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

Across Britain, 33.4% of 615,584 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota Corolla failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 45.8% against 33.4% elsewhere (+12.5 points). It does best in Blackpool (FY), −7.4 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Toyota Corolla in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Toyota Corolla: 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
Dundee (DD)45.833.4+12.5+9.7 to +15.31,224
Torquay (TQ)43.333.3+10.0+8.2 to +11.73,021
Outer Hebrides (HS)43.233.4+9.8+1.3 to +18.3132 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)43.133.3+9.8+8.2 to +11.33,959
Exeter (EX)42.933.3+9.6+8.3 to +10.95,476
Kirkcaldy (KY)42.933.4+9.6+7.1 to +12.01,552
Truro (TR)41.533.4+8.2+6.2 to +10.22,272
Hull (HU)41.533.4+8.2+6.2 to +10.22,331
Aberdeen (AB)41.533.4+8.1+5.8 to +10.41,816
Bristol (BS)41.033.2+7.8+6.9 to +8.712,676
Llandrindod Wells (LD)41.033.4+7.7+3.0 to +12.3424 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)40.833.4+7.5+5.4 to +9.52,129
Brighton (BN)40.633.3+7.3+6.3 to +8.39,527
Bath (BA)40.133.3+6.7+5.3 to +8.14,661
Dorchester (DT)39.933.4+6.5+4.6 to +8.42,549
Taunton (TA)39.133.4+5.7+4.0 to +7.43,054
Swansea (SA)38.733.3+5.4+4.0 to +6.75,140
Paisley (PA)38.733.4+5.3+2.3 to +8.31,024
Perth (PH)38.633.4+5.2+1.7 to +8.7754
Portsmouth (PO)38.533.3+5.2+4.2 to +6.28,896
Bournemouth (BH)38.233.3+4.9+3.6 to +6.16,154
Lancaster (LA)37.933.4+4.6+2.4 to +6.71,962
Gloucester (GL)37.233.3+3.9+2.7 to +5.16,304
Newport (NP)37.233.4+3.8+2.3 to +5.43,828
Ipswich (IP)37.033.3+3.7+2.5 to +4.96,266
Swindon (SN)37.033.4+3.6+2.0 to +5.33,396
Inverness (IV)36.933.4+3.5+0.8 to +6.31,195
Cardiff (CF)36.633.3+3.3+2.2 to +4.47,715
Kirkwall (KW)36.533.4+3.2−3.4 to +9.7208 (rough estimate)
Halifax (HX)36.433.4+3.0+0.2 to +5.91,102
Lincoln (LN)36.333.4+3.0+0.9 to +5.02,188
Bradford (BD)36.133.3+2.7+1.9 to +3.612,565
Oldham (OL)36.133.4+2.7+1.6 to +3.87,431
Walsall (WS)35.933.4+2.5+0.9 to +4.13,467
York (YO)35.733.4+2.3+0.7 to +4.03,421
Dumfries (DG)35.733.4+2.3−1.4 to +6.0647
Glasgow (G)35.633.4+2.2+1.0 to +3.55,794
London N (N)35.433.4+2.0+0.9 to +3.17,303
Harrow (HA)35.433.4+2.0+0.9 to +3.17,815
London E (E)34.933.4+1.6+0.7 to +2.411,927
Guildford (GU)34.933.4+1.5+0.5 to +2.68,659
Leeds (LS)34.933.4+1.5+0.3 to +2.76,267
Shrewsbury (SY)34.933.4+1.5−0.5 to +3.52,197
Llandudno (LL)34.833.4+1.4−0.0 to +2.94,189
Huddersfield (HD)34.833.4+1.4−0.7 to +3.42,054
Watford (WD)34.633.4+1.2−0.5 to +2.93,001
Worcester (WR)34.533.4+1.1−0.7 to +3.02,562
Uxbridge (UB)34.533.4+1.1−0.1 to +2.36,564
Canterbury (CT)34.533.4+1.1−0.4 to +2.63,870
Edinburgh (EH)34.433.4+1.1−0.2 to +2.35,627
Telford (TF)34.233.4+0.8−1.4 to +3.01,852
Northampton (NN)34.133.4+0.7−0.4 to +1.96,444
Crewe (CW)34.133.4+0.7−1.4 to +2.82,024
Oxford (OX)34.133.4+0.7−0.5 to +1.96,567
Tonbridge (TN)34.133.4+0.7−0.3 to +1.78,048
Manchester (M)34.033.4+0.7−0.0 to +1.418,437
Carlisle (CA)33.533.4+0.1−1.7 to +1.92,553
Coventry (CV)33.433.4+0.0−1.1 to +1.17,269
Reading (RG)33.433.4−0.0−1.0 to +0.99,283
Chester (CH)33.333.4−0.1−1.4 to +1.15,381
Galashiels (TD)33.133.4−0.3−4.2 to +3.6550
Sunderland (SR)33.133.4−0.3−2.8 to +2.21,351
Nottingham (NG)33.133.4−0.3−1.2 to +0.511,792
Norwich (NR)33.033.4−0.3−1.3 to +0.78,682
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)33.033.4−0.4−1.6 to +0.95,750
Redhill (RH)33.033.4−0.4−1.5 to +0.67,882
Cleveland (TS)32.933.4−0.5−2.1 to +1.13,391
Preston (PR)32.933.4−0.5−1.8 to +0.85,074
Milton Keynes (MK)32.833.4−0.6−1.8 to +0.66,054
Colchester (CO)32.833.4−0.6−2.0 to +0.84,203
Ilford (IG)32.533.4−0.9−2.2 to +0.54,814
Lerwick (ZE)32.433.4−1.0−6.7 to +4.8253 (rough estimate)
Darlington (DL)32.333.4−1.1−3.3 to +1.01,789
Cambridge (CB)32.333.4−1.1−2.5 to +0.24,813
Stevenage (SG)32.233.4−1.2−2.9 to +0.52,975
Kilmarnock (KA)32.233.4−1.2−3.6 to +1.21,488
Southampton (SO)32.233.4−1.2−2.3 to −0.16,765
London SE (SE)32.133.4−1.3−2.2 to −0.39,333
Harrogate (HG)32.133.4−1.3−4.0 to +1.41,178
Peterborough (PE)32.033.4−1.4−2.4 to −0.48,655
Slough (SL)31.933.4−1.5−2.7 to −0.25,321
Stockport (SK)31.633.4−1.8−2.9 to −0.66,545
Hereford (HR)31.433.4−2.0−4.2 to +0.21,720
Kingston upon Thames (KT)31.433.4−2.1−3.3 to −0.85,021
Warrington (WA)31.333.4−2.1−3.4 to −0.85,011
Luton (LU)31.133.4−2.3−3.6 to −1.04,946
St Albans (AL)30.833.4−2.6−4.3 to −0.92,817
London SW (SW)30.833.4−2.6−4.0 to −1.34,670
Leicester (LE)30.833.5−2.7−3.3 to −2.018,705
Blackburn (BB)30.633.4−2.9−3.9 to −1.87,483
Sutton (SM)30.533.4−2.9−4.8 to −1.12,380
Twickenham (TW)30.433.4−3.0−4.1 to −1.96,666
Medway (ME)30.333.4−3.1−4.2 to −2.06,785
Romford (RM)30.233.4−3.2−4.5 to −1.84,689
Falkirk (FK)30.233.4−3.2−5.2 to −1.22,035
London NW (NW)30.233.4−3.2−4.2 to −2.38,704
Dartford (DA)30.133.4−3.4−4.7 to −2.04,659
Doncaster (DN)30.033.4−3.4−4.5 to −2.36,829
Durham (DH)29.933.4−3.5−5.8 to −1.11,461
Wakefield (WF)29.933.4−3.5−4.7 to −2.45,781
Bolton (BL)29.733.4−3.7−4.6 to −2.89,979
Wigan (WN)29.633.4−3.8−5.6 to −1.92,320
Liverpool (L)29.633.4−3.9−5.1 to −2.65,315
Wolverhampton (WV)29.533.4−3.9−5.5 to −2.33,211
Hemel Hempstead (HP)29.433.4−4.0−5.2 to −2.96,358
Birmingham (B)29.533.6−4.1−4.6 to −3.528,591
Derby (DE)29.433.4−4.1−5.0 to −3.19,359
Newcastle (NE)29.233.4−4.2−5.3 to −3.16,667
London W (W)29.033.4−4.4−6.3 to −2.62,323
Dudley (DY)28.933.4−4.5−6.1 to −2.93,048
Motherwell (ML)28.833.4−4.6−7.5 to −1.6923
Croydon (CR)28.533.4−5.0−6.0 to −4.07,619
Sheffield (S)28.533.5−5.0−5.8 to −4.316,400
Southend-on-Sea (SS)28.333.4−5.2−6.6 to −3.73,987
Chelmsford (CM)28.233.4−5.2−6.6 to −3.94,465
Enfield (EN)27.633.4−5.8−7.2 to −4.54,265
Bromley (BR)27.233.4−6.2−7.8 to −4.62,911
Blackpool (FY)26.133.4−7.4−9.0 to −5.72,629

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 615,584 (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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