Where in Britain does the Tesla Model 3 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 15.9% of 110,834 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Tesla Model 3 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Salisbury (SP): 23.4% against 15.9% elsewhere (+7.4 points). It does best in London E (E), −9.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Tesla Model 3 MOT statistics · check a Tesla Model 3 by registration
Tesla Model 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury (SP) | 23.4 | 15.9 | +7.4 | +3.4 to +11.5 | 424 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 23.1 | 15.9 | +7.2 | +1.1 to +13.2 | 186 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 22.5 | 15.9 | +6.5 | +3.2 to +9.9 | 583 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 22.3 | 15.9 | +6.4 | +4.3 to +8.5 | 1,507 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 22.3 | 15.9 | +6.4 | +3.8 to +8.9 | 1,006 |
| Brighton (BN) | 22.1 | 15.9 | +6.2 | +3.5 to +8.8 | 933 |
| Guildford (GU) | 21.6 | 15.8 | +5.7 | +3.9 to +7.5 | 2,102 |
| Dundee (DD) | 21.6 | 15.9 | +5.7 | +1.3 to +10.1 | 333 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 21.4 | 15.9 | +5.5 | +2.5 to +8.5 | 718 |
| Bristol (BS) | 21.1 | 15.9 | +5.3 | +3.5 to +7.0 | 2,059 |
| Watford (WD) | 20.8 | 15.9 | +4.9 | +1.9 to +7.8 | 751 |
| Swindon (SN) | 20.7 | 15.9 | +4.8 | +2.1 to +7.4 | 890 |
| Truro (TR) | 20.6 | 15.9 | +4.6 | −0.5 to +9.8 | 238 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 20.4 | 15.9 | +4.5 | +1.7 to +7.2 | 829 |
| Redhill (RH) | 20.3 | 15.9 | +4.4 | +2.1 to +6.6 | 1,218 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 20.1 | 15.9 | +4.2 | +1.8 to +6.6 | 1,059 |
| Preston (PR) | 20.1 | 15.9 | +4.2 | +1.4 to +7.0 | 796 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 20.0 | 15.9 | +4.1 | −0.4 to +8.5 | 310 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 19.9 | 15.9 | +3.9 | +1.0 to +6.9 | 700 |
| Dudley (DY) | 19.9 | 15.9 | +3.9 | +0.2 to +7.7 | 433 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 19.6 | 15.9 | +3.7 | +2.1 to +5.4 | 2,355 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 19.6 | 15.9 | +3.7 | −0.4 to +7.7 | 367 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 19.5 | 15.9 | +3.6 | −1.3 to +8.5 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 19.3 | 15.9 | +3.4 | +1.9 to +5.0 | 2,645 |
| York (YO) | 19.3 | 15.9 | +3.3 | +0.3 to +6.4 | 664 |
| Taunton (TA) | 19.1 | 15.9 | +3.2 | −1.1 to +7.4 | 335 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 19.0 | 15.9 | +3.1 | −1.6 to +7.8 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 19.0 | 15.9 | +3.0 | −2.5 to +8.5 | 195 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 18.9 | 15.9 | +3.0 | +1.3 to +4.7 | 2,033 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 18.9 | 15.9 | +2.9 | −1.4 to +7.3 | 307 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 18.6 | 15.9 | +2.6 | −1.3 to +6.5 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 18.5 | 15.9 | +2.5 | +0.2 to +4.8 | 1,116 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 18.4 | 15.9 | +2.5 | −1.8 to +6.7 | 320 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 18.4 | 15.9 | +2.4 | −0.2 to +5.1 | 811 |
| Warrington (WA) | 18.4 | 15.9 | +2.4 | +0.3 to +4.6 | 1,270 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 18.3 | 15.9 | +2.4 | +0.6 to +4.1 | 1,834 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 18.2 | 15.9 | +2.2 | −0.2 to +4.6 | 1,019 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 18.1 | 16.0 | +2.1 | −5.2 to +9.5 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 18.0 | 15.9 | +2.1 | −2.3 to +6.4 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 17.9 | 15.9 | +1.9 | −2.0 to +5.8 | 375 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 17.8 | 16.0 | +1.8 | −3.4 to +7.0 | 208 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 17.7 | 15.9 | +1.8 | +0.0 to +3.5 | 1,893 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 17.6 | 15.9 | +1.7 | −0.4 to +3.8 | 1,231 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 17.6 | 15.9 | +1.7 | −1.1 to +4.5 | 710 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 17.6 | 15.9 | +1.6 | −2.0 to +5.2 | 432 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 17.6 | 15.9 | +1.6 | −2.1 to +5.4 | 398 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 17.6 | 15.9 | +1.6 | −2.3 to +5.5 | 364 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 17.6 | 15.9 | +1.6 | −0.8 to +4.0 | 979 |
| Oxford (OX) | 17.5 | 15.9 | +1.6 | +0.1 to +3.1 | 2,582 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 17.4 | 15.9 | +1.5 | −2.0 to +5.0 | 453 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 17.4 | 15.9 | +1.5 | −1.4 to +4.3 | 689 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 17.2 | 15.9 | +1.3 | −2.2 to +4.8 | 453 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 17.2 | 15.9 | +1.2 | −0.7 to +3.2 | 1,485 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 17.0 | 16.0 | +1.0 | −4.6 to +6.6 | 171 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 16.8 | 15.9 | +0.9 | −0.7 to +2.5 | 2,056 |
| Glasgow (G) | 16.8 | 15.9 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.7 | 1,629 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 16.7 | 15.9 | +0.8 | −1.1 to +2.7 | 1,476 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 16.7 | 15.9 | +0.8 | −1.5 to +3.1 | 998 |
| Swansea (SA) | 16.7 | 16.0 | +0.8 | −2.5 to +4.1 | 496 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 16.6 | 15.9 | +0.7 | −1.2 to +2.5 | 1,594 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 16.6 | 16.0 | +0.6 | −2.4 to +3.6 | 610 |
| Stockport (SK) | 16.6 | 15.9 | +0.6 | −1.4 to +2.7 | 1,275 |
| Worcester (WR) | 16.5 | 16.0 | +0.6 | −2.6 to +3.7 | 545 |
| Crewe (CW) | 16.3 | 16.0 | +0.3 | −2.4 to +3.1 | 706 |
| Paisley (PA) | 16.2 | 16.0 | +0.3 | −3.0 to +3.6 | 474 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 16.0 | 16.0 | +0.0 | −3.0 to +3.1 | 575 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 16.0 | 16.0 | +0.0 | −1.7 to +1.8 | 1,657 |
| Durham (DH) | 15.9 | 16.0 | −0.0 | −3.8 to +3.8 | 351 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 15.9 | 16.0 | −0.0 | −1.9 to +1.9 | 1,442 |
| Northampton (NN) | 15.9 | 16.0 | −0.0 | −1.5 to +1.4 | 2,456 |
| Birmingham (B) | 15.7 | 16.0 | −0.3 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 2,932 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 15.5 | 16.0 | −0.4 | −3.2 to +2.3 | 677 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 15.1 | 16.0 | −0.9 | −3.1 to +1.4 | 961 |
| Leicester (LE) | 15.0 | 16.0 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.6 | 2,114 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 15.0 | 16.0 | −1.0 | −6.5 to +4.6 | 160 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 15.0 | 16.0 | −1.0 | −5.8 to +3.9 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 14.9 | 16.0 | −1.0 | −2.8 to +0.7 | 1,633 |
| Colchester (CO) | 14.7 | 16.0 | −1.3 | −4.1 to +1.5 | 620 |
| Manchester (M) | 14.6 | 16.0 | −1.3 | −3.2 to +0.6 | 1,359 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 14.6 | 16.0 | −1.4 | −4.9 to +2.2 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 14.6 | 16.0 | −1.4 | −4.7 to +1.9 | 446 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 14.5 | 16.0 | −1.5 | −5.3 to +2.4 | 324 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 14.5 | 16.0 | −1.5 | −3.4 to +0.5 | 1,249 |
| Slough (SL) | 14.5 | 16.0 | −1.5 | −3.5 to +0.5 | 1,231 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 13.9 | 16.0 | −2.1 | −4.8 to +0.7 | 597 |
| Chester (CH) | 13.7 | 16.0 | −2.3 | −4.4 to −0.2 | 1,008 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 13.7 | 16.0 | −2.3 | −5.0 to +0.3 | 652 |
| Bradford (BD) | 13.5 | 16.0 | −2.5 | −5.4 to +0.4 | 527 |
| Sheffield (S) | 13.4 | 16.0 | −2.6 | −4.1 to −1.0 | 1,890 |
| Hull (HU) | 13.2 | 16.0 | −2.8 | −5.1 to −0.5 | 833 |
| London NW (NW) | 13.1 | 16.0 | −2.9 | −4.1 to −1.7 | 3,104 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 12.7 | 16.0 | −3.3 | −5.0 to −1.5 | 1,453 |
| Walsall (WS) | 12.6 | 16.0 | −3.3 | −5.4 to −1.3 | 989 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 12.6 | 16.0 | −3.3 | −6.2 to −0.4 | 507 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 12.6 | 16.0 | −3.4 | −5.2 to −1.5 | 1,227 |
| Dartford (DA) | 12.5 | 16.0 | −3.5 | −5.5 to −1.4 | 1,031 |
| Wigan (WN) | 12.0 | 16.0 | −4.0 | −7.3 to −0.7 | 368 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 11.9 | 16.0 | −4.1 | −5.8 to −2.4 | 1,389 |
| Enfield (EN) | 11.6 | 16.0 | −4.4 | −6.6 to −2.2 | 854 |
| Luton (LU) | 11.5 | 16.0 | −4.5 | −6.7 to −2.3 | 816 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 11.4 | 16.0 | −4.6 | −7.8 to −1.4 | 378 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 11.1 | 16.0 | −4.9 | −6.9 to −2.9 | 936 |
| London SW (SW) | 11.1 | 16.0 | −4.9 | −6.6 to −3.2 | 1,315 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 11.1 | 16.0 | −4.9 | −7.4 to −2.5 | 624 |
| Bromley (BR) | 10.5 | 16.0 | −5.5 | −7.9 to −3.0 | 599 |
| Bolton (BL) | 10.4 | 16.0 | −5.6 | −7.7 to −3.5 | 799 |
| London SE (SE) | 10.3 | 16.1 | −5.8 | −7.2 to −4.4 | 1,863 |
| London N (N) | 10.1 | 16.0 | −5.9 | −7.6 to −4.3 | 1,318 |
| Ilford (IG) | 8.6 | 16.0 | −7.4 | −9.4 to −5.3 | 730 |
| Croydon (CR) | 8.6 | 16.0 | −7.4 | −9.0 to −5.8 | 1,174 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 7.8 | 16.1 | −8.3 | −9.7 to −6.8 | 1,336 |
| London W (W) | 7.7 | 16.1 | −8.3 | −9.7 to −7.0 | 1,501 |
| London E (E) | 7.0 | 16.1 | −9.1 | −10.3 to −8.0 | 2,120 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 110,834 (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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