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Where in Britain does the Vauxhall Omega fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 36.4% of 12,859 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Vauxhall Omega failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Exeter (EX): 63.4% against 36.2% elsewhere (+27.2 points). It does best in Chelmsford (CM), −17.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Vauxhall Omega in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Vauxhall Omega: 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
Exeter (EX)63.436.2+27.2+17.8 to +36.6101 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)52.336.3+16.0+6.6 to +25.5109 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)50.936.3+14.6+5.5 to +23.7118 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)49.236.3+12.9+4.2 to +21.7126 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)48.136.2+11.9+4.1 to +19.7160 (rough estimate)
Swansea (SA)46.536.3+10.2+0.5 to +20.0101 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)46.036.3+9.7−0.1 to +19.5100 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)45.236.3+8.9+0.1 to +17.7124 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)44.436.3+8.1+0.8 to +15.5178 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)43.936.3+7.6−0.7 to +15.9139 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)43.836.3+7.5+0.3 to +14.7185 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)42.536.3+6.3+0.3 to +12.3268 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)41.236.3+4.9−2.3 to +12.1182 (rough estimate)
Preston (PR)40.636.3+4.3−3.4 to +11.9160 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)40.636.3+4.3−2.5 to +11.1202 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)40.036.3+3.7−4.1 to +11.4155 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)39.736.3+3.4−4.6 to +11.4146 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)39.636.3+3.2−3.9 to +10.4182 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)39.636.3+3.2−3.9 to +10.4182 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)39.436.3+3.0−3.9 to +10.0193 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)38.936.3+2.6−3.6 to +8.8244 (rough estimate)
York (YO)38.736.4+2.4−6.7 to +11.5111 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)37.936.4+1.6−6.4 to +9.5145 (rough estimate)
Walsall (WS)37.836.4+1.5−7.6 to +10.5111 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)37.736.4+1.3−7.6 to +10.3114 (rough estimate)
Hemel Hempstead (HP)36.836.4+0.4−6.6 to +7.4185 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)36.736.4+0.3−4.4 to +5.1403 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)36.636.4+0.2−7.0 to +7.5172 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)36.636.4+0.2−6.1 to +6.6224 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)36.436.4+0.0−7.7 to +7.8151 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)36.236.4−0.2−6.8 to +6.4210 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)35.636.4−0.7−9.5 to +8.1115 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)35.536.4−0.9−7.9 to +6.1183 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)35.536.4−0.9−7.3 to +5.4220 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)35.436.4−1.1−6.3 to +4.2331 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)35.236.4−1.2−9.0 to +6.6145 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)35.036.4−1.4−8.8 to +6.0160 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)34.336.4−2.1−10.0 to +5.7143 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)34.236.4−2.2−11.0 to +6.7111 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)34.036.4−2.4−9.9 to +5.0156 (rough estimate)
Dartford (DA)33.936.4−2.5−11.4 to +6.5109 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)33.336.4−3.1−12.3 to +6.1102 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)33.336.4−3.1−10.6 to +4.4153 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)33.036.4−3.4−12.7 to +5.8100 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)31.536.4−4.9−13.1 to +3.2127 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)30.336.5−6.2−11.9 to −0.6261 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)29.836.5−6.7−14.3 to +0.9141 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)29.236.5−7.3−13.5 to −1.1209 (rough estimate)
Croydon (CR)29.136.5−7.4−15.1 to +0.4134 (rough estimate)
Wolverhampton (WV)28.436.5−8.0−16.3 to +0.2116 (rough estimate)
Colchester (CO)28.436.5−8.1−15.8 to −0.4134 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)28.036.5−8.4−16.2 to −0.7132 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)28.136.5−8.5−14.8 to −2.1196 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)27.136.6−9.5−14.8 to −4.2277 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)26.836.5−9.7−17.5 to −1.8123 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)26.336.5−10.2−18.3 to −2.0114 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)26.336.5−10.3−17.1 to −3.4160 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)24.436.5−12.1−19.9 to −4.4119 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)23.336.5−13.2−21.4 to −5.0103 (rough estimate)
Romford (RM)21.136.5−15.5−22.5 to −8.5133 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)19.536.6−17.1−23.4 to −10.8154 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,859 (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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