Where in Britain does the Tesla Model S fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 15.9% of 49,990 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Tesla Model S failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Gloucester (GL): 29.5% against 15.4% elsewhere (+14.1 points). It does best in Croydon (CR), −8.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Tesla Model S MOT statistics · check a Tesla Model S by registration
Tesla Model S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester (GL) | 29.5 | 15.4 | +14.1 | +11.8 to +16.3 | 1,675 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 24.4 | 15.9 | +8.5 | +1.2 to +15.9 | 131 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 24.2 | 15.9 | +8.4 | +3.1 to +13.6 | 260 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 23.6 | 15.9 | +7.8 | +3.2 to +12.4 | 334 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 22.1 | 15.9 | +6.2 | −0.6 to +12.9 | 145 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 21.5 | 15.8 | +5.7 | +2.5 to +8.9 | 632 |
| Swindon (SN) | 21.4 | 15.9 | +5.6 | +1.6 to +9.5 | 420 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 21.4 | 15.9 | +5.5 | −0.3 to +11.3 | 192 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 21.0 | 15.8 | +5.2 | +2.8 to +7.7 | 1,099 |
| Dundee (DD) | 20.9 | 15.9 | +5.1 | −2.7 to +12.8 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 20.9 | 15.9 | +5.0 | −1.9 to +11.9 | 134 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 20.9 | 15.9 | +5.0 | −2.5 to +12.4 | 115 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 20.7 | 15.9 | +4.8 | −1.7 to +11.3 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 20.6 | 15.9 | +4.7 | −1.5 to +11.0 | 160 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 20.2 | 15.9 | +4.3 | −0.7 to +9.3 | 248 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 20.1 | 15.9 | +4.3 | +0.5 to +8.0 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 20.1 | 15.9 | +4.3 | +0.6 to +7.9 | 467 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 20.1 | 15.9 | +4.2 | −2.1 to +10.6 | 154 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 20.0 | 15.8 | +4.2 | +1.9 to +6.5 | 1,191 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 19.6 | 15.9 | +3.8 | +0.9 to +6.6 | 765 |
| Swansea (SA) | 19.5 | 15.9 | +3.6 | −2.4 to +9.6 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 19.4 | 15.9 | +3.5 | +0.3 to +6.7 | 589 |
| Stockport (SK) | 19.3 | 15.9 | +3.5 | −0.1 to +7.0 | 481 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 19.3 | 15.9 | +3.4 | −2.7 to +9.5 | 161 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 18.9 | 15.9 | +3.0 | +0.1 to +5.9 | 709 |
| Durham (DH) | 18.8 | 15.9 | +2.8 | −4.4 to +10.1 | 112 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 18.6 | 15.9 | +2.7 | −4.5 to +9.9 | 113 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 18.4 | 15.9 | +2.5 | −1.0 to +6.1 | 456 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 18.2 | 15.9 | +2.3 | −1.2 to +5.8 | 468 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 18.0 | 15.9 | +2.1 | −0.7 to +5.0 | 700 |
| Crewe (CW) | 17.8 | 15.9 | +1.9 | −2.7 to +6.4 | 276 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 17.6 | 15.9 | +1.7 | −2.7 to +6.0 | 296 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 17.5 | 15.9 | +1.6 | −2.3 to +5.5 | 366 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 17.3 | 15.9 | +1.4 | −1.5 to +4.4 | 641 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 17.3 | 15.9 | +1.4 | −5.7 to +8.4 | 110 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 17.3 | 15.9 | +1.4 | −3.3 to +6.0 | 255 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 17.1 | 15.9 | +1.2 | −4.0 to +6.3 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 17.1 | 15.9 | +1.2 | −1.8 to +4.1 | 645 |
| Luton (LU) | 17.0 | 15.9 | +1.1 | −3.4 to +5.6 | 270 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 16.8 | 15.9 | +0.9 | −4.6 to +6.3 | 179 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 16.7 | 15.9 | +0.8 | −1.2 to +2.9 | 1,328 |
| Bristol (BS) | 16.7 | 15.9 | +0.8 | −1.8 to +3.5 | 772 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 16.6 | 15.9 | +0.7 | −4.5 to +5.9 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 16.5 | 15.9 | +0.6 | −3.1 to +4.2 | 407 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 16.4 | 15.9 | +0.5 | −1.6 to +2.7 | 1,131 |
| Hereford (HR) | 16.4 | 15.9 | +0.5 | −6.3 to +7.2 | 116 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 16.3 | 15.9 | +0.4 | −4.8 to +5.6 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 16.3 | 15.9 | +0.3 | −6.2 to +6.9 | 123 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 16.1 | 15.9 | +0.2 | −2.1 to +2.6 | 972 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 16.1 | 15.9 | +0.1 | −5.5 to +5.8 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 15.8 | 15.9 | −0.1 | −2.4 to +2.2 | 973 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 15.8 | 15.9 | −0.1 | −5.2 to +5.0 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 15.7 | 15.9 | −0.2 | −2.6 to +2.3 | 871 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 15.6 | 15.9 | −0.3 | −7.1 to +6.5 | 109 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 15.6 | 15.9 | −0.4 | −4.4 to +3.7 | 315 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 15.5 | 15.9 | −0.4 | −6.1 to +5.3 | 155 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 15.4 | 15.9 | −0.5 | −2.7 to +1.7 | 1,042 |
| Hull (HU) | 15.4 | 15.9 | −0.5 | −6.5 to +5.4 | 143 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 15.4 | 15.9 | −0.6 | −4.2 to +3.1 | 384 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 15.3 | 15.9 | −0.6 | −5.4 to +4.3 | 215 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 15.2 | 15.9 | −0.7 | −2.7 to +1.3 | 1,249 |
| Coventry (CV) | 15.1 | 15.9 | −0.8 | −3.2 to +1.6 | 887 |
| Worcester (WR) | 15.1 | 15.9 | −0.8 | −4.7 to +3.1 | 325 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 15.0 | 15.9 | −0.9 | −4.2 to +2.4 | 459 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 14.9 | 15.9 | −1.0 | −3.5 to +1.4 | 818 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 14.9 | 15.9 | −1.0 | −6.9 to +4.9 | 141 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 14.7 | 15.9 | −1.3 | −5.9 to +3.4 | 225 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 14.4 | 15.9 | −1.5 | −4.5 to +1.5 | 526 |
| Enfield (EN) | 14.4 | 15.9 | −1.5 | −4.5 to +1.4 | 548 |
| London N (N) | 14.4 | 15.9 | −1.6 | −4.2 to +1.1 | 682 |
| Walsall (WS) | 14.3 | 15.9 | −1.6 | −6.1 to +3.0 | 230 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 14.3 | 16.0 | −1.6 | −3.4 to +0.2 | 1,534 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 14.3 | 15.9 | −1.6 | −4.8 to +1.5 | 476 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 14.2 | 15.9 | −1.7 | −5.2 to +1.8 | 387 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 14.0 | 15.9 | −1.9 | −4.5 to +0.6 | 729 |
| Colchester (CO) | 13.9 | 15.9 | −2.1 | −6.5 to +2.3 | 238 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 13.7 | 15.9 | −2.2 | −6.6 to +2.1 | 241 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 13.6 | 16.0 | −2.4 | −4.7 to −0.1 | 877 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 13.6 | 16.0 | −2.4 | −4.4 to −0.4 | 1,128 |
| Glasgow (G) | 13.5 | 15.9 | −2.4 | −5.6 to +0.7 | 445 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 13.3 | 15.9 | −2.6 | −8.9 to +3.6 | 113 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 13.2 | 15.9 | −2.8 | −5.4 to −0.2 | 668 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 13.0 | 15.9 | −2.9 | −6.7 to +0.9 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 12.6 | 15.9 | −3.3 | −7.5 to +0.8 | 246 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 12.6 | 16.0 | −3.3 | −6.0 to −0.7 | 610 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 12.4 | 15.9 | −3.5 | −7.8 to +0.8 | 225 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 12.4 | 15.9 | −3.5 | −9.4 to +2.4 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 12.2 | 15.9 | −3.7 | −8.2 to +0.8 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 12.2 | 16.0 | −3.7 | −6.4 to −1.1 | 606 |
| Romford (RM) | 12.0 | 15.9 | −3.9 | −7.6 to −0.3 | 308 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 11.8 | 16.0 | −4.2 | −6.6 to −1.8 | 723 |
| Sheffield (S) | 11.6 | 16.0 | −4.3 | −7.0 to −1.7 | 585 |
| London SE (SE) | 11.5 | 16.0 | −4.5 | −6.8 to −2.1 | 713 |
| Dartford (DA) | 11.4 | 16.0 | −4.6 | −7.2 to −2.0 | 590 |
| Sutton (SM) | 11.2 | 15.9 | −4.7 | −9.6 to +0.1 | 161 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 11.2 | 16.0 | −4.8 | −6.9 to −2.6 | 828 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 10.8 | 16.0 | −5.2 | −8.0 to −2.4 | 465 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 10.6 | 15.9 | −5.4 | −9.0 to −1.8 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 9.9 | 15.9 | −6.1 | −11.0 to −1.2 | 142 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 9.8 | 16.1 | −6.3 | −8.0 to −4.6 | 1,209 |
| London E (E) | 9.3 | 16.0 | −6.6 | −9.2 to −4.1 | 525 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 8.8 | 15.9 | −7.1 | −11.1 to −3.1 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 8.6 | 15.9 | −7.4 | −11.4 to −3.4 | 187 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 7.5 | 16.0 | −8.5 | −10.4 to −6.5 | 729 |
| Croydon (CR) | 7.4 | 16.0 | −8.6 | −10.8 to −6.5 | 597 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 49,990 (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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