Where in Britain does the Suzuki Alto fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 32.0% of 319,545 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Suzuki Alto failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Lerwick (ZE): 49.8% against 32.0% elsewhere (+17.8 points). It does best in Hereford (HR), −6.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Suzuki Alto MOT statistics · check a Suzuki Alto by registration
Suzuki Alto 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) | 49.8 | 32.0 | +17.8 | +12.0 to +23.7 | 279 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 43.3 | 32.0 | +11.3 | +8.0 to +14.6 | 864 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 42.9 | 31.9 | +11.0 | +8.7 to +13.3 | 1,770 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 42.6 | 31.9 | +10.7 | +8.2 to +13.2 | 1,468 |
| Bristol (BS) | 40.0 | 31.9 | +8.1 | +6.7 to +9.5 | 4,685 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 39.6 | 31.9 | +7.7 | +5.5 to +9.9 | 1,870 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 38.7 | 31.9 | +6.8 | +5.0 to +8.6 | 2,833 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 37.8 | 32.0 | +5.9 | +3.2 to +8.5 | 1,287 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 36.9 | 32.0 | +4.9 | +1.9 to +8.0 | 959 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 36.7 | 31.9 | +4.8 | +3.3 to +6.3 | 3,930 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 36.5 | 32.0 | +4.5 | +2.1 to +6.9 | 1,555 |
| Hull (HU) | 36.4 | 32.0 | +4.4 | +2.6 to +6.3 | 2,654 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 36.3 | 32.0 | +4.3 | +1.3 to +7.3 | 976 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 36.0 | 32.0 | +4.1 | +1.4 to +6.7 | 1,243 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 36.0 | 32.0 | +4.0 | −3.7 to +11.7 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 35.7 | 32.0 | +3.7 | +2.0 to +5.4 | 3,058 |
| Truro (TR) | 35.6 | 32.0 | +3.6 | +1.6 to +5.6 | 2,120 |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.3 | 31.9 | +3.3 | +2.1 to +4.6 | 5,727 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 35.0 | 32.0 | +3.1 | +1.1 to +5.0 | 2,358 |
| York (YO) | 35.0 | 32.0 | +3.1 | +1.6 to +4.5 | 4,173 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 35.0 | 32.0 | +3.0 | +0.8 to +5.1 | 1,871 |
| Halifax (HX) | 34.8 | 32.0 | +2.8 | +0.3 to +5.3 | 1,435 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 34.4 | 32.0 | +2.4 | +0.8 to +4.0 | 3,359 |
| London W (W) | 34.4 | 32.0 | +2.4 | −2.2 to +6.9 | 419 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 34.4 | 32.0 | +2.4 | +0.6 to +4.1 | 2,827 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 34.2 | 32.0 | +2.3 | +0.1 to +4.4 | 1,875 |
| Croydon (CR) | 34.2 | 32.0 | +2.2 | −0.4 to +4.9 | 1,262 |
| Reading (RG) | 34.1 | 32.0 | +2.2 | +0.3 to +4.1 | 2,423 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 34.0 | 32.0 | +2.0 | −0.1 to +4.1 | 2,012 |
| Ilford (IG) | 33.9 | 32.0 | +1.9 | −1.4 to +5.3 | 764 |
| Perth (PH) | 33.9 | 32.0 | +1.9 | −1.8 to +5.6 | 620 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 33.9 | 32.0 | +1.9 | −0.8 to +4.6 | 1,196 |
| Paisley (PA) | 33.7 | 32.0 | +1.7 | −0.1 to +3.6 | 2,506 |
| Durham (DH) | 33.7 | 32.0 | +1.7 | −0.4 to +3.9 | 1,866 |
| Leeds (LS) | 33.7 | 32.0 | +1.7 | +0.3 to +3.1 | 4,540 |
| London E (E) | 33.7 | 32.0 | +1.7 | −0.9 to +4.2 | 1,319 |
| Darlington (DL) | 33.6 | 32.0 | +1.7 | −0.1 to +3.4 | 2,717 |
| Northampton (NN) | 33.6 | 32.0 | +1.6 | +0.1 to +3.1 | 3,905 |
| Preston (PR) | 33.5 | 32.0 | +1.6 | −0.1 to +3.3 | 3,000 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 33.4 | 32.0 | +1.5 | +0.5 to +2.5 | 8,837 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 33.4 | 32.0 | +1.4 | −0.5 to +3.3 | 2,295 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 33.2 | 32.0 | +1.3 | +0.1 to +2.4 | 6,936 |
| Bradford (BD) | 33.2 | 32.0 | +1.2 | −0.1 to +2.5 | 4,878 |
| Swindon (SN) | 33.0 | 32.0 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.7 | 3,024 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 33.0 | 32.0 | +1.0 | −0.0 to +2.1 | 7,795 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 32.8 | 32.0 | +0.8 | −0.4 to +2.0 | 6,032 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 32.7 | 32.0 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.8 | 1,932 |
| Liverpool (L) | 32.7 | 32.0 | +0.7 | −0.9 to +2.3 | 3,298 |
| Swansea (SA) | 32.5 | 32.0 | +0.6 | −0.5 to +1.6 | 8,043 |
| Stockport (SK) | 32.5 | 32.0 | +0.5 | −1.3 to +2.3 | 2,648 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 32.5 | 32.0 | +0.5 | −1.2 to +2.2 | 2,929 |
| Brighton (BN) | 32.5 | 32.0 | +0.5 | −0.8 to +1.8 | 5,121 |
| London SE (SE) | 32.4 | 32.0 | +0.4 | −1.7 to +2.5 | 1,934 |
| Luton (LU) | 32.4 | 32.0 | +0.4 | −1.8 to +2.6 | 1,782 |
| Bolton (BL) | 32.3 | 32.0 | +0.3 | −1.6 to +2.2 | 2,424 |
| Chester (CH) | 32.3 | 32.0 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +1.8 | 3,414 |
| London N (N) | 32.1 | 32.0 | +0.2 | −2.4 to +2.8 | 1,241 |
| Harrow (HA) | 32.1 | 32.0 | +0.1 | −2.4 to +2.6 | 1,345 |
| London NW (NW) | 32.1 | 32.0 | +0.1 | −2.5 to +2.7 | 1,287 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 32.0 | 32.0 | +0.1 | −1.6 to +1.7 | 3,105 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 32.0 | 32.0 | −0.0 | −1.5 to +1.4 | 3,953 |
| Crewe (CW) | 32.0 | 32.0 | −0.0 | −2.0 to +1.9 | 2,206 |
| Oxford (OX) | 31.8 | 32.0 | −0.2 | −2.1 to +1.7 | 2,260 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 31.7 | 32.0 | −0.3 | −3.8 to +3.2 | 694 |
| Inverness (IV) | 31.6 | 32.0 | −0.4 | −3.8 to +3.0 | 721 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 31.5 | 32.0 | −0.5 | −2.1 to +1.2 | 3,234 |
| Redhill (RH) | 31.5 | 32.0 | −0.5 | −2.5 to +1.5 | 2,166 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 31.4 | 32.0 | −0.6 | −2.8 to +1.7 | 1,640 |
| Exeter (EX) | 31.4 | 32.0 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +0.9 | 3,778 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 31.3 | 32.0 | −0.7 | −2.9 to +1.6 | 1,635 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.3 | 32.0 | −0.7 | −2.7 to +1.3 | 2,109 |
| Birmingham (B) | 31.3 | 32.0 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.4 | 6,864 |
| Manchester (M) | 31.2 | 32.0 | −0.8 | −2.0 to +0.5 | 5,118 |
| London SW (SW) | 31.2 | 32.0 | −0.8 | −4.2 to +2.5 | 735 |
| Leicester (LE) | 31.1 | 32.0 | −0.9 | −2.4 to +0.5 | 3,901 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 30.9 | 32.0 | −1.1 | −2.5 to +0.4 | 3,913 |
| Walsall (WS) | 30.8 | 32.0 | −1.2 | −3.4 to +0.9 | 1,777 |
| Oldham (OL) | 30.7 | 32.0 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.5 | 2,733 |
| Southampton (SO) | 30.6 | 32.0 | −1.4 | −2.8 to +0.1 | 4,176 |
| Medway (ME) | 30.5 | 32.0 | −1.5 | −3.1 to +0.1 | 3,199 |
| Guildford (GU) | 30.4 | 32.0 | −1.6 | −3.3 to +0.1 | 2,809 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 30.4 | 32.0 | −1.6 | −3.5 to +0.2 | 2,364 |
| Bromley (BR) | 30.3 | 32.0 | −1.7 | −4.4 to +1.1 | 1,068 |
| St Albans (AL) | 30.2 | 32.0 | −1.8 | −5.0 to +1.3 | 832 |
| Watford (WD) | 30.1 | 32.0 | −1.9 | −4.2 to +0.5 | 1,451 |
| Coventry (CV) | 30.1 | 32.0 | −1.9 | −3.4 to −0.5 | 3,863 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 30.1 | 32.0 | −2.0 | −3.4 to −0.5 | 3,751 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 29.9 | 32.0 | −2.1 | −3.9 to −0.3 | 2,529 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 29.9 | 32.0 | −2.1 | −3.7 to −0.5 | 3,211 |
| Wigan (WN) | 29.8 | 32.0 | −2.3 | −4.1 to −0.4 | 2,397 |
| Derby (DE) | 29.8 | 32.0 | −2.3 | −3.9 to −0.6 | 2,891 |
| Newport (NP) | 29.8 | 32.0 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.0 | 5,124 |
| Warrington (WA) | 29.7 | 32.0 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.1 | 5,599 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 29.7 | 32.0 | −2.3 | −4.5 to −0.2 | 1,804 |
| Taunton (TA) | 29.6 | 32.0 | −2.4 | −4.5 to −0.2 | 1,697 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 29.2 | 32.0 | −2.8 | −4.3 to −1.3 | 3,533 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.9 | 32.0 | −3.1 | −7.1 to +0.8 | 499 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 28.7 | 32.0 | −3.3 | −5.3 to −1.2 | 1,910 |
| Romford (RM) | 28.7 | 32.0 | −3.3 | −5.5 to −1.1 | 1,619 |
| Colchester (CO) | 28.6 | 32.0 | −3.5 | −5.1 to −1.8 | 2,939 |
| Telford (TF) | 28.5 | 32.0 | −3.5 | −5.6 to −1.5 | 1,877 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 28.5 | 32.0 | −3.5 | −5.5 to −1.5 | 1,986 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 28.4 | 32.0 | −3.6 | −5.3 to −2.0 | 3,066 |
| Norwich (NR) | 28.1 | 32.0 | −3.9 | −5.2 to −2.6 | 4,861 |
| Dudley (DY) | 28.0 | 32.0 | −4.0 | −5.9 to −2.2 | 2,352 |
| Slough (SL) | 27.8 | 32.0 | −4.2 | −6.6 to −1.8 | 1,363 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 27.7 | 32.1 | −4.3 | −5.7 to −3.0 | 4,426 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 27.3 | 32.1 | −4.8 | −5.9 to −3.7 | 6,505 |
| Sheffield (S) | 27.2 | 32.1 | −4.9 | −5.9 to −3.9 | 7,791 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 27.0 | 32.0 | −5.0 | −7.4 to −2.7 | 1,378 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 26.8 | 32.0 | −5.2 | −7.5 to −2.9 | 1,427 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 26.7 | 32.0 | −5.3 | −8.2 to −2.5 | 941 |
| Dartford (DA) | 26.3 | 32.0 | −5.7 | −7.7 to −3.8 | 1,936 |
| Enfield (EN) | 26.1 | 32.0 | −5.9 | −8.5 to −3.3 | 1,092 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 25.9 | 32.0 | −6.1 | −8.0 to −4.2 | 2,068 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 25.7 | 32.0 | −6.3 | −8.2 to −4.4 | 1,986 |
| Hereford (HR) | 25.1 | 32.0 | −6.9 | −9.1 to −4.7 | 1,552 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 319,545 (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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