Where in Britain does the Vauxhall Adam fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 24.9% of 325,357 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Vauxhall Adam failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Aberdeen (AB): 35.6% against 24.8% elsewhere (+10.8 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −7.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Vauxhall Adam MOT statistics · check a Vauxhall Adam by registration
Vauxhall Adam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (AB) | 35.6 | 24.8 | +10.8 | +9.2 to +12.3 | 3,706 |
| Dundee (DD) | 33.7 | 24.8 | +8.9 | +6.8 to +11.0 | 1,990 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 33.1 | 24.8 | +8.3 | +6.5 to +10.1 | 2,631 |
| Perth (PH) | 32.5 | 24.9 | +7.6 | +3.7 to +11.6 | 538 |
| Paisley (PA) | 32.4 | 24.8 | +7.5 | +5.6 to +9.5 | 2,280 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 30.2 | 24.9 | +5.3 | +2.0 to +8.7 | 718 |
| Glasgow (G) | 30.1 | 24.7 | +5.3 | +4.4 to +6.3 | 8,978 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 30.0 | 24.8 | +5.1 | +3.5 to +6.7 | 3,204 |
| Swansea (SA) | 29.9 | 24.8 | +5.1 | +3.7 to +6.5 | 4,392 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 29.8 | 24.9 | +4.9 | −3.9 to +13.7 | 104 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 29.4 | 24.8 | +4.6 | +3.4 to +5.8 | 5,552 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 29.0 | 24.8 | +4.2 | +2.8 to +5.6 | 4,061 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 28.5 | 24.8 | +3.7 | +2.8 to +4.6 | 9,408 |
| London W (W) | 28.5 | 24.9 | +3.6 | −3.0 to +10.2 | 179 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 28.3 | 24.9 | +3.4 | +1.4 to +5.4 | 1,999 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 27.6 | 24.9 | +2.8 | +1.1 to +4.4 | 2,868 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 27.5 | 24.8 | +2.7 | +1.8 to +3.6 | 9,410 |
| Halifax (HX) | 27.6 | 24.9 | +2.7 | −0.0 to +5.4 | 1,026 |
| Truro (TR) | 27.5 | 24.9 | +2.7 | −0.6 to +5.9 | 737 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 27.5 | 24.9 | +2.6 | −4.8 to +10.1 | 138 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 27.3 | 24.9 | +2.4 | −4.5 to +9.3 | 161 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 27.3 | 24.9 | +2.4 | +0.9 to +4.0 | 3,182 |
| Darlington (DL) | 27.3 | 24.9 | +2.4 | +0.8 to +4.0 | 2,875 |
| Leeds (LS) | 27.2 | 24.9 | +2.3 | +0.8 to +3.8 | 3,386 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 27.1 | 24.8 | +2.3 | +1.2 to +3.4 | 6,564 |
| Bristol (BS) | 27.1 | 24.9 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.4 | 5,234 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.0 | 24.9 | +2.1 | −1.4 to +5.7 | 607 |
| Crewe (CW) | 26.9 | 24.9 | +2.0 | +0.3 to +3.8 | 2,537 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 26.9 | 24.9 | +2.0 | +0.2 to +3.8 | 2,292 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 26.8 | 24.9 | +1.9 | −0.2 to +4.0 | 1,701 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 26.6 | 24.9 | +1.7 | −0.5 to +3.8 | 1,627 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 26.4 | 24.9 | +1.5 | −0.5 to +3.6 | 1,791 |
| Newport (NP) | 26.3 | 24.9 | +1.4 | +0.2 to +2.7 | 4,555 |
| Stockport (SK) | 26.3 | 24.9 | +1.4 | −0.4 to +3.2 | 2,318 |
| Durham (DH) | 26.3 | 24.9 | +1.4 | −0.1 to +2.9 | 3,253 |
| Oxford (OX) | 26.2 | 24.9 | +1.3 | −0.5 to +3.2 | 2,128 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 26.2 | 24.9 | +1.3 | −0.2 to +2.9 | 3,159 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 26.0 | 24.9 | +1.1 | −0.3 to +2.5 | 3,710 |
| Inverness (IV) | 25.8 | 24.9 | +0.9 | −1.7 to +3.6 | 1,072 |
| Northampton (NN) | 25.8 | 24.9 | +0.9 | −0.3 to +2.1 | 5,002 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 25.7 | 24.9 | +0.8 | −1.5 to +3.2 | 1,337 |
| Bath (BA) | 25.7 | 24.9 | +0.8 | −1.2 to +2.8 | 1,775 |
| Warrington (WA) | 25.7 | 24.9 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.0 | 4,669 |
| Watford (WD) | 25.6 | 24.9 | +0.8 | −1.9 to +3.4 | 1,084 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 25.6 | 24.9 | +0.7 | −1.7 to +3.0 | 1,329 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 25.4 | 24.9 | +0.5 | −1.0 to +2.1 | 2,993 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 25.3 | 24.9 | +0.4 | −2.3 to +3.2 | 948 |
| Telford (TF) | 25.1 | 24.9 | +0.2 | −2.4 to +2.9 | 1,066 |
| Hull (HU) | 25.0 | 24.9 | +0.1 | −1.4 to +1.6 | 3,303 |
| Norwich (NR) | 24.9 | 24.9 | +0.0 | −1.3 to +1.3 | 4,296 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 24.8 | 24.9 | −0.1 | −2.4 to +2.3 | 1,318 |
| Bolton (BL) | 24.7 | 24.9 | −0.2 | −1.7 to +1.4 | 3,025 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 24.7 | 24.9 | −0.2 | −3.9 to +3.5 | 530 |
| Guildford (GU) | 24.7 | 24.9 | −0.2 | −2.0 to +1.5 | 2,287 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 24.6 | 24.9 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.6 | 2,030 |
| Bradford (BD) | 24.5 | 24.9 | −0.4 | −2.1 to +1.3 | 2,466 |
| London SW (SW) | 24.5 | 24.9 | −0.4 | −4.1 to +3.3 | 527 |
| Preston (PR) | 24.2 | 24.9 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.8 | 3,322 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 24.1 | 24.9 | −0.8 | −2.8 to +1.3 | 1,649 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 24.1 | 24.9 | −0.8 | −2.1 to +0.6 | 3,970 |
| Coventry (CV) | 24.1 | 24.9 | −0.8 | −2.2 to +0.6 | 3,663 |
| Oldham (OL) | 24.0 | 24.9 | −0.9 | −2.4 to +0.5 | 3,333 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 24.0 | 24.9 | −0.9 | −3.3 to +1.5 | 1,223 |
| Walsall (WS) | 23.9 | 24.9 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.2 | 5,004 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 23.9 | 24.9 | −1.0 | −2.4 to +0.4 | 3,624 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 23.9 | 24.9 | −1.0 | −2.3 to +0.2 | 4,545 |
| Chester (CH) | 23.8 | 24.9 | −1.1 | −2.2 to −0.1 | 6,484 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 23.8 | 24.9 | −1.2 | −2.7 to +0.4 | 2,855 |
| Southampton (SO) | 23.7 | 24.9 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.5 | 2,426 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 23.7 | 24.9 | −1.2 | −2.4 to +0.0 | 4,832 |
| York (YO) | 23.6 | 24.9 | −1.3 | −2.9 to +0.3 | 2,759 |
| Manchester (M) | 23.6 | 24.9 | −1.3 | −2.5 to −0.2 | 5,102 |
| Wigan (WN) | 23.4 | 24.9 | −1.5 | −3.1 to +0.1 | 2,788 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 23.4 | 24.9 | −1.6 | −3.2 to +0.1 | 2,415 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.2 | 24.9 | −1.7 | −3.0 to −0.4 | 3,892 |
| London NW (NW) | 23.1 | 24.9 | −1.8 | −5.2 to +1.7 | 566 |
| Leicester (LE) | 23.1 | 24.9 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.7 | 5,121 |
| Colchester (CO) | 23.1 | 24.9 | −1.8 | −3.8 to +0.1 | 1,782 |
| Reading (RG) | 23.0 | 24.9 | −1.9 | −3.3 to −0.5 | 3,620 |
| Harrow (HA) | 22.9 | 24.9 | −2.0 | −5.3 to +1.3 | 616 |
| Medway (ME) | 22.9 | 24.9 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.5 | 3,082 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 22.8 | 24.9 | −2.1 | −5.3 to +1.2 | 648 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 22.9 | 24.9 | −2.1 | −3.7 to −0.4 | 2,530 |
| Sheffield (S) | 22.8 | 25.0 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.3 | 8,781 |
| Liverpool (L) | 22.7 | 24.9 | −2.2 | −3.5 to −0.9 | 4,142 |
| Birmingham (B) | 22.7 | 25.0 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.4 | 9,498 |
| Ilford (IG) | 22.5 | 24.9 | −2.4 | −6.5 to +1.8 | 391 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 22.4 | 24.9 | −2.5 | −4.3 to −0.6 | 1,961 |
| London N (N) | 22.4 | 24.9 | −2.5 | −5.8 to +0.9 | 598 |
| Taunton (TA) | 22.3 | 24.9 | −2.6 | −5.4 to +0.1 | 893 |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.2 | 24.9 | −2.7 | −4.7 to −0.8 | 1,832 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 22.1 | 24.9 | −2.8 | −4.5 to −1.2 | 2,503 |
| Sutton (SM) | 22.1 | 24.9 | −2.8 | −6.2 to +0.5 | 580 |
| London SE (SE) | 21.9 | 24.9 | −3.0 | −5.6 to −0.3 | 957 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 21.9 | 24.9 | −3.0 | −4.5 to −1.4 | 2,779 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 21.9 | 24.9 | −3.0 | −4.5 to −1.5 | 2,995 |
| Slough (SL) | 21.7 | 24.9 | −3.2 | −5.7 to −0.7 | 1,027 |
| St Albans (AL) | 21.7 | 24.9 | −3.2 | −5.4 to −1.0 | 1,364 |
| Croydon (CR) | 21.7 | 24.9 | −3.2 | −5.8 to −0.7 | 1,006 |
| Derby (DE) | 21.6 | 24.9 | −3.3 | −4.4 to −2.2 | 5,264 |
| Swindon (SN) | 21.5 | 24.9 | −3.4 | −5.4 to −1.4 | 1,672 |
| Redhill (RH) | 21.5 | 24.9 | −3.4 | −5.4 to −1.4 | 1,580 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 21.5 | 24.9 | −3.4 | −6.0 to −0.8 | 954 |
| Luton (LU) | 21.4 | 24.9 | −3.5 | −4.9 to −2.1 | 3,536 |
| Hereford (HR) | 21.3 | 24.9 | −3.6 | −6.9 to −0.3 | 582 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 21.3 | 24.9 | −3.7 | −5.4 to −1.9 | 2,238 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 21.1 | 24.9 | −3.8 | −5.1 to −2.6 | 4,194 |
| London E (E) | 20.8 | 24.9 | −4.1 | −6.8 to −1.4 | 846 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 20.7 | 24.9 | −4.2 | −6.4 to −2.1 | 1,358 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.4 | 24.9 | −4.6 | −6.0 to −3.1 | 3,097 |
| Enfield (EN) | 20.2 | 24.9 | −4.8 | −6.6 to −3.0 | 1,900 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.0 | 25.0 | −5.0 | −6.2 to −3.8 | 4,438 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 19.5 | 24.9 | −5.4 | −8.7 to −2.1 | 549 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 19.1 | 25.1 | −6.0 | −6.8 to −5.1 | 8,932 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 18.8 | 24.9 | −6.1 | −8.9 to −3.4 | 762 |
| Romford (RM) | 18.7 | 24.9 | −6.2 | −7.7 to −4.8 | 2,818 |
| Bromley (BR) | 17.8 | 24.9 | −7.1 | −9.2 to −5.1 | 1,348 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 325,357 (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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