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.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 45.8 | 33.4 | +12.5 | +9.7 to +15.3 | 1,224 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 43.3 | 33.3 | +10.0 | +8.2 to +11.7 | 3,021 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 43.2 | 33.4 | +9.8 | +1.3 to +18.3 | 132 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 43.1 | 33.3 | +9.8 | +8.2 to +11.3 | 3,959 |
| Exeter (EX) | 42.9 | 33.3 | +9.6 | +8.3 to +10.9 | 5,476 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 42.9 | 33.4 | +9.6 | +7.1 to +12.0 | 1,552 |
| Truro (TR) | 41.5 | 33.4 | +8.2 | +6.2 to +10.2 | 2,272 |
| Hull (HU) | 41.5 | 33.4 | +8.2 | +6.2 to +10.2 | 2,331 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 41.5 | 33.4 | +8.1 | +5.8 to +10.4 | 1,816 |
| Bristol (BS) | 41.0 | 33.2 | +7.8 | +6.9 to +8.7 | 12,676 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 41.0 | 33.4 | +7.7 | +3.0 to +12.3 | 424 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 40.8 | 33.4 | +7.5 | +5.4 to +9.5 | 2,129 |
| Brighton (BN) | 40.6 | 33.3 | +7.3 | +6.3 to +8.3 | 9,527 |
| Bath (BA) | 40.1 | 33.3 | +6.7 | +5.3 to +8.1 | 4,661 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 39.9 | 33.4 | +6.5 | +4.6 to +8.4 | 2,549 |
| Taunton (TA) | 39.1 | 33.4 | +5.7 | +4.0 to +7.4 | 3,054 |
| Swansea (SA) | 38.7 | 33.3 | +5.4 | +4.0 to +6.7 | 5,140 |
| Paisley (PA) | 38.7 | 33.4 | +5.3 | +2.3 to +8.3 | 1,024 |
| Perth (PH) | 38.6 | 33.4 | +5.2 | +1.7 to +8.7 | 754 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 38.5 | 33.3 | +5.2 | +4.2 to +6.2 | 8,896 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 38.2 | 33.3 | +4.9 | +3.6 to +6.1 | 6,154 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 37.9 | 33.4 | +4.6 | +2.4 to +6.7 | 1,962 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 37.2 | 33.3 | +3.9 | +2.7 to +5.1 | 6,304 |
| Newport (NP) | 37.2 | 33.4 | +3.8 | +2.3 to +5.4 | 3,828 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 37.0 | 33.3 | +3.7 | +2.5 to +4.9 | 6,266 |
| Swindon (SN) | 37.0 | 33.4 | +3.6 | +2.0 to +5.3 | 3,396 |
| Inverness (IV) | 36.9 | 33.4 | +3.5 | +0.8 to +6.3 | 1,195 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 36.6 | 33.3 | +3.3 | +2.2 to +4.4 | 7,715 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 36.5 | 33.4 | +3.2 | −3.4 to +9.7 | 208 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 36.4 | 33.4 | +3.0 | +0.2 to +5.9 | 1,102 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 36.3 | 33.4 | +3.0 | +0.9 to +5.0 | 2,188 |
| Bradford (BD) | 36.1 | 33.3 | +2.7 | +1.9 to +3.6 | 12,565 |
| Oldham (OL) | 36.1 | 33.4 | +2.7 | +1.6 to +3.8 | 7,431 |
| Walsall (WS) | 35.9 | 33.4 | +2.5 | +0.9 to +4.1 | 3,467 |
| York (YO) | 35.7 | 33.4 | +2.3 | +0.7 to +4.0 | 3,421 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 35.7 | 33.4 | +2.3 | −1.4 to +6.0 | 647 |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.6 | 33.4 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.5 | 5,794 |
| London N (N) | 35.4 | 33.4 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.1 | 7,303 |
| Harrow (HA) | 35.4 | 33.4 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.1 | 7,815 |
| London E (E) | 34.9 | 33.4 | +1.6 | +0.7 to +2.4 | 11,927 |
| Guildford (GU) | 34.9 | 33.4 | +1.5 | +0.5 to +2.6 | 8,659 |
| Leeds (LS) | 34.9 | 33.4 | +1.5 | +0.3 to +2.7 | 6,267 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 34.9 | 33.4 | +1.5 | −0.5 to +3.5 | 2,197 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 34.8 | 33.4 | +1.4 | −0.0 to +2.9 | 4,189 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 34.8 | 33.4 | +1.4 | −0.7 to +3.4 | 2,054 |
| Watford (WD) | 34.6 | 33.4 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +2.9 | 3,001 |
| Worcester (WR) | 34.5 | 33.4 | +1.1 | −0.7 to +3.0 | 2,562 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 34.5 | 33.4 | +1.1 | −0.1 to +2.3 | 6,564 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 34.5 | 33.4 | +1.1 | −0.4 to +2.6 | 3,870 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 34.4 | 33.4 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.3 | 5,627 |
| Telford (TF) | 34.2 | 33.4 | +0.8 | −1.4 to +3.0 | 1,852 |
| Northampton (NN) | 34.1 | 33.4 | +0.7 | −0.4 to +1.9 | 6,444 |
| Crewe (CW) | 34.1 | 33.4 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.8 | 2,024 |
| Oxford (OX) | 34.1 | 33.4 | +0.7 | −0.5 to +1.9 | 6,567 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 34.1 | 33.4 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.7 | 8,048 |
| Manchester (M) | 34.0 | 33.4 | +0.7 | −0.0 to +1.4 | 18,437 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 33.5 | 33.4 | +0.1 | −1.7 to +1.9 | 2,553 |
| Coventry (CV) | 33.4 | 33.4 | +0.0 | −1.1 to +1.1 | 7,269 |
| Reading (RG) | 33.4 | 33.4 | −0.0 | −1.0 to +0.9 | 9,283 |
| Chester (CH) | 33.3 | 33.4 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.1 | 5,381 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 33.1 | 33.4 | −0.3 | −4.2 to +3.6 | 550 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 33.1 | 33.4 | −0.3 | −2.8 to +2.2 | 1,351 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 33.1 | 33.4 | −0.3 | −1.2 to +0.5 | 11,792 |
| Norwich (NR) | 33.0 | 33.4 | −0.3 | −1.3 to +0.7 | 8,682 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 33.0 | 33.4 | −0.4 | −1.6 to +0.9 | 5,750 |
| Redhill (RH) | 33.0 | 33.4 | −0.4 | −1.5 to +0.6 | 7,882 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 32.9 | 33.4 | −0.5 | −2.1 to +1.1 | 3,391 |
| Preston (PR) | 32.9 | 33.4 | −0.5 | −1.8 to +0.8 | 5,074 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 32.8 | 33.4 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.6 | 6,054 |
| Colchester (CO) | 32.8 | 33.4 | −0.6 | −2.0 to +0.8 | 4,203 |
| Ilford (IG) | 32.5 | 33.4 | −0.9 | −2.2 to +0.5 | 4,814 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 32.4 | 33.4 | −1.0 | −6.7 to +4.8 | 253 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 32.3 | 33.4 | −1.1 | −3.3 to +1.0 | 1,789 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 32.3 | 33.4 | −1.1 | −2.5 to +0.2 | 4,813 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 32.2 | 33.4 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.5 | 2,975 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 32.2 | 33.4 | −1.2 | −3.6 to +1.2 | 1,488 |
| Southampton (SO) | 32.2 | 33.4 | −1.2 | −2.3 to −0.1 | 6,765 |
| London SE (SE) | 32.1 | 33.4 | −1.3 | −2.2 to −0.3 | 9,333 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 32.1 | 33.4 | −1.3 | −4.0 to +1.4 | 1,178 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 32.0 | 33.4 | −1.4 | −2.4 to −0.4 | 8,655 |
| Slough (SL) | 31.9 | 33.4 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.2 | 5,321 |
| Stockport (SK) | 31.6 | 33.4 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.6 | 6,545 |
| Hereford (HR) | 31.4 | 33.4 | −2.0 | −4.2 to +0.2 | 1,720 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 31.4 | 33.4 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −0.8 | 5,021 |
| Warrington (WA) | 31.3 | 33.4 | −2.1 | −3.4 to −0.8 | 5,011 |
| Luton (LU) | 31.1 | 33.4 | −2.3 | −3.6 to −1.0 | 4,946 |
| St Albans (AL) | 30.8 | 33.4 | −2.6 | −4.3 to −0.9 | 2,817 |
| London SW (SW) | 30.8 | 33.4 | −2.6 | −4.0 to −1.3 | 4,670 |
| Leicester (LE) | 30.8 | 33.5 | −2.7 | −3.3 to −2.0 | 18,705 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 30.6 | 33.4 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −1.8 | 7,483 |
| Sutton (SM) | 30.5 | 33.4 | −2.9 | −4.8 to −1.1 | 2,380 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 30.4 | 33.4 | −3.0 | −4.1 to −1.9 | 6,666 |
| Medway (ME) | 30.3 | 33.4 | −3.1 | −4.2 to −2.0 | 6,785 |
| Romford (RM) | 30.2 | 33.4 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −1.8 | 4,689 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 30.2 | 33.4 | −3.2 | −5.2 to −1.2 | 2,035 |
| London NW (NW) | 30.2 | 33.4 | −3.2 | −4.2 to −2.3 | 8,704 |
| Dartford (DA) | 30.1 | 33.4 | −3.4 | −4.7 to −2.0 | 4,659 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 30.0 | 33.4 | −3.4 | −4.5 to −2.3 | 6,829 |
| Durham (DH) | 29.9 | 33.4 | −3.5 | −5.8 to −1.1 | 1,461 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 29.9 | 33.4 | −3.5 | −4.7 to −2.4 | 5,781 |
| Bolton (BL) | 29.7 | 33.4 | −3.7 | −4.6 to −2.8 | 9,979 |
| Wigan (WN) | 29.6 | 33.4 | −3.8 | −5.6 to −1.9 | 2,320 |
| Liverpool (L) | 29.6 | 33.4 | −3.9 | −5.1 to −2.6 | 5,315 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 29.5 | 33.4 | −3.9 | −5.5 to −2.3 | 3,211 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 29.4 | 33.4 | −4.0 | −5.2 to −2.9 | 6,358 |
| Birmingham (B) | 29.5 | 33.6 | −4.1 | −4.6 to −3.5 | 28,591 |
| Derby (DE) | 29.4 | 33.4 | −4.1 | −5.0 to −3.1 | 9,359 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.2 | 33.4 | −4.2 | −5.3 to −3.1 | 6,667 |
| London W (W) | 29.0 | 33.4 | −4.4 | −6.3 to −2.6 | 2,323 |
| Dudley (DY) | 28.9 | 33.4 | −4.5 | −6.1 to −2.9 | 3,048 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 28.8 | 33.4 | −4.6 | −7.5 to −1.6 | 923 |
| Croydon (CR) | 28.5 | 33.4 | −5.0 | −6.0 to −4.0 | 7,619 |
| Sheffield (S) | 28.5 | 33.5 | −5.0 | −5.8 to −4.3 | 16,400 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 28.3 | 33.4 | −5.2 | −6.6 to −3.7 | 3,987 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 28.2 | 33.4 | −5.2 | −6.6 to −3.9 | 4,465 |
| Enfield (EN) | 27.6 | 33.4 | −5.8 | −7.2 to −4.5 | 4,265 |
| Bromley (BR) | 27.2 | 33.4 | −6.2 | −7.8 to −4.6 | 2,911 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 26.1 | 33.4 | −7.4 | −9.0 to −5.7 | 2,629 |
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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