Where in Britain does the Toyota Hilux fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 32.0% of 390,036 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota Hilux failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Torquay (TQ): 45.1% against 31.9% elsewhere (+13.2 points). It does best in Romford (RM), −13.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Toyota Hilux MOT statistics · check a Toyota Hilux by registration
Toyota Hilux 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) | 45.1 | 31.9 | +13.2 | +11.4 to +15.0 | 3,057 |
| Truro (TR) | 43.4 | 31.9 | +11.5 | +9.9 to +13.0 | 3,796 |
| Dundee (DD) | 42.8 | 32.0 | +10.9 | +9.1 to +12.7 | 2,902 |
| Exeter (EX) | 42.0 | 31.8 | +10.3 | +9.3 to +11.2 | 10,635 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 42.1 | 31.9 | +10.2 | +8.9 to +11.6 | 5,088 |
| Bath (BA) | 40.7 | 32.0 | +8.8 | +7.2 to +10.3 | 3,927 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 40.2 | 31.9 | +8.3 | +7.1 to +9.5 | 6,888 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 39.4 | 32.0 | +7.4 | +5.4 to +9.4 | 2,341 |
| Taunton (TA) | 39.0 | 32.0 | +7.1 | +5.6 to +8.5 | 4,456 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 38.1 | 32.0 | +6.1 | +3.0 to +9.2 | 942 |
| Inverness (IV) | 37.9 | 31.9 | +6.0 | +4.8 to +7.2 | 6,261 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 38.0 | 32.0 | +6.0 | +4.0 to +7.9 | 2,336 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 37.9 | 32.0 | +5.9 | +4.1 to +7.7 | 2,769 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 37.8 | 32.0 | +5.8 | +3.8 to +7.8 | 2,330 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.5 | 32.0 | +5.5 | +4.3 to +6.8 | 5,498 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.2 | 32.0 | +5.2 | +3.6 to +6.9 | 3,223 |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.2 | 32.0 | +5.2 | +3.5 to +6.9 | 3,083 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 37.1 | 32.0 | +5.1 | +3.5 to +6.6 | 3,718 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 36.4 | 32.0 | +4.4 | +2.9 to +5.9 | 4,194 |
| Bristol (BS) | 36.3 | 32.0 | +4.3 | +2.9 to +5.8 | 4,391 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 36.2 | 32.0 | +4.2 | +2.2 to +6.1 | 2,436 |
| York (YO) | 35.9 | 32.0 | +4.0 | +2.7 to +5.2 | 5,724 |
| Paisley (PA) | 35.9 | 32.0 | +3.9 | +2.2 to +5.6 | 3,015 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 35.8 | 32.0 | +3.9 | +2.5 to +5.2 | 4,977 |
| Worcester (WR) | 35.8 | 32.0 | +3.7 | +1.9 to +5.6 | 2,486 |
| Stockport (SK) | 35.7 | 32.0 | +3.7 | +2.2 to +5.3 | 3,684 |
| St Albans (AL) | 34.8 | 32.0 | +2.8 | +0.1 to +5.5 | 1,195 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 34.6 | 32.0 | +2.6 | +1.5 to +3.7 | 7,321 |
| Guildford (GU) | 34.6 | 32.0 | +2.6 | +1.3 to +4.0 | 4,852 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 34.3 | 32.0 | +2.3 | +0.1 to +4.6 | 1,715 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 33.7 | 32.0 | +1.7 | +0.6 to +2.7 | 8,064 |
| Swansea (SA) | 33.4 | 32.0 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.5 | 7,334 |
| Swindon (SN) | 33.4 | 32.0 | +1.3 | −0.3 to +2.9 | 3,301 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 33.1 | 32.0 | +1.1 | −0.1 to +2.3 | 6,309 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 33.0 | 32.0 | +1.0 | −1.0 to +3.0 | 2,144 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 33.0 | 32.0 | +0.9 | −0.9 to +2.8 | 2,488 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 32.9 | 32.0 | +0.9 | −0.2 to +2.1 | 6,390 |
| Telford (TF) | 32.9 | 32.0 | +0.8 | −1.6 to +3.2 | 1,458 |
| Hereford (HR) | 32.5 | 32.0 | +0.4 | −1.2 to +2.0 | 3,362 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 32.4 | 32.0 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +2.0 | 3,160 |
| Leeds (LS) | 32.3 | 32.0 | +0.3 | −1.6 to +2.1 | 2,489 |
| Northampton (NN) | 32.3 | 32.0 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +1.8 | 3,744 |
| Halifax (HX) | 32.2 | 32.0 | +0.2 | −2.4 to +2.7 | 1,267 |
| Southampton (SO) | 32.1 | 32.0 | +0.1 | −1.2 to +1.4 | 4,985 |
| Oxford (OX) | 32.1 | 32.0 | +0.0 | −1.3 to +1.4 | 4,809 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 32.0 | 32.0 | −0.1 | −3.9 to +3.7 | 585 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 31.7 | 32.0 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.4 | 2,746 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 31.5 | 32.1 | −0.5 | −1.6 to +0.6 | 7,308 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 31.4 | 32.0 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +0.9 | 3,377 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 31.3 | 32.0 | −0.7 | −2.3 to +0.9 | 3,159 |
| Leicester (LE) | 31.1 | 32.1 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.3 | 5,728 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 31.0 | 32.0 | −1.0 | −3.1 to +1.1 | 1,870 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 31.0 | 32.1 | −1.0 | −2.1 to +0.0 | 7,429 |
| Norwich (NR) | 30.9 | 32.1 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.1 | 8,634 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 30.9 | 32.0 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.6 | 2,717 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 30.6 | 32.1 | −1.4 | −2.8 to −0.0 | 4,310 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 30.6 | 32.0 | −1.5 | −3.4 to +0.4 | 2,326 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 30.5 | 32.0 | −1.5 | −5.0 to +1.9 | 688 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 30.5 | 32.1 | −1.6 | −3.4 to +0.3 | 2,401 |
| Darlington (DL) | 30.4 | 32.1 | −1.7 | −3.0 to −0.4 | 4,980 |
| Hull (HU) | 30.1 | 32.0 | −1.9 | −4.3 to +0.5 | 1,447 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 30.0 | 32.0 | −2.0 | −5.9 to +1.8 | 550 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 30.0 | 32.1 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.1 | 7,934 |
| Preston (PR) | 29.9 | 32.1 | −2.1 | −3.8 to −0.4 | 2,903 |
| Newport (NP) | 29.9 | 32.1 | −2.1 | −3.9 to −0.4 | 2,594 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 29.9 | 32.1 | −2.2 | −4.0 to −0.3 | 2,397 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.9 | 32.1 | −2.2 | −3.4 to −1.0 | 5,956 |
| Dudley (DY) | 29.8 | 32.1 | −2.2 | −4.3 to −0.2 | 1,902 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 29.7 | 32.1 | −2.4 | −3.9 to −0.8 | 3,255 |
| Redhill (RH) | 29.6 | 32.1 | −2.4 | −3.8 to −1.1 | 4,533 |
| Bolton (BL) | 29.6 | 32.0 | −2.4 | −4.9 to +0.1 | 1,313 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.6 | 32.1 | −2.5 | −3.9 to −1.0 | 3,891 |
| Walsall (WS) | 29.5 | 32.1 | −2.5 | −4.8 to −0.2 | 1,513 |
| Oldham (OL) | 29.0 | 32.1 | −3.0 | −5.1 to −1.0 | 1,936 |
| Bradford (BD) | 28.9 | 32.1 | −3.1 | −4.6 to −1.6 | 3,530 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 28.9 | 32.1 | −3.2 | −5.7 to −0.6 | 1,205 |
| Reading (RG) | 28.9 | 32.1 | −3.2 | −4.4 to −2.1 | 5,943 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.6 | 32.1 | −3.4 | −4.6 to −2.3 | 5,548 |
| Crewe (CW) | 28.3 | 32.1 | −3.8 | −5.6 to −2.0 | 2,394 |
| Liverpool (L) | 28.2 | 32.1 | −3.9 | −6.0 to −1.7 | 1,728 |
| Coventry (CV) | 28.0 | 32.1 | −4.1 | −5.5 to −2.8 | 4,246 |
| Manchester (M) | 27.9 | 32.1 | −4.2 | −5.9 to −2.4 | 2,558 |
| Watford (WD) | 27.8 | 32.1 | −4.2 | −7.1 to −1.3 | 909 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 27.8 | 32.1 | −4.3 | −5.6 to −3.0 | 4,626 |
| Chester (CH) | 27.5 | 32.1 | −4.6 | −6.0 to −3.2 | 4,091 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 27.4 | 32.1 | −4.7 | −6.9 to −2.5 | 1,614 |
| Birmingham (B) | 27.3 | 32.1 | −4.8 | −6.0 to −3.6 | 5,135 |
| Derby (DE) | 27.3 | 32.1 | −4.8 | −6.0 to −3.7 | 5,779 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 27.2 | 32.1 | −4.8 | −6.4 to −3.3 | 3,326 |
| Durham (DH) | 27.2 | 32.1 | −4.9 | −6.9 to −2.9 | 1,951 |
| Warrington (WA) | 27.0 | 32.1 | −5.0 | −6.8 to −3.3 | 2,442 |
| Wigan (WN) | 26.8 | 32.1 | −5.3 | −7.8 to −2.8 | 1,213 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.8 | 32.1 | −5.3 | −6.7 to −3.9 | 3,738 |
| Sheffield (S) | 26.8 | 32.2 | −5.4 | −6.3 to −4.4 | 8,883 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 26.5 | 32.1 | −5.5 | −7.4 to −3.7 | 2,243 |
| Luton (LU) | 26.5 | 32.1 | −5.6 | −8.1 to −3.0 | 1,155 |
| Bromley (BR) | 26.4 | 32.0 | −5.6 | −9.9 to −1.4 | 409 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 26.1 | 32.1 | −6.0 | −7.7 to −4.3 | 2,635 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 26.0 | 32.1 | −6.1 | −7.4 to −4.9 | 4,982 |
| London W (W) | 25.0 | 32.0 | −7.0 | −13.2 to −0.9 | 192 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 24.9 | 32.1 | −7.2 | −8.4 to −5.9 | 4,614 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 24.2 | 32.1 | −7.9 | −11.2 to −4.6 | 658 |
| London SE (SE) | 24.0 | 32.1 | −8.0 | −11.4 to −4.6 | 612 |
| Croydon (CR) | 23.3 | 32.1 | −8.8 | −11.5 to −6.1 | 945 |
| Harrow (HA) | 23.0 | 32.1 | −9.1 | −12.8 to −5.3 | 474 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 22.7 | 32.1 | −9.3 | −13.3 to −5.3 | 418 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 22.5 | 32.1 | −9.6 | −11.6 to −7.5 | 1,622 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 22.6 | 32.2 | −9.7 | −10.6 to −8.7 | 7,026 |
| London N (N) | 22.3 | 32.1 | −9.7 | −13.1 to −6.3 | 582 |
| London E (E) | 21.9 | 32.1 | −10.2 | −13.8 to −6.6 | 508 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.7 | 32.1 | −10.4 | −12.8 to −8.0 | 1,158 |
| Dartford (DA) | 21.2 | 32.1 | −10.9 | −13.0 to −8.8 | 1,485 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.8 | 32.1 | −11.3 | −12.9 to −9.7 | 2,440 |
| Ilford (IG) | 20.0 | 32.1 | −12.1 | −15.5 to −8.7 | 541 |
| London NW (NW) | 19.6 | 32.1 | −12.5 | −15.6 to −9.4 | 644 |
| Sutton (SM) | 19.5 | 32.1 | −12.5 | −17.0 to −8.0 | 297 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 19.4 | 32.1 | −12.7 | −14.9 to −10.5 | 1,244 |
| Romford (RM) | 18.8 | 32.1 | −13.3 | −15.4 to −11.2 | 1,366 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 390,036 (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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