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

Across Britain, 29.2% of 2,615,955 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Toyota Yaris failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 40.4% against 29.1% elsewhere (+11.2 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −6.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Toyota Yaris in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Toyota Yaris: 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
Dundee (DD)40.429.1+11.2+10.1 to +12.47,141
Halifax (HX)39.429.1+10.2+9.0 to +11.55,849
Kirkcaldy (KY)37.729.1+8.5+7.5 to +9.59,226
Aberdeen (AB)35.929.1+6.7+5.8 to +7.710,585
Bristol (BS)35.129.0+6.0+5.6 to +6.451,792
Plymouth (PL)35.129.1+6.0+5.3 to +6.815,680
Leeds (LS)34.829.1+5.7+5.1 to +6.231,831
Dorchester (DT)34.529.1+5.3+4.3 to +6.38,389
Bradford (BD)34.329.1+5.2+4.8 to +5.742,444
Perth (PH)34.229.2+5.0+3.6 to +6.44,434
Walsall (WS)34.029.1+4.9+4.0 to +5.711,217
Exeter (EX)33.629.1+4.4+3.8 to +5.024,761
Truro (TR)33.329.1+4.1+3.2 to +5.011,182
Lincoln (LN)33.129.1+3.9+3.1 to +4.811,201
Oldham (OL)33.029.1+3.8+3.3 to +4.431,422
Torquay (TQ)32.729.1+3.6+2.7 to +4.411,911
Glasgow (G)32.429.1+3.3+2.8 to +3.837,396
Llandrindod Wells (LD)32.529.2+3.3+1.4 to +5.12,478
Lerwick (ZE)32.429.2+3.3+1.6 to +5.02,842
Motherwell (ML)32.429.2+3.3+2.0 to +4.55,216
Crewe (CW)32.429.2+3.2+2.3 to +4.110,919
Newport (NP)32.429.1+3.2+2.5 to +3.916,274
Edinburgh (EH)32.329.1+3.2+2.6 to +3.729,076
Huddersfield (HD)32.229.1+3.1+2.3 to +3.912,333
London E (E)32.229.1+3.1+2.5 to +3.629,820
Paisley (PA)32.129.2+3.0+2.0 to +3.98,787
Cleveland (TS)32.029.1+2.9+2.2 to +3.616,727
Manchester (M)31.829.1+2.8+2.4 to +3.167,787
Bath (BA)31.829.1+2.7+2.1 to +3.323,431
Portsmouth (PO)31.729.1+2.6+2.1 to +3.036,680
Kilmarnock (KA)31.729.2+2.6+1.7 to +3.410,945
Slough (SL)31.729.1+2.5+1.8 to +3.216,096
Oxford (OX)31.429.1+2.3+1.7 to +2.926,220
Lancaster (LA)31.429.2+2.3+1.4 to +3.111,881
Salisbury (SP)31.429.2+2.3+1.3 to +3.28,700
Hull (HU)31.229.2+2.0+1.2 to +2.813,557
Cardiff (CF)31.129.1+2.0+1.5 to +2.536,688
Bournemouth (BH)31.129.1+1.9+1.4 to +2.525,285
Harrogate (HG)31.029.2+1.9+0.8 to +2.97,182
Inverness (IV)31.029.2+1.8+0.8 to +2.97,465
Kirkwall (KW)30.829.2+1.6−1.3 to +4.51,001
Swindon (SN)30.829.2+1.6+0.9 to +2.316,005
Telford (TF)30.629.2+1.4+0.4 to +2.57,340
York (YO)30.629.2+1.4+0.8 to +2.024,108
Newcastle (NE)30.429.1+1.2+0.8 to +1.735,429
Shrewsbury (SY)30.329.2+1.1+0.2 to +2.18,670
Northampton (NN)30.329.2+1.1+0.5 to +1.723,494
Gloucester (GL)30.029.2+0.9+0.3 to +1.425,199
Durham (DH)30.029.2+0.8−0.0 to +1.711,070
London SE (SE)30.029.2+0.8+0.2 to +1.424,110
Taunton (TA)29.929.2+0.7−0.1 to +1.414,192
Uxbridge (UB)29.829.2+0.7+0.0 to +1.320,253
London N (N)29.829.2+0.7+0.1 to +1.224,163
Chester (CH)29.829.2+0.6+0.0 to +1.226,266
Luton (LU)29.729.2+0.5−0.1 to +1.218,853
Watford (WD)29.629.2+0.5−0.3 to +1.215,109
Milton Keynes (MK)29.629.2+0.4−0.1 to +1.025,200
Outer Hebrides (HS)29.629.2+0.4−3.4 to +4.2561
London W (W)29.529.2+0.3−0.7 to +1.46,957
Falkirk (FK)29.529.2+0.3−0.6 to +1.210,205
Ipswich (IP)29.529.2+0.3−0.3 to +0.921,089
Stevenage (SG)29.429.2+0.2−0.5 to +0.915,993
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)29.429.2+0.2−0.3 to +0.829,318
Harrow (HA)29.429.2+0.2−0.4 to +0.823,207
Darlington (DL)29.329.2+0.2−0.6 to +1.012,385
Guildford (GU)29.329.2+0.1−0.4 to +0.636,432
Blackburn (BB)29.229.2+0.0−0.5 to +0.531,009
Worcester (WR)29.129.2−0.0−0.9 to +0.811,299
Bolton (BL)29.129.2−0.1−0.6 to +0.436,059
Coventry (CV)29.029.2−0.2−0.7 to +0.332,346
Preston (PR)29.029.2−0.2−0.7 to +0.326,937
Hemel Hempstead (HP)28.929.2−0.2−0.8 to +0.423,733
Brighton (BN)28.929.2−0.3−0.7 to +0.245,130
Sunderland (SR)28.729.2−0.5−1.3 to +0.410,601
St Albans (AL)28.729.2−0.5−1.2 to +0.314,087
Cambridge (CB)28.529.2−0.7−1.4 to −0.017,899
Colchester (CO)28.429.2−0.8−1.5 to −0.116,079
Kingston upon Thames (KT)28.329.2−0.9−1.6 to −0.317,718
Galashiels (TD)28.229.2−1.0−2.2 to +0.34,665
Liverpool (L)28.229.2−1.0−1.6 to −0.319,851
Swansea (SA)28.129.2−1.1−1.6 to −0.633,119
Twickenham (TW)28.029.2−1.2−1.7 to −0.624,609
Hereford (HR)27.929.2−1.2−2.3 to −0.26,995
Tonbridge (TN)27.929.2−1.3−1.7 to −0.941,341
Peterborough (PE)27.729.2−1.5−2.0 to −1.035,776
Wakefield (WF)27.729.2−1.5−2.1 to −1.024,491
Birmingham (B)27.629.2−1.6−1.9 to −1.498,122
Norwich (NR)27.529.2−1.7−2.2 to −1.232,668
Stockport (SK)27.429.2−1.8−2.3 to −1.436,993
Romford (RM)27.229.2−1.9−2.6 to −1.318,125
Leicester (LE)27.329.2−2.0−2.3 to −1.654,911
Canterbury (CT)27.229.2−2.0−2.7 to −1.316,869
London SW (SW)27.029.2−2.2−2.9 to −1.619,160
Llandudno (LL)26.929.2−2.3−2.8 to −1.721,806
Nottingham (NG)26.929.2−2.3−2.7 to −1.952,822
Redhill (RH)26.829.2−2.4−2.9 to −1.932,973
Doncaster (DN)26.229.2−3.0−3.4 to −2.531,498
Warrington (WA)26.129.2−3.0−3.6 to −2.524,748
Sutton (SM)26.029.2−3.2−4.2 to −2.27,926
Sheffield (S)26.029.3−3.3−3.6 to −3.072,536
Dumfries (DG)25.829.2−3.4−4.7 to −2.04,214
Southampton (SO)25.929.2−3.4−3.9 to −2.827,580
Reading (RG)25.829.2−3.4−3.8 to −3.042,918
Wigan (WN)25.729.2−3.5−4.2 to −2.713,853
Derby (DE)25.729.2−3.5−3.9 to −3.037,331
Carlisle (CA)25.629.2−3.5−4.3 to −2.814,055
Blackpool (FY)25.629.2−3.6−4.3 to −2.813,711
Dudley (DY)25.629.2−3.6−4.3 to −2.915,758
London NW (NW)25.529.2−3.7−4.2 to −3.230,082
Southend-on-Sea (SS)25.529.2−3.7−4.4 to −3.116,968
Wolverhampton (WV)25.329.2−3.9−4.6 to −3.214,092
Medway (ME)25.229.2−4.0−4.4 to −3.533,392
Croydon (CR)24.729.2−4.5−5.0 to −4.028,730
Chelmsford (CM)24.429.2−4.8−5.4 to −4.222,531
Ilford (IG)24.129.2−5.1−5.7 to −4.520,796
Dartford (DA)23.629.2−5.6−6.2 to −5.021,450
Bromley (BR)22.829.2−6.4−7.2 to −5.713,524
Enfield (EN)22.729.2−6.5−7.1 to −5.920,473

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,615,955 (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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