Where in Britain does the Skoda Octavia fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 24.9% of 1,181,220 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Skoda Octavia failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Lerwick (ZE): 35.9% against 24.9% elsewhere (+11.0 points). It does best in Croydon (CR), −6.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Skoda Octavia MOT statistics · check a Skoda Octavia by registration
Skoda Octavia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick (ZE) | 35.9 | 24.9 | +11.0 | +6.2 to +15.8 | 384 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 34.0 | 24.9 | +9.1 | +7.7 to +10.5 | 4,429 |
| Truro (TR) | 33.9 | 24.9 | +9.0 | +7.9 to +10.1 | 7,134 |
| Exeter (EX) | 33.7 | 24.8 | +8.8 | +8.0 to +9.6 | 13,704 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 33.4 | 24.9 | +8.5 | +7.2 to +9.8 | 5,113 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 33.2 | 24.9 | +8.2 | +5.4 to +11.0 | 1,085 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 32.6 | 24.9 | +7.7 | +6.6 to +8.8 | 6,800 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 32.2 | 24.9 | +7.3 | +6.5 to +8.2 | 11,758 |
| Bath (BA) | 31.1 | 24.9 | +6.2 | +5.3 to +7.0 | 11,586 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 31.0 | 24.9 | +6.0 | +4.8 to +7.3 | 4,892 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 30.7 | 24.9 | +5.8 | +4.8 to +6.8 | 7,896 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 30.6 | 24.9 | +5.7 | +4.9 to +6.5 | 12,216 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 30.2 | 24.9 | +5.3 | +4.4 to +6.2 | 9,487 |
| Brighton (BN) | 30.1 | 24.9 | +5.3 | +4.5 to +6.0 | 13,654 |
| Bristol (BS) | 29.9 | 24.9 | +5.0 | +4.4 to +5.7 | 20,319 |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.4 | 24.9 | +4.5 | +3.3 to +5.7 | 5,594 |
| Taunton (TA) | 29.1 | 24.9 | +4.2 | +3.2 to +5.2 | 7,666 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 28.7 | 24.9 | +3.8 | +3.2 to +4.4 | 20,992 |
| Swansea (SA) | 28.5 | 24.9 | +3.6 | +2.8 to +4.4 | 12,196 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 27.8 | 24.9 | +2.9 | +2.2 to +3.5 | 17,849 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 27.7 | 24.9 | +2.7 | +1.1 to +4.4 | 2,791 |
| Inverness (IV) | 27.6 | 24.9 | +2.7 | +1.7 to +3.7 | 7,464 |
| Halifax (HX) | 27.4 | 24.9 | +2.4 | +0.9 to +4.0 | 3,104 |
| Newport (NP) | 27.3 | 24.9 | +2.4 | +1.4 to +3.3 | 9,015 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 27.2 | 24.9 | +2.2 | +1.5 to +3.0 | 12,921 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.1 | 24.9 | +2.2 | +0.5 to +3.9 | 2,701 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 27.0 | 24.9 | +2.1 | +0.6 to +3.5 | 3,743 |
| Paisley (PA) | 27.0 | 24.9 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.1 | 6,184 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.9 | 24.9 | +2.0 | +1.2 to +2.8 | 12,556 |
| York (YO) | 26.9 | 24.9 | +2.0 | +1.2 to +2.7 | 12,992 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 26.5 | 24.9 | +1.6 | +0.5 to +2.6 | 7,236 |
| Northampton (NN) | 26.5 | 24.9 | +1.5 | +0.8 to +2.2 | 15,349 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 26.4 | 24.9 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.3 | 9,323 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.4 | 24.9 | +1.4 | +0.6 to +2.3 | 10,347 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 26.3 | 24.9 | +1.4 | +0.5 to +2.3 | 8,937 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 26.3 | 24.9 | +1.3 | +0.7 to +1.9 | 20,346 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 26.3 | 24.9 | +1.3 | +0.7 to +2.0 | 16,389 |
| Leeds (LS) | 26.2 | 24.9 | +1.2 | +0.5 to +1.9 | 14,922 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 26.1 | 24.9 | +1.2 | +0.3 to +2.1 | 9,338 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 26.0 | 24.9 | +1.1 | +0.4 to +1.8 | 15,267 |
| Norwich (NR) | 25.8 | 24.9 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.6 | 13,930 |
| Perth (PH) | 25.8 | 24.9 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +2.0 | 5,619 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 25.7 | 24.9 | +0.7 | +0.1 to +1.4 | 18,917 |
| Bradford (BD) | 25.4 | 24.9 | +0.5 | −0.2 to +1.2 | 14,573 |
| Guildford (GU) | 25.4 | 24.9 | +0.5 | −0.2 to +1.1 | 17,089 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 25.4 | 24.9 | +0.5 | −0.7 to +1.6 | 5,354 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 25.2 | 24.9 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.1 | 10,683 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 25.2 | 24.9 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 12,176 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.1 | 24.9 | +0.2 | −1.2 to +1.6 | 3,550 |
| Swindon (SN) | 25.1 | 24.9 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 11,496 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 25.1 | 24.9 | +0.1 | −3.2 to +3.5 | 650 |
| Oxford (OX) | 25.0 | 24.9 | +0.0 | −0.6 to +0.7 | 18,300 |
| Worcester (WR) | 25.0 | 24.9 | +0.0 | −0.9 to +0.9 | 8,734 |
| Manchester (M) | 24.9 | 24.9 | +0.0 | −0.6 to +0.6 | 17,978 |
| Walsall (WS) | 24.8 | 24.9 | −0.1 | −1.0 to +0.8 | 8,609 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.8 | 24.9 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.6 | 11,154 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 24.7 | 24.9 | −0.2 | −2.5 to +2.1 | 1,364 |
| Hull (HU) | 24.7 | 24.9 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.7 | 6,991 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 24.6 | 25.0 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.3 | 18,678 |
| Leicester (LE) | 24.2 | 25.0 | −0.8 | −1.4 to −0.2 | 19,276 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.1 | 25.0 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.2 | 7,582 |
| Birmingham (B) | 24.1 | 25.0 | −0.9 | −1.4 to −0.4 | 34,441 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.0 | 25.0 | −1.0 | −2.1 to +0.1 | 5,577 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 23.9 | 24.9 | −1.0 | −2.5 to +0.4 | 3,183 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 23.8 | 25.0 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.4 | 11,176 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 23.7 | 25.0 | −1.3 | −2.4 to −0.2 | 6,159 |
| Southampton (SO) | 23.6 | 25.0 | −1.3 | −1.9 to −0.8 | 22,800 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 23.6 | 25.0 | −1.3 | −2.0 to −0.7 | 14,883 |
| Sheffield (S) | 23.6 | 25.0 | −1.3 | −1.8 to −0.9 | 34,027 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 23.6 | 25.0 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.6 | 12,072 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 23.5 | 25.0 | −1.4 | −2.5 to −0.3 | 5,969 |
| Colchester (CO) | 23.5 | 25.0 | −1.4 | −2.4 to −0.4 | 7,274 |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.5 | 25.0 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.8 | 18,900 |
| St Albans (AL) | 23.3 | 25.0 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.3 | 3,757 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 23.3 | 25.0 | −1.7 | −2.2 to −1.2 | 27,857 |
| Crewe (CW) | 23.3 | 25.0 | −1.7 | −2.7 to −0.7 | 6,721 |
| Darlington (DL) | 23.3 | 25.0 | −1.7 | −2.6 to −0.8 | 8,993 |
| London N (N) | 23.1 | 25.0 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.6 | 5,124 |
| Preston (PR) | 23.0 | 25.0 | −2.0 | −2.8 to −1.2 | 10,571 |
| Dudley (DY) | 22.9 | 25.0 | −2.0 | −3.0 to −1.1 | 7,623 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 22.9 | 25.0 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −0.9 | 4,963 |
| London NW (NW) | 22.7 | 25.0 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.1 | 4,526 |
| Ilford (IG) | 22.6 | 24.9 | −2.3 | −4.1 to −0.5 | 2,066 |
| Redhill (RH) | 22.7 | 25.0 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.6 | 12,591 |
| Stockport (SK) | 22.6 | 25.0 | −2.4 | −3.1 to −1.6 | 11,255 |
| Reading (RG) | 22.6 | 25.0 | −2.4 | −3.0 to −1.8 | 19,462 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22.6 | 25.0 | −2.4 | −3.3 to −1.5 | 8,205 |
| Telford (TF) | 22.5 | 25.0 | −2.5 | −3.6 to −1.3 | 5,146 |
| Medway (ME) | 22.4 | 25.0 | −2.6 | −3.3 to −1.9 | 13,546 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.2 | 25.0 | −2.8 | −3.5 to −2.2 | 15,451 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 22.0 | 25.0 | −3.0 | −3.8 to −2.1 | 8,410 |
| Warrington (WA) | 21.9 | 25.0 | −3.1 | −3.9 to −2.3 | 9,630 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 21.7 | 25.0 | −3.2 | −4.7 to −1.8 | 3,233 |
| Coventry (CV) | 21.8 | 25.0 | −3.2 | −3.9 to −2.6 | 16,561 |
| London W (W) | 21.7 | 25.0 | −3.3 | −5.1 to −1.4 | 1,977 |
| Oldham (OL) | 21.7 | 25.0 | −3.3 | −4.1 to −2.4 | 9,192 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 21.7 | 25.0 | −3.3 | −4.4 to −2.2 | 5,518 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 21.6 | 25.0 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.6 | 10,346 |
| London E (E) | 21.6 | 25.0 | −3.4 | −4.3 to −2.4 | 7,376 |
| Romford (RM) | 21.6 | 25.0 | −3.4 | −4.7 to −2.1 | 3,805 |
| Liverpool (L) | 21.5 | 25.0 | −3.5 | −4.3 to −2.8 | 11,364 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.3 | 25.0 | −3.6 | −5.1 to −2.2 | 3,109 |
| Sutton (SM) | 21.1 | 25.0 | −3.8 | −5.7 to −1.9 | 1,755 |
| Chester (CH) | 21.0 | 25.0 | −4.0 | −4.7 to −3.3 | 13,473 |
| Durham (DH) | 20.9 | 25.0 | −4.1 | −5.1 to −3.1 | 6,432 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 20.8 | 25.0 | −4.1 | −5.1 to −3.1 | 6,515 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.7 | 25.0 | −4.3 | −5.3 to −3.3 | 6,496 |
| London SE (SE) | 20.5 | 25.0 | −4.4 | −5.4 to −3.4 | 6,176 |
| Watford (WD) | 20.5 | 25.0 | −4.5 | −5.7 to −3.3 | 4,585 |
| London SW (SW) | 20.4 | 25.0 | −4.6 | −5.8 to −3.4 | 4,395 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 20.1 | 25.0 | −4.9 | −5.7 to −4.1 | 10,022 |
| Bromley (BR) | 20.0 | 25.0 | −4.9 | −6.4 to −3.5 | 2,778 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 19.9 | 25.0 | −5.0 | −6.1 to −4.0 | 5,539 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 19.9 | 25.0 | −5.1 | −6.1 to −4.1 | 5,738 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 19.8 | 25.1 | −5.2 | −5.7 to −4.8 | 27,513 |
| Harrow (HA) | 19.6 | 25.0 | −5.3 | −6.4 to −4.2 | 4,849 |
| Slough (SL) | 18.9 | 25.0 | −6.1 | −7.1 to −5.1 | 5,922 |
| Croydon (CR) | 18.4 | 25.0 | −6.6 | −7.6 to −5.6 | 5,767 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,181,220 (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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