Where in Britain does the Subaru Legacy fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 37.5% of 42,459 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Subaru Legacy failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 51.7% against 37.4% elsewhere (+14.3 points). It does best in Romford (RM), −15.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Subaru Legacy MOT statistics · check a Subaru Legacy by registration
Subaru Legacy 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) | 51.7 | 37.4 | +14.3 | +8.2 to +20.4 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 51.1 | 37.3 | +13.8 | +9.8 to +17.7 | 611 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 51.0 | 37.4 | +13.6 | +6.6 to +20.5 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 50.9 | 37.4 | +13.5 | +6.9 to +20.0 | 224 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 49.5 | 37.4 | +12.0 | +6.2 to +17.9 | 285 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 48.2 | 37.4 | +10.7 | +5.0 to +16.4 | 299 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 48.0 | 37.4 | +10.6 | +6.1 to +15.1 | 479 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 48.1 | 37.5 | +10.6 | +3.8 to +17.4 | 206 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 47.4 | 37.4 | +10.0 | +6.0 to +14.0 | 606 |
| Brighton (BN) | 47.3 | 37.4 | +9.9 | +6.1 to +13.7 | 675 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 46.3 | 37.4 | +8.9 | +3.5 to +14.2 | 339 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 46.2 | 37.4 | +8.8 | +3.6 to +14.0 | 357 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 46.0 | 37.4 | +8.6 | +4.6 to +12.6 | 604 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 46.0 | 37.4 | +8.5 | +3.7 to +13.4 | 407 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 45.7 | 37.4 | +8.3 | +4.0 to +12.6 | 512 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 44.9 | 37.5 | +7.4 | −1.3 to +16.1 | 127 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 44.7 | 37.5 | +7.2 | −0.3 to +14.7 | 170 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 44.6 | 37.4 | +7.1 | +2.0 to +12.2 | 368 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 44.2 | 37.4 | +6.8 | +3.0 to +10.6 | 665 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 43.8 | 37.4 | +6.4 | +3.2 to +9.7 | 918 |
| Taunton (TA) | 43.3 | 37.4 | +5.8 | +1.5 to +10.1 | 511 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 43.2 | 37.4 | +5.8 | +1.7 to +9.9 | 574 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 43.1 | 37.4 | +5.7 | +1.7 to +9.7 | 603 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 42.7 | 37.5 | +5.2 | −4.0 to +14.5 | 110 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 42.4 | 37.5 | +4.9 | −0.7 to +10.6 | 297 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 42.4 | 37.5 | +4.9 | −0.3 to +10.1 | 354 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 42.2 | 37.5 | +4.7 | −2.0 to +11.5 | 206 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 42.2 | 37.5 | +4.7 | −1.5 to +10.9 | 244 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 41.3 | 37.5 | +3.9 | −1.1 to +8.9 | 375 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 41.3 | 37.5 | +3.8 | −2.4 to +10.1 | 242 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 41.3 | 37.5 | +3.8 | −3.0 to +10.6 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 40.6 | 37.5 | +3.1 | −0.5 to +6.7 | 727 |
| Inverness (IV) | 40.6 | 37.5 | +3.1 | −2.2 to +8.4 | 335 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 40.1 | 37.5 | +2.6 | −3.5 to +8.7 | 247 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 40.0 | 37.5 | +2.5 | −2.5 to +7.5 | 370 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 39.9 | 37.5 | +2.4 | −4.0 to +8.8 | 228 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 39.6 | 37.5 | +2.1 | −2.0 to +6.2 | 548 |
| Leeds (LS) | 39.3 | 37.5 | +1.8 | −3.6 to +7.2 | 313 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 38.4 | 37.5 | +0.9 | −3.2 to +4.9 | 571 |
| Oxford (OX) | 38.2 | 37.5 | +0.7 | −2.8 to +4.1 | 775 |
| St Albans (AL) | 38.1 | 37.5 | +0.6 | −6.6 to +7.9 | 173 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 38.1 | 37.5 | +0.6 | −3.0 to +4.2 | 709 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 37.8 | 37.5 | +0.3 | −4.1 to +4.7 | 471 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 37.8 | 37.5 | +0.2 | −2.7 to +3.2 | 1,057 |
| Harrow (HA) | 37.7 | 37.5 | +0.2 | −9.0 to +9.5 | 106 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 37.7 | 37.5 | +0.2 | −8.7 to +9.1 | 114 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 37.7 | 37.5 | +0.2 | −5.4 to +5.8 | 289 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 37.6 | 37.5 | +0.1 | −3.4 to +3.6 | 739 |
| Norwich (NR) | 37.3 | 37.5 | −0.2 | −4.6 to +4.1 | 480 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 37.2 | 37.5 | −0.3 | −5.2 to +4.5 | 390 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 36.9 | 37.5 | −0.6 | −5.4 to +4.2 | 393 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 36.9 | 37.5 | −0.6 | −5.9 to +4.7 | 320 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 36.7 | 37.5 | −0.8 | −5.1 to +3.6 | 479 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 36.7 | 37.5 | −0.8 | −6.7 to +5.1 | 259 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 36.6 | 37.5 | −0.9 | −6.5 to +4.8 | 281 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 36.5 | 37.5 | −1.0 | −7.2 to +5.2 | 230 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 36.3 | 37.5 | −1.3 | −8.5 to +6.0 | 171 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 36.2 | 37.5 | −1.3 | −9.0 to +6.5 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 36.2 | 37.5 | −1.3 | −5.5 to +2.9 | 505 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 36.0 | 37.6 | −1.6 | −4.4 to +1.2 | 1,154 |
| Derby (DE) | 35.9 | 37.5 | −1.6 | −5.2 to +2.0 | 679 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 34.9 | 37.5 | −2.6 | −7.6 to +2.4 | 352 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 34.9 | 37.6 | −2.7 | −6.2 to +0.8 | 734 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 34.7 | 37.5 | −2.8 | −10.5 to +4.9 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 34.7 | 37.5 | −2.9 | −7.7 to +2.0 | 372 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 34.7 | 37.6 | −2.9 | −6.6 to +0.9 | 626 |
| Northampton (NN) | 34.6 | 37.5 | −2.9 | −7.1 to +1.2 | 500 |
| Reading (RG) | 34.5 | 37.6 | −3.1 | −6.1 to −0.1 | 977 |
| London N (N) | 34.4 | 37.5 | −3.1 | −9.4 to +3.1 | 221 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 34.4 | 37.6 | −3.2 | −7.1 to +0.8 | 564 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 34.3 | 37.5 | −3.2 | −8.6 to +2.2 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 34.0 | 37.5 | −3.5 | −11.2 to +4.2 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.6 | 37.5 | −3.9 | −9.0 to +1.2 | 336 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 33.3 | 37.5 | −4.2 | −9.1 to +0.7 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 32.8 | 37.5 | −4.7 | −10.0 to +0.5 | 311 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 32.6 | 37.6 | −5.1 | −8.0 to −2.1 | 995 |
| Manchester (M) | 32.4 | 37.5 | −5.2 | −10.6 to +0.3 | 284 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 32.3 | 37.6 | −5.3 | −9.1 to −1.4 | 563 |
| Birmingham (B) | 32.2 | 37.6 | −5.4 | −8.4 to −2.5 | 972 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 32.0 | 37.6 | −5.5 | −9.8 to −1.3 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 31.6 | 37.6 | −6.0 | −11.0 to −0.9 | 326 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 31.4 | 37.6 | −6.2 | −11.0 to −1.4 | 357 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 31.3 | 37.6 | −6.3 | −11.8 to −0.8 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 31.2 | 37.5 | −6.3 | −12.1 to −0.6 | 250 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 31.1 | 37.6 | −6.4 | −10.9 to −2.0 | 424 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 31.1 | 37.5 | −6.5 | −13.0 to +0.1 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 31.0 | 37.6 | −6.5 | −11.7 to −1.4 | 316 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 30.9 | 37.5 | −6.6 | −13.6 to +0.4 | 168 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 30.8 | 37.5 | −6.8 | −15.6 to +2.1 | 104 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 30.7 | 37.5 | −6.8 | −13.6 to −0.0 | 179 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 30.5 | 37.6 | −7.1 | −12.8 to −1.3 | 246 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 30.4 | 37.5 | −7.1 | −14.6 to +0.3 | 148 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.3 | 37.6 | −7.2 | −11.9 to −2.6 | 379 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.0 | 37.6 | −7.6 | −13.2 to −2.0 | 257 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 29.9 | 37.6 | −7.6 | −13.7 to −1.5 | 217 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 29.8 | 37.6 | −7.8 | −13.2 to −2.4 | 279 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 29.2 | 37.6 | −8.4 | −13.3 to −3.4 | 332 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 29.1 | 37.5 | −8.5 | −15.4 to −1.5 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 28.9 | 37.5 | −8.7 | −16.0 to −1.4 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.8 | 37.6 | −8.8 | −13.8 to −3.7 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 27.7 | 37.5 | −9.8 | −17.1 to −2.6 | 148 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 27.5 | 37.5 | −10.0 | −18.0 to −2.0 | 120 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.5 | 37.6 | −10.0 | −16.4 to −3.7 | 189 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 27.4 | 37.5 | −10.1 | −17.2 to −3.0 | 153 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 27.0 | 37.6 | −10.5 | −17.2 to −3.9 | 174 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 26.3 | 37.6 | −11.3 | −16.2 to −6.5 | 316 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.1 | 37.7 | −12.6 | −15.8 to −9.4 | 721 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 24.0 | 37.6 | −13.6 | −19.5 to −7.6 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 23.1 | 37.6 | −14.4 | −21.9 to −6.9 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 22.5 | 37.6 | −15.1 | −21.0 to −9.1 | 191 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 42,459 (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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