Where in Britain does the Suzuki SX4 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 28.8% of 236,936 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Suzuki SX4 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Lerwick (ZE): 46.3% against 28.8% elsewhere (+17.6 points). It does best in Wolverhampton (WV), −10.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Suzuki SX4 MOT statistics · check a Suzuki SX4 by registration
Suzuki SX4 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) | 46.3 | 28.8 | +17.6 | +12.0 to +23.1 | 313 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 38.4 | 28.8 | +9.7 | +5.6 to +13.7 | 549 |
| Halifax (HX) | 37.9 | 28.7 | +9.2 | +6.6 to +11.8 | 1,343 |
| Bristol (BS) | 37.8 | 28.7 | +9.1 | +7.3 to +10.9 | 2,722 |
| Dundee (DD) | 37.5 | 28.7 | +8.8 | +6.1 to +11.4 | 1,293 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 36.2 | 28.7 | +7.5 | +5.5 to +9.5 | 2,202 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 36.2 | 28.7 | +7.4 | +5.2 to +9.6 | 1,858 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 35.9 | 28.7 | +7.2 | +5.1 to +9.2 | 2,106 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 35.1 | 28.8 | +6.4 | +2.2 to +10.5 | 501 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 35.0 | 28.7 | +6.3 | +4.0 to +8.6 | 1,629 |
| Hull (HU) | 34.9 | 28.8 | +6.2 | +3.7 to +8.7 | 1,412 |
| Chester (CH) | 34.2 | 28.7 | +5.4 | +3.2 to +7.7 | 1,703 |
| Darlington (DL) | 34.0 | 28.7 | +5.3 | +3.6 to +6.9 | 3,214 |
| Inverness (IV) | 34.0 | 28.8 | +5.2 | +2.8 to +7.7 | 1,474 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 33.7 | 28.8 | +4.9 | +2.4 to +7.4 | 1,366 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 33.5 | 28.8 | +4.8 | +2.3 to +7.3 | 1,384 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 33.5 | 28.7 | +4.8 | +3.2 to +6.3 | 3,696 |
| Truro (TR) | 33.3 | 28.8 | +4.6 | +1.9 to +7.3 | 1,185 |
| York (YO) | 33.2 | 28.7 | +4.5 | +2.9 to +6.0 | 3,642 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 33.0 | 28.7 | +4.3 | +3.0 to +5.7 | 4,626 |
| Manchester (M) | 32.8 | 28.8 | +4.0 | +1.8 to +6.2 | 1,825 |
| Telford (TF) | 32.6 | 28.8 | +3.8 | +1.0 to +6.6 | 1,087 |
| Perth (PH) | 32.5 | 28.8 | +3.8 | +1.4 to +6.1 | 1,549 |
| Glasgow (G) | 32.2 | 28.7 | +3.5 | +2.1 to +4.9 | 4,379 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 32.2 | 28.8 | +3.5 | +1.3 to +5.6 | 1,840 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.1 | 28.8 | +3.3 | +0.4 to +6.3 | 984 |
| Durham (DH) | 32.0 | 28.8 | +3.3 | +0.9 to +5.7 | 1,448 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 31.5 | 28.7 | +2.8 | +1.4 to +4.2 | 4,246 |
| Swansea (SA) | 31.5 | 28.7 | +2.7 | +1.2 to +4.3 | 3,522 |
| Stockport (SK) | 31.4 | 28.8 | +2.6 | +0.5 to +4.7 | 1,877 |
| Preston (PR) | 31.1 | 28.8 | +2.3 | −0.1 to +4.8 | 1,357 |
| Liverpool (L) | 30.5 | 28.8 | +1.8 | −1.0 to +4.5 | 1,074 |
| Swindon (SN) | 30.5 | 28.8 | +1.7 | −0.4 to +3.8 | 1,888 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 30.4 | 28.8 | +1.6 | +0.1 to +3.2 | 3,401 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 30.4 | 28.8 | +1.6 | −0.4 to +3.6 | 2,050 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 30.4 | 28.8 | +1.6 | −1.2 to +4.4 | 1,041 |
| St Albans (AL) | 30.2 | 28.8 | +1.4 | −2.6 to +5.3 | 514 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.1 | 28.8 | +1.3 | −0.7 to +3.4 | 1,993 |
| Bradford (BD) | 30.1 | 28.8 | +1.3 | −0.2 to +2.7 | 3,873 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 30.0 | 28.8 | +1.2 | −1.6 to +4.0 | 1,047 |
| Bath (BA) | 29.9 | 28.8 | +1.1 | −0.9 to +3.2 | 1,898 |
| Exeter (EX) | 29.6 | 28.8 | +0.9 | −0.6 to +2.4 | 3,497 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 29.6 | 28.8 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.8 | 2,260 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.6 | 28.8 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.9 | 6,938 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 29.6 | 28.8 | +0.8 | −0.8 to +2.4 | 3,203 |
| Reading (RG) | 29.4 | 28.8 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.7 | 1,966 |
| Dudley (DY) | 29.4 | 28.8 | +0.6 | −1.7 to +2.8 | 1,611 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 29.4 | 28.8 | +0.6 | −5.3 to +6.4 | 235 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 29.3 | 28.8 | +0.5 | −1.0 to +2.0 | 3,585 |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.1 | 28.8 | +0.3 | −1.6 to +2.2 | 2,279 |
| Paisley (PA) | 29.0 | 28.8 | +0.2 | −1.3 to +1.7 | 3,481 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 28.9 | 28.8 | +0.2 | −1.7 to +2.0 | 2,277 |
| Walsall (WS) | 28.8 | 28.8 | +0.0 | −2.8 to +2.9 | 965 |
| Northampton (NN) | 28.8 | 28.8 | +0.0 | −1.8 to +1.8 | 2,434 |
| Leeds (LS) | 28.7 | 28.8 | −0.1 | −1.5 to +1.4 | 3,691 |
| Worcester (WR) | 28.4 | 28.8 | −0.4 | −2.8 to +2.0 | 1,380 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 28.4 | 28.8 | −0.4 | −2.3 to +1.5 | 2,172 |
| Crewe (CW) | 28.3 | 28.8 | −0.5 | −3.0 to +2.0 | 1,258 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 28.3 | 28.8 | −0.5 | −3.1 to +2.0 | 1,217 |
| Birmingham (B) | 28.3 | 28.8 | −0.5 | −2.1 to +1.0 | 3,216 |
| Oxford (OX) | 28.2 | 28.8 | −0.6 | −2.5 to +1.4 | 2,098 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.1 | 28.8 | −0.6 | −2.6 to +1.3 | 2,135 |
| Warrington (WA) | 28.1 | 28.8 | −0.7 | −3.0 to +1.6 | 1,520 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 28.0 | 28.8 | −0.8 | −3.6 to +2.1 | 949 |
| Taunton (TA) | 27.8 | 28.8 | −1.0 | −3.3 to +1.3 | 1,499 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 27.8 | 28.8 | −1.0 | −2.6 to +0.6 | 2,993 |
| Newport (NP) | 27.7 | 28.8 | −1.1 | −2.5 to +0.2 | 4,296 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 27.4 | 28.8 | −1.4 | −2.8 to +0.1 | 3,548 |
| Bolton (BL) | 27.4 | 28.8 | −1.4 | −3.8 to +1.1 | 1,277 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.4 | 28.8 | −1.4 | −3.5 to +0.7 | 1,709 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 27.4 | 28.8 | −1.4 | −3.6 to +0.7 | 1,659 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 27.0 | 28.8 | −1.8 | −3.3 to −0.3 | 3,290 |
| Luton (LU) | 27.0 | 28.8 | −1.8 | −4.2 to +0.6 | 1,282 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 26.9 | 28.8 | −2.0 | −4.3 to +0.3 | 1,434 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 26.8 | 28.8 | −2.0 | −4.3 to +0.3 | 1,427 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 26.8 | 28.8 | −2.0 | −3.7 to −0.3 | 2,709 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 26.7 | 28.8 | −2.1 | −10.0 to +5.8 | 120 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 26.6 | 28.8 | −2.2 | −3.7 to −0.8 | 3,641 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.6 | 28.8 | −2.2 | −4.2 to −0.3 | 1,965 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 26.5 | 28.8 | −2.3 | −4.7 to +0.1 | 1,304 |
| Watford (WD) | 26.4 | 28.8 | −2.4 | −5.4 to +0.6 | 834 |
| Enfield (EN) | 26.4 | 28.8 | −2.4 | −5.9 to +1.0 | 626 |
| Wigan (WN) | 26.4 | 28.8 | −2.4 | −5.6 to +0.8 | 736 |
| London N (N) | 26.1 | 28.8 | −2.7 | −5.6 to +0.3 | 857 |
| Sheffield (S) | 26.1 | 28.9 | −2.7 | −3.8 to −1.6 | 6,487 |
| Derby (DE) | 26.1 | 28.8 | −2.8 | −4.5 to −1.0 | 2,372 |
| London E (E) | 25.9 | 28.8 | −2.9 | −6.0 to +0.2 | 773 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 25.9 | 28.8 | −2.9 | −4.8 to −1.1 | 2,130 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.8 | 28.8 | −3.0 | −4.9 to −1.1 | 2,046 |
| Guildford (GU) | 25.8 | 28.8 | −3.0 | −4.8 to −1.3 | 2,479 |
| Croydon (CR) | 25.7 | 28.8 | −3.1 | −5.9 to −0.4 | 974 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 25.5 | 28.9 | −3.3 | −4.6 to −2.1 | 4,875 |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.4 | 28.8 | −3.4 | −5.2 to −1.6 | 2,353 |
| Norwich (NR) | 25.4 | 28.8 | −3.4 | −5.1 to −1.8 | 2,763 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 25.2 | 28.9 | −3.6 | −4.7 to −2.5 | 6,045 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 25.1 | 28.8 | −3.7 | −6.4 to −1.1 | 1,049 |
| Leicester (LE) | 25.1 | 28.8 | −3.7 | −5.3 to −2.1 | 2,853 |
| London SW (SW) | 25.0 | 28.8 | −3.8 | −7.8 to +0.2 | 448 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 25.0 | 28.8 | −3.8 | −5.4 to −2.2 | 2,797 |
| Colchester (CO) | 24.6 | 28.8 | −4.2 | −6.2 to −2.2 | 1,779 |
| London SE (SE) | 24.3 | 28.8 | −4.6 | −6.7 to −2.4 | 1,530 |
| London NW (NW) | 23.9 | 28.8 | −4.9 | −7.3 to −2.5 | 1,208 |
| Sutton (SM) | 23.7 | 28.8 | −5.1 | −9.6 to −0.5 | 333 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 23.7 | 28.8 | −5.1 | −7.7 to −2.4 | 990 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 23.7 | 28.8 | −5.1 | −7.9 to −2.4 | 942 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.7 | 28.8 | −5.1 | −7.5 to −2.8 | 1,255 |
| Oldham (OL) | 23.1 | 28.8 | −5.8 | −7.7 to −3.8 | 1,838 |
| Slough (SL) | 22.4 | 28.8 | −6.4 | −9.0 to −3.8 | 1,013 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22.4 | 28.8 | −6.4 | −8.8 to −4.1 | 1,228 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.1 | 28.8 | −6.7 | −8.7 to −4.7 | 1,703 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 22.1 | 28.9 | −6.8 | −8.1 to −5.4 | 3,641 |
| Ilford (IG) | 21.9 | 28.8 | −6.9 | −10.3 to −3.4 | 547 |
| Harrow (HA) | 21.7 | 28.8 | −7.1 | −9.8 to −4.4 | 895 |
| Bromley (BR) | 20.6 | 28.8 | −8.2 | −10.7 to −5.7 | 1,019 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.6 | 28.8 | −8.2 | −10.6 to −5.8 | 1,121 |
| Romford (RM) | 20.6 | 28.8 | −8.3 | −10.5 to −6.0 | 1,254 |
| London W (W) | 20.2 | 28.8 | −8.6 | −12.6 to −4.6 | 386 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 18.5 | 28.8 | −10.3 | −12.6 to −8.1 | 1,124 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 236,936 (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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