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Where in Britain does the SEAT Tarraco fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 14.6% of 18,558 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the SEAT Tarraco failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dartford (DA): 24.1% against 14.5% elsewhere (+9.6 points). It does best in Wigan (WN), −8.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · SEAT Tarraco MOT statistics · check a SEAT Tarraco by registration

SEAT Tarraco in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

SEAT Tarraco: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Dartford (DA)24.114.5+9.6+4.1 to +15.1237 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)22.814.5+8.3+0.6 to +16.0114 (rough estimate)
Kilmarnock (KA)22.714.5+8.2+0.4 to +16.0110 (rough estimate)
St Albans (AL)21.114.5+6.6+0.9 to +12.4194 (rough estimate)
Dundee (DD)20.814.5+6.3−1.0 to +13.6120 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)20.714.5+6.2+0.1 to +12.3169 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)19.914.5+5.4−0.6 to +11.4171 (rough estimate)
Paisley (PA)19.814.5+5.3−0.2 to +10.8202 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)19.714.5+5.1−1.9 to +12.2122 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)19.514.5+5.0+0.4 to +9.6292 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)19.414.5+4.9−1.0 to +10.8175 (rough estimate)
Durham (DH)19.314.5+4.7−2.0 to +11.4135 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)19.214.5+4.7+0.7 to +8.7386 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)18.914.5+4.3−2.1 to +10.8143 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)18.414.5+3.8−0.8 to +8.4278 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)18.314.5+3.8−0.4 to +8.0333 (rough estimate)
Bromley (BR)18.014.6+3.5−3.7 to +10.6111 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)18.014.6+3.4−3.3 to +10.1128 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)17.514.5+3.0−1.7 to +7.7251 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)17.414.5+2.9−2.2 to +8.0212 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)17.414.5+2.8−1.4 to +7.1311 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)17.114.6+2.5−4.3 to +9.4117 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)16.814.5+2.3−0.7 to +5.3631
Llandudno (LL)16.414.5+1.9−2.7 to +6.4262 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)16.414.6+1.8−3.7 to +7.3177 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)16.314.5+1.7−2.2 to +5.7338 (rough estimate)
Cleveland (TS)16.214.6+1.6−4.0 to +7.2167 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)16.014.6+1.4−3.8 to +6.6194 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)15.914.6+1.3−4.1 to +6.8176 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)15.614.6+1.1−3.1 to +5.2301 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)15.514.6+1.0−4.7 to +6.6161 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)15.414.6+0.9−5.5 to +7.3123 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)15.414.6+0.8−4.0 to +5.6221 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)15.414.6+0.8−4.4 to +6.1182 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)15.314.6+0.7−3.8 to +5.3242 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)15.214.6+0.7−3.7 to +5.0269 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)15.014.6+0.4−5.4 to +6.2147 (rough estimate)
Carlisle (CA)14.914.6+0.4−4.2 to +4.9241 (rough estimate)
Preston (PR)14.714.6+0.1−4.8 to +5.0204 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)14.614.6+0.1−5.4 to +5.5164 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)14.614.6−0.0−4.9 to +4.8206 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)14.514.6−0.1−4.0 to +3.8318 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)14.414.6−0.1−3.8 to +3.5367 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)14.314.6−0.2−3.5 to +3.0460 (rough estimate)
York (YO)14.314.6−0.3−5.3 to +4.7189 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)14.214.6−0.4−5.9 to +5.1155 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)14.114.6−0.5−5.8 to +4.9163 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)14.114.6−0.5−4.8 to +3.8256 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)13.114.6−1.5−6.6 to +3.6168 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)13.114.6−1.5−4.8 to +1.7421 (rough estimate)
Wolverhampton (WV)13.014.6−1.6−6.9 to +3.7154 (rough estimate)
Oldham (OL)13.014.6−1.6−7.4 to +4.2131 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)12.814.6−1.8−6.8 to +3.2172 (rough estimate)
Falkirk (FK)12.514.6−2.1−8.5 to +4.3104 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)12.514.6−2.1−7.1 to +2.9168 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)12.414.6−2.2−6.0 to +1.6298 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)11.714.6−2.9−8.7 to +2.8120 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)11.214.6−3.4−8.0 to +1.1188 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)11.114.6−3.5−7.0 to −0.1324 (rough estimate)
Darlington (DL)10.914.6−3.7−9.1 to +1.8128 (rough estimate)
Lancaster (LA)10.914.6−3.7−8.6 to +1.2156 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)10.714.6−3.9−8.1 to +0.2215 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)10.714.6−4.0−7.7 to −0.2263 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)10.614.6−4.1−8.8 to +0.7161 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)10.414.6−4.2−7.8 to −0.6278 (rough estimate)
Hemel Hempstead (HP)10.314.6−4.3−8.8 to +0.1185 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)10.214.6−4.4−8.2 to −0.6254 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)9.814.6−4.8−10.3 to +0.8112 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)9.514.6−5.2−9.1 to −1.2211 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)8.614.6−6.0−10.2 to −1.8174 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)8.114.6−6.5−10.8 to −2.2160 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)8.114.7−6.5−9.8 to −3.3283 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)8.014.7−6.7−9.8 to −3.5287 (rough estimate)
Lincoln (LN)7.914.6−6.7−10.9 to −2.5164 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)7.514.7−7.2−10.6 to −3.7227 (rough estimate)
Sunderland (SR)7.314.6−7.3−11.9 to −2.7123 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)6.514.6−8.1−12.8 to −3.5108 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,558 (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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