Where in Britain does the Skoda Karoq fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 9.8% of 139,869 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Skoda Karoq failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Leicester (LE): 20.8% against 9.6% elsewhere (+11.2 points). It does best in Kirkwall (KW), −5.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Skoda Karoq MOT statistics · check a Skoda Karoq by registration
Skoda Karoq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester (LE) | 20.8 | 9.6 | +11.2 | +9.5 to +12.9 | 2,241 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 18.6 | 9.7 | +8.9 | +6.8 to +11.0 | 1,375 |
| Walsall (WS) | 14.1 | 9.8 | +4.4 | +2.4 to +6.3 | 1,289 |
| Liverpool (L) | 14.1 | 9.8 | +4.3 | +2.6 to +6.1 | 1,542 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 14.0 | 9.7 | +4.3 | +2.9 to +5.7 | 2,302 |
| Brighton (BN) | 13.5 | 9.8 | +3.7 | +1.9 to +5.5 | 1,423 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 13.2 | 9.8 | +3.4 | +1.1 to +5.8 | 816 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 13.1 | 9.8 | +3.3 | +1.3 to +5.3 | 1,088 |
| Bath (BA) | 13.0 | 9.8 | +3.2 | +1.6 to +4.9 | 1,568 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 13.0 | 9.8 | +3.2 | +1.1 to +5.2 | 1,033 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 12.8 | 9.8 | +3.1 | +1.2 to +4.9 | 1,300 |
| Bristol (BS) | 12.8 | 9.8 | +3.1 | +1.6 to +4.6 | 1,964 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 12.8 | 9.8 | +3.1 | +1.7 to +4.4 | 2,263 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 12.7 | 9.8 | +2.9 | +1.0 to +4.8 | 1,203 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 12.5 | 9.8 | +2.7 | +1.2 to +4.2 | 1,886 |
| Guildford (GU) | 12.1 | 9.8 | +2.3 | +1.0 to +3.6 | 2,365 |
| Northampton (NN) | 11.9 | 9.8 | +2.2 | +0.6 to +3.7 | 1,759 |
| London N (N) | 11.9 | 9.8 | +2.1 | −0.2 to +4.5 | 731 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 11.8 | 9.8 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.3 | 2,485 |
| London SW (SW) | 11.8 | 9.8 | +2.0 | −0.5 to +4.5 | 636 |
| Paisley (PA) | 11.6 | 9.8 | +1.8 | −0.4 to +3.9 | 866 |
| Exeter (EX) | 11.4 | 9.8 | +1.6 | −0.0 to +3.2 | 1,496 |
| London W (W) | 11.2 | 9.8 | +1.4 | −2.9 to +5.7 | 206 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 11.0 | 9.8 | +1.2 | −2.6 to +5.0 | 263 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 11.0 | 9.8 | +1.2 | −1.0 to +3.4 | 809 |
| Swindon (SN) | 10.9 | 9.8 | +1.1 | −0.5 to +2.8 | 1,356 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 10.9 | 9.8 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.8 | 1,340 |
| Dundee (DD) | 10.7 | 9.8 | +0.9 | −1.4 to +3.1 | 712 |
| Manchester (M) | 10.6 | 9.8 | +0.8 | −1.0 to +2.6 | 1,094 |
| Truro (TR) | 10.6 | 9.8 | +0.7 | −1.3 to +2.8 | 853 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 10.4 | 9.8 | +0.6 | −0.8 to +2.0 | 1,770 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 10.3 | 9.8 | +0.5 | −2.3 to +3.4 | 436 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 10.3 | 9.8 | +0.5 | −3.2 to +4.3 | 252 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 10.3 | 9.8 | +0.5 | −1.0 to +1.9 | 1,691 |
| Leeds (LS) | 10.2 | 9.8 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.8 | 1,773 |
| Watford (WD) | 10.2 | 9.8 | +0.4 | −1.5 to +2.3 | 1,010 |
| Oxford (OX) | 10.1 | 9.8 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.6 | 2,123 |
| London SE (SE) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −2.2 to +2.6 | 608 |
| Taunton (TA) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −2.0 to +2.4 | 729 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.0 | 1,059 |
| Redhill (RH) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −1.1 to +1.5 | 1,980 |
| Preston (PR) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −1.4 to +1.7 | 1,431 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.0 | 1,111 |
| Oldham (OL) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.0 | 1,051 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 9.9 | 9.8 | +0.1 | −1.6 to +1.8 | 1,152 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 9.8 | 9.8 | +0.0 | −1.2 to +1.2 | 2,407 |
| Birmingham (B) | 9.8 | 9.8 | −0.0 | −1.1 to +1.1 | 2,960 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 9.8 | 9.8 | −0.1 | −1.9 to +1.8 | 1,005 |
| Medway (ME) | 9.7 | 9.8 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.2 | 2,135 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 9.6 | 9.8 | −0.3 | −2.0 to +1.5 | 1,110 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 9.5 | 9.8 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.7 | 891 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 9.5 | 9.8 | −0.3 | −2.3 to +1.7 | 842 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 9.5 | 9.8 | −0.3 | −1.9 to +1.3 | 1,348 |
| York (YO) | 9.5 | 9.8 | −0.3 | −1.7 to +1.0 | 1,849 |
| Glasgow (G) | 9.4 | 9.8 | −0.4 | −1.6 to +0.8 | 2,296 |
| Bolton (BL) | 9.4 | 9.8 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.3 | 1,128 |
| Norwich (NR) | 9.4 | 9.8 | −0.4 | −1.8 to +0.9 | 1,920 |
| London E (E) | 9.3 | 9.8 | −0.5 | −2.3 to +1.3 | 996 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 9.3 | 9.8 | −0.5 | −2.3 to +1.3 | 1,039 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 9.3 | 9.8 | −0.5 | −2.3 to +1.3 | 992 |
| Warrington (WA) | 9.2 | 9.8 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +0.9 | 1,466 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 9.0 | 9.8 | −0.8 | −3.8 to +2.3 | 343 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 9.0 | 9.8 | −0.8 | −4.4 to +2.8 | 245 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 9.0 | 9.8 | −0.8 | −2.4 to +0.7 | 1,281 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 9.0 | 9.8 | −0.9 | −4.3 to +2.6 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 8.9 | 9.8 | −0.9 | −3.2 to +1.5 | 559 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 8.9 | 9.8 | −0.9 | −2.7 to +0.9 | 1,010 |
| Hereford (HR) | 8.9 | 9.8 | −0.9 | −4.2 to +2.4 | 292 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 8.8 | 9.8 | −1.0 | −3.8 to +1.9 | 384 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 8.8 | 9.8 | −1.0 | −3.6 to +1.6 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 8.8 | 9.8 | −1.0 | −2.5 to +0.5 | 1,365 |
| Colchester (CO) | 8.5 | 9.8 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.4 | 1,054 |
| Southampton (SO) | 8.4 | 9.8 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.5 | 2,928 |
| Dartford (DA) | 8.3 | 9.8 | −1.5 | −3.1 to +0.1 | 1,139 |
| Sheffield (S) | 8.3 | 9.8 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.5 | 2,840 |
| Croydon (CR) | 8.2 | 9.8 | −1.6 | −3.2 to −0.0 | 1,133 |
| Hull (HU) | 8.2 | 9.8 | −1.6 | −3.4 to +0.2 | 915 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 8.1 | 9.8 | −1.7 | −3.8 to +0.3 | 694 |
| Reading (RG) | 8.1 | 9.8 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.6 | 2,165 |
| Derby (DE) | 8.0 | 9.8 | −1.8 | −3.2 to −0.5 | 1,504 |
| Coventry (CV) | 8.0 | 9.8 | −1.9 | −3.1 to −0.7 | 1,970 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 7.9 | 9.8 | −1.9 | −2.9 to −0.9 | 2,878 |
| Slough (SL) | 7.9 | 9.8 | −1.9 | −3.8 to −0.1 | 811 |
| Stockport (SK) | 7.9 | 9.8 | −1.9 | −3.2 to −0.7 | 1,762 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 7.7 | 9.8 | −2.2 | −4.2 to −0.1 | 666 |
| Bromley (BR) | 7.6 | 9.8 | −2.2 | −5.3 to +0.9 | 289 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 7.6 | 9.8 | −2.2 | −3.8 to −0.7 | 1,161 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 7.6 | 9.8 | −2.3 | −3.7 to −0.8 | 1,348 |
| Perth (PH) | 7.5 | 9.8 | −2.3 | −4.1 to −0.4 | 796 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 7.5 | 9.8 | −2.3 | −4.3 to −0.3 | 678 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 7.5 | 9.8 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.1 | 1,938 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 7.5 | 9.8 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.0 | 1,463 |
| Wigan (WN) | 7.3 | 9.8 | −2.5 | −5.1 to +0.1 | 397 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 7.3 | 9.8 | −2.6 | −3.7 to −1.4 | 2,021 |
| Inverness (IV) | 7.0 | 9.8 | −2.8 | −4.6 to −1.0 | 769 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 7.0 | 9.9 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −1.9 | 2,361 |
| Swansea (SA) | 6.9 | 9.8 | −2.9 | −4.2 to −1.7 | 1,621 |
| Enfield (EN) | 6.8 | 9.8 | −3.0 | −5.8 to −0.3 | 325 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 6.8 | 9.8 | −3.1 | −4.6 to −1.5 | 990 |
| Sutton (SM) | 6.8 | 9.8 | −3.1 | −6.9 to +0.8 | 163 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 6.7 | 9.8 | −3.1 | −4.5 to −1.7 | 1,173 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 6.6 | 9.8 | −3.2 | −4.9 to −1.6 | 865 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 6.6 | 9.8 | −3.3 | −4.7 to −1.8 | 1,173 |
| Ilford (IG) | 6.5 | 9.8 | −3.3 | −7.0 to +0.4 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 6.4 | 9.8 | −3.4 | −6.2 to −0.6 | 297 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 6.3 | 9.8 | −3.5 | −5.0 to −2.1 | 1,094 |
| Harrow (HA) | 6.0 | 9.8 | −3.8 | −5.5 to −2.1 | 745 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 6.0 | 9.8 | −3.8 | −5.2 to −2.4 | 1,125 |
| Telford (TF) | 6.0 | 9.8 | −3.9 | −5.3 to −2.4 | 986 |
| Durham (DH) | 6.0 | 9.8 | −3.9 | −5.2 to −2.5 | 1,237 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 5.9 | 9.8 | −3.9 | −7.3 to −0.5 | 186 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 5.8 | 9.8 | −4.1 | −5.4 to −2.7 | 1,226 |
| Romford (RM) | 5.7 | 9.8 | −4.2 | −6.9 to −1.4 | 265 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 5.3 | 9.8 | −4.5 | −5.8 to −3.3 | 1,187 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 4.5 | 9.8 | −5.3 | −8.8 to −1.7 | 132 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 139,869 (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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