Where in Britain does the Vauxhall Agila fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 35.1% of 245,200 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Vauxhall Agila failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 56.6% against 35.1% elsewhere (+21.5 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −10.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Vauxhall Agila MOT statistics · check a Vauxhall Agila by registration
Vauxhall Agila 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 56.6 | 35.1 | +21.5 | +18.6 to +24.5 | 1,083 |
| Dundee (DD) | 51.9 | 35.1 | +16.8 | +13.3 to +20.4 | 759 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 49.1 | 35.1 | +13.9 | +9.5 to +18.4 | 479 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 46.7 | 35.1 | +11.6 | +9.2 to +13.9 | 1,736 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 46.5 | 35.1 | +11.4 | +2.3 to +20.5 | 116 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 46.3 | 35.1 | +11.2 | +9.1 to +13.4 | 2,076 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 45.8 | 35.1 | +10.7 | +8.3 to +13.1 | 1,689 |
| Perth (PH) | 45.1 | 35.1 | +10.0 | +5.0 to +14.9 | 390 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 45.0 | 35.1 | +9.9 | +6.1 to +13.6 | 680 |
| Leeds (LS) | 44.9 | 35.1 | +9.8 | +7.7 to +11.9 | 2,171 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 44.8 | 35.1 | +9.7 | +7.1 to +12.3 | 1,393 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 44.3 | 35.1 | +9.1 | +5.9 to +12.4 | 924 |
| Paisley (PA) | 44.1 | 35.1 | +9.0 | +5.1 to +12.9 | 639 |
| Darlington (DL) | 42.8 | 35.1 | +7.7 | +5.0 to +10.4 | 1,281 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 42.6 | 35.1 | +7.5 | +4.3 to +10.6 | 923 |
| Hull (HU) | 41.9 | 35.1 | +6.8 | +4.6 to +9.0 | 1,942 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 41.2 | 35.1 | +6.1 | +2.7 to +9.4 | 828 |
| Durham (DH) | 41.0 | 35.1 | +5.8 | +3.0 to +8.7 | 1,145 |
| Newport (NP) | 40.9 | 35.1 | +5.8 | +3.7 to +7.9 | 2,114 |
| Bradford (BD) | 40.7 | 35.1 | +5.6 | +3.1 to +8.1 | 1,468 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 40.4 | 35.1 | +5.3 | +3.1 to +7.5 | 1,894 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 40.3 | 35.1 | +5.2 | +3.8 to +6.7 | 4,332 |
| Truro (TR) | 40.1 | 35.1 | +5.0 | +3.0 to +6.9 | 2,479 |
| Halifax (HX) | 40.1 | 35.1 | +4.9 | +1.3 to +8.6 | 711 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 40.0 | 35.1 | +4.9 | +1.7 to +8.1 | 924 |
| York (YO) | 39.8 | 35.1 | +4.7 | +2.8 to +6.6 | 2,591 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 39.5 | 35.1 | +4.4 | +2.5 to +6.3 | 2,577 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 39.5 | 35.1 | +4.4 | +2.9 to +5.8 | 4,493 |
| Inverness (IV) | 39.3 | 35.1 | +4.1 | +1.2 to +7.0 | 1,075 |
| Telford (TF) | 38.6 | 35.1 | +3.5 | +0.2 to +6.7 | 852 |
| Stockport (SK) | 38.5 | 35.1 | +3.4 | +1.1 to +5.8 | 1,650 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 38.5 | 35.1 | +3.4 | +1.9 to +4.8 | 4,579 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 38.2 | 35.1 | +3.1 | +1.5 to +4.7 | 3,670 |
| Oldham (OL) | 38.2 | 35.1 | +3.0 | +0.2 to +5.9 | 1,100 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 38.0 | 35.1 | +2.9 | −0.4 to +6.2 | 826 |
| Exeter (EX) | 37.9 | 35.1 | +2.8 | +1.3 to +4.3 | 4,225 |
| Crewe (CW) | 37.8 | 35.1 | +2.7 | −0.2 to +5.5 | 1,118 |
| Wigan (WN) | 37.6 | 35.1 | +2.5 | −0.6 to +5.6 | 935 |
| Manchester (M) | 37.4 | 35.1 | +2.3 | +0.5 to +4.1 | 2,691 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 36.6 | 35.1 | +1.5 | −0.4 to +3.4 | 2,418 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 36.6 | 35.2 | +1.5 | −6.5 to +9.4 | 142 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 36.6 | 35.1 | +1.5 | −0.8 to +3.7 | 1,740 |
| Brighton (BN) | 36.4 | 35.1 | +1.2 | −0.2 to +2.6 | 4,630 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 36.3 | 35.2 | +1.2 | −4.0 to +6.3 | 336 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 36.3 | 35.1 | +1.1 | −2.5 to +4.8 | 675 |
| Northampton (NN) | 36.1 | 35.1 | +0.9 | −0.8 to +2.6 | 3,116 |
| Bath (BA) | 36.0 | 35.1 | +0.9 | −0.8 to +2.6 | 3,263 |
| Preston (PR) | 36.0 | 35.1 | +0.9 | −1.3 to +3.1 | 1,884 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 35.9 | 35.2 | +0.8 | −3.4 to +4.9 | 515 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 35.9 | 35.2 | +0.8 | −2.8 to +4.3 | 710 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 35.8 | 35.1 | +0.6 | −1.4 to +2.7 | 2,071 |
| Swansea (SA) | 35.7 | 35.1 | +0.6 | −0.7 to +1.9 | 5,149 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 35.5 | 35.1 | +0.3 | −1.4 to +2.0 | 3,168 |
| Bolton (BL) | 35.3 | 35.2 | +0.2 | −2.4 to +2.8 | 1,311 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 35.2 | 35.2 | +0.0 | −2.4 to +2.4 | 1,549 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 35.2 | 35.2 | +0.0 | −2.4 to +2.4 | 1,536 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 35.1 | 35.2 | −0.0 | −2.1 to +2.1 | 2,054 |
| Chester (CH) | 35.1 | 35.2 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.3 | 4,604 |
| Warrington (WA) | 35.1 | 35.2 | −0.1 | −2.3 to +2.1 | 1,871 |
| Sheffield (S) | 35.0 | 35.2 | −0.1 | −1.6 to +1.3 | 4,356 |
| Watford (WD) | 35.0 | 35.2 | −0.1 | −3.6 to +3.4 | 717 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 34.9 | 35.2 | −0.2 | −2.5 to +2.0 | 1,775 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 34.8 | 35.2 | −0.3 | −4.2 to +3.5 | 586 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 34.8 | 35.2 | −0.4 | −1.8 to +1.1 | 4,164 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 34.8 | 35.2 | −0.4 | −2.5 to +1.7 | 2,005 |
| Bristol (BS) | 34.5 | 35.2 | −0.6 | −1.7 to +0.5 | 7,326 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 34.4 | 35.2 | −0.8 | −2.6 to +1.1 | 2,657 |
| Swindon (SN) | 34.3 | 35.2 | −0.8 | −2.9 to +1.2 | 2,072 |
| Liverpool (L) | 34.3 | 35.2 | −0.9 | −2.7 to +1.0 | 2,519 |
| London N (N) | 34.3 | 35.2 | −0.9 | −3.8 to +2.0 | 1,019 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 34.3 | 35.2 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.6 | 3,614 |
| Redhill (RH) | 33.9 | 35.2 | −1.2 | −3.4 to +0.9 | 1,901 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 33.9 | 35.2 | −1.3 | −3.2 to +0.6 | 2,493 |
| Norwich (NR) | 33.9 | 35.2 | −1.3 | −2.6 to −0.1 | 5,542 |
| Coventry (CV) | 33.8 | 35.2 | −1.4 | −3.0 to +0.3 | 3,371 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 33.7 | 35.2 | −1.5 | −2.9 to −0.1 | 4,516 |
| Sutton (SM) | 33.5 | 35.2 | −1.7 | −6.2 to +2.9 | 412 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 33.4 | 35.2 | −1.8 | −3.9 to +0.3 | 1,949 |
| Oxford (OX) | 33.4 | 35.2 | −1.8 | −3.7 to +0.0 | 2,501 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 33.3 | 35.2 | −1.9 | −3.5 to −0.3 | 3,485 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 33.2 | 35.2 | −2.0 | −4.9 to +0.9 | 998 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 33.1 | 35.2 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.8 | 4,725 |
| Taunton (TA) | 33.0 | 35.2 | −2.2 | −4.1 to −0.2 | 2,212 |
| London E (E) | 33.0 | 35.2 | −2.2 | −5.2 to +0.8 | 962 |
| Worcester (WR) | 32.9 | 35.2 | −2.3 | −4.6 to −0.0 | 1,655 |
| Guildford (GU) | 32.6 | 35.2 | −2.5 | −4.3 to −0.8 | 2,781 |
| Harrow (HA) | 32.6 | 35.2 | −2.6 | −5.7 to +0.5 | 893 |
| St Albans (AL) | 32.3 | 35.2 | −2.9 | −6.1 to +0.3 | 806 |
| Dudley (DY) | 32.1 | 35.2 | −3.0 | −5.0 to −1.1 | 2,160 |
| Birmingham (B) | 32.1 | 35.2 | −3.1 | −4.2 to −2.0 | 6,818 |
| Hereford (HR) | 32.0 | 35.2 | −3.2 | −5.8 to −0.6 | 1,279 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 31.8 | 35.2 | −3.4 | −6.2 to −0.7 | 1,093 |
| Southampton (SO) | 31.8 | 35.2 | −3.4 | −5.1 to −1.7 | 2,975 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 31.7 | 35.2 | −3.5 | −5.1 to −1.9 | 3,252 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 31.5 | 35.2 | −3.6 | −5.7 to −1.6 | 2,042 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 31.4 | 35.2 | −3.8 | −6.0 to −1.7 | 1,811 |
| Derby (DE) | 31.4 | 35.2 | −3.8 | −5.4 to −2.2 | 3,327 |
| London SW (SW) | 31.1 | 35.2 | −4.1 | −7.6 to −0.6 | 673 |
| Medway (ME) | 31.1 | 35.2 | −4.1 | −5.9 to −2.3 | 2,610 |
| London W (W) | 30.4 | 35.2 | −4.8 | −10.3 to +0.7 | 270 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 30.3 | 35.2 | −4.9 | −6.4 to −3.4 | 3,764 |
| London NW (NW) | 30.1 | 35.2 | −5.1 | −8.4 to −1.8 | 752 |
| London SE (SE) | 30.1 | 35.2 | −5.1 | −7.4 to −2.8 | 1,524 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.9 | 35.2 | −5.3 | −6.8 to −3.9 | 3,986 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 29.6 | 35.2 | −5.5 | −8.0 to −3.1 | 1,343 |
| Ilford (IG) | 29.3 | 35.2 | −5.9 | −10.1 to −1.6 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 29.2 | 35.2 | −6.0 | −8.8 to −3.1 | 983 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 28.9 | 35.2 | −6.3 | −8.1 to −4.5 | 2,460 |
| Romford (RM) | 28.8 | 35.2 | −6.4 | −9.0 to −3.9 | 1,203 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 28.7 | 35.2 | −6.5 | −8.9 to −4.1 | 1,389 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 28.6 | 35.2 | −6.6 | −8.8 to −4.3 | 1,590 |
| Dartford (DA) | 28.5 | 35.2 | −6.7 | −8.7 to −4.7 | 1,981 |
| Leicester (LE) | 27.2 | 35.3 | −8.2 | −9.4 to −7.0 | 5,266 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 26.9 | 35.2 | −8.3 | −10.7 to −5.9 | 1,311 |
| Bromley (BR) | 26.8 | 35.2 | −8.3 | −11.3 to −5.4 | 846 |
| Slough (SL) | 26.1 | 35.2 | −9.1 | −11.7 to −6.6 | 1,132 |
| Luton (LU) | 26.1 | 35.2 | −9.2 | −10.9 to −7.4 | 2,534 |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.5 | 35.2 | −10.7 | −13.3 to −8.1 | 1,059 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 245,200 (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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