Where in Britain does the Suzuki Baleno fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 20.0% of 33,906 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Suzuki Baleno failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Bristol (BS): 29.7% against 19.9% elsewhere (+9.8 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −11.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Suzuki Baleno MOT statistics · check a Suzuki Baleno by registration
Suzuki Baleno 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol (BS) | 29.7 | 19.9 | +9.8 | +5.0 to +14.7 | 343 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 28.9 | 20.0 | +8.9 | +3.0 to +14.9 | 225 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 28.2 | 20.0 | +8.2 | +2.6 to +13.8 | 252 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 27.4 | 19.9 | +7.4 | +3.3 to +11.5 | 457 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 26.6 | 19.9 | +6.7 | +2.6 to +10.8 | 458 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 26.0 | 20.0 | +6.0 | +1.2 to +10.8 | 327 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 25.8 | 20.0 | +5.8 | −0.1 to +11.7 | 213 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 25.8 | 20.0 | +5.8 | −1.2 to +12.8 | 151 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 25.6 | 20.0 | +5.6 | −2.0 to +13.1 | 129 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 24.8 | 19.9 | +4.9 | +1.6 to +8.2 | 661 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 24.8 | 20.0 | +4.8 | −0.0 to +9.6 | 311 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 24.7 | 20.0 | +4.7 | +0.0 to +9.4 | 328 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.7 | 20.0 | +4.7 | −2.1 to +11.4 | 158 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 24.4 | 20.0 | +4.4 | −1.5 to +10.3 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 24.2 | 20.0 | +4.2 | −1.0 to +9.5 | 260 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 24.0 | 20.0 | +4.0 | +0.3 to +7.7 | 513 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.9 | 20.0 | +3.9 | −2.8 to +10.5 | 159 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 23.7 | 20.0 | +3.8 | −0.7 to +8.2 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 23.6 | 20.0 | +3.6 | −2.0 to +9.3 | 220 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 23.5 | 20.0 | +3.5 | −3.6 to +10.7 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 23.5 | 20.0 | +3.5 | −2.2 to +9.2 | 217 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 23.4 | 20.0 | +3.4 | −1.3 to +8.1 | 316 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 23.1 | 20.0 | +3.1 | −0.4 to +6.7 | 558 |
| Warrington (WA) | 23.1 | 20.0 | +3.1 | +0.1 to +6.1 | 759 |
| Swansea (SA) | 22.9 | 20.0 | +2.9 | −1.0 to +6.7 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 22.6 | 20.0 | +2.6 | −1.2 to +6.4 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 22.6 | 20.0 | +2.6 | −1.0 to +6.2 | 527 |
| Swindon (SN) | 22.4 | 20.0 | +2.4 | −2.1 to +6.9 | 330 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 22.1 | 20.0 | +2.1 | −1.6 to +5.8 | 493 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 22.1 | 20.0 | +2.0 | −5.2 to +9.2 | 127 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 22.0 | 20.0 | +2.0 | −2.9 to +6.9 | 277 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 22.0 | 20.0 | +2.0 | −1.4 to +5.4 | 582 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.0 | 20.0 | +2.0 | −3.4 to +7.3 | 232 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 21.9 | 20.0 | +1.9 | −2.1 to +6.0 | 401 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 21.8 | 20.0 | +1.8 | −4.7 to +8.3 | 156 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 21.7 | 20.0 | +1.7 | −2.4 to +5.8 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 21.4 | 20.0 | +1.3 | −4.3 to +7.0 | 206 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 21.2 | 20.0 | +1.2 | −4.1 to +6.5 | 231 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 21.1 | 20.0 | +1.1 | −5.2 to +7.3 | 166 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 21.0 | 20.0 | +1.0 | −3.5 to +5.5 | 314 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 20.9 | 20.0 | +0.9 | −4.1 to +6.0 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 20.9 | 20.0 | +0.9 | −2.3 to +4.2 | 612 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 20.9 | 20.0 | +0.9 | −4.3 to +6.1 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 20.9 | 20.0 | +0.9 | −4.0 to +5.7 | 273 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 20.8 | 20.0 | +0.8 | −5.3 to +7.0 | 168 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 20.8 | 20.0 | +0.8 | −4.0 to +5.6 | 274 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 20.6 | 20.0 | +0.6 | −5.1 to +6.3 | 194 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 20.4 | 20.0 | +0.4 | −5.5 to +6.4 | 176 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 20.4 | 20.0 | +0.4 | −3.6 to +4.4 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 20.4 | 20.0 | +0.4 | −5.2 to +5.9 | 206 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 20.3 | 20.0 | +0.3 | −6.8 to +7.4 | 123 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 20.3 | 20.0 | +0.3 | −5.4 to +5.9 | 197 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 20.0 | 20.0 | −0.0 | −3.2 to +3.1 | 635 |
| Colchester (CO) | 19.8 | 20.0 | −0.3 | −4.6 to +4.0 | 329 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 19.7 | 20.0 | −0.3 | −6.0 to +5.3 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 19.6 | 20.0 | −0.4 | −4.8 to +4.0 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 19.6 | 20.0 | −0.4 | −3.8 to +2.9 | 546 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 19.5 | 20.0 | −0.5 | −4.1 to +3.1 | 466 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.2 | 20.0 | −0.9 | −5.2 to +3.5 | 313 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 19.0 | 20.0 | −1.0 | −6.1 to +4.0 | 237 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 19.0 | 20.0 | −1.1 | −6.9 to +4.8 | 174 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 18.9 | 20.0 | −1.1 | −5.1 to +2.9 | 375 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 18.9 | 20.0 | −1.2 | −5.7 to +3.4 | 286 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 18.9 | 20.0 | −1.2 | −4.4 to +2.0 | 573 |
| Reading (RG) | 18.8 | 20.0 | −1.2 | −7.4 to +5.0 | 154 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 18.8 | 20.0 | −1.2 | −4.7 to +2.3 | 494 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 18.6 | 20.0 | −1.4 | −6.7 to +3.8 | 215 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 18.5 | 20.1 | −1.6 | −4.0 to +0.9 | 990 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 18.4 | 20.0 | −1.6 | −8.0 to +4.8 | 141 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 18.4 | 20.1 | −1.7 | −4.2 to +0.8 | 943 |
| Wigan (WN) | 18.2 | 20.1 | −1.9 | −5.4 to +1.7 | 467 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 18.2 | 20.0 | −1.9 | −8.4 to +4.7 | 132 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 18.2 | 20.0 | −1.9 | −7.0 to +3.3 | 220 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 18.1 | 20.1 | −2.0 | −5.8 to +1.8 | 404 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 18.0 | 20.0 | −2.0 | −6.2 to +2.2 | 327 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 17.5 | 20.1 | −2.6 | −5.9 to +0.7 | 515 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 17.3 | 20.1 | −2.7 | −6.7 to +1.3 | 346 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 17.3 | 20.0 | −2.8 | −7.5 to +1.9 | 249 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 17.1 | 20.1 | −2.9 | −7.3 to +1.5 | 280 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 17.1 | 20.1 | −2.9 | −6.6 to +0.7 | 420 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 17.0 | 20.1 | −3.1 | −6.5 to +0.3 | 477 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 16.5 | 20.1 | −3.6 | −6.9 to −0.3 | 503 |
| Chester (CH) | 16.4 | 20.1 | −3.6 | −8.0 to +0.8 | 274 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 15.6 | 20.1 | −4.5 | −7.9 to −1.2 | 456 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 15.5 | 20.1 | −4.6 | −9.3 to +0.2 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 15.5 | 20.1 | −4.6 | −7.4 to −1.8 | 638 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 15.3 | 20.0 | −4.7 | −10.8 to +1.3 | 137 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 14.8 | 20.1 | −5.2 | −10.4 to −0.0 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 14.5 | 20.1 | −5.6 | −10.4 to −0.8 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 14.2 | 20.1 | −5.9 | −11.5 to −0.2 | 148 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 14.2 | 20.0 | −5.9 | −12.5 to +0.8 | 106 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 13.4 | 20.1 | −6.7 | −10.0 to −3.5 | 426 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 9.3 | 20.1 | −10.8 | −14.0 to −7.6 | 323 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 8.6 | 20.1 | −11.5 | −16.9 to −6.1 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 8.3 | 20.1 | −11.8 | −15.4 to −8.2 | 228 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 8.5 | 20.4 | −11.9 | −13.6 to −10.2 | 1,147 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 33,906 (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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