Where in Britain does the Saab 9-3 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 39.2% of 334,332 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Saab 9-3 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 54.3% against 39.2% elsewhere (+15.1 points). It does best in Sheffield (S), −11.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Saab 9-3 MOT statistics · check a Saab 9-3 by registration
Saab 9-3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 54.3 | 39.2 | +15.1 | +12.1 to +18.1 | 1,072 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 51.8 | 39.2 | +12.6 | +10.4 to +14.9 | 1,942 |
| Paisley (PA) | 49.9 | 39.2 | +10.7 | +8.2 to +13.3 | 1,444 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 49.9 | 39.2 | +10.7 | +8.7 to +12.7 | 2,404 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 49.5 | 39.1 | +10.4 | +8.8 to +12.0 | 3,692 |
| Exeter (EX) | 48.5 | 39.1 | +9.4 | +7.8 to +11.0 | 3,820 |
| Hull (HU) | 47.8 | 39.2 | +8.6 | +6.3 to +11.0 | 1,780 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 47.6 | 39.2 | +8.4 | +4.4 to +12.4 | 592 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 47.4 | 39.1 | +8.3 | +6.9 to +9.7 | 5,016 |
| Bath (BA) | 47.3 | 39.1 | +8.1 | +6.5 to +9.7 | 3,762 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 47.3 | 39.2 | +8.0 | −0.1 to +16.1 | 146 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 47.0 | 39.2 | +7.8 | +5.7 to +10.0 | 2,098 |
| York (YO) | 47.0 | 39.2 | +7.8 | +6.0 to +9.5 | 3,131 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 46.8 | 39.2 | +7.7 | +5.4 to +9.9 | 1,962 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 46.7 | 39.2 | +7.5 | +3.8 to +11.1 | 722 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 46.6 | 39.2 | +7.4 | +1.2 to +13.6 | 249 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 46.5 | 39.2 | +7.3 | +4.6 to +10.0 | 1,348 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 46.0 | 39.2 | +6.8 | +4.0 to +9.7 | 1,151 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 46.0 | 39.2 | +6.8 | +4.2 to +9.5 | 1,369 |
| Taunton (TA) | 46.0 | 39.2 | +6.8 | +5.1 to +8.5 | 3,234 |
| Perth (PH) | 46.0 | 39.2 | +6.7 | +3.7 to +9.8 | 1,038 |
| Bristol (BS) | 45.6 | 39.1 | +6.5 | +5.3 to +7.7 | 6,795 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 45.5 | 39.2 | +6.3 | +3.8 to +8.7 | 1,621 |
| Truro (TR) | 44.6 | 39.2 | +5.4 | +3.6 to +7.3 | 2,913 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 44.6 | 39.2 | +5.4 | +3.2 to +7.5 | 2,055 |
| Halifax (HX) | 44.3 | 39.2 | +5.1 | +1.2 to +8.9 | 646 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 43.4 | 39.2 | +4.2 | +1.1 to +7.3 | 993 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 43.2 | 39.2 | +4.1 | +2.6 to +5.5 | 4,770 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 43.2 | 39.2 | +4.0 | +2.7 to +5.3 | 5,830 |
| Worcester (WR) | 43.1 | 39.2 | +3.9 | +1.7 to +6.1 | 1,907 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 43.1 | 39.2 | +3.9 | +2.0 to +5.7 | 2,852 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 43.0 | 39.2 | +3.8 | +0.4 to +7.2 | 825 |
| Telford (TF) | 42.7 | 39.2 | +3.5 | +0.7 to +6.3 | 1,196 |
| Brighton (BN) | 42.6 | 39.2 | +3.4 | +2.0 to +4.8 | 4,678 |
| Darlington (DL) | 42.6 | 39.2 | +3.4 | +1.1 to +5.6 | 1,852 |
| Crewe (CW) | 42.5 | 39.2 | +3.2 | +0.6 to +5.9 | 1,380 |
| Oxford (OX) | 42.4 | 39.2 | +3.2 | +1.7 to +4.6 | 4,460 |
| Wigan (WN) | 42.4 | 39.2 | +3.2 | −0.1 to +6.4 | 899 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 42.3 | 39.2 | +3.1 | +1.1 to +5.0 | 2,482 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 42.3 | 39.2 | +3.1 | +0.5 to +5.7 | 1,409 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 42.3 | 39.2 | +3.1 | +1.7 to +4.5 | 4,817 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 42.1 | 39.2 | +2.9 | +1.5 to +4.4 | 4,801 |
| Newport (NP) | 42.1 | 39.2 | +2.9 | +0.9 to +4.9 | 2,429 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 42.0 | 39.2 | +2.8 | +0.3 to +5.4 | 1,460 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 41.9 | 39.2 | +2.8 | +1.5 to +4.0 | 5,946 |
| Durham (DH) | 41.9 | 39.2 | +2.7 | −0.1 to +5.6 | 1,154 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 41.8 | 39.2 | +2.6 | −0.0 to +5.2 | 1,378 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 41.8 | 39.2 | +2.6 | +1.1 to +4.0 | 4,392 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 41.7 | 39.2 | +2.5 | +1.0 to +4.1 | 3,805 |
| Southampton (SO) | 41.6 | 39.2 | +2.4 | +1.0 to +3.8 | 4,658 |
| Chester (CH) | 41.4 | 39.2 | +2.2 | +0.5 to +3.9 | 3,203 |
| Watford (WD) | 41.4 | 39.2 | +2.2 | −0.6 to +5.0 | 1,197 |
| Swindon (SN) | 41.4 | 39.2 | +2.2 | +0.5 to +3.9 | 3,189 |
| Walsall (WS) | 41.4 | 39.2 | +2.2 | −0.1 to +4.4 | 1,793 |
| Leeds (LS) | 41.1 | 39.2 | +1.9 | +0.1 to +3.8 | 2,781 |
| Swansea (SA) | 41.0 | 39.2 | +1.8 | +0.2 to +3.4 | 3,618 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 40.8 | 39.2 | +1.6 | −0.3 to +3.5 | 2,527 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 40.8 | 39.2 | +1.5 | −4.4 to +7.4 | 265 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 40.7 | 39.2 | +1.5 | −0.1 to +3.0 | 3,931 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 40.5 | 39.2 | +1.3 | −0.3 to +2.9 | 3,670 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 40.3 | 39.2 | +1.1 | −0.0 to +2.3 | 6,992 |
| Dudley (DY) | 39.6 | 39.2 | +0.4 | −2.0 to +2.7 | 1,697 |
| Guildford (GU) | 39.5 | 39.2 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.6 | 5,178 |
| Oldham (OL) | 39.5 | 39.2 | +0.3 | −2.3 to +2.8 | 1,398 |
| Warrington (WA) | 39.4 | 39.2 | +0.2 | −1.9 to +2.2 | 2,166 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 39.3 | 39.2 | +0.0 | −2.3 to +2.4 | 1,684 |
| Hereford (HR) | 39.2 | 39.2 | −0.0 | −2.7 to +2.6 | 1,314 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 39.1 | 39.2 | −0.1 | −1.9 to +1.7 | 2,907 |
| Medway (ME) | 38.6 | 39.2 | −0.7 | −2.4 to +1.1 | 2,928 |
| Liverpool (L) | 38.2 | 39.2 | −1.1 | −2.8 to +0.7 | 3,132 |
| Preston (PR) | 38.1 | 39.2 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.7 | 2,800 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 38.1 | 39.2 | −1.1 | −2.8 to +0.5 | 3,296 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 37.9 | 39.2 | −1.4 | −2.8 to +0.1 | 4,207 |
| Bradford (BD) | 37.8 | 39.2 | −1.4 | −3.6 to +0.7 | 1,980 |
| Coventry (CV) | 37.7 | 39.3 | −1.5 | −3.0 to −0.1 | 4,132 |
| Northampton (NN) | 37.5 | 39.3 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.4 | 4,709 |
| Glasgow (G) | 37.5 | 39.3 | −1.8 | −3.1 to −0.5 | 5,464 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 37.3 | 39.2 | −2.0 | −4.8 to +0.9 | 1,113 |
| Norwich (NR) | 37.1 | 39.3 | −2.2 | −3.3 to −1.0 | 6,640 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 36.9 | 39.2 | −2.3 | −4.2 to −0.4 | 2,409 |
| Luton (LU) | 36.9 | 39.2 | −2.4 | −4.4 to −0.4 | 2,240 |
| Bolton (BL) | 36.5 | 39.2 | −2.7 | −5.0 to −0.4 | 1,718 |
| Derby (DE) | 36.5 | 39.3 | −2.8 | −4.1 to −1.4 | 4,968 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 36.1 | 39.3 | −3.2 | −4.4 to −1.9 | 5,847 |
| Birmingham (B) | 36.0 | 39.3 | −3.3 | −4.3 to −2.3 | 9,008 |
| Leicester (LE) | 35.9 | 39.3 | −3.4 | −4.6 to −2.1 | 5,977 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 35.9 | 39.3 | −3.4 | −5.0 to −1.9 | 3,779 |
| Manchester (M) | 35.6 | 39.3 | −3.7 | −5.3 to −2.1 | 3,400 |
| Redhill (RH) | 35.5 | 39.3 | −3.8 | −5.4 to −2.2 | 3,585 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 35.0 | 39.3 | −4.3 | −5.7 to −2.8 | 4,050 |
| London SW (SW) | 34.9 | 39.3 | −4.4 | −6.6 to −2.2 | 1,858 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 34.9 | 39.3 | −4.4 | −6.4 to −2.4 | 2,298 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 34.6 | 39.3 | −4.7 | −6.2 to −3.1 | 3,623 |
| Colchester (CO) | 34.6 | 39.3 | −4.7 | −6.3 to −3.1 | 3,457 |
| Reading (RG) | 34.6 | 39.3 | −4.7 | −6.0 to −3.5 | 5,643 |
| Stockport (SK) | 34.2 | 39.3 | −5.1 | −6.6 to −3.6 | 3,858 |
| Sutton (SM) | 34.0 | 39.2 | −5.2 | −8.9 to −1.5 | 638 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 33.9 | 39.3 | −5.4 | −7.3 to −3.6 | 2,523 |
| London N (N) | 33.8 | 39.3 | −5.5 | −7.0 to −4.0 | 3,797 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 33.5 | 39.3 | −5.8 | −7.4 to −4.2 | 3,497 |
| Dartford (DA) | 33.3 | 39.3 | −6.0 | −8.2 to −3.7 | 1,713 |
| London E (E) | 32.5 | 39.3 | −6.7 | −8.7 to −4.8 | 2,265 |
| London NW (NW) | 32.1 | 39.3 | −7.2 | −9.2 to −5.1 | 1,952 |
| Harrow (HA) | 32.1 | 39.3 | −7.2 | −9.5 to −4.8 | 1,573 |
| Slough (SL) | 31.9 | 39.3 | −7.4 | −9.1 to −5.6 | 2,802 |
| Romford (RM) | 31.5 | 39.3 | −7.8 | −9.9 to −5.6 | 1,783 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 31.3 | 39.3 | −8.0 | −9.9 to −6.1 | 2,350 |
| Ilford (IG) | 30.9 | 39.3 | −8.3 | −11.3 to −5.4 | 967 |
| Enfield (EN) | 30.4 | 39.3 | −8.9 | −11.1 to −6.7 | 1,731 |
| Bromley (BR) | 29.7 | 39.3 | −9.6 | −12.5 to −6.7 | 964 |
| London W (W) | 29.6 | 39.3 | −9.7 | −11.9 to −7.4 | 1,546 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 29.6 | 39.3 | −9.8 | −11.2 to −8.3 | 3,965 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 29.4 | 39.3 | −9.9 | −12.3 to −7.5 | 1,426 |
| St Albans (AL) | 28.9 | 39.3 | −10.4 | −12.4 to −8.5 | 2,156 |
| London SE (SE) | 28.6 | 39.4 | −10.7 | −12.2 to −9.3 | 3,838 |
| Croydon (CR) | 28.4 | 39.3 | −10.9 | −13.0 to −8.8 | 1,836 |
| Sheffield (S) | 28.4 | 39.5 | −11.1 | −12.1 to −10.0 | 6,882 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 334,332 (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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