Where in Britain does the Skoda Fabia fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 29.3% of 1,381,992 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Skoda Fabia failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 39.9% against 29.2% elsewhere (+10.7 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −8.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Skoda Fabia MOT statistics · check a Skoda Fabia by registration
Skoda Fabia 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) | 39.9 | 29.2 | +10.7 | +9.7 to +11.8 | 8,447 |
| Dundee (DD) | 38.8 | 29.2 | +9.6 | +8.3 to +10.8 | 6,076 |
| Truro (TR) | 38.5 | 29.2 | +9.3 | +8.4 to +10.1 | 12,931 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 37.7 | 29.2 | +8.4 | +5.9 to +11.0 | 1,425 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 36.8 | 29.2 | +7.7 | +6.8 to +8.6 | 11,155 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 35.8 | 29.2 | +6.7 | +5.9 to +7.4 | 17,337 |
| Bristol (BS) | 35.8 | 29.1 | +6.6 | +6.0 to +7.2 | 25,493 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 34.7 | 29.2 | +5.5 | +4.5 to +6.6 | 7,659 |
| Paisley (PA) | 34.4 | 29.2 | +5.1 | +3.9 to +6.4 | 5,944 |
| Exeter (EX) | 34.2 | 29.2 | +5.0 | +4.3 to +5.7 | 18,118 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 33.8 | 29.2 | +4.5 | +2.9 to +6.2 | 3,256 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 33.8 | 29.2 | +4.5 | +3.3 to +5.7 | 6,211 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 33.5 | 29.2 | +4.4 | +3.8 to +5.0 | 24,238 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 33.2 | 29.2 | +4.0 | +1.3 to +6.7 | 1,195 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 33.2 | 29.2 | +3.9 | +2.4 to +5.5 | 3,505 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 33.1 | 29.2 | +3.9 | +2.1 to +5.6 | 2,768 |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.0 | 29.2 | +3.8 | +2.7 to +4.8 | 7,769 |
| Inverness (IV) | 33.0 | 29.2 | +3.7 | +2.7 to +4.8 | 7,658 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 32.9 | 29.2 | +3.7 | −0.5 to +7.9 | 483 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 32.6 | 29.2 | +3.4 | +2.0 to +4.9 | 4,104 |
| Bath (BA) | 32.5 | 29.2 | +3.3 | +2.6 to +4.1 | 15,129 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.4 | 29.2 | +3.1 | +2.1 to +4.1 | 8,294 |
| Leeds (LS) | 32.1 | 29.2 | +2.9 | +2.3 to +3.5 | 20,952 |
| Glasgow (G) | 32.0 | 29.2 | +2.8 | +2.1 to +3.4 | 18,868 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 31.9 | 29.2 | +2.7 | +1.6 to +3.8 | 6,867 |
| Taunton (TA) | 31.8 | 29.2 | +2.6 | +1.6 to +3.5 | 9,546 |
| Northampton (NN) | 31.7 | 29.2 | +2.4 | +1.7 to +3.2 | 15,598 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 31.6 | 29.2 | +2.4 | +1.8 to +3.1 | 19,142 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 31.6 | 29.2 | +2.3 | +1.6 to +3.1 | 15,150 |
| Brighton (BN) | 31.5 | 29.2 | +2.3 | +1.6 to +3.0 | 17,761 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 31.4 | 29.2 | +2.2 | +1.4 to +3.0 | 13,825 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 31.4 | 29.2 | +2.1 | +1.2 to +3.0 | 10,556 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 31.1 | 29.2 | +1.9 | +0.8 to +2.9 | 7,224 |
| Newport (NP) | 31.1 | 29.2 | +1.9 | +1.0 to +2.7 | 12,877 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 31.0 | 29.2 | +1.8 | +1.3 to +2.4 | 26,402 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 31.0 | 29.2 | +1.7 | +0.5 to +2.9 | 5,619 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 30.9 | 29.2 | +1.7 | +0.9 to +2.5 | 13,447 |
| Swansea (SA) | 30.7 | 29.2 | +1.4 | +0.8 to +2.1 | 18,426 |
| Perth (PH) | 30.6 | 29.2 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.5 | 6,754 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 30.5 | 29.2 | +1.3 | +0.1 to +2.5 | 5,651 |
| Bradford (BD) | 30.5 | 29.2 | +1.3 | +0.5 to +2.0 | 16,288 |
| Manchester (M) | 30.2 | 29.2 | +0.9 | +0.3 to +1.6 | 18,717 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 30.1 | 29.2 | +0.9 | +0.3 to +1.5 | 24,457 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 30.0 | 29.2 | +0.8 | −0.2 to +1.7 | 8,873 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 30.0 | 29.2 | +0.8 | −0.0 to +1.5 | 14,268 |
| York (YO) | 30.0 | 29.2 | +0.7 | +0.1 to +1.4 | 18,057 |
| Hull (HU) | 29.6 | 29.2 | +0.3 | −0.6 to +1.3 | 9,069 |
| London W (W) | 29.6 | 29.2 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.1 | 2,375 |
| Wigan (WN) | 29.5 | 29.2 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +1.8 | 3,302 |
| Swindon (SN) | 29.5 | 29.2 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.0 | 13,532 |
| Luton (LU) | 29.5 | 29.2 | +0.2 | −1.0 to +1.5 | 5,179 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 29.4 | 29.2 | +0.1 | −0.6 to +0.9 | 13,479 |
| Norwich (NR) | 29.3 | 29.2 | +0.1 | −0.6 to +0.7 | 20,966 |
| Darlington (DL) | 29.3 | 29.2 | +0.0 | −0.9 to +0.9 | 9,934 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.1 | 29.2 | −0.1 | −0.7 to +0.4 | 26,210 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.1 | 29.2 | −0.2 | −0.9 to +0.6 | 12,989 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 29.0 | 29.2 | −0.3 | −1.1 to +0.6 | 10,075 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 29.0 | 29.2 | −0.3 | −4.2 to +3.7 | 511 |
| Leicester (LE) | 29.0 | 29.2 | −0.3 | −1.0 to +0.4 | 18,207 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 28.9 | 29.2 | −0.3 | −1.1 to +0.4 | 15,331 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 28.8 | 29.3 | −0.5 | −1.1 to +0.2 | 19,804 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.7 | 29.3 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.2 | 12,959 |
| Guildford (GU) | 28.6 | 29.3 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.0 | 18,610 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.5 | 29.3 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.0 | 13,228 |
| Bolton (BL) | 28.5 | 29.2 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.3 | 7,332 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.5 | 29.2 | −0.8 | −2.0 to +0.5 | 5,038 |
| London N (N) | 28.4 | 29.2 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.3 | 6,566 |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.3 | 29.3 | −1.0 | −1.9 to +0.0 | 8,367 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 28.2 | 29.3 | −1.1 | −1.7 to −0.4 | 16,660 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.1 | 29.3 | −1.1 | −1.8 to −0.5 | 19,858 |
| Stockport (SK) | 28.1 | 29.3 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.4 | 12,737 |
| Preston (PR) | 28.0 | 29.3 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.4 | 10,307 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.9 | 29.3 | −1.3 | −2.1 to −0.5 | 11,164 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 27.9 | 29.3 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.6 | 10,956 |
| Worcester (WR) | 27.8 | 29.3 | −1.5 | −2.3 to −0.7 | 11,471 |
| Oxford (OX) | 27.7 | 29.3 | −1.6 | −2.2 to −1.0 | 25,146 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 27.6 | 29.3 | −1.7 | −2.5 to −0.8 | 11,207 |
| Sheffield (S) | 27.6 | 29.3 | −1.7 | −2.2 to −1.2 | 37,303 |
| London SE (SE) | 27.5 | 29.3 | −1.7 | −2.8 to −0.7 | 7,164 |
| Derby (DE) | 27.3 | 29.3 | −2.0 | −2.7 to −1.2 | 14,937 |
| Crewe (CW) | 27.1 | 29.3 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.2 | 8,483 |
| Colchester (CO) | 27.1 | 29.3 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.4 | 11,436 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 27.0 | 29.3 | −2.3 | −3.2 to −1.3 | 7,834 |
| Warrington (WA) | 26.9 | 29.3 | −2.3 | −3.2 to −1.4 | 9,174 |
| Durham (DH) | 26.9 | 29.3 | −2.4 | −3.4 to −1.4 | 7,362 |
| Romford (RM) | 26.8 | 29.3 | −2.4 | −3.9 to −1.0 | 3,579 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 26.8 | 29.3 | −2.5 | −3.4 to −1.5 | 8,213 |
| Slough (SL) | 26.6 | 29.3 | −2.7 | −3.8 to −1.6 | 6,206 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 26.6 | 29.3 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −2.0 | 12,732 |
| Coventry (CV) | 26.5 | 29.3 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −2.1 | 17,726 |
| Reading (RG) | 26.5 | 29.3 | −2.8 | −3.4 to −2.1 | 18,943 |
| London E (E) | 26.4 | 29.3 | −2.8 | −3.8 to −1.9 | 8,407 |
| Ilford (IG) | 26.4 | 29.3 | −2.8 | −4.7 to −0.9 | 2,134 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 26.4 | 29.3 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −1.8 | 6,856 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 26.3 | 29.3 | −3.0 | −4.3 to −1.6 | 4,290 |
| St Albans (AL) | 26.3 | 29.3 | −3.0 | −4.4 to −1.6 | 3,887 |
| Telford (TF) | 26.2 | 29.3 | −3.0 | −4.2 to −1.9 | 6,096 |
| Birmingham (B) | 26.1 | 29.3 | −3.2 | −3.7 to −2.8 | 40,350 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 26.0 | 29.3 | −3.3 | −4.2 to −2.4 | 9,039 |
| London NW (NW) | 26.0 | 29.3 | −3.3 | −4.5 to −2.1 | 5,351 |
| Enfield (EN) | 25.9 | 29.3 | −3.3 | −4.7 to −1.9 | 3,834 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 25.8 | 29.3 | −3.6 | −4.0 to −3.1 | 31,726 |
| Medway (ME) | 25.6 | 29.3 | −3.7 | −4.3 to −3.0 | 18,185 |
| Liverpool (L) | 25.6 | 29.3 | −3.7 | −4.4 to −2.9 | 12,786 |
| Southampton (SO) | 25.6 | 29.3 | −3.7 | −4.3 to −3.2 | 25,110 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 25.5 | 29.3 | −3.8 | −4.7 to −2.9 | 9,340 |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.3 | 29.3 | −3.9 | −4.8 to −3.1 | 10,397 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 25.3 | 29.3 | −3.9 | −4.9 to −2.9 | 7,149 |
| Chester (CH) | 24.8 | 29.3 | −4.5 | −5.2 to −3.8 | 15,865 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 24.7 | 29.3 | −4.6 | −5.5 to −3.8 | 9,953 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.6 | 29.3 | −4.7 | −5.9 to −3.5 | 5,028 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.5 | 29.3 | −4.8 | −5.5 to −4.2 | 15,944 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.9 | 29.3 | −5.4 | −6.3 to −4.4 | 7,745 |
| Watford (WD) | 22.8 | 29.3 | −6.5 | −7.6 to −5.4 | 5,623 |
| Harrow (HA) | 22.5 | 29.3 | −6.7 | −7.7 to −5.7 | 6,754 |
| Sutton (SM) | 22.4 | 29.3 | −6.8 | −8.5 to −5.1 | 2,274 |
| Croydon (CR) | 22.1 | 29.3 | −7.2 | −8.2 to −6.2 | 6,197 |
| Bromley (BR) | 21.1 | 29.3 | −8.2 | −9.5 to −6.8 | 3,429 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,381,992 (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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