Where in Britain does the Seat Ateca fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 11.1% of 158,253 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Seat Ateca failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Leicester (LE): 19.2% against 10.9% elsewhere (+8.3 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −6.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Seat Ateca MOT statistics · check a Seat Ateca by registration
Seat Ateca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester (LE) | 19.2 | 10.9 | +8.3 | +7.0 to +9.6 | 3,625 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 18.0 | 11.1 | +7.0 | +4.1 to +9.8 | 710 |
| Northampton (NN) | 15.7 | 11.0 | +4.7 | +3.1 to +6.2 | 2,053 |
| London N (N) | 15.2 | 11.1 | +4.1 | +1.2 to +7.1 | 578 |
| Truro (TR) | 14.3 | 11.1 | +3.2 | +1.2 to +5.2 | 1,170 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 14.2 | 11.1 | +3.2 | +1.1 to +5.2 | 1,076 |
| Brighton (BN) | 14.2 | 11.1 | +3.1 | +1.3 to +4.9 | 1,398 |
| Glasgow (G) | 13.9 | 11.0 | +2.9 | +1.8 to +3.9 | 4,334 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 13.9 | 11.1 | +2.8 | +1.4 to +4.3 | 2,215 |
| London W (W) | 13.8 | 11.1 | +2.7 | −1.9 to +7.3 | 218 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 13.7 | 11.0 | +2.7 | +1.4 to +3.9 | 3,139 |
| Paisley (PA) | 13.7 | 11.1 | +2.6 | +0.9 to +4.3 | 1,617 |
| Bradford (BD) | 13.5 | 11.1 | +2.4 | +0.5 to +4.3 | 1,260 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 13.5 | 11.1 | +2.4 | −1.8 to +6.6 | 252 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 13.4 | 11.1 | +2.3 | +0.5 to +4.1 | 1,404 |
| Wigan (WN) | 13.4 | 11.1 | +2.3 | −0.7 to +5.2 | 509 |
| London E (E) | 13.3 | 11.1 | +2.2 | −1.1 to +5.4 | 415 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 13.2 | 11.1 | +2.1 | −1.0 to +5.2 | 462 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 13.1 | 11.1 | +2.1 | +0.4 to +3.7 | 1,539 |
| Leeds (LS) | 12.9 | 11.1 | +1.8 | +0.4 to +3.2 | 2,153 |
| Walsall (WS) | 12.8 | 11.1 | +1.7 | −0.6 to +4.1 | 803 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 12.8 | 11.1 | +1.7 | −0.2 to +3.7 | 1,109 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 12.7 | 11.1 | +1.7 | −0.4 to +3.7 | 1,013 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 12.7 | 11.1 | +1.6 | −2.2 to +5.5 | 291 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 12.6 | 11.1 | +1.5 | −0.3 to +3.3 | 1,341 |
| Croydon (CR) | 12.5 | 11.1 | +1.4 | −1.2 to +4.0 | 624 |
| Dundee (DD) | 12.5 | 11.1 | +1.4 | −0.8 to +3.6 | 850 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 12.5 | 11.1 | +1.4 | −1.7 to +4.5 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 12.4 | 11.1 | +1.4 | +0.1 to +2.6 | 2,825 |
| Bristol (BS) | 12.3 | 11.1 | +1.3 | +0.1 to +2.5 | 3,133 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 12.3 | 11.1 | +1.2 | −0.7 to +3.1 | 1,148 |
| London SW (SW) | 12.3 | 11.1 | +1.2 | −2.2 to +4.6 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 12.3 | 11.1 | +1.2 | −0.4 to +2.8 | 1,672 |
| Medway (ME) | 12.2 | 11.1 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.9 | 1,384 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 12.1 | 11.1 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.7 | 1,458 |
| Chester (CH) | 12.1 | 11.1 | +1.1 | −1.1 to +3.2 | 890 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 12.1 | 11.1 | +1.0 | −0.8 to +2.8 | 1,227 |
| Ilford (IG) | 12.1 | 11.1 | +1.0 | −3.6 to +5.5 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 12.1 | 11.1 | +1.0 | −1.3 to +3.3 | 772 |
| Preston (PR) | 12.0 | 11.1 | +1.0 | −0.7 to +2.6 | 1,553 |
| Norwich (NR) | 12.0 | 11.1 | +0.9 | −0.5 to +2.3 | 1,995 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 11.9 | 11.1 | +0.8 | −1.5 to +3.1 | 781 |
| Liverpool (L) | 11.9 | 11.1 | +0.8 | −0.6 to +2.2 | 1,976 |
| Birmingham (B) | 11.7 | 11.1 | +0.7 | −0.4 to +1.7 | 3,568 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 11.7 | 11.1 | +0.6 | −1.2 to +2.5 | 1,135 |
| Bolton (BL) | 11.6 | 11.1 | +0.5 | −1.6 to +2.6 | 913 |
| Luton (LU) | 11.6 | 11.1 | +0.5 | −1.9 to +2.9 | 672 |
| Durham (DH) | 11.5 | 11.1 | +0.4 | −1.6 to +2.5 | 954 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 11.5 | 11.1 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.8 | 2,134 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 11.4 | 11.1 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +2.0 | 1,399 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 11.4 | 11.1 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +1.9 | 1,457 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 11.4 | 11.1 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.5 | 2,782 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 11.3 | 11.1 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.5 | 2,558 |
| Harrow (HA) | 11.3 | 11.1 | +0.2 | −3.1 to +3.6 | 353 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 11.2 | 11.1 | +0.1 | −1.2 to +1.4 | 2,192 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 11.1 | 11.1 | +0.0 | −1.2 to +1.3 | 2,505 |
| Oldham (OL) | 11.1 | 11.1 | −0.0 | −2.0 to +1.9 | 993 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 10.9 | 11.1 | −0.2 | −1.5 to +1.2 | 2,167 |
| Warrington (WA) | 10.9 | 11.1 | −0.2 | −1.8 to +1.4 | 1,501 |
| London SE (SE) | 10.9 | 11.1 | −0.2 | −2.5 to +2.1 | 725 |
| Reading (RG) | 10.9 | 11.1 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 2,137 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 10.8 | 11.1 | −0.3 | −2.6 to +2.0 | 685 |
| Sheffield (S) | 10.8 | 11.1 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.7 | 3,964 |
| Redhill (RH) | 10.8 | 11.1 | −0.3 | −1.9 to +1.3 | 1,468 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 10.8 | 11.1 | −0.3 | −1.8 to +1.1 | 1,889 |
| Guildford (GU) | 10.7 | 11.1 | −0.4 | −1.6 to +0.8 | 2,813 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 10.7 | 11.1 | −0.4 | −1.8 to +0.9 | 2,044 |
| Watford (WD) | 10.6 | 11.1 | −0.5 | −2.9 to +2.0 | 630 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 10.4 | 11.1 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.8 | 1,595 |
| Enfield (EN) | 10.3 | 11.1 | −0.8 | −3.6 to +2.0 | 458 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 10.2 | 11.1 | −0.9 | −3.2 to +1.3 | 697 |
| Hull (HU) | 10.1 | 11.1 | −1.0 | −2.4 to +0.5 | 1,638 |
| Stockport (SK) | 10.1 | 11.1 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.2 | 2,333 |
| Dudley (DY) | 10.1 | 11.1 | −1.0 | −3.1 to +1.1 | 802 |
| Swansea (SA) | 10.0 | 11.1 | −1.1 | −2.3 to +0.1 | 2,364 |
| Derby (DE) | 10.0 | 11.1 | −1.1 | −2.3 to +0.1 | 2,347 |
| St Albans (AL) | 9.9 | 11.1 | −1.2 | −2.7 to +0.3 | 1,594 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 9.7 | 11.1 | −1.4 | −2.9 to +0.0 | 1,522 |
| Bromley (BR) | 9.6 | 11.1 | −1.5 | −3.5 to +0.5 | 840 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 9.6 | 11.1 | −1.5 | −3.8 to +0.9 | 613 |
| York (YO) | 9.6 | 11.1 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.2 | 2,011 |
| Oxford (OX) | 9.5 | 11.1 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.1 | 1,657 |
| Hereford (HR) | 9.5 | 11.1 | −1.6 | −4.6 to +1.4 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 9.5 | 11.1 | −1.6 | −4.4 to +1.2 | 432 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 9.5 | 11.1 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.3 | 1,837 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 9.4 | 11.1 | −1.7 | −3.3 to −0.2 | 1,395 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 9.4 | 11.1 | −1.7 | −3.6 to +0.1 | 981 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 9.4 | 11.1 | −1.7 | −3.4 to −0.0 | 1,109 |
| Bath (BA) | 9.3 | 11.1 | −1.8 | −3.6 to −0.1 | 1,036 |
| Darlington (DL) | 9.3 | 11.1 | −1.8 | −3.4 to −0.3 | 1,296 |
| Taunton (TA) | 9.1 | 11.1 | −2.0 | −4.8 to +0.9 | 395 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 9.0 | 11.1 | −2.1 | −3.8 to −0.5 | 1,150 |
| Southampton (SO) | 8.9 | 11.1 | −2.2 | −3.6 to −0.9 | 1,709 |
| Newport (NP) | 8.9 | 11.1 | −2.2 | −3.8 to −0.7 | 1,328 |
| Crewe (CW) | 8.8 | 11.1 | −2.3 | −3.8 to −0.8 | 1,415 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 8.7 | 11.1 | −2.4 | −4.6 to −0.1 | 608 |
| Telford (TF) | 8.7 | 11.1 | −2.4 | −5.3 to +0.5 | 369 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 8.6 | 11.1 | −2.5 | −4.0 to −1.0 | 1,368 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 8.6 | 11.1 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.2 | 1,778 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 8.5 | 11.1 | −2.6 | −4.6 to −0.6 | 761 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 8.1 | 11.1 | −3.1 | −4.8 to −1.3 | 894 |
| Slough (SL) | 7.8 | 11.1 | −3.3 | −5.0 to −1.6 | 981 |
| Romford (RM) | 7.8 | 11.1 | −3.3 | −5.8 to −0.9 | 462 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 7.6 | 11.1 | −3.5 | −5.3 to −1.6 | 799 |
| Worcester (WR) | 7.6 | 11.1 | −3.5 | −4.9 to −2.1 | 1,393 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 7.5 | 11.1 | −3.5 | −7.1 to +0.0 | 212 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 7.3 | 11.1 | −3.7 | −7.3 to −0.2 | 204 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 7.3 | 11.1 | −3.8 | −5.2 to −2.5 | 1,429 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 7.2 | 11.1 | −3.9 | −5.3 to −2.4 | 1,231 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 6.9 | 11.1 | −4.2 | −7.5 to −0.8 | 216 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 6.9 | 11.1 | −4.2 | −5.7 to −2.7 | 1,144 |
| Perth (PH) | 6.8 | 11.1 | −4.3 | −6.8 to −1.7 | 365 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 6.6 | 11.2 | −4.5 | −5.5 to −3.5 | 2,457 |
| Sutton (SM) | 5.2 | 11.1 | −5.9 | −9.0 to −2.7 | 192 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 4.6 | 11.3 | −6.7 | −7.3 to −6.1 | 4,721 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 158,253 (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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