Where in Britain does the Skoda Rapid fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 21.3% of 131,764 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Skoda Rapid failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 32.3% against 21.2% elsewhere (+11.1 points). It does best in Sutton (SM), −8.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Skoda Rapid MOT statistics · check a Skoda Rapid by registration
Skoda Rapid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 32.3 | 21.2 | +11.1 | +7.2 to +14.9 | 573 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 30.9 | 21.1 | +9.8 | +8.0 to +11.5 | 2,658 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 30.4 | 21.2 | +9.2 | +6.3 to +12.0 | 1,018 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 30.2 | 21.2 | +9.0 | +5.9 to +12.2 | 830 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 29.3 | 21.3 | +8.0 | −0.2 to +16.3 | 116 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 27.9 | 21.2 | +6.7 | +4.0 to +9.4 | 1,046 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 27.0 | 21.2 | +5.8 | +2.4 to +9.1 | 689 |
| Bristol (BS) | 26.1 | 21.2 | +4.9 | +2.9 to +6.9 | 1,845 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 25.6 | 21.3 | +4.4 | +0.5 to +8.2 | 488 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 25.5 | 21.2 | +4.3 | +1.5 to +7.1 | 952 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 25.5 | 21.3 | +4.2 | −0.2 to +8.6 | 373 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 25.1 | 21.2 | +3.9 | +2.0 to +5.7 | 2,087 |
| Telford (TF) | 25.0 | 21.2 | +3.8 | +0.6 to +6.9 | 728 |
| Inverness (IV) | 24.4 | 21.2 | +3.2 | +0.1 to +6.2 | 765 |
| London W (W) | 24.3 | 21.3 | +3.0 | −4.1 to +10.1 | 140 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 24.1 | 21.2 | +2.9 | +1.6 to +4.2 | 4,575 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 24.1 | 21.2 | +2.9 | +0.1 to +5.7 | 916 |
| Oldham (OL) | 24.0 | 21.2 | +2.8 | +0.3 to +5.3 | 1,141 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 24.0 | 21.2 | +2.7 | +0.3 to +5.2 | 1,159 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 23.8 | 21.2 | +2.6 | +0.4 to +4.8 | 1,458 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 23.8 | 21.2 | +2.5 | −0.1 to +5.1 | 1,061 |
| Manchester (M) | 23.7 | 21.2 | +2.5 | +0.9 to +4.1 | 2,780 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 23.7 | 21.3 | +2.5 | −2.7 to +7.7 | 257 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 23.7 | 21.2 | +2.5 | +0.2 to +4.7 | 1,354 |
| Darlington (DL) | 23.6 | 21.2 | +2.4 | −0.2 to +4.9 | 1,084 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 23.2 | 21.2 | +2.0 | −0.3 to +4.3 | 1,334 |
| York (YO) | 23.2 | 21.2 | +2.0 | −0.2 to +4.2 | 1,412 |
| London E (E) | 23.2 | 21.3 | +1.9 | −1.3 to +5.1 | 669 |
| Swindon (SN) | 23.1 | 21.3 | +1.8 | −0.7 to +4.3 | 1,089 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 23.0 | 21.2 | +1.7 | +0.3 to +3.2 | 3,230 |
| Newport (NP) | 23.0 | 21.3 | +1.7 | −0.9 to +4.3 | 1,027 |
| Exeter (EX) | 22.8 | 21.3 | +1.5 | −0.9 to +4.0 | 1,138 |
| Wigan (WN) | 22.7 | 21.3 | +1.5 | −3.1 to +6.1 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 22.7 | 21.3 | +1.4 | −1.6 to +4.4 | 753 |
| Truro (TR) | 22.6 | 21.3 | +1.4 | −1.9 to +4.6 | 645 |
| Walsall (WS) | 22.5 | 21.3 | +1.3 | −1.2 to +3.7 | 1,123 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 22.4 | 21.3 | +1.1 | −1.3 to +3.5 | 1,131 |
| Bath (BA) | 22.3 | 21.3 | +1.0 | −1.5 to +3.6 | 1,022 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 22.2 | 21.2 | +1.0 | −0.6 to +2.5 | 2,771 |
| Perth (PH) | 22.2 | 21.3 | +1.0 | −2.4 to +4.3 | 589 |
| Taunton (TA) | 22.0 | 21.3 | +0.8 | −2.5 to +4.0 | 626 |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.0 | 21.2 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.0 | 4,210 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 22.0 | 21.3 | +0.7 | −1.3 to +2.7 | 1,716 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.9 | 21.3 | +0.7 | −1.0 to +2.4 | 2,276 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 21.8 | 21.3 | +0.6 | −3.9 to +5.0 | 330 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 21.7 | 21.3 | +0.4 | −1.9 to +2.7 | 1,278 |
| Bradford (BD) | 21.6 | 21.3 | +0.3 | −1.6 to +2.2 | 1,791 |
| Durham (DH) | 21.5 | 21.3 | +0.2 | −2.7 to +3.1 | 782 |
| Swansea (SA) | 21.5 | 21.3 | +0.2 | −2.0 to +2.4 | 1,351 |
| Stockport (SK) | 21.4 | 21.3 | +0.1 | −2.1 to +2.4 | 1,285 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 21.4 | 21.3 | +0.1 | −1.8 to +2.1 | 1,678 |
| Sheffield (S) | 21.4 | 21.3 | +0.1 | −1.3 to +1.5 | 3,370 |
| Hereford (HR) | 21.3 | 21.3 | +0.0 | −4.3 to +4.4 | 338 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 21.3 | 21.3 | +0.0 | −3.1 to +3.2 | 662 |
| London N (N) | 21.2 | 21.3 | −0.0 | −3.9 to +3.8 | 443 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 21.2 | 21.3 | −0.1 | −2.2 to +2.0 | 1,491 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 21.2 | 21.3 | −0.1 | −4.6 to +4.4 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 21.0 | 21.3 | −0.2 | −5.1 to +4.6 | 271 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 21.0 | 21.3 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.6 | 1,740 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 20.9 | 21.3 | −0.3 | −3.0 to +2.4 | 879 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 20.8 | 21.3 | −0.4 | −3.5 to +2.6 | 706 |
| St Albans (AL) | 20.8 | 21.3 | −0.5 | −4.7 to +3.8 | 351 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 20.8 | 21.3 | −0.5 | −2.4 to +1.4 | 1,806 |
| Guildford (GU) | 20.7 | 21.3 | −0.6 | −2.7 to +1.5 | 1,455 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 20.6 | 21.3 | −0.7 | −3.1 to +1.8 | 1,053 |
| Warrington (WA) | 20.6 | 21.3 | −0.7 | −3.1 to +1.8 | 1,034 |
| Luton (LU) | 20.6 | 21.3 | −0.7 | −4.3 to +2.9 | 496 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 20.5 | 21.3 | −0.8 | −3.1 to +1.5 | 1,220 |
| Dudley (DY) | 20.4 | 21.3 | −0.9 | −3.2 to +1.4 | 1,188 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 20.4 | 21.3 | −0.9 | −3.5 to +1.7 | 924 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 20.3 | 21.3 | −1.0 | −3.1 to +1.1 | 1,392 |
| Medway (ME) | 20.2 | 21.3 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.8 | 1,928 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 20.2 | 21.3 | −1.1 | −3.0 to +0.9 | 1,657 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 20.2 | 21.3 | −1.1 | −3.8 to +1.5 | 893 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 20.1 | 21.3 | −1.2 | −3.4 to +1.1 | 1,248 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 20.0 | 21.3 | −1.3 | −3.5 to +1.0 | 1,254 |
| Derby (DE) | 19.8 | 21.3 | −1.5 | −3.5 to +0.6 | 1,453 |
| Hull (HU) | 19.6 | 21.3 | −1.7 | −4.3 to +1.0 | 856 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 19.6 | 21.3 | −1.7 | −3.8 to +0.4 | 1,405 |
| Southampton (SO) | 19.5 | 21.3 | −1.8 | −3.4 to −0.2 | 2,500 |
| Leicester (LE) | 19.4 | 21.3 | −1.9 | −3.8 to −0.1 | 1,767 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 19.3 | 21.3 | −2.0 | −4.5 to +0.5 | 975 |
| Halifax (HX) | 19.2 | 21.3 | −2.1 | −5.9 to +1.6 | 428 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 19.1 | 21.3 | −2.2 | −4.6 to +0.3 | 1,000 |
| Chester (CH) | 18.9 | 21.3 | −2.4 | −4.6 to −0.2 | 1,231 |
| Bromley (BR) | 18.5 | 21.3 | −2.8 | −7.7 to +2.2 | 238 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 18.1 | 21.3 | −3.2 | −5.1 to −1.4 | 1,691 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 18.0 | 21.3 | −3.3 | −5.8 to −0.8 | 910 |
| London SW (SW) | 18.0 | 21.3 | −3.3 | −7.0 to +0.4 | 412 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 17.7 | 21.3 | −3.6 | −6.4 to −0.8 | 718 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 17.6 | 21.3 | −3.6 | −6.4 to −0.9 | 742 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 17.3 | 21.3 | −4.0 | −6.3 to −1.7 | 1,040 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 17.3 | 21.3 | −4.0 | −6.6 to −1.5 | 863 |
| Redhill (RH) | 17.2 | 21.3 | −4.1 | −6.3 to −1.9 | 1,127 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 17.2 | 21.3 | −4.1 | −5.8 to −2.4 | 1,952 |
| Worcester (WR) | 16.8 | 21.3 | −4.5 | −6.8 to −2.3 | 1,086 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 16.7 | 21.3 | −4.6 | −7.1 to −2.1 | 849 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 16.5 | 21.3 | −4.7 | −8.4 to −1.1 | 399 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 16.3 | 21.3 | −5.0 | −8.2 to −1.8 | 521 |
| Reading (RG) | 16.4 | 21.3 | −5.0 | −6.7 to −3.3 | 1,896 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 16.3 | 21.3 | −5.0 | −7.8 to −2.2 | 687 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 16.1 | 21.3 | −5.2 | −8.7 to −1.8 | 436 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 16.0 | 21.3 | −5.3 | −8.2 to −2.4 | 626 |
| Ilford (IG) | 15.9 | 21.3 | −5.3 | −10.7 to −0.0 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 15.9 | 21.3 | −5.5 | −7.3 to −3.6 | 1,563 |
| London SE (SE) | 15.4 | 21.3 | −5.9 | −8.9 to −2.9 | 571 |
| Dartford (DA) | 15.3 | 21.3 | −6.0 | −8.5 to −3.4 | 770 |
| Watford (WD) | 15.1 | 21.3 | −6.2 | −9.2 to −3.3 | 558 |
| Romford (RM) | 15.0 | 21.3 | −6.3 | −10.5 to −2.0 | 273 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 15.2 | 21.4 | −6.3 | −7.5 to −5.1 | 3,750 |
| Croydon (CR) | 14.7 | 21.3 | −6.6 | −9.6 to −3.6 | 531 |
| Enfield (EN) | 14.7 | 21.3 | −6.6 | −10.6 to −2.7 | 307 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 14.6 | 21.3 | −6.7 | −10.0 to −3.4 | 440 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 13.8 | 21.3 | −7.6 | −9.9 to −5.2 | 850 |
| Sutton (SM) | 12.4 | 21.3 | −8.8 | −13.4 to −4.3 | 201 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 131,764 (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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