldham (OL) | 43.4 | 44.8 | −1.3 | −5.7 to +3.0 | 502 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 43.4 | 44.8 | −1.4 | −4.3 to +1.4 | 1,188 |
| London N (N) | 43.3 | 44.8 | −1.5 | −7.0 to +4.1 | 307 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 43.2 | 44.8 | −1.6 | −4.9 to +1.7 | 882 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 43.1 | 44.8 | −1.6 | −5.2 to +1.9 | 765 |
| Medway (ME) | 43.0 | 44.8 | −1.7 | −5.1 to +1.7 | 820 |
| Preston (PR) | 43.0 | 44.8 | −1.7 | −5.0 to +1.5 | 920 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 42.7 | 44.8 | −2.1 | −5.8 to +1.7 | 667 |
| Leicester (LE) | 42.0 | 44.8 | −2.8 | −5.5 to −0.1 | 1,307 |
| Warrington (WA) | 41.9 | 44.8 | −2.9 | −6.7 to +1.0 | 639 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 41.9 | 44.8 | −2.9 | −6.3 to +0.5 | 809 |
| Bolton (BL) | 41.7 | 44.8 | −3.1 | −7.9 to +1.7 | 415 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 41.6 | 44.8 | −3.2 | −7.0 to +0.6 | 649 |
| Halifax (HX) | 41.6 | 44.8 | −3.2 | −10.2 to +3.8 | 190 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 41.5 | 44.8 | −3.3 | −7.1 to +0.6 | 636 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 41.4 | 44.8 | −3.3 | −7.9 to +1.3 | 444 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 41.1 | 44.8 | −3.7 | −8.9 to +1.6 | 338 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 41.1 | 44.8 | −3.7 | −7.4 to −0.1 | 711 |
| Sheffield (S) | 41.1 | 44.8 | −3.8 | −6.1 to −1.4 | 1,713 |
| Liverpool (L) | 41.0 | 44.8 | −3.8 | −7.3 to −0.4 | 793 |
| St Albans (AL) | 40.5 | 44.8 | −4.2 | −10.2 to +1.7 | 259 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 40.6 | 44.8 | −4.2 | −7.2 to −1.3 | 1,045 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 40.4 | 44.8 | −4.3 | −10.7 to +2.0 | 230 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 40.4 | 44.8 | −4.4 | −8.7 to −0.1 | 505 |
| Durham (DH) | 39.1 | 44.8 | −5.7 | −10.5 to −0.8 | 396 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 38.9 | 44.8 | −5.9 | −9.3 to −2.5 | 802 |
| Derby (DE) | 38.8 | 44.9 | −6.1 | −8.7 to −3.4 | 1,291 |
| Birmingham (B) | 38.7 | 45.0 | −6.4 | −8.0 to −4.7 | 3,384 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 38.3 | 44.8 | −6.6 | −10.3 to −2.8 | 656 |
| Coventry (CV) | 38.1 | 44.9 | −6.8 | −9.1 to −4.5 | 1,769 |
| Sutton (SM) | 37.6 | 44.8 | −7.1 | −14.4 to +0.2 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 37.5 | 44.8 | −7.3 | −13.0 to −1.7 | 283 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 37.3 | 44.8 | −7.5 | −13.5 to −1.6 | 255 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 36.0 | 44.8 | −8.8 | −15.1 to −2.5 | 225 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 35.7 | 44.9 | −9.1 | −12.2 to −6.1 | 946 |
| Slough (SL) | 35.5 | 44.8 | −9.3 | −13.2 to −5.4 | 577 |
| Croydon (CR) | 34.5 | 44.8 | −10.3 | −15.4 to −5.3 | 342 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 34.5 | 44.8 | −10.3 | −14.8 to −5.8 | 429 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 34.3 | 44.8 | −10.5 | −14.6 to −6.4 | 519 |
| London E (E) | 34.2 | 44.8 | −10.6 | −16.3 to −4.8 | 263 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 34.0 | 44.8 | −10.7 | −17.6 to −3.9 | 185 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 32.9 | 44.8 | −11.9 | −16.9 to −6.9 | 337 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 31.6 | 44.8 | −13.2 | −17.7 to −8.7 | 408 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 30.3 | 44.9 | −14.6 | −18.5 to −10.7 | 535 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.8 | 44.9 | −17.1 | −20.3 to −13.9 | 765 |
| Ilford (IG) | 21.9 | 44.8 | −23.0 | −30.4 to −15.5 | 119 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 21.5 | 44.8 | −23.3 | −28.4 to −18.2 | 251 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 78,901 (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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