Where in Britain does the SEAT Exeo fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 31.3% of 34,374 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the SEAT Exeo failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Perth (PH): 43.5% against 31.3% elsewhere (+12.3 points). It does best in Slough (SL), −12.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · SEAT Exeo MOT statistics · check a SEAT Exeo by registration
SEAT Exeo 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) | 43.5 | 31.3 | +12.3 | +3.5 to +21.0 | 124 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 43.4 | 31.3 | +12.1 | +3.8 to +20.5 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 42.3 | 31.1 | +11.2 | +7.7 to +14.8 | 754 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 39.4 | 31.3 | +8.1 | +0.5 to +15.7 | 160 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 38.5 | 31.2 | +7.3 | +2.4 to +12.2 | 379 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 38.5 | 31.3 | +7.2 | −0.6 to +15.1 | 148 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 36.5 | 31.3 | +5.2 | −1.1 to +11.6 | 222 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 36.4 | 31.2 | +5.2 | +1.5 to +8.9 | 648 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 36.3 | 31.3 | +5.1 | −0.7 to +10.8 | 267 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 36.2 | 31.2 | +5.0 | +1.1 to +8.9 | 591 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 36.0 | 31.2 | +4.8 | +0.6 to +9.0 | 516 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 36.0 | 31.3 | +4.7 | −1.1 to +10.6 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 36.0 | 31.2 | +4.7 | +0.5 to +8.9 | 509 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 35.9 | 31.2 | +4.7 | +0.7 to +8.7 | 568 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 35.4 | 31.3 | +4.1 | −3.3 to +11.4 | 164 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 35.3 | 31.3 | +4.0 | −4.1 to +12.2 | 133 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 35.3 | 31.3 | +4.0 | −1.5 to +9.6 | 286 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 35.2 | 31.3 | +3.9 | −0.9 to +8.7 | 384 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 34.6 | 31.3 | +3.3 | −2.1 to +8.7 | 298 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 34.5 | 31.3 | +3.3 | −1.5 to +8.1 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 34.2 | 31.3 | +2.9 | −1.3 to +7.2 | 488 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 34.0 | 31.3 | +2.7 | −2.0 to +7.5 | 388 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 34.0 | 31.3 | +2.7 | −5.0 to +10.4 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 33.9 | 31.3 | +2.6 | −4.2 to +9.3 | 189 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 33.9 | 31.3 | +2.5 | −4.1 to +9.2 | 195 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 33.3 | 31.3 | +2.0 | −3.9 to +7.9 | 246 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 33.1 | 31.3 | +1.9 | −1.7 to +5.4 | 682 |
| Warrington (WA) | 33.1 | 31.3 | +1.8 | −3.3 to +6.9 | 332 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 33.0 | 31.3 | +1.7 | −3.7 to +7.1 | 291 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 33.0 | 31.3 | +1.7 | −3.9 to +7.2 | 279 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 32.9 | 31.3 | +1.6 | −2.8 to +6.0 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 32.8 | 31.3 | +1.5 | −5.0 to +8.0 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 32.8 | 31.3 | +1.5 | −4.4 to +7.4 | 244 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 32.6 | 31.3 | +1.3 | −2.8 to +5.4 | 515 |
| Inverness (IV) | 32.5 | 31.3 | +1.2 | −4.2 to +6.6 | 289 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 32.4 | 31.3 | +1.1 | −4.2 to +6.5 | 299 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 31.9 | 31.3 | +0.6 | −5.0 to +6.3 | 266 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 31.9 | 31.3 | +0.6 | −4.0 to +5.2 | 401 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 31.8 | 31.3 | +0.5 | −4.3 to +5.4 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 31.4 | 31.3 | +0.1 | −6.0 to +6.2 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 31.4 | 31.3 | +0.1 | −4.5 to +4.7 | 398 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 31.4 | 31.3 | +0.1 | −5.1 to +5.3 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 31.4 | 31.3 | +0.1 | −3.9 to +4.1 | 529 |
| Glasgow (G) | 31.3 | 31.3 | −0.0 | −3.3 to +3.2 | 805 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.2 | 31.3 | −0.1 | −6.5 to +6.3 | 202 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 31.1 | 31.3 | −0.2 | −7.3 to +6.9 | 164 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 31.1 | 31.3 | −0.3 | −5.2 to +4.7 | 338 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 31.0 | 31.3 | −0.3 | −4.1 to +3.5 | 587 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 31.0 | 31.3 | −0.3 | −6.7 to +6.1 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 31.0 | 31.3 | −0.3 | −5.1 to +4.4 | 368 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 31.0 | 31.3 | −0.3 | −5.9 to +5.2 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 30.8 | 31.3 | −0.5 | −9.4 to +8.3 | 104 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 30.6 | 31.3 | −0.7 | −5.4 to +3.9 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 30.0 | 31.3 | −1.3 | −8.2 to +5.6 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 29.9 | 31.3 | −1.4 | −6.1 to +3.2 | 378 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 29.8 | 31.3 | −1.5 | −5.6 to +2.6 | 476 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 29.8 | 31.4 | −1.5 | −4.2 to +1.1 | 1,193 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 29.8 | 31.3 | −1.5 | −6.9 to +3.8 | 282 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 29.7 | 31.3 | −1.6 | −7.5 to +4.3 | 232 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 29.5 | 31.3 | −1.8 | −6.3 to +2.7 | 400 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 29.5 | 31.3 | −1.9 | −5.9 to +2.1 | 509 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 29.4 | 31.3 | −1.9 | −6.8 to +3.0 | 333 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 29.4 | 31.3 | −1.9 | −6.1 to +2.2 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 29.3 | 31.3 | −2.0 | −8.5 to +4.5 | 191 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.4 | 31.4 | −2.0 | −5.1 to +1.1 | 838 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 29.2 | 31.3 | −2.1 | −7.6 to +3.5 | 260 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 29.2 | 31.3 | −2.1 | −7.6 to +3.4 | 267 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.1 | 31.3 | −2.3 | −6.6 to +2.1 | 423 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 29.1 | 31.4 | −2.3 | −5.9 to +1.3 | 619 |
| Crewe (CW) | 29.0 | 31.3 | −2.3 | −7.9 to +3.3 | 255 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 29.0 | 31.4 | −2.4 | −6.0 to +1.3 | 600 |
| Preston (PR) | 28.8 | 31.3 | −2.5 | −6.8 to +1.8 | 430 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 28.8 | 31.3 | −2.5 | −8.4 to +3.4 | 229 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 28.8 | 31.4 | −2.5 | −6.3 to +1.2 | 583 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 28.5 | 31.3 | −2.8 | −9.2 to +3.6 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 28.4 | 31.3 | −2.9 | −7.4 to +1.6 | 394 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.2 | 31.3 | −3.2 | −7.9 to +1.5 | 355 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 28.1 | 31.4 | −3.2 | −7.5 to +1.0 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 28.0 | 31.3 | −3.3 | −11.2 to +4.6 | 125 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 27.5 | 31.4 | −3.9 | −8.4 to +0.6 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 27.1 | 31.4 | −4.3 | −8.2 to −0.4 | 513 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 26.9 | 31.3 | −4.5 | −9.9 to +0.9 | 257 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 26.4 | 31.4 | −5.0 | −9.0 to −1.0 | 481 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 26.3 | 31.5 | −5.2 | −8.1 to −2.3 | 921 |
| Oldham (OL) | 26.0 | 31.4 | −5.4 | −10.3 to −0.4 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 25.5 | 31.3 | −5.9 | −14.2 to +2.4 | 106 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 25.5 | 31.4 | −5.9 | −11.1 to −0.6 | 267 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 25.0 | 31.3 | −6.3 | −14.5 to +1.8 | 108 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 24.9 | 31.4 | −6.5 | −11.9 to −1.0 | 241 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 23.8 | 31.3 | −7.6 | −15.1 to −0.0 | 122 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 22.1 | 31.4 | −9.3 | −14.5 to −4.2 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 19.1 | 31.4 | −12.3 | −18.1 to −6.5 | 178 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,374 (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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