Where in Britain does the Suzuki Jimny fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 31.7% of 151,637 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Suzuki Jimny failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Lerwick (ZE): 46.1% against 31.7% elsewhere (+14.4 points). It does best in Ilford (IG), −14.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Suzuki Jimny MOT statistics · check a Suzuki Jimny by registration
Suzuki Jimny 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) | 46.1 | 31.7 | +14.4 | +7.4 to +21.5 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 43.3 | 31.7 | +11.6 | +7.7 to +15.5 | 619 |
| Inverness (IV) | 42.9 | 31.6 | +11.3 | +8.2 to +14.4 | 992 |
| Perth (PH) | 42.1 | 31.7 | +10.4 | +7.2 to +13.7 | 884 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 41.8 | 31.7 | +10.1 | +6.4 to +13.8 | 697 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 40.8 | 31.7 | +9.2 | +6.0 to +12.3 | 914 |
| Paisley (PA) | 40.6 | 31.7 | +8.9 | +5.1 to +12.7 | 636 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 39.9 | 31.5 | +8.4 | +6.8 to +10.0 | 3,674 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 39.5 | 31.7 | +7.9 | +4.1 to +11.6 | 645 |
| York (YO) | 38.9 | 31.6 | +7.3 | +5.1 to +9.5 | 1,936 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 38.6 | 31.7 | +6.9 | +2.5 to +11.2 | 485 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 38.4 | 31.7 | +6.7 | +4.0 to +9.4 | 1,241 |
| Truro (TR) | 37.8 | 31.6 | +6.2 | +4.0 to +8.4 | 1,910 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 37.3 | 31.6 | +5.7 | +3.8 to +7.5 | 2,677 |
| Swansea (SA) | 37.0 | 31.6 | +5.4 | +3.4 to +7.3 | 2,383 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 36.8 | 31.7 | +5.1 | +2.9 to +7.4 | 1,802 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 36.7 | 31.7 | +5.0 | +2.0 to +8.1 | 956 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 36.4 | 31.7 | +4.8 | +2.3 to +7.3 | 1,416 |
| Bristol (BS) | 36.3 | 31.6 | +4.7 | +2.6 to +6.8 | 2,094 |
| Newport (NP) | 36.1 | 31.7 | +4.5 | +2.3 to +6.7 | 1,877 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 35.9 | 31.7 | +4.2 | +2.2 to +6.3 | 2,096 |
| Darlington (DL) | 35.8 | 31.7 | +4.2 | +1.7 to +6.6 | 1,454 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 35.6 | 31.7 | +3.9 | +1.2 to +6.6 | 1,262 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 35.5 | 31.7 | +3.8 | +1.0 to +6.6 | 1,108 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 35.3 | 31.7 | +3.6 | +1.0 to +6.1 | 1,359 |
| Exeter (EX) | 34.9 | 31.6 | +3.3 | +1.9 to +4.6 | 5,172 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 34.9 | 31.7 | +3.2 | +0.6 to +5.9 | 1,251 |
| Halifax (HX) | 34.9 | 31.7 | +3.2 | +0.7 to +5.8 | 1,320 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 34.8 | 31.7 | +3.1 | −2.4 to +8.6 | 293 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 34.8 | 31.7 | +3.1 | +0.9 to +5.3 | 1,772 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 34.6 | 31.7 | +2.9 | −1.8 to +7.7 | 381 (rough estimate) |
| Dumfries (DG) | 34.5 | 31.7 | +2.8 | −0.0 to +5.6 | 1,105 |
| Bath (BA) | 34.4 | 31.7 | +2.7 | +0.7 to +4.8 | 2,096 |
| Telford (TF) | 34.2 | 31.7 | +2.5 | −1.2 to +6.3 | 628 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 34.2 | 31.7 | +2.5 | −0.7 to +5.6 | 872 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 33.9 | 31.7 | +2.2 | −2.7 to +7.1 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 33.7 | 31.7 | +2.0 | −0.7 to +4.7 | 1,190 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 33.5 | 31.7 | +1.8 | −0.0 to +3.7 | 2,488 |
| Wigan (WN) | 33.5 | 31.7 | +1.8 | −3.2 to +6.8 | 343 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 33.5 | 31.7 | +1.7 | −2.2 to +5.7 | 547 |
| Bradford (BD) | 33.3 | 31.7 | +1.6 | −0.1 to +3.3 | 3,055 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 32.9 | 31.7 | +1.2 | −0.7 to +3.1 | 2,383 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 32.8 | 31.7 | +1.1 | −1.2 to +3.3 | 1,648 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 32.6 | 31.7 | +0.9 | −2.6 to +4.4 | 696 |
| Taunton (TA) | 32.4 | 31.7 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.8 | 1,897 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 32.3 | 31.7 | +0.6 | −1.1 to +2.4 | 2,801 |
| Norwich (NR) | 32.2 | 31.7 | +0.5 | −1.3 to +2.3 | 2,676 |
| Durham (DH) | 32.2 | 31.7 | +0.5 | −2.4 to +3.4 | 1,034 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 32.1 | 31.7 | +0.4 | −1.3 to +2.2 | 2,703 |
| Leeds (LS) | 32.1 | 31.7 | +0.4 | −2.2 to +3.1 | 1,226 |
| Crewe (CW) | 32.1 | 31.7 | +0.4 | −3.3 to +4.1 | 614 |
| Swindon (SN) | 32.0 | 31.7 | +0.3 | −2.2 to +2.7 | 1,432 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 32.0 | 31.7 | +0.2 | −2.5 to +3.0 | 1,092 |
| Brighton (BN) | 31.8 | 31.7 | +0.1 | −1.8 to +2.0 | 2,272 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 31.4 | 31.7 | −0.3 | −3.5 to +2.9 | 816 |
| Oxford (OX) | 31.2 | 31.7 | −0.5 | −2.9 to +1.8 | 1,501 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 31.2 | 31.7 | −0.5 | −2.9 to +1.8 | 1,514 |
| Walsall (WS) | 31.1 | 31.7 | −0.6 | −4.2 to +2.9 | 663 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 30.9 | 31.7 | −0.8 | −2.5 to +0.8 | 3,089 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 30.8 | 31.7 | −0.9 | −2.8 to +1.0 | 2,397 |
| Hereford (HR) | 30.6 | 31.7 | −1.1 | −3.6 to +1.4 | 1,352 |
| Preston (PR) | 30.6 | 31.7 | −1.1 | −4.4 to +2.1 | 762 |
| Northampton (NN) | 30.5 | 31.7 | −1.2 | −3.4 to +1.0 | 1,664 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 30.1 | 31.7 | −1.6 | −3.6 to +0.3 | 2,212 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 29.8 | 31.8 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.5 | 3,630 |
| Bolton (BL) | 29.7 | 31.7 | −2.0 | −5.6 to +1.6 | 616 |
| Worcester (WR) | 29.7 | 31.7 | −2.1 | −4.4 to +0.2 | 1,520 |
| Guildford (GU) | 29.6 | 31.7 | −2.1 | −4.1 to −0.2 | 2,097 |
| Manchester (M) | 29.5 | 31.7 | −2.3 | −5.7 to +1.2 | 689 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 29.3 | 31.7 | −2.4 | −6.7 to +1.9 | 423 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 29.3 | 31.7 | −2.4 | −4.6 to −0.3 | 1,792 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.0 | 31.7 | −2.7 | −5.0 to −0.5 | 1,528 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 28.9 | 31.7 | −2.8 | −7.6 to +2.0 | 339 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.8 | 31.8 | −3.0 | −4.9 to −1.0 | 2,108 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 28.6 | 31.7 | −3.1 | −11.8 to +5.5 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.5 | 31.7 | −3.2 | −5.7 to −0.7 | 1,244 |
| Dudley (DY) | 28.5 | 31.7 | −3.2 | −5.7 to −0.7 | 1,223 |
| Leicester (LE) | 28.0 | 31.8 | −3.7 | −5.9 to −1.6 | 1,708 |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.0 | 31.7 | −3.8 | −6.2 to −1.3 | 1,305 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.9 | 31.8 | −3.8 | −6.0 to −1.7 | 1,708 |
| Southampton (SO) | 27.9 | 31.8 | −3.9 | −6.0 to −1.7 | 1,718 |
| Warrington (WA) | 27.8 | 31.7 | −3.9 | −7.2 to −0.6 | 719 |
| Derby (DE) | 27.6 | 31.8 | −4.2 | −6.2 to −2.1 | 1,867 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 27.5 | 31.7 | −4.2 | −6.9 to −1.6 | 1,105 |
| London E (E) | 27.4 | 31.7 | −4.3 | −10.1 to +1.5 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 27.1 | 31.7 | −4.6 | −8.3 to −1.0 | 576 |
| Coventry (CV) | 27.0 | 31.8 | −4.8 | −7.1 to −2.4 | 1,360 |
| Glasgow (G) | 26.7 | 31.7 | −5.0 | −7.9 to −2.1 | 883 |
| Birmingham (B) | 26.7 | 31.8 | −5.1 | −6.9 to −3.2 | 2,294 |
| London SW (SW) | 26.5 | 31.7 | −5.2 | −10.2 to −0.2 | 298 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 26.5 | 31.7 | −5.2 | −8.5 to −1.9 | 694 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.5 | 31.8 | −5.3 | −7.2 to −3.3 | 2,044 |
| Colchester (CO) | 26.3 | 31.8 | −5.4 | −7.9 to −2.9 | 1,181 |
| Sheffield (S) | 26.4 | 31.9 | −5.4 | −6.8 to −4.1 | 3,999 |
| Reading (RG) | 26.1 | 31.8 | −5.7 | −7.9 to −3.5 | 1,611 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.8 | 31.8 | −6.0 | −8.4 to −3.5 | 1,234 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 25.1 | 31.7 | −6.7 | −9.6 to −3.7 | 830 |
| London NW (NW) | 24.9 | 31.7 | −6.9 | −11.5 to −2.2 | 334 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.6 | 31.8 | −7.2 | −9.5 to −4.9 | 1,334 |
| London W (W) | 24.5 | 31.7 | −7.2 | −14.1 to −0.4 | 151 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 24.4 | 31.7 | −7.3 | −10.9 to −3.7 | 545 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.9 | 31.8 | −7.8 | −10.5 to −5.2 | 1,024 |
| London N (N) | 23.2 | 31.7 | −8.5 | −13.6 to −3.4 | 267 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 23.1 | 31.7 | −8.6 | −12.7 to −4.5 | 402 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 22.1 | 31.7 | −9.7 | −14.4 to −5.0 | 299 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 22.0 | 31.7 | −9.7 | −13.5 to −6.0 | 468 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 21.6 | 31.7 | −10.2 | −15.8 to −4.5 | 204 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 21.5 | 31.7 | −10.2 | −14.7 to −5.7 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.4 | 31.7 | −10.3 | −14.3 to −6.3 | 415 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.2 | 31.8 | −10.6 | −13.8 to −7.3 | 604 |
| Romford (RM) | 20.9 | 31.7 | −10.8 | −14.9 to −6.8 | 392 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 20.6 | 31.8 | −11.1 | −14.5 to −7.7 | 548 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 20.5 | 31.8 | −11.3 | −14.1 to −8.5 | 787 |
| Slough (SL) | 20.4 | 31.7 | −11.3 | −15.0 to −7.7 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 19.9 | 31.7 | −11.8 | −16.4 to −7.2 | 286 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.5 | 31.8 | −13.2 | −16.0 to −10.5 | 782 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 18.3 | 31.8 | −13.4 | −16.8 to −10.1 | 508 |
| Ilford (IG) | 17.4 | 31.7 | −14.3 | −19.8 to −8.9 | 184 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 151,637 (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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