Where in Britain does the Toyota Avensis fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 33.8% of 511,269 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota Avensis failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 47.2% against 33.8% elsewhere (+13.5 points). It does best in Southend-on-Sea (SS), −6.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Toyota Avensis MOT statistics · check a Toyota Avensis by registration
Toyota Avensis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 47.2 | 33.8 | +13.5 | +10.7 to +16.2 | 1,268 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 46.1 | 33.8 | +12.4 | +10.2 to +14.5 | 2,001 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 44.8 | 33.8 | +11.0 | +6.2 to +15.8 | 413 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 43.4 | 33.8 | +9.6 | +8.0 to +11.3 | 3,622 |
| Truro (TR) | 43.0 | 33.8 | +9.1 | +6.6 to +11.7 | 1,460 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 41.6 | 33.8 | +7.8 | +6.0 to +9.6 | 2,883 |
| Bath (BA) | 41.5 | 33.8 | +7.7 | +6.0 to +9.4 | 3,268 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 40.7 | 33.8 | +6.9 | +4.5 to +9.3 | 1,596 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 40.3 | 33.8 | +6.5 | +4.8 to +8.3 | 3,032 |
| Taunton (TA) | 40.3 | 33.8 | +6.5 | +4.5 to +8.5 | 2,318 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 40.2 | 33.8 | +6.4 | +4.5 to +8.4 | 2,364 |
| Bristol (BS) | 40.1 | 33.7 | +6.4 | +5.3 to +7.4 | 8,274 |
| Newport (NP) | 39.5 | 33.8 | +5.7 | +4.4 to +7.1 | 4,959 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 39.4 | 33.8 | +5.6 | +3.4 to +7.9 | 1,796 |
| Hull (HU) | 39.4 | 33.8 | +5.6 | +3.7 to +7.5 | 2,490 |
| Brighton (BN) | 39.2 | 33.8 | +5.5 | +4.2 to +6.7 | 5,704 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 38.8 | 33.8 | +5.0 | +2.7 to +7.3 | 1,786 |
| York (YO) | 38.4 | 33.8 | +4.6 | +3.0 to +6.2 | 3,736 |
| Swindon (SN) | 38.1 | 33.8 | +4.3 | +2.6 to +6.0 | 3,101 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 38.0 | 33.8 | +4.3 | +3.0 to +5.5 | 6,135 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.3 | 33.8 | +3.5 | +2.0 to +5.0 | 4,234 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 37.2 | 33.8 | +3.4 | −1.2 to +8.0 | 425 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 37.1 | 33.8 | +3.4 | +2.3 to +4.4 | 7,822 |
| Perth (PH) | 36.8 | 33.8 | +3.0 | −0.0 to +5.9 | 1,017 |
| Darlington (DL) | 36.7 | 33.8 | +2.9 | +0.8 to +5.0 | 2,026 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 36.6 | 33.8 | +2.8 | +1.5 to +4.0 | 5,684 |
| Watford (WD) | 36.4 | 33.8 | +2.6 | +0.7 to +4.4 | 2,489 |
| Crewe (CW) | 36.3 | 33.8 | +2.5 | +0.4 to +4.6 | 2,082 |
| Telford (TF) | 36.3 | 33.8 | +2.5 | +0.2 to +4.7 | 1,758 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 36.2 | 33.8 | +2.4 | +1.1 to +3.6 | 5,410 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 36.2 | 33.8 | +2.3 | +0.1 to +4.6 | 1,792 |
| Inverness (IV) | 36.0 | 33.8 | +2.2 | −0.0 to +4.5 | 1,779 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 36.0 | 33.8 | +2.2 | +0.4 to +3.9 | 2,963 |
| Worcester (WR) | 35.7 | 33.8 | +1.8 | −0.2 to +3.9 | 2,075 |
| London E (E) | 35.6 | 33.8 | +1.8 | +0.6 to +3.0 | 6,541 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 35.6 | 33.8 | +1.8 | −0.4 to +4.0 | 1,832 |
| London N (N) | 35.6 | 33.8 | +1.8 | +0.5 to +3.0 | 5,821 |
| Leeds (LS) | 35.5 | 33.8 | +1.7 | +0.3 to +3.1 | 4,539 |
| Walsall (WS) | 35.5 | 33.8 | +1.7 | +0.2 to +3.1 | 4,297 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 35.4 | 33.8 | +1.6 | +0.4 to +2.9 | 5,769 |
| Chester (CH) | 35.4 | 33.8 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +3.0 | 4,802 |
| Swansea (SA) | 35.4 | 33.8 | +1.6 | +0.3 to +2.9 | 5,270 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 35.3 | 33.8 | +1.5 | +0.2 to +2.8 | 5,151 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 35.0 | 33.8 | +1.2 | −1.6 to +4.0 | 1,148 |
| Oldham (OL) | 35.0 | 33.8 | +1.2 | +0.0 to +2.3 | 6,588 |
| Hereford (HR) | 35.0 | 33.8 | +1.2 | −1.1 to +3.4 | 1,724 |
| Harrow (HA) | 34.9 | 33.8 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.5 | 4,825 |
| Northampton (NN) | 34.8 | 33.8 | +1.0 | −0.2 to +2.2 | 6,121 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 34.8 | 33.8 | +1.0 | −0.1 to +2.0 | 8,375 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 34.6 | 33.8 | +0.8 | −6.0 to +7.6 | 188 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 34.5 | 33.8 | +0.7 | −0.7 to +2.1 | 4,726 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 34.4 | 33.8 | +0.6 | −0.7 to +1.9 | 5,346 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 34.4 | 33.8 | +0.6 | −0.4 to +1.6 | 8,006 |
| Halifax (HX) | 34.4 | 33.8 | +0.5 | −2.4 to +3.5 | 1,001 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 34.3 | 33.8 | +0.5 | −1.0 to +1.9 | 4,064 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 34.3 | 33.8 | +0.5 | −0.7 to +1.6 | 6,177 |
| Manchester (M) | 34.2 | 33.8 | +0.4 | −0.5 to +1.2 | 12,833 |
| Preston (PR) | 34.2 | 33.8 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.8 | 4,477 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 34.1 | 33.8 | +0.3 | −2.6 to +3.1 | 1,065 |
| Romford (RM) | 33.8 | 33.8 | −0.0 | −1.5 to +1.4 | 4,104 |
| Stockport (SK) | 33.7 | 33.8 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.2 | 5,209 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 33.7 | 33.8 | −0.1 | −1.8 to +1.5 | 3,188 |
| Oxford (OX) | 33.5 | 33.8 | −0.3 | −1.6 to +1.0 | 5,242 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 33.3 | 33.8 | −0.5 | −2.1 to +1.1 | 3,327 |
| Paisley (PA) | 33.3 | 33.8 | −0.5 | −2.5 to +1.4 | 2,329 |
| Norwich (NR) | 33.2 | 33.8 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.5 | 6,662 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 33.2 | 33.8 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.7 | 4,812 |
| Warrington (WA) | 33.1 | 33.8 | −0.7 | −2.1 to +0.7 | 4,420 |
| London SE (SE) | 33.1 | 33.8 | −0.7 | −1.9 to +0.5 | 5,976 |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.0 | 33.8 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.3 | 6,593 |
| Bolton (BL) | 33.0 | 33.8 | −0.8 | −2.0 to +0.3 | 6,536 |
| Durham (DH) | 32.9 | 33.8 | −0.9 | −3.0 to +1.2 | 1,862 |
| Southampton (SO) | 32.9 | 33.8 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.3 | 5,560 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 32.8 | 33.8 | −1.1 | −4.2 to +2.1 | 852 |
| Coventry (CV) | 32.7 | 33.8 | −1.2 | −2.3 to −0.1 | 7,053 |
| St Albans (AL) | 32.6 | 33.8 | −1.2 | −3.1 to +0.7 | 2,330 |
| Glasgow (G) | 32.6 | 33.8 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.3 | 10,421 |
| Birmingham (B) | 32.6 | 33.9 | −1.3 | −1.9 to −0.7 | 28,027 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 32.3 | 33.8 | −1.5 | −3.1 to +0.1 | 3,426 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 32.3 | 33.8 | −1.6 | −3.4 to +0.2 | 2,635 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 32.2 | 33.8 | −1.6 | −3.4 to +0.2 | 2,558 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 32.2 | 33.9 | −1.7 | −2.5 to −0.8 | 11,439 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 32.2 | 33.8 | −1.7 | −3.1 to −0.3 | 4,338 |
| Reading (RG) | 32.1 | 33.8 | −1.7 | −2.8 to −0.7 | 7,974 |
| London W (W) | 32.1 | 33.8 | −1.8 | −4.3 to +0.7 | 1,357 |
| Redhill (RH) | 32.1 | 33.8 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.5 | 5,328 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 32.0 | 33.8 | −1.8 | −4.0 to +0.3 | 1,796 |
| Ilford (IG) | 32.0 | 33.8 | −1.9 | −3.5 to −0.2 | 3,200 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 31.7 | 33.9 | −2.2 | −3.2 to −1.2 | 8,329 |
| Luton (LU) | 31.6 | 33.8 | −2.2 | −3.7 to −0.8 | 4,054 |
| Colchester (CO) | 31.5 | 33.8 | −2.3 | −3.9 to −0.8 | 3,625 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 31.4 | 33.8 | −2.4 | −3.8 to −1.0 | 4,233 |
| Liverpool (L) | 31.3 | 33.8 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.2 | 4,867 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 31.3 | 33.8 | −2.5 | −4.5 to −0.6 | 2,122 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 31.2 | 33.8 | −2.6 | −4.7 to −0.4 | 1,802 |
| Bradford (BD) | 31.2 | 33.9 | −2.7 | −3.8 to −1.7 | 7,581 |
| Croydon (CR) | 31.1 | 33.8 | −2.7 | −4.1 to −1.4 | 4,597 |
| Medway (ME) | 30.9 | 33.9 | −3.0 | −4.1 to −1.8 | 6,469 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 30.7 | 33.8 | −3.1 | −4.7 to −1.5 | 3,185 |
| Dartford (DA) | 30.6 | 33.8 | −3.2 | −4.7 to −1.6 | 3,383 |
| Derby (DE) | 30.5 | 33.9 | −3.3 | −4.3 to −2.4 | 8,964 |
| Wigan (WN) | 30.5 | 33.8 | −3.4 | −5.3 to −1.4 | 2,113 |
| London SW (SW) | 30.4 | 33.8 | −3.5 | −5.2 to −1.8 | 2,838 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.2 | 33.8 | −3.7 | −5.5 to −1.9 | 2,479 |
| Dudley (DY) | 30.2 | 33.8 | −3.7 | −5.3 to −2.0 | 3,034 |
| Leicester (LE) | 29.8 | 33.9 | −4.1 | −5.0 to −3.2 | 10,222 |
| Enfield (EN) | 29.6 | 33.8 | −4.3 | −6.0 to −2.6 | 2,809 |
| Sheffield (S) | 29.5 | 33.9 | −4.4 | −5.2 to −3.6 | 13,258 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 29.3 | 33.8 | −4.6 | −6.3 to −2.9 | 2,817 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 29.0 | 33.9 | −4.9 | −6.1 to −3.7 | 5,512 |
| Slough (SL) | 28.8 | 33.9 | −5.1 | −6.5 to −3.7 | 4,007 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.4 | 33.8 | −5.4 | −7.8 to −3.1 | 1,387 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 28.3 | 33.8 | −5.5 | −8.6 to −2.4 | 823 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 28.1 | 33.9 | −5.8 | −7.1 to −4.4 | 4,242 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 27.9 | 33.8 | −5.9 | −11.0 to −0.8 | 301 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 27.9 | 33.9 | −6.0 | −7.4 to −4.5 | 3,839 |
| Bromley (BR) | 27.8 | 33.8 | −6.1 | −8.1 to −4.0 | 1,851 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.3 | 33.9 | −6.6 | −8.1 to −5.1 | 3,500 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 511,269 (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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