Where in Britain does the Seat Ibiza fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 32.8% of 1,139,449 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Seat Ibiza failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 42.3% against 32.8% elsewhere (+9.5 points). It does best in Chelmsford (CM), −7.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Seat Ibiza MOT statistics · check a Seat Ibiza by registration
Seat Ibiza 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 42.3 | 32.8 | +9.5 | +8.5 to +10.6 | 8,045 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 41.5 | 32.8 | +8.7 | +7.7 to +9.7 | 8,852 |
| Dundee (DD) | 41.4 | 32.8 | +8.5 | +7.0 to +10.1 | 4,035 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 41.3 | 32.8 | +8.5 | +4.4 to +12.5 | 569 |
| Taunton (TA) | 40.8 | 32.8 | +8.0 | +6.7 to +9.3 | 5,585 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 39.9 | 32.8 | +7.1 | +6.2 to +8.0 | 11,399 |
| Exeter (EX) | 38.6 | 32.8 | +5.8 | +5.0 to +6.7 | 13,189 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 38.1 | 32.8 | +5.2 | +3.5 to +7.0 | 2,887 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 37.8 | 32.8 | +5.0 | +3.6 to +6.4 | 4,668 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 37.4 | 32.8 | +4.6 | +3.3 to +5.8 | 5,607 |
| Bristol (BS) | 37.1 | 32.8 | +4.3 | +3.6 to +4.9 | 21,803 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.1 | 32.8 | +4.3 | +2.1 to +6.4 | 2,011 |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.0 | 32.8 | +4.2 | +3.2 to +5.2 | 8,752 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 37.0 | 32.8 | +4.2 | −3.5 to +11.8 | 154 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 36.9 | 32.8 | +4.1 | +3.3 to +4.9 | 13,183 |
| Newport (NP) | 36.9 | 32.8 | +4.1 | +3.2 to +5.0 | 10,794 |
| Telford (TF) | 36.8 | 32.8 | +3.9 | +2.3 to +5.5 | 3,441 |
| Bath (BA) | 36.7 | 32.8 | +3.9 | +2.9 to +5.0 | 8,345 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 36.3 | 32.8 | +3.5 | +2.7 to +4.3 | 13,265 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 36.2 | 32.8 | +3.4 | +2.1 to +4.7 | 5,515 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 36.2 | 32.8 | +3.4 | +2.3 to +4.4 | 8,563 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 35.8 | 32.8 | +3.0 | +2.3 to +3.7 | 16,644 |
| Walsall (WS) | 35.8 | 32.8 | +3.0 | +1.9 to +4.0 | 8,186 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 35.6 | 32.8 | +2.8 | +1.0 to +4.5 | 2,817 |
| Chester (CH) | 35.5 | 32.8 | +2.6 | +1.5 to +3.7 | 7,254 |
| Swansea (SA) | 35.3 | 32.8 | +2.5 | +1.8 to +3.2 | 17,216 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 35.3 | 32.8 | +2.4 | +1.6 to +3.3 | 13,198 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 35.0 | 32.8 | +2.2 | +0.9 to +3.5 | 5,162 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 35.0 | 32.8 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.3 | 6,514 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 34.9 | 32.8 | +2.1 | −0.2 to +4.4 | 1,600 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 34.8 | 32.8 | +2.0 | +1.3 to +2.7 | 15,817 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 34.8 | 32.8 | +1.9 | +1.3 to +2.6 | 18,285 |
| Darlington (DL) | 34.8 | 32.8 | +1.9 | +1.0 to +2.8 | 10,816 |
| Leeds (LS) | 34.7 | 32.8 | +1.9 | +1.2 to +2.6 | 19,868 |
| Paisley (PA) | 34.5 | 32.8 | +1.6 | +0.5 to +2.7 | 7,264 |
| Inverness (IV) | 34.4 | 32.8 | +1.6 | +0.3 to +2.9 | 5,094 |
| Glasgow (G) | 34.3 | 32.8 | +1.5 | +0.8 to +2.1 | 20,784 |
| Oxford (OX) | 34.0 | 32.8 | +1.2 | +0.3 to +2.1 | 11,213 |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.9 | 32.8 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.7 | 3,266 |
| Southampton (SO) | 33.8 | 32.8 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.8 | 12,489 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 33.8 | 32.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.7 | 14,862 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 33.8 | 32.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.6 | 17,553 |
| Reading (RG) | 33.7 | 32.8 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.7 | 13,804 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 33.7 | 32.8 | +0.9 | −0.8 to +2.5 | 3,138 |
| Medway (ME) | 33.7 | 32.8 | +0.9 | −0.2 to +1.9 | 8,073 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 33.6 | 32.8 | +0.8 | −0.0 to +1.7 | 11,636 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 33.6 | 32.8 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.8 | 7,808 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 33.6 | 32.8 | +0.8 | −0.4 to +1.9 | 6,714 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 33.6 | 32.8 | +0.7 | −0.0 to +1.5 | 15,795 |
| Hull (HU) | 33.6 | 32.8 | +0.7 | −0.2 to +1.6 | 10,432 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 33.4 | 32.8 | +0.5 | −0.1 to +1.2 | 21,180 |
| York (YO) | 33.2 | 32.8 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.2 | 12,240 |
| Bradford (BD) | 33.2 | 32.8 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.1 | 12,539 |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.0 | 32.8 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 12,812 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 33.0 | 32.8 | +0.1 | −1.2 to +1.5 | 4,912 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 33.0 | 32.8 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.1 | 8,252 |
| Truro (TR) | 32.9 | 32.8 | +0.1 | −0.8 to +1.0 | 10,267 |
| Oldham (OL) | 32.9 | 32.8 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.0 | 10,061 |
| Manchester (M) | 32.8 | 32.8 | −0.1 | −0.7 to +0.6 | 20,533 |
| Swindon (SN) | 32.6 | 32.8 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.7 | 10,251 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 32.5 | 32.8 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.4 | 13,786 |
| Redhill (RH) | 32.5 | 32.8 | −0.4 | −1.4 to +0.6 | 8,191 |
| London W (W) | 32.3 | 32.8 | −0.5 | −3.0 to +2.0 | 1,373 |
| Norwich (NR) | 32.3 | 32.9 | −0.6 | −1.4 to +0.2 | 14,250 |
| Bolton (BL) | 32.2 | 32.8 | −0.6 | −1.7 to +0.4 | 7,596 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 32.2 | 32.8 | −0.6 | −1.7 to +0.4 | 7,991 |
| Crewe (CW) | 32.2 | 32.9 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.2 | 10,586 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 32.1 | 32.9 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.1 | 13,383 |
| Colchester (CO) | 32.1 | 32.8 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.3 | 7,307 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 32.1 | 32.8 | −0.7 | −4.0 to +2.5 | 813 |
| Wigan (WN) | 32.1 | 32.8 | −0.8 | −2.3 to +0.7 | 3,747 |
| Luton (LU) | 32.0 | 32.8 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.3 | 5,812 |
| London SW (SW) | 31.9 | 32.8 | −1.0 | −2.8 to +0.8 | 2,556 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 31.7 | 32.9 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.2 | 9,333 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 31.7 | 32.9 | −1.2 | −2.2 to −0.1 | 7,807 |
| Leicester (LE) | 31.5 | 32.9 | −1.3 | −2.0 to −0.7 | 21,608 |
| Derby (DE) | 31.2 | 32.9 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.0 | 19,764 |
| Harrow (HA) | 31.2 | 32.8 | −1.7 | −3.3 to −0.0 | 3,049 |
| Watford (WD) | 31.1 | 32.8 | −1.8 | −3.4 to −0.2 | 3,229 |
| Halifax (HX) | 31.1 | 32.9 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.3 | 3,950 |
| London E (E) | 31.0 | 32.8 | −1.8 | −3.4 to −0.2 | 3,257 |
| Stockport (SK) | 31.0 | 32.9 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.1 | 14,419 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 31.0 | 32.9 | −1.9 | −2.8 to −0.9 | 9,969 |
| Dudley (DY) | 31.0 | 32.9 | −1.9 | −2.8 to −0.9 | 9,161 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 30.9 | 32.9 | −2.0 | −2.6 to −1.4 | 23,645 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 30.8 | 32.9 | −2.1 | −2.9 to −1.2 | 10,520 |
| London N (N) | 30.7 | 32.9 | −2.1 | −3.6 to −0.7 | 3,896 |
| Durham (DH) | 30.6 | 32.9 | −2.2 | −3.2 to −1.3 | 8,717 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 30.6 | 32.9 | −2.3 | −3.1 to −1.5 | 12,609 |
| London NW (NW) | 30.4 | 32.9 | −2.5 | −4.1 to −0.8 | 2,932 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 30.4 | 32.9 | −2.5 | −4.1 to −0.9 | 3,169 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 30.4 | 32.9 | −2.5 | −3.2 to −1.7 | 15,428 |
| Sutton (SM) | 30.3 | 32.8 | −2.5 | −4.9 to −0.1 | 1,402 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 30.2 | 32.9 | −2.6 | −3.6 to −1.7 | 8,446 |
| Preston (PR) | 30.2 | 32.9 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −1.8 | 11,035 |
| Coventry (CV) | 30.1 | 32.9 | −2.8 | −3.4 to −2.2 | 20,268 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 30.0 | 32.9 | −2.9 | −3.4 to −2.3 | 25,581 |
| Ilford (IG) | 29.9 | 32.8 | −2.9 | −5.3 to −0.6 | 1,421 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 29.9 | 32.9 | −3.0 | −4.3 to −1.7 | 4,876 |
| Birmingham (B) | 30.0 | 33.0 | −3.0 | −3.4 to −2.6 | 47,240 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 29.8 | 32.9 | −3.1 | −4.0 to −2.2 | 10,808 |
| London SE (SE) | 29.6 | 32.9 | −3.3 | −4.6 to −2.0 | 4,654 |
| Warrington (WA) | 29.6 | 32.9 | −3.3 | −4.3 to −2.3 | 8,527 |
| Slough (SL) | 29.3 | 32.9 | −3.5 | −4.8 to −2.3 | 4,868 |
| Sheffield (S) | 29.4 | 33.0 | −3.6 | −4.0 to −3.1 | 38,521 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 29.2 | 32.9 | −3.7 | −4.7 to −2.7 | 8,242 |
| Croydon (CR) | 29.0 | 32.9 | −3.9 | −5.3 to −2.4 | 3,891 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 28.8 | 32.9 | −4.0 | −5.3 to −2.8 | 4,800 |
| Romford (RM) | 28.6 | 32.9 | −4.2 | −5.9 to −2.6 | 2,855 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 28.5 | 32.8 | −4.3 | −8.7 to −0.0 | 421 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 28.5 | 32.9 | −4.4 | −5.3 to −3.4 | 8,841 |
| Dartford (DA) | 28.3 | 32.9 | −4.6 | −5.8 to −3.4 | 5,396 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.7 | 32.9 | −5.2 | −6.6 to −3.7 | 3,833 |
| Liverpool (L) | 27.1 | 32.9 | −5.8 | −6.7 to −4.9 | 8,840 |
| St Albans (AL) | 26.6 | 32.9 | −6.2 | −7.4 to −5.1 | 5,682 |
| Enfield (EN) | 26.3 | 32.9 | −6.6 | −7.9 to −5.3 | 4,649 |
| Bromley (BR) | 25.4 | 32.9 | −7.5 | −9.0 to −5.9 | 3,000 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.1 | 32.9 | −7.8 | −8.6 to −6.9 | 10,469 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,139,449 (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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