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.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter (EX) | 38.3 | 26.2 | +12.1 | +11.3 to +12.9 | 15,417 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 38.2 | 26.3 | +11.9 | +10.8 to +12.9 | 7,916 |
| Truro (TR) | 37.4 | 26.4 | +11.0 | +9.6 to +12.3 | 4,954 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 37.0 | 26.4 | +10.6 | +9.3 to +11.9 | 5,525 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 36.6 | 26.4 | +10.2 | +8.7 to +11.7 | 4,167 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 35.3 | 26.4 | +8.9 | +7.7 to +10.0 | 6,449 |
| Dundee (DD) | 35.1 | 26.4 | +8.7 | +6.8 to +10.6 | 2,488 |
| Bath (BA) | 34.4 | 26.4 | +8.0 | +6.9 to +9.1 | 7,830 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 34.4 | 26.4 | +8.0 | +6.3 to +9.6 | 3,262 |
| Taunton (TA) | 33.5 | 26.4 | +7.1 | +6.0 to +8.2 | 7,045 |
| Perth (PH) | 33.0 | 26.4 | +6.5 | +4.7 to +8.3 | 2,567 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.6 | 26.4 | +6.1 | +4.6 to +7.7 | 3,699 |
| Bristol (BS) | 32.5 | 26.4 | +6.1 | +5.3 to +7.0 | 11,230 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 32.5 | 26.4 | +6.1 | +5.1 to +7.2 | 7,725 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 32.4 | 26.4 | +6.1 | +5.1 to +7.0 | 10,045 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 30.8 | 26.4 | +4.3 | +2.9 to +5.7 | 4,345 |
| Brighton (BN) | 30.6 | 26.4 | +4.2 | +3.3 to +5.0 | 11,399 |
| Telford (TF) | 30.6 | 26.5 | +4.1 | +2.3 to +6.0 | 2,291 |
| Walsall (WS) | 30.5 | 26.5 | +4.1 | +2.4 to +5.8 | 2,735 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 30.4 | 26.4 | +4.0 | +2.5 to +5.4 | 3,819 |
| Halifax (HX) | 30.4 | 26.5 | +3.9 | +1.6 to +6.3 | 1,501 |
| York (YO) | 29.8 | 26.4 | +3.4 | +2.3 to +4.5 | 6,891 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 29.7 | 26.5 | +3.2 | +1.2 to +5.2 | 2,001 |
| Newport (NP) | 29.5 | 26.4 | +3.0 | +1.8 to +4.2 | 5,763 |
| Crewe (CW) | 29.4 | 26.5 | +3.0 | +1.4 to +4.6 | 3,190 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 28.9 | 26.4 | +2.5 | +1.5 to +3.5 | 7,652 |
| Inverness (IV) | 28.9 | 26.4 | +2.4 | +1.1 to +3.7 | 4,690 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 28.8 | 26.4 | +2.4 | +1.1 to +3.6 | 5,291 |
| Chester (CH) | 28.8 | 26.4 | +2.4 | +1.2 to +3.5 | 6,466 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 28.8 | 26.5 | +2.3 | +0.6 to +4.0 | 2,744 |
| Leeds (LS) | 28.6 | 26.4 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.4 | 5,149 |
| Swindon (SN) | 28.6 | 26.5 | +2.1 | +0.9 to +3.4 | 4,998 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 28.4 | 26.5 | +2.0 | +0.6 to +3.3 | 4,200 |
| Guildford (GU) | 28.3 | 26.4 | +1.9 | +1.0 to +2.7 | 12,264 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 28.3 | 26.4 | +1.8 | +1.0 to +2.7 | 10,154 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 28.1 | 26.5 | +1.6 | −0.0 to +3.2 | 2,949 |
| Darlington (DL) | 28.1 | 26.5 | +1.6 | +0.3 to +2.9 | 4,836 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.0 | 26.4 | +1.6 | +0.6 to +2.5 | 9,100 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.8 | 26.5 | +1.4 | −0.3 to +3.1 | 2,702 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 27.7 | 26.5 | +1.2 | −0.9 to +3.3 | 1,822 |
| Oxford (OX) | 27.6 | 26.5 | +1.2 | +0.2 to +2.2 | 7,903 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 27.5 | 26.5 | +1.1 | −3.3 to +5.5 | 396 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 27.5 | 26.5 | +1.0 | −0.0 to +2.1 | 6,972 |
| Worcester (WR) | 27.4 | 26.5 | +0.9 | −0.3 to +2.2 | 5,046 |
| London W (W) | 27.1 | 26.5 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.8 | 1,742 |
| Swansea (SA) | 27.1 | 26.5 | +0.6 | −0.3 to +1.5 | 9,282 |
| Oldham (OL) | 26.9 | 26.5 | +0.5 | −0.8 to +1.7 | 4,886 |
| Hereford (HR) | 26.9 | 26.5 | +0.5 | −0.8 to +1.8 | 4,721 |
| Hull (HU) | 26.9 | 26.5 | +0.4 | −1.2 to +2.1 | 2,840 |
| Paisley (PA) | 26.7 | 26.5 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.0 | 2,493 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 26.7 | 26.5 | +0.2 | −0.5 to +0.9 | 16,109 |
| Bradford (BD) | 26.6 | 26.5 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.2 | 6,907 |
| Durham (DH) | 26.6 | 26.5 | +0.1 | −1.3 to +1.5 | 3,874 |
| Manchester (M) | 26.2 | 26.5 | −0.3 | −1.2 to +0.6 | 8,886 |
| London N (N) | 26.0 | 26.5 | −0.4 | −1.7 to +0.8 | 4,828 |
| Norwich (NR) | 26.0 | 26.5 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.4 | 11,436 |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.9 | 26.5 | −0.5 | −1.9 to +0.8 | 4,193 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 25.8 | 26.5 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +0.9 | 2,957 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 25.8 | 26.5 | −0.6 | −3.6 to +2.4 | 817 |
| London SE (SE) | 25.8 | 26.5 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.5 | 6,069 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 25.8 | 26.5 | −0.7 | −1.6 to +0.2 | 9,956 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 25.7 | 26.5 | −0.8 | −2.4 to +0.9 | 2,663 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 25.6 | 26.5 | −0.8 | −1.8 to +0.1 | 7,851 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 25.6 | 26.5 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.3 | 5,267 |
| London E (E) | 25.5 | 26.5 | −1.0 | −2.3 to +0.4 | 4,299 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 25.4 | 26.5 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.2 | 9,494 |
| Redhill (RH) | 25.3 | 26.5 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.4 | 11,483 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.2 | 26.5 | −1.2 | −2.4 to −0.1 | 5,168 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 25.2 | 26.5 | −1.3 | −2.6 to +0.1 | 4,209 |
| Northampton (NN) | 25.0 | 26.5 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.5 | 7,115 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 25.0 | 26.5 | −1.5 | −4.2 to +1.2 | 1,001 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 24.9 | 26.5 | −1.6 | −2.8 to −0.4 | 5,447 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 24.7 | 26.5 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.0 | 11,758 |
| Preston (PR) | 24.6 | 26.5 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.8 | 5,539 |
| Watford (WD) | 24.5 | 26.5 | −2.0 | −3.3 to −0.6 | 3,975 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 24.5 | 26.5 | −2.0 | −2.9 to −1.1 | 9,018 |
| Sutton (SM) | 24.4 | 26.5 | −2.1 | −4.0 to −0.2 | 1,917 |
| Reading (RG) | 24.4 | 26.5 | −2.1 | −2.9 to −1.4 | 13,217 |
| Southampton (SO) | 24.3 | 26.5 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.2 | 8,191 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.2 | 26.5 | −2.3 | −3.5 to −1.0 | 4,571 |
| Stockport (SK) | 24.1 | 26.5 | −2.4 | −3.2 to −1.5 | 10,974 |
| Slough (SL) | 24.1 | 26.5 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.1 | 4,120 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 24.1 | 26.5 | −2.4 | −3.9 to −0.9 | 3,267 |
| Colchester (CO) | 24.0 | 26.5 | −2.5 | −3.6 to −1.4 | 5,793 |
| Glasgow (G) | 24.0 | 26.5 | −2.5 | −3.4 to −1.6 | 8,147 |
| Coventry (CV) | 23.9 | 26.5 | −2.6 | −3.6 to −1.7 | 8,234 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 23.8 | 26.5 | −2.7 | −4.1 to −1.3 | 3,492 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.7 | 26.5 | −2.8 | −3.9 to −1.6 | 5,196 |
| Leicester (LE) | 23.7 | 26.5 | −2.8 | −3.7 to −1.9 | 9,374 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 23.6 | 26.5 | −2.8 | −4.1 to −1.6 | 4,230 |
| London SW (SW) | 23.4 | 26.5 | −3.1 | −4.3 to −1.8 | 4,500 |
| Liverpool (L) | 23.3 | 26.5 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −1.9 | 3,947 |
| Harrow (HA) | 23.3 | 26.5 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −1.8 | 3,769 |
| Luton (LU) | 23.3 | 26.5 | −3.2 | −4.5 to −1.9 | 4,083 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 23.3 | 26.5 | −3.2 | −4.2 to −2.2 | 6,887 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 23.2 | 26.5 | −3.3 | −5.0 to −1.6 | 2,409 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 23.2 | 26.5 | −3.3 | −4.3 to −2.2 | 6,498 |
| Warrington (WA) | 22.9 | 26.5 | −3.6 | −4.7 to −2.4 | 5,350 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 22.7 | 26.5 | −3.8 | −4.7 to −2.9 | 8,701 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 22.5 | 26.5 | −4.0 | −5.8 to −2.2 | 2,087 |
| Sheffield (S) | 22.6 | 26.6 | −4.0 | −4.5 to −3.4 | 20,643 |
| Medway (ME) | 22.5 | 26.5 | −4.0 | −4.9 to −3.2 | 8,875 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 22.5 | 26.5 | −4.0 | −5.1 to −3.0 | 5,997 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 22.5 | 26.5 | −4.1 | −4.8 to −3.4 | 13,408 |
| Bolton (BL) | 22.1 | 26.5 | −4.4 | −5.5 to −3.3 | 5,792 |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.1 | 26.6 | −4.5 | −5.1 to −3.8 | 15,380 |
| London NW (NW) | 21.7 | 26.5 | −4.8 | −5.8 to −3.9 | 6,864 |
| Romford (RM) | 21.5 | 26.5 | −5.0 | −6.2 to −3.9 | 4,628 |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.4 | 26.5 | −5.1 | −6.0 to −4.1 | 7,339 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 21.4 | 26.5 | −5.1 | −6.0 to −4.2 | 7,975 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 21.3 | 26.5 | −5.2 | −6.6 to −3.8 | 3,314 |
| Wigan (WN) | 21.3 | 26.5 | −5.2 | −6.7 to −3.8 | 3,176 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 21.1 | 26.5 | −5.4 | −6.4 to −4.3 | 5,944 |
| Derby (DE) | 20.4 | 26.6 | −6.1 | −6.9 to −5.4 | 10,633 |
| Dartford (DA) | 19.6 | 26.5 | −6.9 | −7.9 to −5.9 | 6,264 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.7 | 26.5 | −7.8 | −9.0 to −6.6 | 4,079 |
| Enfield (EN) | 18.4 | 26.5 | −8.1 | −9.2 to −7.0 | 4,938 |
| Bromley (BR) | 18.4 | 26.5 | −8.1 | −9.4 to −6.9 | 3,728 |
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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