Where in Britain does the Vauxhall Meriva fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 36.8% of 687,721 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Vauxhall Meriva failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 52.4% against 36.7% elsewhere (+15.7 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −12.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Vauxhall Meriva MOT statistics · check a Vauxhall Meriva by registration
Vauxhall Meriva 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) | 52.4 | 36.7 | +15.7 | +14.2 to +17.2 | 4,467 |
| Dundee (DD) | 51.2 | 36.7 | +14.5 | +12.7 to +16.3 | 2,954 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 50.1 | 36.8 | +13.4 | +8.6 to +18.1 | 429 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 47.5 | 36.7 | +10.8 | +9.3 to +12.2 | 4,713 |
| Perth (PH) | 46.5 | 36.7 | +9.8 | +7.2 to +12.3 | 1,470 |
| Paisley (PA) | 45.7 | 36.7 | +9.0 | +7.2 to +10.7 | 3,275 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 44.5 | 36.7 | +7.8 | +6.7 to +9.0 | 7,486 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 44.5 | 36.7 | +7.7 | +5.5 to +10.0 | 1,889 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 44.3 | 36.7 | +7.5 | +5.7 to +9.3 | 2,895 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 44.2 | 36.7 | +7.5 | +5.6 to +9.4 | 2,562 |
| Halifax (HX) | 44.1 | 36.8 | +7.3 | +4.8 to +9.9 | 1,467 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 44.0 | 36.7 | +7.3 | +5.6 to +9.0 | 3,310 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 43.9 | 36.7 | +7.1 | +5.2 to +9.1 | 2,562 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 43.5 | 36.7 | +6.8 | +5.6 to +8.1 | 6,546 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 43.5 | 36.8 | +6.8 | +3.7 to +9.8 | 1,015 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 43.0 | 36.8 | +6.3 | +4.1 to +8.4 | 1,967 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 43.0 | 36.8 | +6.2 | +3.5 to +8.9 | 1,275 |
| York (YO) | 42.7 | 36.7 | +6.0 | +4.8 to +7.1 | 7,321 |
| Hull (HU) | 42.5 | 36.7 | +5.8 | +4.7 to +6.9 | 8,013 |
| Glasgow (G) | 41.8 | 36.7 | +5.1 | +4.1 to +6.1 | 9,044 |
| Bradford (BD) | 41.8 | 36.7 | +5.1 | +3.5 to +6.6 | 3,928 |
| Truro (TR) | 41.8 | 36.7 | +5.0 | +3.3 to +6.7 | 3,290 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 41.8 | 36.7 | +5.0 | +3.3 to +6.8 | 3,082 |
| Inverness (IV) | 41.8 | 36.8 | +5.0 | +3.0 to +7.0 | 2,354 |
| Newport (NP) | 41.5 | 36.7 | +4.8 | +3.6 to +6.0 | 6,536 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 41.4 | 36.7 | +4.6 | +3.6 to +5.6 | 9,475 |
| Exeter (EX) | 41.1 | 36.7 | +4.4 | +3.3 to +5.5 | 7,516 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 41.1 | 36.7 | +4.3 | +2.8 to +5.9 | 3,868 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 41.0 | 36.7 | +4.3 | +3.1 to +5.5 | 6,636 |
| Leeds (LS) | 41.0 | 36.7 | +4.2 | +3.0 to +5.4 | 6,481 |
| Stockport (SK) | 40.7 | 36.7 | +4.0 | +2.4 to +5.5 | 4,138 |
| Darlington (DL) | 40.7 | 36.7 | +3.9 | +2.5 to +5.4 | 4,434 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 40.7 | 36.8 | +3.9 | −1.2 to +9.1 | 349 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 40.4 | 36.8 | +3.6 | +1.0 to +6.3 | 1,332 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 40.1 | 36.7 | +3.4 | +2.6 to +4.2 | 15,656 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 40.1 | 36.7 | +3.4 | +2.4 to +4.3 | 11,386 |
| Swansea (SA) | 39.4 | 36.7 | +2.7 | +1.7 to +3.7 | 8,890 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 39.2 | 36.7 | +2.5 | +1.5 to +3.5 | 8,966 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 39.0 | 36.8 | +2.2 | +0.5 to +3.9 | 3,229 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 38.9 | 36.7 | +2.1 | +1.0 to +3.2 | 7,259 |
| Northampton (NN) | 38.8 | 36.7 | +2.1 | +1.1 to +3.0 | 10,134 |
| Preston (PR) | 38.7 | 36.8 | +2.0 | +0.6 to +3.3 | 5,319 |
| Durham (DH) | 38.6 | 36.8 | +1.9 | +0.2 to +3.6 | 3,250 |
| Crewe (CW) | 38.5 | 36.8 | +1.7 | +0.2 to +3.2 | 4,068 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 38.3 | 36.7 | +1.6 | +0.8 to +2.4 | 13,600 |
| Bolton (BL) | 38.3 | 36.8 | +1.5 | +0.1 to +3.0 | 4,472 |
| Bath (BA) | 38.2 | 36.8 | +1.4 | +0.3 to +2.6 | 6,814 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 38.1 | 36.7 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.4 | 9,781 |
| Bristol (BS) | 38.0 | 36.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 to +2.0 | 14,817 |
| Wigan (WN) | 37.9 | 36.8 | +1.1 | −0.4 to +2.6 | 3,975 |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.8 | 36.8 | +1.0 | +0.0 to +2.1 | 8,605 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.7 | 36.8 | +1.0 | −0.1 to +2.1 | 7,382 |
| Taunton (TA) | 37.7 | 36.8 | +0.9 | −0.6 to +2.4 | 3,996 |
| Telford (TF) | 37.7 | 36.8 | +0.9 | −0.9 to +2.7 | 2,881 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 37.6 | 36.8 | +0.8 | −0.7 to +2.3 | 4,020 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 37.5 | 36.8 | +0.7 | −0.6 to +2.0 | 5,530 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 37.5 | 36.8 | +0.7 | −0.4 to +1.8 | 8,050 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 37.4 | 36.8 | +0.7 | −0.7 to +2.1 | 4,653 |
| Oldham (OL) | 37.1 | 36.8 | +0.3 | −1.2 to +1.9 | 3,780 |
| Norwich (NR) | 37.1 | 36.8 | +0.3 | −0.6 to +1.2 | 11,954 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 37.0 | 36.8 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.6 | 5,467 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 37.0 | 36.8 | +0.2 | −1.4 to +1.8 | 3,575 |
| Chester (CH) | 36.8 | 36.8 | +0.0 | −0.7 to +0.7 | 17,511 |
| Manchester (M) | 36.4 | 36.8 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.6 | 9,302 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 36.2 | 36.8 | −0.6 | −1.6 to +0.5 | 8,813 |
| Warrington (WA) | 36.0 | 36.8 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.3 | 7,357 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 36.0 | 36.8 | −0.8 | −3.0 to +1.4 | 1,887 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 35.9 | 36.8 | −0.9 | −2.3 to +0.5 | 4,828 |
| Southampton (SO) | 35.8 | 36.8 | −1.0 | −2.1 to +0.0 | 8,018 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 35.7 | 36.8 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.0 | 8,288 |
| Sheffield (S) | 35.5 | 36.8 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.6 | 15,220 |
| Swindon (SN) | 35.4 | 36.8 | −1.4 | −2.6 to −0.1 | 5,945 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 35.0 | 36.8 | −1.8 | −2.5 to −1.0 | 15,473 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 34.9 | 36.8 | −1.9 | −2.9 to −0.9 | 8,502 |
| St Albans (AL) | 34.8 | 36.8 | −2.0 | −3.9 to −0.1 | 2,531 |
| Derby (DE) | 34.8 | 36.8 | −2.0 | −3.0 to −1.1 | 10,290 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 34.6 | 36.8 | −2.1 | −3.9 to −0.3 | 2,688 |
| Liverpool (L) | 34.6 | 36.8 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.4 | 12,100 |
| London N (N) | 34.5 | 36.8 | −2.3 | −4.0 to −0.6 | 3,021 |
| Walsall (WS) | 34.4 | 36.8 | −2.4 | −3.7 to −1.2 | 5,548 |
| Redhill (RH) | 34.3 | 36.8 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.2 | 5,071 |
| Dudley (DY) | 34.1 | 36.8 | −2.6 | −3.8 to −1.5 | 6,840 |
| Worcester (WR) | 34.0 | 36.8 | −2.8 | −4.2 to −1.3 | 3,984 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 33.9 | 36.8 | −2.9 | −4.2 to −1.7 | 5,445 |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.8 | 36.8 | −3.0 | −4.2 to −1.9 | 6,494 |
| Oxford (OX) | 33.6 | 36.8 | −3.1 | −4.3 to −2.0 | 6,977 |
| Coventry (CV) | 33.5 | 36.8 | −3.3 | −4.4 to −2.3 | 8,368 |
| Harrow (HA) | 33.4 | 36.8 | −3.3 | −5.1 to −1.6 | 2,862 |
| Hereford (HR) | 33.4 | 36.8 | −3.4 | −5.3 to −1.5 | 2,448 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 33.3 | 36.8 | −3.5 | −4.9 to −2.2 | 4,616 |
| Medway (ME) | 33.2 | 36.8 | −3.6 | −4.7 to −2.6 | 7,863 |
| Watford (WD) | 33.1 | 36.8 | −3.7 | −5.6 to −1.8 | 2,415 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 33.1 | 36.8 | −3.7 | −4.8 to −2.6 | 6,791 |
| London W (W) | 32.9 | 36.8 | −3.9 | −6.9 to −0.9 | 933 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 32.9 | 36.8 | −3.9 | −5.1 to −2.7 | 5,999 |
| Leicester (LE) | 32.9 | 36.8 | −3.9 | −4.8 to −3.1 | 11,523 |
| London E (E) | 32.7 | 36.8 | −4.1 | −5.7 to −2.5 | 3,259 |
| Luton (LU) | 32.5 | 36.8 | −4.4 | −5.3 to −3.4 | 9,463 |
| Birmingham (B) | 32.4 | 36.9 | −4.5 | −5.1 to −3.8 | 19,335 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 31.7 | 36.8 | −5.1 | −6.4 to −3.7 | 4,643 |
| Reading (RG) | 31.7 | 36.8 | −5.2 | −6.1 to −4.3 | 10,149 |
| London NW (NW) | 31.6 | 36.8 | −5.2 | −7.2 to −3.2 | 2,017 |
| Ilford (IG) | 31.5 | 36.8 | −5.3 | −7.5 to −3.0 | 1,666 |
| London SW (SW) | 30.9 | 36.8 | −5.9 | −7.8 to −3.9 | 2,109 |
| Colchester (CO) | 30.8 | 36.8 | −6.1 | −7.1 to −5.1 | 8,462 |
| London SE (SE) | 30.7 | 36.8 | −6.1 | −7.3 to −5.0 | 5,925 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 30.4 | 36.8 | −6.4 | −7.5 to −5.3 | 6,808 |
| Romford (RM) | 30.3 | 36.8 | −6.5 | −7.8 to −5.2 | 4,701 |
| Enfield (EN) | 30.0 | 36.8 | −6.8 | −8.4 to −5.2 | 3,251 |
| Slough (SL) | 28.6 | 36.8 | −8.3 | −9.8 to −6.8 | 3,492 |
| Croydon (CR) | 27.8 | 36.8 | −9.0 | −10.5 to −7.5 | 3,538 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 27.8 | 36.8 | −9.0 | −10.4 to −7.7 | 4,105 |
| Dartford (DA) | 27.8 | 36.9 | −9.1 | −10.1 to −8.1 | 7,096 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 27.7 | 36.8 | −9.1 | −10.5 to −7.7 | 3,878 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 27.3 | 36.8 | −9.5 | −11.0 to −8.1 | 3,849 |
| Sutton (SM) | 26.8 | 36.8 | −10.0 | −12.1 to −7.8 | 1,619 |
| Bromley (BR) | 24.1 | 36.8 | −12.7 | −14.3 to −11.1 | 2,711 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 687,721 (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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