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Where in Britain does the Toyota RAV4 fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 26.5% of 723,850 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota RAV4 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Exeter (EX): 38.3% against 26.2% elsewhere (+12.1 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −8.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Toyota RAV4 MOT statistics · check a Toyota RAV4 by registration

Toyota RAV4 in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Toyota RAV4: 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
Exeter (EX)38.326.2+12.1+11.3 to +12.915,417
Plymouth (PL)38.226.3+11.9+10.8 to +12.97,916
Truro (TR)37.426.4+11.0+9.6 to +12.34,954
Torquay (TQ)37.026.4+10.6+9.3 to +11.95,525
Dorchester (DT)36.626.4+10.2+8.7 to +11.74,167
Aberdeen (AB)35.326.4+8.9+7.7 to +10.06,449
Dundee (DD)35.126.4+8.7+6.8 to +10.62,488
Bath (BA)34.426.4+8.0+6.9 to +9.17,830
Kirkcaldy (KY)34.426.4+8.0+6.3 to +9.63,262
Taunton (TA)33.526.4+7.1+6.0 to +8.27,045
Perth (PH)33.026.4+6.5+4.7 to +8.32,567
Salisbury (SP)32.626.4+6.1+4.6 to +7.73,699
Bristol (BS)32.526.4+6.1+5.3 to +7.011,230
Bournemouth (BH)32.526.4+6.1+5.1 to +7.27,725
Portsmouth (PO)32.426.4+6.1+5.1 to +7.010,045
Lancaster (LA)30.826.4+4.3+2.9 to +5.74,345
Brighton (BN)30.626.4+4.2+3.3 to +5.011,399
Telford (TF)30.626.5+4.1+2.3 to +6.02,291
Walsall (WS)30.526.5+4.1+2.4 to +5.82,735
Lincoln (LN)30.426.4+4.0+2.5 to +5.43,819
Halifax (HX)30.426.5+3.9+1.6 to +6.31,501
York (YO)29.826.4+3.4+2.3 to +4.56,891
Llandrindod Wells (LD)29.726.5+3.2+1.2 to +5.22,001
Newport (NP)29.526.4+3.0+1.8 to +4.25,763
Crewe (CW)29.426.5+3.0+1.4 to +4.63,190
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)28.926.4+2.5+1.5 to +3.57,652
Inverness (IV)28.926.4+2.4+1.1 to +3.74,690
Shrewsbury (SY)28.826.4+2.4+1.1 to +3.65,291
Chester (CH)28.826.4+2.4+1.2 to +3.56,466
Harrogate (HG)28.826.5+2.3+0.6 to +4.02,744
Leeds (LS)28.626.4+2.2+1.0 to +3.45,149
Swindon (SN)28.626.5+2.1+0.9 to +3.44,998
Cleveland (TS)28.426.5+2.0+0.6 to +3.34,200
Guildford (GU)28.326.4+1.9+1.0 to +2.712,264
Gloucester (GL)28.326.4+1.8+1.0 to +2.710,154
Huddersfield (HD)28.126.5+1.6−0.0 to +3.22,949
Darlington (DL)28.126.5+1.6+0.3 to +2.94,836
Cardiff (CF)28.026.4+1.6+0.6 to +2.59,100
Galashiels (TD)27.826.5+1.4−0.3 to +3.12,702
Motherwell (ML)27.726.5+1.2−0.9 to +3.31,822
Oxford (OX)27.626.5+1.2+0.2 to +2.27,903
Outer Hebrides (HS)27.526.5+1.1−3.3 to +5.5396 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)27.526.5+1.0−0.0 to +2.16,972
Worcester (WR)27.426.5+0.9−0.3 to +2.25,046
London W (W)27.126.5+0.7−1.4 to +2.81,742
Swansea (SA)27.126.5+0.6−0.3 to +1.59,282
Oldham (OL)26.926.5+0.5−0.8 to +1.74,886
Hereford (HR)26.926.5+0.5−0.8 to +1.84,721
Hull (HU)26.926.5+0.4−1.2 to +2.12,840
Paisley (PA)26.726.5+0.3−1.5 to +2.02,493
Tonbridge (TN)26.726.5+0.2−0.5 to +0.916,109
Bradford (BD)26.626.5+0.1−0.9 to +1.26,907
Durham (DH)26.626.5+0.1−1.3 to +1.53,874
Manchester (M)26.226.5−0.3−1.2 to +0.68,886
London N (N)26.026.5−0.4−1.7 to +0.84,828
Norwich (NR)26.026.5−0.4−1.3 to +0.411,436
St Albans (AL)25.926.5−0.5−1.9 to +0.84,193
Kilmarnock (KA)25.826.5−0.6−2.2 to +0.92,957
Lerwick (ZE)25.826.5−0.6−3.6 to +2.4817
London SE (SE)25.826.5−0.7−1.8 to +0.56,069
Llandudno (LL)25.826.5−0.7−1.6 to +0.29,956
Blackpool (FY)25.726.5−0.8−2.4 to +0.92,663
Edinburgh (EH)25.626.5−0.8−1.8 to +0.17,851
Canterbury (CT)25.626.5−0.9−2.1 to +0.35,267
London E (E)25.526.5−1.0−2.3 to +0.44,299
Newcastle (NE)25.426.5−1.1−2.0 to −0.29,494
Redhill (RH)25.326.5−1.2−2.0 to −0.411,483
Kingston upon Thames (KT)25.226.5−1.2−2.4 to −0.15,168
Cambridge (CB)25.226.5−1.3−2.6 to +0.14,209
Northampton (NN)25.026.5−1.5−2.5 to −0.57,115
Kirkwall (KW)25.026.5−1.5−4.2 to +1.21,001
Blackburn (BB)24.926.5−1.6−2.8 to −0.45,447
Peterborough (PE)24.726.5−1.8−2.6 to −1.011,758
Preston (PR)24.626.5−1.9−3.0 to −0.85,539
Watford (WD)24.526.5−2.0−3.3 to −0.63,975
Hemel Hempstead (HP)24.526.5−2.0−2.9 to −1.19,018
Sutton (SM)24.426.5−2.1−4.0 to −0.21,917
Reading (RG)24.426.5−2.1−2.9 to −1.413,217
Southampton (SO)24.326.5−2.2−3.1 to −1.28,191
Stevenage (SG)24.226.5−2.3−3.5 to −1.04,571
Stockport (SK)24.126.5−2.4−3.2 to −1.510,974
Slough (SL)24.126.5−2.4−3.7 to −1.14,120
Falkirk (FK)24.126.5−2.4−3.9 to −0.93,267
Colchester (CO)24.026.5−2.5−3.6 to −1.45,793
Glasgow (G)24.026.5−2.5−3.4 to −1.68,147
Coventry (CV)23.926.5−2.6−3.6 to −1.78,234
Wolverhampton (WV)23.826.5−2.7−4.1 to −1.33,492
Dudley (DY)23.726.5−2.8−3.9 to −1.65,196
Leicester (LE)23.726.5−2.8−3.7 to −1.99,374
Wakefield (WF)23.626.5−2.8−4.1 to −1.64,230
London SW (SW)23.426.5−3.1−4.3 to −1.84,500
Liverpool (L)23.326.5−3.2−4.5 to −1.93,947
Harrow (HA)23.326.5−3.2−4.5 to −1.83,769
Luton (LU)23.326.5−3.2−4.5 to −1.94,083
Milton Keynes (MK)23.326.5−3.2−4.2 to −2.26,887
Sunderland (SR)23.226.5−3.3−5.0 to −1.62,409
Carlisle (CA)23.226.5−3.3−4.3 to −2.26,498
Warrington (WA)22.926.5−3.6−4.7 to −2.45,350
Doncaster (DN)22.726.5−3.8−4.7 to −2.98,701
Dumfries (DG)22.526.5−4.0−5.8 to −2.22,087
Sheffield (S)22.626.6−4.0−4.5 to −3.420,643
Medway (ME)22.526.5−4.0−4.9 to −3.28,875
Twickenham (TW)22.526.5−4.0−5.1 to −3.05,997
Nottingham (NG)22.526.5−4.1−4.8 to −3.413,408
Bolton (BL)22.126.5−4.4−5.5 to −3.35,792
Birmingham (B)22.126.6−4.5−5.1 to −3.815,380
London NW (NW)21.726.5−4.8−5.8 to −3.96,864
Romford (RM)21.526.5−5.0−6.2 to −3.94,628
Croydon (CR)21.426.5−5.1−6.0 to −4.17,339
Chelmsford (CM)21.426.5−5.1−6.0 to −4.27,975
Uxbridge (UB)21.326.5−5.2−6.6 to −3.83,314
Wigan (WN)21.326.5−5.2−6.7 to −3.83,176
Southend-on-Sea (SS)21.126.5−5.4−6.4 to −4.35,944
Derby (DE)20.426.6−6.1−6.9 to −5.410,633
Dartford (DA)19.626.5−6.9−7.9 to −5.96,264
Ilford (IG)18.726.5−7.8−9.0 to −6.64,079
Enfield (EN)18.426.5−8.1−9.2 to −7.04,938
Bromley (BR)18.426.5−8.1−9.4 to −6.93,728

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 723,850 (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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