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Where in Britain does the Skoda Felicia fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 43.7% of 10,100 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Skoda Felicia failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Plymouth (PL): 60.8% against 43.4% elsewhere (+17.4 points). It does best in Hemel Hempstead (HP), −22.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Skoda Felicia in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Skoda Felicia: 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
Plymouth (PL)60.843.4+17.4+9.7 to +25.0158 (rough estimate)
Lincoln (LN)58.443.5+14.9+6.6 to +23.2137 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)56.643.5+13.0+4.2 to +21.9122 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)53.443.4+10.0+3.9 to +16.1264 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)52.943.6+9.3+0.4 to +18.3121 (rough estimate)
Truro (TR)51.443.6+7.8−0.4 to +16.1142 (rough estimate)
Torquay (TQ)50.443.6+6.8−2.4 to +16.1113 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)50.043.4+6.6+1.5 to +11.7388 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)50.043.5+6.5−0.4 to +13.4206 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)49.243.6+5.6−1.7 to +12.9185 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)48.643.6+5.0−4.3 to +14.4111 (rough estimate)
Colchester (CO)48.543.6+4.9−3.8 to +13.5130 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)48.343.6+4.7−2.3 to +11.7201 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)48.143.6+4.4−4.2 to +13.1129 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)48.043.6+4.4−5.3 to +14.2102 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)47.243.6+3.6−3.5 to +10.6195 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)47.143.6+3.5−3.2 to +10.1221 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)45.943.6+2.3−3.6 to +8.1290 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)44.543.7+0.9−8.9 to +10.6101 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)44.243.7+0.6−7.5 to +8.6147 (rough estimate)
Worcester (WR)43.843.7+0.1−9.4 to +9.7105 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)43.543.7−0.2−6.0 to +5.7285 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)42.843.7−0.9−8.5 to +6.7166 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)42.243.7−1.5−6.6 to +3.7367 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)41.943.7−1.8−9.6 to +6.1155 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)41.743.7−2.0−9.6 to +5.6163 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)40.943.7−2.8−9.7 to +4.0203 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)40.543.7−3.2−10.2 to +3.7195 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)40.143.7−3.6−11.4 to +4.3152 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)39.943.7−3.9−10.9 to +3.2188 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)39.843.7−3.9−12.6 to +4.8123 (rough estimate)
Llandudno (LL)36.543.8−7.2−16.1 to +1.6115 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)36.443.8−7.3−15.4 to +0.7140 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)35.943.8−7.9−16.6 to +0.9117 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)32.143.9−11.8−18.4 to −5.1193 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)31.543.9−12.4−19.2 to −5.6184 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)28.843.9−15.1−22.7 to −7.5139 (rough estimate)
Dartford (DA)25.043.9−18.9−27.4 to −10.3100 (rough estimate)
Hemel Hempstead (HP)21.143.9−22.8−30.7 to −14.8104 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,100 (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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