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Where in Britain does the Toyota Alphard fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 26.4% of 44,239 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota Alphard failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dorchester (DT): 47.2% against 26.3% elsewhere (+20.9 points). It does best in Bradford (BD), −18.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Toyota Alphard MOT statistics · check a Toyota Alphard by registration

Toyota Alphard in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Toyota Alphard: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Dorchester (DT)47.226.3+20.9+13.5 to +28.3176 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)42.826.0+16.7+13.4 to +20.1856
Brighton (BN)42.726.0+16.7+13.3 to +20.1838
Lincoln (LN)41.826.3+15.5+6.3 to +24.7110 (rough estimate)
Dundee (DD)40.226.3+13.9+6.5 to +21.3169 (rough estimate)
York (YO)40.126.3+13.8+6.7 to +20.9182 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)37.426.3+11.1+4.8 to +17.5227 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)37.326.3+11.0+3.0 to +19.0142 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)36.926.3+10.6+2.3 to +18.9130 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)36.526.1+10.4+7.4 to +13.31,050
Oxford (OX)36.426.3+10.1+3.3 to +16.9195 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)35.826.1+9.7+6.9 to +12.51,114
Swindon (SN)35.626.3+9.3+1.9 to +16.6163 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)35.526.3+9.2+4.5 to +13.9403 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)35.026.2+8.8+5.6 to +12.0868
Taunton (TA)35.126.3+8.8+1.6 to +16.0168 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)33.725.9+7.9+6.1 to +9.72,850
Derby (DE)33.826.3+7.5+2.5 to +12.5352 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)33.026.3+6.7+0.8 to +12.7239 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)32.726.3+6.4+1.6 to +11.2373 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)32.526.3+6.2+1.3 to +11.1357 (rough estimate)
Perth (PH)32.426.3+6.0−0.4 to +12.5204 (rough estimate)
Truro (TR)32.226.3+6.0+2.6 to +9.3776
Blackpool (FY)32.326.3+5.9−2.2 to +14.1127 (rough estimate)
Inverness (IV)32.126.3+5.8+0.0 to +11.6252 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)32.026.3+5.6−0.2 to +11.5244 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)31.826.1+5.6+3.3 to +7.91,679
Swansea (SA)31.526.3+5.2+1.0 to +9.4479 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)31.526.3+5.2−1.9 to +12.3165 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)31.226.3+4.8−0.6 to +10.3276 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)30.826.3+4.4−2.5 to +11.4169 (rough estimate)
Torquay (TQ)29.826.3+3.5−0.6 to +7.6483 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)29.626.3+3.3−2.1 to +8.7277 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)28.926.3+2.6−2.2 to +7.4342 (rough estimate)
London SW (SW)28.926.4+2.5−4.6 to +9.6156 (rough estimate)
Carlisle (CA)28.826.4+2.5−5.7 to +10.6118 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)28.726.3+2.4−4.2 to +9.0181 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)28.526.3+2.1−3.2 to +7.4281 (rough estimate)
London NW (NW)28.326.3+2.0−2.5 to +6.5392 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)28.126.4+1.7−4.9 to +8.4178 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)27.926.3+1.6−0.7 to +3.81,648
Guildford (GU)27.826.3+1.4−2.3 to +5.2565
Wolverhampton (WV)27.426.4+1.1−5.8 to +7.9164 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)27.326.4+0.9−6.7 to +8.5132 (rough estimate)
Llandudno (LL)27.026.4+0.6−5.3 to +6.6215 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)26.726.4+0.4−4.0 to +4.7408 (rough estimate)
Cleveland (TS)26.726.4+0.3−6.2 to +6.9176 (rough estimate)
London N (N)26.626.4+0.3−4.2 to +4.8379 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)26.426.4+0.1−7.8 to +8.0121 (rough estimate)
Colchester (CO)26.026.4−0.3−6.2 to +5.5219 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)25.726.4−0.7−7.7 to +6.4148 (rough estimate)
Paisley (PA)25.626.4−0.8−7.4 to +5.9164 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)25.526.4−0.8−4.8 to +3.1474 (rough estimate)
Motherwell (ML)25.526.4−0.9−6.8 to +5.1208 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)25.526.4−0.9−4.2 to +2.4679
Lancaster (LA)25.026.4−1.4−8.4 to +5.7144 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)24.926.4−1.5−6.1 to +3.0350 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)24.526.4−1.9−5.7 to +2.0477 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)24.426.4−1.9−6.2 to +2.3397 (rough estimate)
Walsall (WS)24.226.4−2.1−8.2 to +3.9194 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)24.026.4−2.3−6.3 to +1.7445 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)24.026.4−2.4−6.0 to +1.2554
Hemel Hempstead (HP)23.726.4−2.7−7.7 to +2.4274 (rough estimate)
Sutton (SM)23.326.4−3.1−10.4 to +4.2129 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)22.726.4−3.7−6.4 to −1.1965
Falkirk (FK)22.626.4−3.8−7.0 to −0.7669
London SE (SE)22.426.4−4.0−7.9 to −0.1442 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)22.426.5−4.1−6.6 to −1.51,040
Preston (PR)22.126.4−4.3−10.7 to +2.1163 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)22.126.4−4.3−9.6 to +1.0240 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)21.626.4−4.8−10.7 to +1.1190 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)21.126.4−5.2−12.0 to +1.5142 (rough estimate)
Kilmarnock (KA)21.026.4−5.4−9.6 to −1.3372 (rough estimate)
Dartford (DA)20.926.4−5.4−11.2 to +0.3191 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)20.426.4−6.0−10.0 to −2.1402 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)20.426.5−6.0−9.0 to −3.0710
Warrington (WA)20.226.4−6.2−9.5 to −3.0598
Croydon (CR)19.426.4−7.0−12.3 to −1.8217 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)19.126.4−7.3−11.1 to −3.5413 (rough estimate)
Durham (DH)18.926.4−7.5−12.3 to −2.7259 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)18.826.6−7.8−10.1 to −5.41,112
Newcastle (NE)18.426.5−8.1−11.0 to −5.2706
Liverpool (L)18.326.4−8.1−13.3 to −2.9213 (rough estimate)
Ilford (IG)18.026.4−8.4−12.8 to −4.0294 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)17.526.4−8.9−13.6 to −4.2257 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)17.426.4−9.0−14.3 to −3.6195 (rough estimate)
Uxbridge (UB)17.426.4−9.0−13.3 to −4.7299 (rough estimate)
Dudley (DY)17.326.5−9.2−12.3 to −6.1584
Blackburn (BB)16.726.4−9.7−15.6 to −3.9156 (rough estimate)
London E (E)16.626.5−9.9−12.7 to −7.0679
Wakefield (WF)16.226.4−10.2−17.3 to −3.1105 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)15.926.6−10.7−13.1 to −8.4964
Sheffield (S)15.826.5−10.7−13.5 to −8.0690
Oldham (OL)15.626.4−10.8−16.0 to −5.6186 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)15.426.5−11.1−14.3 to −7.8480 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)14.526.7−12.2−14.3 to −10.01,097
Worcester (WR)10.426.6−16.1−18.7 to −13.6574
Wigan (WN)9.326.6−17.2−19.7 to −14.7524
Bradford (BD)8.626.6−18.0−20.5 to −15.5491 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,239 (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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