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

Across Britain, 30.6% of 44,061 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the SEAT Toledo failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Taunton (TA): 46.5% against 30.6% elsewhere (+16.0 points). It does best in St Albans (AL), −17.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

SEAT Toledo in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

SEAT Toledo: 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
Taunton (TA)46.530.6+16.0+8.6 to +23.4174 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)45.330.4+14.9+11.1 to +18.8655
Halifax (HX)42.930.6+12.3+3.6 to +20.9126 (rough estimate)
Blackpool (FY)41.830.6+11.1+1.6 to +20.7103 (rough estimate)
Falkirk (FK)40.930.5+10.4+5.4 to +15.4374 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)40.230.6+9.7+4.4 to +15.0328 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)39.730.6+9.1+3.8 to +14.4330 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)39.430.6+8.8+2.4 to +15.2226 (rough estimate)
Dundee (DD)39.230.6+8.6+2.6 to +14.6255 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)39.230.6+8.6+2.5 to +14.7245 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)39.030.6+8.5+3.7 to +13.3402 (rough estimate)
Perth (PH)38.630.6+8.0−1.5 to +17.5101 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)38.430.6+7.9+2.7 to +13.0346 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)38.030.6+7.4+3.2 to +11.6516
Swansea (SA)37.930.5+7.4+3.9 to +10.8773
Shrewsbury (SY)38.030.6+7.4−1.0 to +15.8129 (rough estimate)
Torquay (TQ)38.030.6+7.4−0.2 to +14.9158 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)37.530.5+7.0+3.9 to +10.0964
Edinburgh (EH)37.330.4+6.9+4.1 to +9.61,208
Dorchester (DT)37.130.6+6.5−1.0 to +14.0159 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)36.230.6+5.6−2.4 to +13.6138 (rough estimate)
Uxbridge (UB)36.030.6+5.4−1.8 to +12.6172 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)36.030.6+5.4−0.2 to +11.0286 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)36.030.6+5.4−0.4 to +11.1267 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)35.930.6+5.3−0.3 to +10.8290 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)35.230.6+4.6+0.6 to +8.6554
Coventry (CV)34.830.6+4.2−0.6 to +8.9391 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)34.730.6+4.1−1.7 to +9.9262 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)34.730.6+4.1−0.5 to +8.7415 (rough estimate)
Darlington (DL)34.730.6+4.1−0.8 to +8.9378 (rough estimate)
Lancaster (LA)34.630.6+4.0−2.1 to +10.1237 (rough estimate)
Preston (PR)34.530.6+3.9−0.1 to +8.0536
Oldham (OL)34.330.6+3.7−1.6 to +8.9318 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)34.130.6+3.5−1.6 to +8.7328 (rough estimate)
Walsall (WS)34.130.6+3.5−2.4 to +9.5246 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)34.130.6+3.5−2.3 to +9.2264 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)34.130.6+3.5−0.7 to +7.6508
Bolton (BL)33.730.6+3.1−3.6 to +9.7193 (rough estimate)
Kilmarnock (KA)33.530.6+2.9−1.4 to +7.1472 (rough estimate)
London E (E)33.130.6+2.5−5.0 to +10.0151 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)32.930.6+2.3−2.1 to +6.6447 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)32.730.6+2.1−4.2 to +8.4214 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)32.630.6+2.0−2.0 to +6.1527
Hull (HU)32.330.6+1.7−4.3 to +7.7235 (rough estimate)
Dartford (DA)32.330.6+1.6−4.5 to +7.8220 (rough estimate)
Truro (TR)32.330.6+1.6−3.1 to +6.4372 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)32.130.6+1.4−2.7 to +5.6496 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)31.930.6+1.3−3.8 to +6.3329 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)31.730.6+1.0−8.0 to +10.1101 (rough estimate)
Carlisle (CA)31.630.6+1.0−4.5 to +6.5278 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)31.630.6+0.9−6.0 to +7.9171 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)31.430.6+0.8−4.8 to +6.3274 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)31.330.6+0.7−3.3 to +4.7521
Worcester (WR)31.330.6+0.6−6.0 to +7.2192 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)31.130.6+0.4−5.9 to +6.8206 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)31.030.6+0.4−2.6 to +3.5902
London N (N)31.030.6+0.3−7.3 to +8.0142 (rough estimate)
Galashiels (TD)30.830.6+0.1−8.2 to +8.5117 (rough estimate)
Wolverhampton (WV)30.730.6+0.0−5.4 to +5.5277 (rough estimate)
Cleveland (TS)30.630.6−0.0−3.3 to +3.2804
Ipswich (IP)30.330.6−0.4−4.8 to +4.1416 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)30.330.6−0.4−3.9 to +3.2654
London NW (NW)30.330.6−0.4−7.7 to +6.9152 (rough estimate)
Lincoln (LN)30.030.6−0.6−6.7 to +5.4220 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)29.830.6−0.8−9.6 to +8.0104 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)29.630.6−1.0−5.7 to +3.6375 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)29.530.7−1.1−4.6 to +2.4657
Cambridge (CB)29.230.6−1.5−7.0 to +4.1257 (rough estimate)
Inverness (IV)29.130.6−1.5−7.2 to +4.2247 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)28.730.6−2.0−9.4 to +5.5143 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)28.730.7−2.0−5.5 to +1.5659
Colchester (CO)28.530.6−2.1−7.9 to +3.7235 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)27.830.7−2.9−5.6 to −0.11,056
Birmingham (B)27.430.7−3.3−5.7 to −1.01,423
Glasgow (G)27.430.9−3.5−5.1 to −1.93,166
Slough (SL)27.230.7−3.5−10.1 to +3.2173 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)27.030.7−3.6−7.6 to +0.4477 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)27.030.7−3.7−6.4 to −1.01,044
York (YO)26.830.7−3.8−8.0 to +0.3436 (rough estimate)
Durham (DH)26.730.7−4.0−9.3 to +1.4266 (rough estimate)
Paisley (PA)26.830.7−4.0−6.7 to −1.31,058
Motherwell (ML)26.530.7−4.2−7.5 to −0.8679
Dudley (DY)26.430.7−4.2−10.0 to +1.5227 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)26.330.7−4.4−9.3 to +0.4320 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)26.230.7−4.5−9.5 to +0.6290 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)26.230.7−4.5−11.5 to +2.6149 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)25.930.7−4.8−9.8 to +0.2294 (rough estimate)
Dumfries (DG)25.730.6−4.9−13.3 to +3.4105 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)25.530.7−5.2−9.5 to −0.8384 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)25.230.8−5.6−8.1 to −3.01,155
Bradford (BD)25.130.7−5.6−9.6 to −1.7467 (rough estimate)
Hemel Hempstead (HP)24.830.7−5.9−11.3 to −0.4242 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)24.530.7−6.3−9.3 to −3.3785
Croydon (CR)24.430.7−6.3−13.1 to +0.4156 (rough estimate)
Sunderland (SR)24.430.7−6.3−10.5 to −2.1402 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)24.430.7−6.3−9.9 to −2.8578
Southend-on-Sea (SS)24.230.7−6.5−13.4 to +0.4149 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)23.430.7−7.3−11.4 to −3.2419 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)22.630.8−8.2−11.1 to −5.3820
Llandudno (LL)22.430.7−8.4−11.8 to −5.0577
Crewe (CW)22.130.7−8.6−13.1 to −4.0321 (rough estimate)
Bromley (BR)22.130.7−8.6−15.6 to −1.6136 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)22.130.7−8.6−14.2 to −3.0213 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)14.330.7−16.4−20.4 to −12.4293 (rough estimate)
St Albans (AL)13.630.7−17.1−22.9 to −11.2132 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,061 (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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