Where in Britain does the Seat Leon fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 24.1% of 1,021,630 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Seat Leon failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Taunton (TA): 34.4% against 24.1% elsewhere (+10.4 points). It does best in St Albans (AL), −6.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Seat Leon MOT statistics · check a Seat Leon by registration
Seat Leon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton (TA) | 34.4 | 24.1 | +10.4 | +9.0 to +11.7 | 4,736 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 34.0 | 24.0 | +10.0 | +9.0 to +10.9 | 9,280 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 32.5 | 24.1 | +8.3 | +4.3 to +12.4 | 505 |
| Exeter (EX) | 32.3 | 24.0 | +8.2 | +7.4 to +9.1 | 11,370 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 30.1 | 24.1 | +6.0 | +5.0 to +7.1 | 7,574 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 30.0 | 24.1 | +5.9 | +4.6 to +7.1 | 5,139 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 29.2 | 24.1 | +5.1 | −0.6 to +10.7 | 250 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 29.1 | 24.1 | +5.0 | +4.0 to +6.1 | 7,609 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 29.0 | 24.1 | +4.9 | +3.1 to +6.7 | 2,401 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 28.1 | 24.1 | +4.0 | +3.2 to +4.8 | 12,410 |
| Bristol (BS) | 27.9 | 24.1 | +3.8 | +3.2 to +4.5 | 19,665 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 27.7 | 24.1 | +3.6 | +2.6 to +4.6 | 7,608 |
| Bath (BA) | 27.6 | 24.1 | +3.5 | +2.5 to +4.5 | 7,703 |
| Brighton (BN) | 27.3 | 24.1 | +3.2 | +2.3 to +4.2 | 8,085 |
| Dundee (DD) | 27.3 | 24.1 | +3.2 | +1.8 to +4.6 | 4,067 |
| Northampton (NN) | 27.3 | 24.1 | +3.2 | +2.4 to +3.9 | 14,006 |
| Newport (NP) | 27.3 | 24.1 | +3.2 | +2.3 to +4.1 | 10,099 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 27.3 | 24.1 | +3.1 | −1.5 to +7.8 | 352 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 27.1 | 24.1 | +2.9 | +2.0 to +3.9 | 8,779 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.0 | 24.1 | +2.9 | +1.9 to +3.9 | 7,877 |
| Halifax (HX) | 26.8 | 24.1 | +2.7 | +1.4 to +4.0 | 4,240 |
| Swansea (SA) | 26.7 | 24.1 | +2.6 | +1.9 to +3.4 | 14,131 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 26.6 | 24.1 | +2.4 | +1.3 to +3.6 | 5,368 |
| Perth (PH) | 26.3 | 24.1 | +2.1 | +0.4 to +3.9 | 2,457 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 26.2 | 24.1 | +2.1 | +1.3 to +2.9 | 10,972 |
| Telford (TF) | 26.1 | 24.1 | +2.0 | +0.5 to +3.4 | 3,516 |
| Bradford (BD) | 26.0 | 24.1 | +1.9 | +1.3 to +2.6 | 18,163 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 26.0 | 24.1 | +1.9 | +1.1 to +2.7 | 11,867 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 26.0 | 24.1 | +1.9 | +0.6 to +3.1 | 4,838 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 25.9 | 24.1 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.5 | 16,396 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 25.9 | 24.1 | +1.8 | +1.0 to +2.5 | 12,199 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 25.9 | 24.1 | +1.7 | +0.3 to +3.2 | 3,590 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 25.6 | 24.1 | +1.5 | +0.3 to +2.7 | 5,335 |
| Oldham (OL) | 25.4 | 24.1 | +1.3 | +0.5 to +2.1 | 10,830 |
| Southampton (SO) | 25.3 | 24.1 | +1.2 | +0.4 to +2.0 | 11,914 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 25.3 | 24.1 | +1.1 | +0.2 to +2.0 | 9,226 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 24.9 | 24.1 | +0.8 | −1.9 to +3.5 | 1,003 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 24.8 | 24.1 | +0.7 | −0.6 to +1.9 | 4,615 |
| Chester (CH) | 24.7 | 24.1 | +0.6 | −0.4 to +1.6 | 7,103 |
| Colchester (CO) | 24.7 | 24.1 | +0.5 | −0.6 to +1.7 | 5,057 |
| Norwich (NR) | 24.5 | 24.1 | +0.4 | −0.4 to +1.2 | 11,376 |
| Inverness (IV) | 24.5 | 24.1 | +0.4 | −0.8 to +1.5 | 5,413 |
| Oxford (OX) | 24.5 | 24.1 | +0.3 | −0.4 to +1.1 | 11,616 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 24.4 | 24.1 | +0.3 | −0.4 to +0.9 | 16,908 |
| London N (N) | 24.4 | 24.1 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.8 | 3,277 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 24.4 | 24.1 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.1 | 11,016 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 24.4 | 24.1 | +0.2 | −0.5 to +1.0 | 13,769 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 24.2 | 24.1 | +0.1 | −0.6 to +0.8 | 14,008 |
| Leeds (LS) | 24.2 | 24.1 | +0.1 | −0.5 to +0.7 | 17,843 |
| Darlington (DL) | 24.2 | 24.1 | +0.1 | −0.8 to +1.0 | 8,370 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 24.2 | 24.1 | +0.0 | −0.7 to +0.8 | 11,469 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 24.1 | 24.1 | −0.0 | −1.1 to +1.1 | 5,978 |
| Harrow (HA) | 24.0 | 24.1 | −0.1 | −1.8 to +1.6 | 2,504 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 24.0 | 24.1 | −0.1 | −1.0 to +0.8 | 8,551 |
| Reading (RG) | 24.0 | 24.1 | −0.2 | −0.9 to +0.6 | 12,899 |
| Medway (ME) | 24.0 | 24.1 | −0.2 | −1.2 to +0.8 | 7,112 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 23.9 | 24.1 | −0.2 | −1.2 to +0.8 | 7,368 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 23.8 | 24.1 | −0.3 | −2.1 to +1.5 | 2,102 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 23.8 | 24.1 | −0.3 | −1.2 to +0.6 | 8,493 |
| Leicester (LE) | 23.8 | 24.1 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.2 | 23,488 |
| Manchester (M) | 23.8 | 24.1 | −0.4 | −1.0 to +0.2 | 17,466 |
| Swindon (SN) | 23.7 | 24.1 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.5 | 8,977 |
| Hereford (HR) | 23.7 | 24.1 | −0.4 | −1.9 to +1.1 | 3,130 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 23.7 | 24.1 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.2 | 2,604 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 23.7 | 24.1 | −0.4 | −1.4 to +0.6 | 6,986 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 23.7 | 24.1 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.3 | 13,053 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 23.5 | 24.1 | −0.6 | −1.9 to +0.6 | 4,573 |
| Coventry (CV) | 23.4 | 24.1 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.1 | 17,765 |
| Guildford (GU) | 23.4 | 24.1 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.0 | 12,540 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 23.4 | 24.1 | −0.8 | −1.4 to −0.2 | 18,371 |
| London W (W) | 23.2 | 24.1 | −0.9 | −3.5 to +1.7 | 1,033 |
| Redhill (RH) | 23.2 | 24.1 | −0.9 | −1.9 to +0.0 | 7,790 |
| Hull (HU) | 23.2 | 24.1 | −0.9 | −1.9 to −0.0 | 8,011 |
| Preston (PR) | 23.2 | 24.1 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 9,919 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 23.2 | 24.1 | −1.0 | −3.0 to +1.1 | 1,597 |
| Paisley (PA) | 23.2 | 24.1 | −1.0 | −2.0 to +0.0 | 6,782 |
| Wigan (WN) | 23.1 | 24.1 | −1.0 | −2.4 to +0.4 | 3,506 |
| York (YO) | 23.1 | 24.1 | −1.1 | −1.9 to −0.2 | 10,308 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.1 | 24.1 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.0 | 6,575 |
| Luton (LU) | 23.0 | 24.1 | −1.1 | −2.2 to +0.0 | 5,685 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 23.0 | 24.1 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.4 | 10,812 |
| Bolton (BL) | 22.9 | 24.1 | −1.2 | −2.2 to −0.2 | 7,242 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.9 | 24.1 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.4 | 9,762 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 22.9 | 24.2 | −1.3 | −1.9 to −0.7 | 17,731 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 22.7 | 24.2 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.8 | 13,936 |
| Glasgow (G) | 22.4 | 24.2 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.2 | 18,726 |
| Croydon (CR) | 22.4 | 24.1 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.4 | 3,320 |
| Warrington (WA) | 22.3 | 24.1 | −1.8 | −2.7 to −0.9 | 8,508 |
| Watford (WD) | 22.2 | 24.1 | −1.9 | −3.5 to −0.4 | 2,781 |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.2 | 24.2 | −2.0 | −2.4 to −1.6 | 45,291 |
| Sheffield (S) | 22.2 | 24.2 | −2.0 | −2.5 to −1.6 | 32,854 |
| London SW (SW) | 22.0 | 24.1 | −2.2 | −4.0 to −0.4 | 2,026 |
| London NW (NW) | 22.0 | 24.1 | −2.2 | −3.8 to −0.6 | 2,641 |
| Stockport (SK) | 21.9 | 24.2 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.5 | 12,047 |
| London E (E) | 21.9 | 24.1 | −2.3 | −3.7 to −0.8 | 3,065 |
| Romford (RM) | 21.8 | 24.1 | −2.3 | −4.0 to −0.6 | 2,216 |
| Ilford (IG) | 21.8 | 24.1 | −2.3 | −4.6 to −0.1 | 1,284 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 21.7 | 24.1 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.1 | 4,000 |
| Derby (DE) | 21.7 | 24.2 | −2.5 | −3.1 to −1.9 | 19,447 |
| Crewe (CW) | 21.6 | 24.2 | −2.5 | −3.4 to −1.7 | 9,290 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 21.5 | 24.1 | −2.6 | −3.6 to −1.7 | 6,801 |
| Worcester (WR) | 21.4 | 24.2 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.8 | 7,295 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.0 | 24.1 | −3.1 | −4.4 to −1.9 | 4,299 |
| Durham (DH) | 20.9 | 24.2 | −3.2 | −4.2 to −2.2 | 6,482 |
| London SE (SE) | 20.9 | 24.1 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −1.9 | 3,697 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.7 | 24.1 | −3.4 | −4.6 to −2.3 | 4,821 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 20.6 | 24.2 | −3.6 | −4.5 to −2.7 | 8,325 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 20.5 | 24.2 | −3.8 | −4.2 to −3.3 | 26,214 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 20.4 | 24.1 | −3.8 | −5.3 to −2.2 | 2,660 |
| Slough (SL) | 20.3 | 24.1 | −3.9 | −5.0 to −2.7 | 4,733 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 20.0 | 24.2 | −4.2 | −5.2 to −3.1 | 5,582 |
| Sutton (SM) | 19.9 | 24.1 | −4.3 | −6.6 to −1.9 | 1,127 |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.8 | 24.2 | −4.4 | −5.3 to −3.5 | 8,150 |
| Enfield (EN) | 19.5 | 24.1 | −4.6 | −6.1 to −3.2 | 2,974 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.7 | 24.1 | −5.4 | −6.8 to −4.1 | 3,117 |
| Bromley (BR) | 17.8 | 24.1 | −6.3 | −7.8 to −4.8 | 2,475 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 17.6 | 24.2 | −6.6 | −7.4 to −5.8 | 8,429 |
| St Albans (AL) | 17.5 | 24.2 | −6.7 | −7.7 to −5.6 | 4,859 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,021,630 (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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