Where in Britain does the Vauxhall Astra fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 35.3% of 4,488,783 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Vauxhall Astra failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 45.6% against 35.3% elsewhere (+10.4 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −9.0 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Vauxhall Astra MOT statistics · check a Vauxhall Astra by registration
Vauxhall Astra 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) | 45.6 | 35.3 | +10.4 | +9.9 to +10.9 | 33,633 |
| Dundee (DD) | 44.2 | 35.3 | +8.9 | +8.2 to +9.6 | 20,981 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 43.7 | 35.3 | +8.4 | +7.9 to +8.9 | 42,512 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 41.6 | 35.3 | +6.3 | +5.6 to +7.0 | 17,845 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 41.5 | 35.3 | +6.2 | +5.7 to +6.8 | 33,142 |
| Truro (TR) | 41.2 | 35.3 | +5.9 | +5.2 to +6.6 | 19,166 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 40.7 | 35.3 | +5.4 | +3.7 to +7.1 | 3,213 |
| Exeter (EX) | 40.3 | 35.3 | +5.0 | +4.6 to +5.5 | 45,811 |
| Hull (HU) | 40.1 | 35.3 | +4.8 | +4.3 to +5.3 | 38,471 |
| Bristol (BS) | 39.4 | 35.3 | +4.2 | +3.8 to +4.5 | 76,931 |
| Bath (BA) | 39.5 | 35.3 | +4.2 | +3.6 to +4.7 | 32,864 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 39.2 | 35.3 | +3.9 | +3.1 to +4.7 | 15,595 |
| Brighton (BN) | 39.1 | 35.3 | +3.8 | +3.4 to +4.3 | 45,086 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 39.1 | 35.3 | +3.8 | +3.1 to +4.5 | 19,432 |
| Newport (NP) | 39.0 | 35.3 | +3.7 | +3.2 to +4.2 | 37,761 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 39.0 | 35.3 | +3.7 | +3.0 to +4.4 | 17,467 |
| Taunton (TA) | 38.9 | 35.3 | +3.6 | +3.0 to +4.2 | 25,318 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 38.8 | 35.3 | +3.5 | +3.1 to +3.9 | 56,866 |
| Swansea (SA) | 38.8 | 35.3 | +3.5 | +3.0 to +3.9 | 46,919 |
| Stockport (SK) | 38.8 | 35.3 | +3.5 | +2.9 to +4.0 | 31,729 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 38.6 | 35.3 | +3.3 | +2.9 to +3.7 | 59,303 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 38.6 | 35.3 | +3.3 | +1.5 to +5.1 | 2,800 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 38.3 | 35.3 | +3.0 | +2.5 to +3.5 | 34,420 |
| Halifax (HX) | 38.3 | 35.3 | +3.0 | +2.1 to +3.8 | 11,347 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 38.3 | 35.3 | +2.9 | +2.1 to +3.7 | 14,626 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 38.2 | 35.3 | +2.9 | +2.2 to +3.5 | 21,252 |
| Inverness (IV) | 38.1 | 35.3 | +2.7 | +2.0 to +3.5 | 17,457 |
| Leeds (LS) | 37.9 | 35.3 | +2.6 | +2.2 to +3.0 | 52,197 |
| York (YO) | 37.9 | 35.3 | +2.6 | +2.1 to +3.0 | 43,751 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.8 | 35.3 | +2.5 | +1.6 to +3.4 | 11,094 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 37.8 | 35.3 | +2.5 | +1.7 to +3.2 | 16,741 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 37.6 | 35.3 | +2.3 | +1.9 to +2.8 | 48,505 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 37.6 | 35.3 | +2.3 | +1.6 to +3.0 | 19,519 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 37.6 | 35.3 | +2.3 | +1.9 to +2.7 | 50,303 |
| Northampton (NN) | 37.5 | 35.3 | +2.2 | +1.8 to +2.6 | 68,139 |
| Bradford (BD) | 37.5 | 35.3 | +2.2 | +1.7 to +2.7 | 36,075 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 37.5 | 35.3 | +2.2 | +1.8 to +2.6 | 54,244 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 37.3 | 35.3 | +2.0 | +1.2 to +2.8 | 15,360 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.1 | 35.3 | +1.8 | +1.4 to +2.3 | 43,269 |
| Paisley (PA) | 37.0 | 35.3 | +1.7 | +1.1 to +2.3 | 25,219 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 36.9 | 35.3 | +1.6 | +0.1 to +3.1 | 4,056 |
| Telford (TF) | 36.8 | 35.3 | +1.5 | +0.9 to +2.1 | 21,963 |
| Preston (PR) | 36.5 | 35.3 | +1.1 | +0.7 to +1.6 | 39,477 |
| Wigan (WN) | 36.4 | 35.3 | +1.0 | +0.4 to +1.6 | 24,132 |
| Swindon (SN) | 36.3 | 35.3 | +1.0 | +0.5 to +1.5 | 36,846 |
| Darlington (DL) | 36.3 | 35.3 | +0.9 | +0.4 to +1.5 | 28,494 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 36.2 | 35.3 | +0.9 | +0.4 to +1.5 | 29,088 |
| Norwich (NR) | 35.9 | 35.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 to +1.0 | 64,894 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 35.9 | 35.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 to +1.0 | 54,915 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 35.8 | 35.3 | +0.4 | +0.0 to +0.9 | 53,292 |
| Crewe (CW) | 35.7 | 35.3 | +0.4 | −0.1 to +1.0 | 28,809 |
| Manchester (M) | 35.7 | 35.3 | +0.4 | +0.0 to +0.7 | 73,814 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 35.7 | 35.3 | +0.4 | −0.1 to +0.8 | 45,835 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 35.7 | 35.3 | +0.3 | −0.2 to +0.8 | 36,002 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 35.6 | 35.3 | +0.3 | −0.3 to +0.9 | 28,147 |
| Chester (CH) | 35.6 | 35.3 | +0.3 | −0.1 to +0.6 | 71,769 |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.6 | 35.3 | +0.3 | −0.1 to +0.6 | 81,614 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 35.4 | 35.3 | +0.1 | −0.3 to +0.5 | 56,995 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 35.4 | 35.3 | +0.1 | −0.2 to +0.4 | 93,664 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 35.4 | 35.3 | +0.0 | −0.4 to +0.5 | 36,599 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 35.3 | 35.3 | −0.0 | −0.4 to +0.3 | 72,076 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 35.3 | 35.3 | −0.1 | −2.6 to +2.5 | 1,358 |
| Colchester (CO) | 35.2 | 35.3 | −0.2 | −0.7 to +0.4 | 33,830 |
| Southampton (SO) | 35.0 | 35.3 | −0.4 | −0.8 to +0.1 | 51,945 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 35.0 | 35.3 | −0.4 | −0.8 to +0.1 | 46,423 |
| Watford (WD) | 34.9 | 35.3 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.2 | 16,583 |
| Bolton (BL) | 34.8 | 35.3 | −0.5 | −1.0 to +0.0 | 33,433 |
| Medway (ME) | 34.8 | 35.3 | −0.6 | −1.0 to −0.2 | 47,625 |
| Oldham (OL) | 34.6 | 35.3 | −0.7 | −1.2 to −0.2 | 30,502 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 34.6 | 35.3 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.2 | 28,284 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 34.6 | 35.3 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.2 | 30,652 |
| Walsall (WS) | 34.5 | 35.3 | −0.9 | −1.3 to −0.4 | 38,657 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 34.4 | 35.3 | −0.9 | −1.4 to −0.4 | 34,309 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 34.4 | 35.4 | −0.9 | −1.2 to −0.7 | 114,903 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 34.4 | 35.3 | −1.0 | −1.3 to −0.6 | 79,081 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 34.3 | 35.3 | −1.0 | −1.5 to −0.6 | 44,873 |
| Warrington (WA) | 34.3 | 35.3 | −1.1 | −1.5 to −0.6 | 44,242 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 34.3 | 35.3 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 9,605 |
| Guildford (GU) | 34.1 | 35.3 | −1.2 | −1.6 to −0.8 | 46,575 |
| Worcester (WR) | 34.1 | 35.3 | −1.2 | −1.9 to −0.6 | 20,966 |
| Dudley (DY) | 34.0 | 35.3 | −1.3 | −1.8 to −0.8 | 39,108 |
| Redhill (RH) | 34.0 | 35.3 | −1.3 | −1.8 to −0.8 | 33,362 |
| London N (N) | 33.9 | 35.3 | −1.5 | −2.0 to −0.9 | 26,617 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 33.8 | 35.3 | −1.5 | −2.0 to −1.0 | 37,077 |
| St Albans (AL) | 33.6 | 35.3 | −1.7 | −2.4 to −1.0 | 17,354 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 33.5 | 35.3 | −1.8 | −2.8 to −0.9 | 9,590 |
| Derby (DE) | 33.4 | 35.4 | −2.0 | −2.3 to −1.6 | 69,491 |
| Oxford (OX) | 33.3 | 35.4 | −2.0 | −2.5 to −1.6 | 46,300 |
| Durham (DH) | 33.2 | 35.3 | −2.2 | −2.8 to −1.5 | 21,032 |
| Leicester (LE) | 33.2 | 35.4 | −2.2 | −2.5 to −1.9 | 86,097 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 33.1 | 35.3 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.3 | 11,759 |
| Coventry (CV) | 33.2 | 35.4 | −2.2 | −2.6 to −1.8 | 59,911 |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.1 | 35.3 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.5 | 14,630 |
| Ilford (IG) | 33.1 | 35.3 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.5 | 14,279 |
| Sheffield (S) | 32.9 | 35.4 | −2.5 | −2.8 to −2.2 | 115,115 |
| Harrow (HA) | 32.5 | 35.3 | −2.9 | −3.4 to −2.3 | 25,253 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 32.5 | 35.4 | −2.9 | −3.4 to −2.4 | 36,773 |
| Liverpool (L) | 32.4 | 35.4 | −2.9 | −3.3 to −2.5 | 54,310 |
| Birmingham (B) | 32.5 | 35.4 | −3.0 | −3.2 to −2.7 | 136,064 |
| London E (E) | 32.2 | 35.4 | −3.2 | −3.7 to −2.7 | 36,223 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 32.0 | 35.4 | −3.4 | −3.8 to −2.9 | 39,663 |
| Reading (RG) | 31.7 | 35.4 | −3.7 | −4.1 to −3.4 | 69,317 |
| Luton (LU) | 31.5 | 35.4 | −3.8 | −4.2 to −3.5 | 60,886 |
| London SE (SE) | 31.5 | 35.4 | −3.9 | −4.3 to −3.4 | 43,464 |
| London SW (SW) | 31.3 | 35.3 | −4.1 | −4.8 to −3.4 | 16,617 |
| London W (W) | 31.2 | 35.3 | −4.1 | −5.1 to −3.1 | 8,101 |
| London NW (NW) | 30.7 | 35.4 | −4.6 | −5.3 to −4.0 | 20,644 |
| Dartford (DA) | 30.6 | 35.4 | −4.8 | −5.3 to −4.3 | 35,142 |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.6 | 35.4 | −4.8 | −5.3 to −4.2 | 28,605 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 30.6 | 35.4 | −4.8 | −5.3 to −4.3 | 32,493 |
| Romford (RM) | 30.3 | 35.4 | −5.1 | −5.6 to −4.6 | 33,796 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 30.2 | 35.4 | −5.1 | −5.7 to −4.6 | 25,616 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 30.1 | 35.4 | −5.3 | −5.8 to −4.7 | 30,520 |
| Sutton (SM) | 29.6 | 35.3 | −5.8 | −6.7 to −4.9 | 10,401 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 29.3 | 35.4 | −6.1 | −6.6 to −5.6 | 31,422 |
| Slough (SL) | 29.1 | 35.4 | −6.3 | −6.8 to −5.8 | 31,110 |
| Enfield (EN) | 28.2 | 35.4 | −7.1 | −7.7 to −6.6 | 23,669 |
| Bromley (BR) | 26.4 | 35.4 | −9.0 | −9.7 to −8.2 | 14,200 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,488,783 (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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