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

Across Britain, 36.2% of 106,856 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota Hiace failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Truro (TR): 50.5% against 36.0% elsewhere (+14.4 points). It does best in Slough (SL), −12.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Toyota Hiace in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Toyota Hiace: 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
Truro (TR)50.536.0+14.4+11.3 to +17.6987
Dundee (DD)50.236.1+14.1+7.3 to +20.9209 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)50.136.0+14.1+11.3 to +16.91,254
Exeter (EX)49.935.9+14.0+11.8 to +16.22,083
Brighton (BN)47.635.9+11.7+9.5 to +13.92,008
Bristol (BS)47.035.9+11.2+9.2 to +13.12,589
Bath (BA)46.836.1+10.7+7.6 to +13.81,033
Inverness (IV)45.736.1+9.5+4.8 to +14.3416 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)45.536.1+9.3+3.3 to +15.3264 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)44.836.1+8.7+5.7 to +11.71,047
Paisley (PA)44.336.1+8.1+1.8 to +14.5235 (rough estimate)
Lancaster (LA)44.236.1+8.1+4.9 to +11.3928
Aberdeen (AB)44.136.1+8.0+2.2 to +13.7288 (rough estimate)
Torquay (TQ)43.536.1+7.5+4.7 to +10.31,215
Halifax (HX)42.836.1+6.7+1.7 to +11.7376 (rough estimate)
Sunderland (SR)42.636.1+6.5−0.7 to +13.6183 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)42.036.1+5.9+1.5 to +10.3488 (rough estimate)
Dorchester (DT)42.036.1+5.8+2.0 to +9.7641
Lincoln (LN)41.836.1+5.7+1.4 to +9.9519
Newport (NP)41.136.1+4.9+0.9 to +8.9582
Llandrindod Wells (LD)41.036.2+4.8−2.3 to +12.0183 (rough estimate)
Falkirk (FK)41.036.2+4.8−1.6 to +11.2227 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)40.936.1+4.8+0.5 to +9.1496 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)40.936.1+4.7+1.5 to +8.0874
Newcastle (NE)40.836.1+4.7+1.8 to +7.61,103
Glasgow (G)40.736.1+4.6+1.8 to +7.51,161
Swansea (SA)40.736.1+4.6+1.9 to +7.21,333
Portsmouth (PO)40.636.1+4.5+2.6 to +6.52,557
Bolton (BL)40.336.1+4.2+1.4 to +6.91,233
Salisbury (SP)40.336.1+4.1−0.0 to +8.3539
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)39.836.1+3.6+0.8 to +6.51,129
Blackpool (FY)39.736.1+3.5−0.7 to +7.8509
Bournemouth (BH)39.336.1+3.2+0.7 to +5.71,534
Oldham (OL)39.136.1+3.0+0.6 to +5.31,691
Taunton (TA)39.136.1+2.9−0.4 to +6.2837
Telford (TF)38.836.2+2.6−3.0 to +8.2294 (rough estimate)
Harrogate (HG)38.736.2+2.6−4.1 to +9.3204 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)38.736.1+2.5−0.6 to +5.6952
Stockport (SK)38.436.1+2.3−0.3 to +4.91,370
Darlington (DL)38.136.2+2.0−3.2 to +7.1341 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)38.136.1+1.9−0.7 to +4.51,369
Leeds (LS)38.036.1+1.9−1.3 to +5.0913
Carlisle (CA)37.636.2+1.4−2.3 to +5.2636
Perth (PH)37.236.2+1.1−5.2 to +7.3231 (rough estimate)
St Albans (AL)37.236.2+1.0−4.2 to +6.2331 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)37.136.2+1.0−2.2 to +4.1897
Tonbridge (TN)37.036.1+0.8−1.2 to +2.92,142
Oxford (OX)36.536.2+0.3−2.7 to +3.4967
Doncaster (DN)36.336.2+0.2−2.1 to +2.41,772
York (YO)36.336.2+0.1−3.1 to +3.4829
Walsall (WS)36.136.2−0.1−4.4 to +4.2482 (rough estimate)
Dudley (DY)35.936.2−0.3−4.9 to +4.3424 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)35.636.2−0.6−3.8 to +2.7820
Motherwell (ML)35.636.2−0.6−6.3 to +5.2264 (rough estimate)
Huddersfield (HD)35.536.2−0.6−4.7 to +3.4546
Hemel Hempstead (HP)35.536.2−0.6−3.3 to +2.01,306
Manchester (M)35.536.2−0.6−2.6 to +1.32,398
Llandudno (LL)35.536.2−0.7−3.5 to +2.11,120
Southampton (SO)35.436.2−0.8−3.3 to +1.71,436
Nottingham (NG)35.236.2−0.9−3.0 to +1.12,228
Milton Keynes (MK)35.036.2−1.1−4.8 to +2.6642
London N (N)34.736.2−1.5−5.9 to +2.9453 (rough estimate)
Watford (WD)34.536.2−1.6−6.4 to +3.1388 (rough estimate)
Worcester (WR)34.336.2−1.9−5.7 to +2.0580
Norwich (NR)34.336.2−1.9−4.0 to +0.31,879
Guildford (GU)34.336.2−1.9−4.2 to +0.31,763
Liverpool (L)34.236.2−2.0−4.8 to +0.91,076
Preston (PR)33.936.2−2.3−4.9 to +0.31,273
Colchester (CO)33.836.2−2.4−5.5 to +0.7908
Stevenage (SG)33.536.2−2.7−6.7 to +1.4534
Harrow (HA)33.536.2−2.7−7.4 to +2.0391 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)33.536.2−2.7−4.6 to −0.72,300
Peterborough (PE)33.436.2−2.8−5.2 to −0.31,460
Kilmarnock (KA)33.136.2−3.0−8.1 to +2.0335 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)33.036.2−3.2−6.1 to −0.41,053
Cambridge (CB)32.936.2−3.3−6.8 to +0.1721
Shrewsbury (SY)32.836.2−3.4−6.8 to −0.1751
Redhill (RH)32.736.2−3.5−6.1 to −0.91,261
London W (W)32.636.2−3.6−10.4 to +3.3181 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)32.536.2−3.7−6.8 to −0.6862
Dumfries (DG)32.136.2−4.1−10.1 to +1.8237 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)32.136.2−4.1−8.0 to −0.2549
Cleveland (TS)32.036.2−4.2−8.8 to +0.5381 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)31.736.2−4.4−8.5 to −0.4501
Luton (LU)31.436.2−4.8−9.4 to −0.1382 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)31.436.2−4.9−7.6 to −2.21,142
Ipswich (IP)31.336.2−4.9−7.4 to −2.51,405
Reading (RG)31.336.2−4.9−7.1 to −2.71,712
Galashiels (TD)31.136.2−5.1−10.9 to +0.8241 (rough estimate)
Ilford (IG)31.136.2−5.1−9.8 to −0.4376 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)31.136.3−5.1−7.0 to −3.22,283
Birmingham (B)31.136.3−5.2−6.9 to −3.52,963
Hereford (HR)30.936.2−5.3−8.7 to −1.9699
London NW (NW)30.836.2−5.3−9.8 to −0.9415 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)30.736.3−5.6−7.7 to −3.41,824
Sheffield (S)30.636.3−5.7−7.4 to −4.13,061
London E (E)30.336.2−5.9−9.6 to −2.1584
Coventry (CV)30.336.2−5.9−8.7 to −3.11,042
Wakefield (WF)30.136.2−6.1−8.8 to −3.31,088
Chelmsford (CM)29.736.2−6.5−9.1 to −4.01,236
Wolverhampton (WV)29.336.2−6.9−11.3 to −2.6424 (rough estimate)
Sutton (SM)29.136.2−7.1−12.4 to −1.8282 (rough estimate)
London SW (SW)28.536.2−7.7−12.3 to −3.1365 (rough estimate)
Dartford (DA)28.336.2−7.9−11.1 to −4.7774
Twickenham (TW)27.736.2−8.5−12.4 to −4.7517
Kingston upon Thames (KT)27.436.2−8.9−12.0 to −5.7800
Croydon (CR)26.636.2−9.6−12.7 to −6.5785
Bromley (BR)26.036.2−10.2−14.6 to −5.8385 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)25.936.2−10.3−13.6 to −7.0702
Uxbridge (UB)25.836.2−10.4−15.1 to −5.7334 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)25.236.2−11.0−14.8 to −7.2512
Southend-on-Sea (SS)25.136.3−11.2−13.5 to −8.81,314
Durham (DH)24.436.2−11.8−16.6 to −7.0308 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)24.436.2−11.9−15.2 to −8.5628
Slough (SL)24.036.2−12.2−15.7 to −8.7579

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 106,856 (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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