Where in Britain does the Toyota Estima fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 24.1% of 72,662 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota Estima failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Torquay (TQ): 63.6% against 24.0% elsewhere (+39.7 points). It does best in Bradford (BD), −12.4 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Toyota Estima MOT statistics · check a Toyota Estima by registration
Toyota Estima 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay (TQ) | 63.6 | 24.0 | +39.7 | +33.1 to +46.2 | 209 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 58.5 | 24.0 | +34.4 | +26.3 to +42.5 | 142 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 54.3 | 24.0 | +30.2 | +20.7 to +39.8 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 49.9 | 24.0 | +25.9 | +20.6 to +31.2 | 341 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 48.0 | 23.9 | +24.0 | +19.4 to +28.7 | 448 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 48.0 | 24.0 | +24.0 | +16.0 to +32.0 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 47.6 | 24.0 | +23.6 | +18.1 to +29.2 | 315 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 46.8 | 24.0 | +22.8 | +17.5 to +28.1 | 344 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 46.4 | 24.0 | +22.4 | +14.8 to +29.9 | 168 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 45.6 | 24.0 | +21.5 | +15.0 to +28.1 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 45.1 | 24.0 | +21.1 | +13.9 to +28.3 | 184 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 44.7 | 24.0 | +20.7 | +15.1 to +26.3 | 304 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 43.4 | 24.0 | +19.3 | +12.8 to +25.9 | 219 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 42.6 | 24.0 | +18.6 | +12.5 to +24.7 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 41.4 | 23.9 | +17.5 | +13.9 to +21.1 | 710 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 41.0 | 24.1 | +16.9 | +8.2 to +25.7 | 122 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 40.3 | 24.0 | +16.2 | +9.8 to +22.7 | 221 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 40.0 | 24.1 | +15.9 | +8.5 to +23.4 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 40.0 | 24.1 | +15.9 | +8.1 to +23.8 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 39.9 | 24.0 | +15.8 | +10.3 to +21.3 | 306 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 38.1 | 24.0 | +14.1 | +8.7 to +19.4 | 323 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 38.0 | 24.1 | +13.9 | +7.2 to +20.7 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 38.0 | 24.1 | +13.9 | +6.5 to +21.3 | 166 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 36.9 | 24.1 | +12.8 | +5.5 to +20.1 | 168 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 36.5 | 24.1 | +12.5 | +5.9 to +19.0 | 208 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 35.3 | 24.1 | +11.2 | +4.4 to +18.0 | 190 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 35.0 | 24.1 | +10.9 | +3.0 to +18.8 | 140 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 35.0 | 24.1 | +10.9 | +3.0 to +18.8 | 140 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 34.5 | 24.1 | +10.5 | +3.2 to +17.7 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 34.3 | 23.9 | +10.4 | +7.6 to +13.2 | 1,092 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 34.0 | 24.1 | +9.9 | +2.3 to +17.6 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.4 | 24.0 | +9.4 | +5.9 to +12.8 | 722 |
| Swansea (SA) | 32.9 | 24.1 | +8.8 | +1.1 to +16.5 | 143 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 32.8 | 24.1 | +8.8 | +3.8 to +13.8 | 338 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 32.7 | 24.1 | +8.6 | +2.8 to +14.4 | 251 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 32.5 | 24.0 | +8.4 | +3.7 to +13.1 | 385 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 31.7 | 24.1 | +7.7 | +2.8 to +12.5 | 356 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 31.7 | 24.0 | +7.7 | +3.2 to +12.1 | 429 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 31.6 | 24.0 | +7.6 | +4.1 to +11.1 | 699 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 31.4 | 24.1 | +7.3 | −1.1 to +15.7 | 118 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 30.2 | 24.1 | +6.1 | +1.2 to +11.1 | 331 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 29.9 | 23.8 | +6.1 | +4.6 to +7.6 | 3,923 |
| Glasgow (G) | 29.4 | 24.1 | +5.4 | +0.3 to +10.5 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 29.3 | 24.0 | +5.2 | +1.6 to +8.8 | 605 |
| Manchester (M) | 28.7 | 23.8 | +4.9 | +3.5 to +6.3 | 4,275 |
| Bromley (BR) | 29.0 | 24.1 | +4.9 | −2.7 to +12.5 | 138 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 28.6 | 24.1 | +4.6 | −1.0 to +10.1 | 255 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 27.6 | 24.1 | +3.5 | −2.1 to +9.1 | 243 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 26.9 | 24.1 | +2.8 | −1.6 to +7.3 | 383 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 26.7 | 24.1 | +2.7 | −2.3 to +7.6 | 303 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.6 | 24.1 | +2.5 | −2.0 to +7.0 | 376 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.8 | 24.1 | +1.7 | −1.7 to +5.2 | 639 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 25.7 | 24.1 | +1.6 | −4.3 to +7.6 | 206 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 25.7 | 24.1 | +1.6 | −0.7 to +4.0 | 1,348 |
| Liverpool (L) | 25.1 | 24.1 | +1.0 | −5.0 to +7.1 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 24.6 | 24.1 | +0.5 | −5.5 to +6.5 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 23.7 | 24.1 | −0.4 | −4.8 to +4.0 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 23.7 | 24.1 | −0.4 | −1.9 to +1.0 | 3,555 |
| Ilford (IG) | 22.6 | 24.1 | −1.5 | −3.3 to +0.3 | 2,051 |
| Coventry (CV) | 22.2 | 24.1 | −1.9 | −4.8 to +1.1 | 778 |
| Bolton (BL) | 21.5 | 24.1 | −2.6 | −6.1 to +0.9 | 539 |
| Wigan (WN) | 20.7 | 24.1 | −3.4 | −9.6 to +2.8 | 164 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 20.4 | 24.1 | −3.7 | −7.6 to +0.2 | 421 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 20.1 | 24.1 | −4.1 | −8.3 to +0.2 | 344 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 19.9 | 24.1 | −4.2 | −8.3 to −0.2 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 19.9 | 24.1 | −4.3 | −8.0 to −0.5 | 438 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 19.3 | 24.2 | −4.8 | −7.4 to −2.3 | 953 |
| Slough (SL) | 19.2 | 24.1 | −5.0 | −7.9 to −2.0 | 704 |
| Croydon (CR) | 18.5 | 24.2 | −5.7 | −7.9 to −3.6 | 1,284 |
| Oldham (OL) | 18.3 | 24.1 | −5.9 | −8.9 to −2.8 | 624 |
| London W (W) | 18.2 | 24.1 | −6.0 | −9.6 to −2.4 | 446 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 17.8 | 24.3 | −6.4 | −8.2 to −4.7 | 1,962 |
| Birmingham (B) | 18.8 | 25.3 | −6.5 | −7.2 to −5.7 | 13,431 |
| Enfield (EN) | 17.4 | 24.1 | −6.8 | −10.6 to −2.9 | 380 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 16.9 | 24.3 | −7.4 | −9.2 to −5.6 | 1,789 |
| Romford (RM) | 16.7 | 24.4 | −7.8 | −9.1 to −6.5 | 3,311 |
| Luton (LU) | 16.4 | 24.2 | −7.8 | −10.9 to −4.7 | 562 |
| Dudley (DY) | 15.9 | 24.1 | −8.2 | −11.5 to −4.9 | 471 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 16.4 | 24.8 | −8.4 | −9.3 to −7.4 | 6,209 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 15.6 | 24.2 | −8.5 | −11.5 to −5.5 | 563 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 14.8 | 24.1 | −9.3 | −13.2 to −5.4 | 324 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 14.5 | 24.3 | −9.7 | −11.7 to −7.7 | 1,231 |
| Leicester (LE) | 13.5 | 24.3 | −10.9 | −12.6 to −9.2 | 1,626 |
| Bradford (BD) | 11.9 | 24.2 | −12.4 | −14.6 to −10.1 | 809 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 72,662 (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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