Where in Britain does the Smart Forfour fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 24.8% of 136,129 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Smart Forfour failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Salisbury (SP): 37.7% against 24.8% elsewhere (+12.9 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −10.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Smart Forfour MOT statistics · check a Smart Forfour by registration
Smart Forfour 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury (SP) | 37.7 | 24.8 | +12.9 | +8.3 to +17.6 | 419 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 37.2 | 24.8 | +12.3 | +5.3 to +19.4 | 183 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 37.1 | 24.8 | +12.3 | +7.3 to +17.3 | 361 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 34.4 | 24.8 | +9.6 | +4.1 to +15.0 | 291 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 33.8 | 24.8 | +9.0 | +3.9 to +14.1 | 334 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 32.3 | 24.8 | +7.5 | +2.4 to +12.6 | 322 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 32.0 | 24.8 | +7.2 | +1.4 to +13.0 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 31.8 | 24.7 | +7.1 | +4.8 to +9.3 | 1,675 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 31.8 | 24.8 | +7.0 | +1.3 to +12.7 | 258 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 31.7 | 24.8 | +6.9 | +2.8 to +11.0 | 489 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 31.1 | 24.8 | +6.3 | +0.1 to +12.5 | 212 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.9 | 24.8 | +6.1 | +0.7 to +11.4 | 288 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 30.6 | 24.8 | +5.8 | +1.9 to +9.7 | 526 |
| Newport (NP) | 30.3 | 24.8 | +5.5 | +2.4 to +8.6 | 868 |
| Leeds (LS) | 30.2 | 24.8 | +5.4 | +2.7 to +8.2 | 1,085 |
| Hull (HU) | 30.2 | 24.8 | +5.4 | +1.4 to +9.4 | 503 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 30.1 | 24.8 | +5.3 | +3.2 to +7.5 | 1,791 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 29.7 | 24.8 | +4.9 | −1.0 to +10.8 | 232 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 29.1 | 24.8 | +4.2 | −0.7 to +9.2 | 320 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 28.6 | 24.8 | +3.8 | +0.7 to +6.9 | 836 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.4 | 24.8 | +3.6 | +1.4 to +5.8 | 1,571 |
| Telford (TF) | 28.2 | 24.8 | +3.4 | −1.8 to +8.6 | 287 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 28.1 | 24.8 | +3.3 | +0.5 to +6.0 | 1,043 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.0 | 24.8 | +3.2 | +0.5 to +5.9 | 1,071 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 28.0 | 24.8 | +3.2 | −3.3 to +9.7 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 27.9 | 24.8 | +3.1 | +0.2 to +6.0 | 903 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 27.9 | 24.8 | +3.1 | −0.3 to +6.4 | 696 |
| Luton (LU) | 27.8 | 24.8 | +2.9 | −0.1 to +5.9 | 865 |
| Manchester (M) | 27.6 | 24.8 | +2.8 | +0.7 to +4.8 | 1,856 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 27.4 | 24.8 | +2.6 | +0.3 to +4.8 | 1,556 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 27.3 | 24.8 | +2.5 | −0.3 to +5.4 | 948 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.3 | 24.8 | +2.4 | −0.8 to +5.7 | 712 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 27.2 | 24.8 | +2.4 | −0.9 to +5.7 | 709 |
| Worcester (WR) | 27.0 | 24.8 | +2.2 | −1.3 to +5.7 | 625 |
| Watford (WD) | 27.0 | 24.8 | +2.2 | −0.6 to +4.9 | 997 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 26.9 | 24.8 | +2.1 | −0.5 to +4.6 | 1,150 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 26.8 | 24.8 | +2.0 | −2.4 to +6.5 | 380 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 26.7 | 24.8 | +1.9 | +0.5 to +3.4 | 3,533 |
| Brighton (BN) | 26.7 | 24.8 | +1.9 | +0.2 to +3.6 | 2,537 |
| Preston (PR) | 26.7 | 24.8 | +1.9 | −1.6 to +5.3 | 641 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 26.7 | 24.8 | +1.8 | −6.6 to +10.3 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 26.6 | 24.8 | +1.8 | −0.5 to +4.1 | 1,477 |
| Halifax (HX) | 26.5 | 24.8 | +1.7 | −3.6 to +7.0 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 26.4 | 24.8 | +1.6 | −0.7 to +3.8 | 1,471 |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.4 | 24.8 | +1.5 | −0.8 to +3.9 | 1,362 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 26.4 | 24.8 | +1.5 | −1.4 to +4.5 | 854 |
| Northampton (NN) | 26.3 | 24.8 | +1.5 | −0.5 to +3.6 | 1,838 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 26.3 | 24.8 | +1.5 | −2.6 to +5.5 | 449 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 26.3 | 24.8 | +1.5 | −0.7 to +3.6 | 1,580 |
| Redhill (RH) | 26.2 | 24.8 | +1.4 | −1.0 to +3.7 | 1,349 |
| London W (W) | 26.1 | 24.8 | +1.3 | −1.8 to +4.3 | 805 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 26.1 | 24.8 | +1.3 | −2.7 to +5.3 | 464 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 26.1 | 24.8 | +1.2 | −2.2 to +4.7 | 633 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 26.0 | 24.8 | +1.2 | −2.4 to +4.8 | 561 |
| Colchester (CO) | 25.9 | 24.8 | +1.1 | −1.9 to +4.1 | 837 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 25.9 | 24.8 | +1.1 | −2.8 to +4.9 | 510 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 25.9 | 24.8 | +1.0 | −5.0 to +7.0 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 25.7 | 24.8 | +0.9 | −1.2 to +3.0 | 1,633 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 25.7 | 24.8 | +0.9 | −2.1 to +3.8 | 849 |
| Croydon (CR) | 25.5 | 24.8 | +0.7 | −1.2 to +2.6 | 2,076 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 25.5 | 24.8 | +0.7 | −1.6 to +3.0 | 1,446 |
| Swansea (SA) | 25.5 | 24.8 | +0.7 | −1.9 to +3.3 | 1,087 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 25.4 | 24.8 | +0.6 | −1.6 to +2.8 | 1,516 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 25.3 | 24.8 | +0.4 | −5.6 to +6.4 | 202 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 25.1 | 24.8 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.8 | 3,131 |
| Sutton (SM) | 24.9 | 24.8 | +0.1 | −3.9 to +4.0 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 24.9 | 24.8 | +0.1 | −2.5 to +2.6 | 1,145 |
| Guildford (GU) | 24.9 | 24.8 | +0.0 | −1.9 to +2.0 | 1,833 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 24.8 | 24.8 | +0.0 | −3.4 to +3.4 | 624 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 24.7 | 24.8 | −0.1 | −2.0 to +1.8 | 2,086 |
| Oldham (OL) | 24.7 | 24.8 | −0.2 | −3.6 to +3.2 | 620 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.7 | 24.8 | −0.2 | −2.0 to +1.7 | 2,047 |
| Wigan (WN) | 24.6 | 24.8 | −0.2 | −4.9 to +4.5 | 325 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 24.4 | 24.8 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.3 | 2,454 |
| Norwich (NR) | 24.3 | 24.8 | −0.5 | −2.6 to +1.6 | 1,693 |
| Liverpool (L) | 24.3 | 24.8 | −0.5 | −3.0 to +2.0 | 1,151 |
| Derby (DE) | 24.3 | 24.8 | −0.6 | −2.9 to +1.7 | 1,394 |
| Crewe (CW) | 24.2 | 24.8 | −0.6 | −4.4 to +3.1 | 508 |
| London E (E) | 24.2 | 24.8 | −0.7 | −2.3 to +0.9 | 2,744 |
| London SE (SE) | 24.1 | 24.8 | −0.8 | −2.5 to +1.0 | 2,359 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 24.0 | 24.8 | −0.8 | −3.5 to +1.8 | 988 |
| Ilford (IG) | 24.0 | 24.8 | −0.9 | −2.7 to +1.0 | 2,052 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 24.0 | 24.8 | −0.9 | −3.0 to +1.2 | 1,619 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 23.9 | 24.8 | −0.9 | −2.7 to +0.9 | 2,238 |
| Southampton (SO) | 23.9 | 24.8 | −0.9 | −3.3 to +1.4 | 1,293 |
| Birmingham (B) | 23.8 | 24.9 | −1.0 | −2.5 to +0.4 | 3,254 |
| Truro (TR) | 23.8 | 24.8 | −1.1 | −3.5 to +1.4 | 1,162 |
| Slough (SL) | 23.6 | 24.8 | −1.2 | −3.8 to +1.4 | 1,034 |
| Bromley (BR) | 23.6 | 24.8 | −1.2 | −4.3 to +1.8 | 729 |
| Coventry (CV) | 23.5 | 24.8 | −1.4 | −3.6 to +0.9 | 1,389 |
| Chester (CH) | 23.4 | 24.8 | −1.4 | −4.2 to +1.4 | 909 |
| Warrington (WA) | 23.4 | 24.8 | −1.5 | −4.0 to +1.1 | 1,061 |
| London NW (NW) | 23.4 | 24.9 | −1.5 | −3.3 to +0.3 | 2,201 |
| Reading (RG) | 23.3 | 24.9 | −1.5 | −3.3 to +0.3 | 2,117 |
| Bolton (BL) | 23.3 | 24.8 | −1.6 | −4.1 to +0.9 | 1,097 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 23.1 | 24.8 | −1.7 | −8.2 to +4.8 | 160 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 23.1 | 24.9 | −1.7 | −3.3 to −0.2 | 2,814 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 23.1 | 24.8 | −1.8 | −4.0 to +0.4 | 1,410 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 23.0 | 24.8 | −1.8 | −4.4 to +0.8 | 999 |
| Bath (BA) | 22.7 | 24.8 | −2.1 | −4.6 to +0.4 | 1,096 |
| Oxford (OX) | 22.6 | 24.9 | −2.3 | −4.5 to −0.1 | 1,403 |
| Harrow (HA) | 22.6 | 24.9 | −2.3 | −4.4 to −0.1 | 1,461 |
| Dartford (DA) | 22.3 | 24.9 | −2.6 | −4.6 to −0.6 | 1,661 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 22.2 | 24.9 | −2.7 | −4.7 to −0.6 | 1,623 |
| Romford (RM) | 22.1 | 24.9 | −2.8 | −4.3 to −1.2 | 2,784 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 21.9 | 24.8 | −3.0 | −5.8 to −0.1 | 818 |
| Stockport (SK) | 21.5 | 24.9 | −3.4 | −5.4 to −1.3 | 1,618 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 21.5 | 24.9 | −3.4 | −5.0 to −1.8 | 2,550 |
| Taunton (TA) | 21.4 | 24.9 | −3.4 | −6.0 to −0.9 | 1,013 |
| Dudley (DY) | 20.8 | 24.8 | −4.1 | −7.4 to −0.8 | 583 |
| Swindon (SN) | 20.7 | 24.9 | −4.1 | −6.2 to −2.1 | 1,504 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.1 | 24.9 | −4.8 | −6.5 to −3.0 | 2,066 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 16.9 | 25.0 | −8.1 | −9.7 to −6.4 | 2,023 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 15.1 | 25.1 | −10.0 | −11.1 to −8.8 | 3,626 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 136,129 (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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