Where in Britain does the Toyota Starlet fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 35.7% of 27,861 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota Starlet failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Cardiff (CF): 49.5% against 35.5% elsewhere (+14.1 points). It does best in Southend-on-Sea (SS), −15.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Toyota Starlet MOT statistics · check a Toyota Starlet by registration
Toyota Starlet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff (CF) | 49.5 | 35.5 | +14.1 | +9.3 to +18.9 | 426 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 49.4 | 35.6 | +13.8 | +5.9 to +21.6 | 156 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 49.3 | 35.6 | +13.7 | +5.6 to +21.8 | 146 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 48.7 | 35.5 | +13.2 | +8.1 to +18.3 | 374 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 48.2 | 35.5 | +12.7 | +6.8 to +18.6 | 280 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 48.0 | 35.5 | +12.5 | +7.3 to +17.7 | 356 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 45.4 | 35.5 | +9.8 | +4.8 to +14.9 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 43.3 | 35.6 | +7.7 | +1.8 to +13.6 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 42.7 | 35.6 | +7.1 | −2.5 to +16.6 | 103 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 41.8 | 35.6 | +6.2 | +1.0 to +11.5 | 342 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 41.4 | 35.6 | +5.8 | +0.7 to +11.0 | 355 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 41.0 | 35.6 | +5.4 | +0.3 to +10.6 | 351 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 40.7 | 35.6 | +5.1 | −0.6 to +10.8 | 290 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 40.6 | 35.6 | +4.9 | −4.6 to +14.5 | 101 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 40.2 | 35.6 | +4.6 | −2.4 to +11.5 | 194 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 40.1 | 35.6 | +4.5 | −1.5 to +10.4 | 267 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 39.9 | 35.6 | +4.3 | −2.4 to +10.9 | 208 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 39.7 | 35.6 | +4.0 | −4.4 to +12.4 | 131 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 39.6 | 35.6 | +4.0 | −2.8 to +10.7 | 202 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 39.6 | 35.6 | +4.0 | −2.9 to +10.8 | 197 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 39.6 | 35.6 | +3.9 | −3.1 to +11.0 | 187 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 39.2 | 35.6 | +3.6 | −0.0 to +7.3 | 704 |
| Bristol (BS) | 38.9 | 35.6 | +3.3 | −0.2 to +6.8 | 764 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 38.6 | 35.6 | +2.9 | −3.5 to +9.3 | 223 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 38.5 | 35.6 | +2.9 | −0.3 to +6.1 | 899 |
| York (YO) | 38.2 | 35.6 | +2.5 | −3.9 to +9.0 | 220 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 38.0 | 35.6 | +2.4 | −1.8 to +6.6 | 521 |
| Hull (HU) | 38.0 | 35.7 | +2.4 | −6.3 to +11.0 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 37.8 | 35.6 | +2.2 | −1.4 to +5.7 | 733 |
| Preston (PR) | 37.5 | 35.7 | +1.8 | −4.4 to +8.0 | 235 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 37.2 | 35.6 | +1.5 | −3.5 to +6.6 | 355 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 37.1 | 35.7 | +1.5 | −5.7 to +8.7 | 175 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.1 | 35.6 | +1.4 | −3.3 to +6.2 | 402 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 37.1 | 35.7 | +1.4 | −4.5 to +7.3 | 259 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 37.0 | 35.7 | +1.3 | −7.1 to +9.8 | 127 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 36.9 | 35.7 | +1.3 | −4.0 to +6.5 | 325 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 36.8 | 35.7 | +1.2 | −5.4 to +7.7 | 209 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 36.7 | 35.7 | +1.0 | −5.4 to +7.5 | 218 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 36.5 | 35.7 | +0.9 | −3.8 to +5.5 | 416 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 36.5 | 35.7 | +0.8 | −5.9 to +7.5 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 36.4 | 35.7 | +0.8 | −7.2 to +8.8 | 140 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 36.0 | 35.7 | +0.3 | −5.8 to +6.4 | 242 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 35.8 | 35.7 | +0.1 | −4.9 to +5.2 | 352 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 35.5 | 35.7 | −0.2 | −6.0 to +5.5 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 35.4 | 35.7 | −0.3 | −8.0 to +7.5 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 35.4 | 35.7 | −0.3 | −4.8 to +4.2 | 444 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 35.3 | 35.7 | −0.4 | −6.1 to +5.4 | 269 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 35.2 | 35.7 | −0.4 | −6.2 to +5.3 | 264 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 35.1 | 35.7 | −0.6 | −4.9 to +3.8 | 467 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 34.9 | 35.7 | −0.8 | −8.4 to +6.9 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 34.6 | 35.7 | −1.1 | −7.1 to +5.0 | 240 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 34.1 | 35.7 | −1.6 | −7.2 to +4.0 | 276 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 33.7 | 35.7 | −2.0 | −8.6 to +4.6 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 33.6 | 35.7 | −2.1 | −10.2 to +6.0 | 131 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 33.6 | 35.7 | −2.1 | −7.6 to +3.3 | 289 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 33.5 | 35.7 | −2.2 | −6.4 to +2.0 | 492 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 33.2 | 35.7 | −2.6 | −6.5 to +1.4 | 564 |
| Chester (CH) | 32.8 | 35.7 | −2.9 | −8.3 to +2.4 | 299 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 32.6 | 35.7 | −3.1 | −8.0 to +1.9 | 343 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 32.6 | 35.7 | −3.1 | −10.1 to +3.9 | 175 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 32.4 | 35.7 | −3.3 | −8.0 to +1.3 | 395 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 32.2 | 35.7 | −3.5 | −10.3 to +3.4 | 180 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 32.1 | 35.7 | −3.6 | −10.4 to +3.1 | 184 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 32.0 | 35.7 | −3.7 | −9.1 to +1.8 | 284 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 32.0 | 35.8 | −3.8 | −7.2 to −0.4 | 754 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 31.8 | 35.7 | −3.9 | −11.5 to +3.6 | 148 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 31.5 | 35.7 | −4.2 | −11.4 to +3.0 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 31.1 | 35.7 | −4.6 | −11.2 to +1.9 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 31.0 | 35.7 | −4.7 | −9.6 to +0.1 | 355 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 30.8 | 35.8 | −5.0 | −8.8 to −1.2 | 572 |
| Liverpool (L) | 30.6 | 35.7 | −5.1 | −11.9 to +1.6 | 180 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 29.6 | 35.7 | −6.1 | −13.4 to +1.2 | 152 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 29.5 | 35.7 | −6.2 | −13.5 to +1.2 | 149 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 29.4 | 35.7 | −6.3 | −14.5 to +1.9 | 119 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 29.3 | 35.7 | −6.4 | −12.0 to −0.9 | 263 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 28.9 | 35.7 | −6.9 | −12.6 to −1.1 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 28.7 | 35.7 | −7.1 | −12.4 to −1.7 | 279 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 28.6 | 35.7 | −7.1 | −15.0 to +0.8 | 126 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 28.4 | 35.7 | −7.3 | −14.1 to −0.5 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 28.3 | 35.8 | −7.4 | −11.7 to −3.2 | 434 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 28.2 | 35.7 | −7.5 | −15.7 to +0.7 | 117 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 28.1 | 35.9 | −7.7 | −11.1 to −4.3 | 686 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 28.0 | 35.7 | −7.8 | −14.2 to −1.3 | 186 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 27.2 | 35.7 | −8.6 | −14.1 to −3.1 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 24.1 | 35.7 | −11.6 | −19.4 to −3.8 | 116 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 24.1 | 35.7 | −11.7 | −18.9 to −4.4 | 133 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.9 | 35.8 | −11.9 | −17.4 to −6.5 | 239 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 23.8 | 35.8 | −12.0 | −16.7 to −7.4 | 328 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 23.3 | 35.7 | −12.5 | −19.1 to −5.9 | 159 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 22.8 | 35.8 | −12.9 | −18.5 to −7.3 | 219 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.6 | 35.8 | −15.2 | −19.9 to −10.5 | 291 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,861 (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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