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

Across Britain, 38.0% of 7,974 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota Carina failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Bath (BA): 55.3% against 37.7% elsewhere (+17.6 points). It does best in Twickenham (TW), −13.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Toyota Carina in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Toyota Carina: 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
Bath (BA)55.337.7+17.6+8.0 to +27.3103 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)47.537.8+9.8+1.5 to +18.0143 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)46.837.8+9.0+1.0 to +16.9154 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)42.337.8+4.5−1.8 to +10.8241 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)41.937.9+4.0−3.3 to +11.3179 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)41.737.9+3.8−3.7 to +11.3168 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)40.137.9+2.2−6.0 to +10.5137 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)39.937.9+2.0−5.1 to +9.1188 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)39.337.9+1.4−6.5 to +9.3150 (rough estimate)
London N (N)38.237.9+0.2−8.9 to +9.4110 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)35.638.0−2.5−8.6 to +3.7239 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)34.538.0−3.5−11.3 to +4.3145 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)33.938.0−4.2−12.4 to +4.0130 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)33.638.0−4.4−13.0 to +4.2119 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)33.038.0−5.0−13.6 to +3.7115 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)32.738.0−5.3−14.0 to +3.4113 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)31.938.2−6.2−11.5 to −1.0313 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)30.938.1−7.1−14.9 to +0.6139 (rough estimate)
Croydon (CR)29.438.1−8.7−16.7 to −0.7126 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)29.438.1−8.7−15.7 to −1.8170 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)27.338.1−10.8−18.3 to −3.3139 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)26.238.1−11.9−20.4 to −3.3103 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)24.338.1−13.9−22.2 to −5.5103 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,974 (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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