Where in Britain does the Vauxhall Vectra fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 48.4% of 367,850 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Vauxhall Vectra failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 65.9% against 48.2% elsewhere (+17.7 points). It does best in Slough (SL), −15.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Vauxhall Vectra MOT statistics · check a Vauxhall Vectra by registration
Vauxhall Vectra 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) | 65.9 | 48.2 | +17.7 | +16.1 to +19.3 | 3,408 |
| Dundee (DD) | 65.7 | 48.3 | +17.4 | +15.4 to +19.4 | 2,150 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 61.1 | 48.3 | +12.8 | +11.0 to +14.7 | 2,743 |
| Perth (PH) | 60.1 | 48.4 | +11.7 | +8.8 to +14.7 | 1,065 |
| Hull (HU) | 59.7 | 48.3 | +11.4 | +9.8 to +13.0 | 3,785 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 59.3 | 48.3 | +11.0 | +9.4 to +12.6 | 3,721 |
| Bath (BA) | 58.0 | 48.3 | +9.7 | +7.8 to +11.5 | 2,726 |
| Exeter (EX) | 57.7 | 48.3 | +9.4 | +7.7 to +11.0 | 3,509 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 57.4 | 48.3 | +9.1 | +7.4 to +10.8 | 3,184 |
| York (YO) | 57.0 | 48.3 | +8.7 | +7.2 to +10.3 | 3,969 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 57.1 | 48.4 | +8.7 | +6.3 to +11.1 | 1,629 |
| Inverness (IV) | 56.9 | 48.4 | +8.6 | +6.3 to +10.8 | 1,850 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 56.3 | 48.4 | +7.9 | +5.3 to +10.4 | 1,456 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 54.9 | 48.4 | +6.6 | +4.2 to +8.9 | 1,744 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 54.7 | 48.4 | +6.3 | +3.9 to +8.8 | 1,572 |
| Truro (TR) | 54.7 | 48.4 | +6.3 | +4.1 to +8.5 | 1,959 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 54.5 | 48.4 | +6.1 | +3.3 to +9.0 | 1,150 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 54.5 | 48.4 | +6.1 | +3.8 to +8.5 | 1,754 |
| Taunton (TA) | 54.3 | 48.4 | +5.9 | +4.0 to +7.8 | 2,583 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 54.1 | 48.4 | +5.7 | +3.6 to +7.8 | 2,152 |
| Bristol (BS) | 54.0 | 48.3 | +5.7 | +4.4 to +7.0 | 5,617 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 53.9 | 48.4 | +5.5 | +3.5 to +7.6 | 2,269 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 53.9 | 48.4 | +5.5 | +3.1 to +7.9 | 1,646 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 53.4 | 48.3 | +5.1 | +4.1 to +6.1 | 8,958 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 53.4 | 48.4 | +5.0 | +2.6 to +7.4 | 1,720 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 53.2 | 48.4 | +4.9 | +3.4 to +6.4 | 4,286 |
| Swindon (SN) | 52.9 | 48.4 | +4.5 | +2.8 to +6.3 | 3,043 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 52.7 | 48.4 | +4.3 | +2.8 to +5.8 | 4,523 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 52.5 | 48.4 | +4.2 | +0.2 to +8.1 | 607 |
| Swansea (SA) | 52.4 | 48.4 | +4.0 | +2.4 to +5.7 | 3,561 |
| Brighton (BN) | 52.4 | 48.4 | +4.0 | +2.4 to +5.6 | 3,659 |
| Paisley (PA) | 52.4 | 48.4 | +4.0 | +1.7 to +6.3 | 1,814 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 52.2 | 48.4 | +3.8 | +2.3 to +5.3 | 4,400 |
| Preston (PR) | 52.1 | 48.4 | +3.7 | +2.0 to +5.4 | 3,403 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 51.8 | 48.4 | +3.5 | +2.1 to +4.8 | 4,989 |
| Newport (NP) | 51.8 | 48.4 | +3.4 | +1.6 to +5.1 | 3,133 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 51.7 | 48.4 | +3.3 | +1.3 to +5.4 | 2,342 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 51.6 | 48.4 | +3.2 | +1.7 to +4.8 | 4,195 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 51.5 | 48.4 | +3.1 | −2.9 to +9.0 | 270 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 51.4 | 48.4 | +3.0 | −1.4 to +7.4 | 502 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 51.2 | 48.4 | +2.8 | −1.1 to +6.6 | 645 |
| Chester (CH) | 50.9 | 48.4 | +2.6 | +1.3 to +3.8 | 6,152 |
| Stockport (SK) | 50.8 | 48.4 | +2.4 | +0.5 to +4.3 | 2,618 |
| Darlington (DL) | 50.6 | 48.4 | +2.2 | +0.3 to +4.2 | 2,581 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 50.4 | 48.4 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.2 | 7,538 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 50.1 | 48.4 | +1.7 | +0.0 to +3.4 | 3,418 |
| Norwich (NR) | 50.1 | 48.4 | +1.7 | +0.4 to +3.0 | 5,507 |
| Watford (WD) | 49.7 | 48.4 | +1.3 | −1.7 to +4.3 | 1,067 |
| Wigan (WN) | 49.6 | 48.4 | +1.2 | −0.9 to +3.3 | 2,137 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 49.5 | 48.4 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.5 | 5,204 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 49.5 | 48.4 | +1.1 | −0.7 to +3.0 | 2,915 |
| Bradford (BD) | 49.5 | 48.4 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.8 | 3,299 |
| Southampton (SO) | 49.4 | 48.4 | +1.0 | −0.5 to +2.6 | 4,060 |
| Northampton (NN) | 49.4 | 48.4 | +1.0 | −0.3 to +2.3 | 5,513 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 49.3 | 48.4 | +0.9 | −2.0 to +3.7 | 1,220 |
| Oldham (OL) | 49.1 | 48.4 | +0.7 | −1.4 to +2.8 | 2,143 |
| Crewe (CW) | 48.6 | 48.4 | +0.2 | −1.8 to +2.2 | 2,417 |
| Worcester (WR) | 48.3 | 48.4 | −0.1 | −2.2 to +2.0 | 2,226 |
| Leeds (LS) | 48.3 | 48.4 | −0.1 | −1.7 to +1.4 | 3,915 |
| Warrington (WA) | 48.3 | 48.4 | −0.1 | −1.7 to +1.4 | 3,980 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 48.2 | 48.4 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.2 | 5,100 |
| Telford (TF) | 48.2 | 48.4 | −0.2 | −2.2 to +1.7 | 2,587 |
| Halifax (HX) | 48.1 | 48.4 | −0.3 | −3.6 to +3.1 | 860 |
| Derby (DE) | 48.1 | 48.4 | −0.3 | −1.6 to +0.9 | 6,187 |
| Bolton (BL) | 48.0 | 48.4 | −0.4 | −2.4 to +1.6 | 2,358 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 47.8 | 48.4 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.9 | 4,133 |
| Oxford (OX) | 47.5 | 48.4 | −0.9 | −2.6 to +0.7 | 3,596 |
| Hereford (HR) | 47.4 | 48.4 | −1.0 | −3.7 to +1.7 | 1,289 |
| Glasgow (G) | 47.1 | 48.4 | −1.3 | −2.6 to −0.0 | 5,805 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 47.0 | 48.4 | −1.4 | −3.2 to +0.4 | 3,022 |
| Colchester (CO) | 46.9 | 48.4 | −1.5 | −3.5 to +0.4 | 2,500 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 46.9 | 48.5 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.6 | 10,086 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 46.6 | 48.4 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.7 | 7,970 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 46.6 | 48.4 | −1.9 | −3.9 to +0.1 | 2,425 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 46.5 | 48.4 | −1.9 | −3.4 to −0.3 | 4,101 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 46.4 | 48.4 | −2.0 | −3.5 to −0.6 | 4,550 |
| Walsall (WS) | 46.2 | 48.4 | −2.2 | −4.0 to −0.5 | 3,072 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 46.1 | 48.4 | −2.3 | −4.0 to −0.6 | 3,392 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 46.1 | 48.4 | −2.3 | −4.3 to −0.4 | 2,564 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 46.1 | 48.4 | −2.3 | −9.4 to +4.7 | 191 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 45.9 | 48.4 | −2.5 | −4.2 to −0.8 | 3,479 |
| Manchester (M) | 45.6 | 48.5 | −2.8 | −4.1 to −1.5 | 5,591 |
| Dudley (DY) | 45.6 | 48.4 | −2.9 | −4.5 to −1.2 | 3,478 |
| Redhill (RH) | 45.5 | 48.4 | −2.9 | −4.9 to −0.9 | 2,460 |
| Sheffield (S) | 45.3 | 48.5 | −3.2 | −4.2 to −2.3 | 10,422 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 45.1 | 48.4 | −3.3 | −5.1 to −1.6 | 3,053 |
| Leicester (LE) | 44.2 | 48.5 | −4.3 | −5.5 to −3.0 | 6,624 |
| Medway (ME) | 44.2 | 48.5 | −4.3 | −5.8 to −2.7 | 4,042 |
| Reading (RG) | 44.1 | 48.5 | −4.4 | −5.7 to −3.0 | 5,338 |
| Coventry (CV) | 43.5 | 48.5 | −4.9 | −6.4 to −3.5 | 4,609 |
| Durham (DH) | 42.8 | 48.4 | −5.7 | −7.8 to −3.5 | 2,127 |
| St Albans (AL) | 42.7 | 48.4 | −5.7 | −8.4 to −2.9 | 1,254 |
| Liverpool (L) | 42.2 | 48.5 | −6.3 | −7.7 to −4.8 | 4,322 |
| Birmingham (B) | 41.8 | 48.6 | −6.8 | −7.8 to −5.9 | 11,276 |
| Harrow (HA) | 41.3 | 48.4 | −7.1 | −9.6 to −4.7 | 1,574 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 41.2 | 48.5 | −7.3 | −9.1 to −5.5 | 3,027 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 41.1 | 48.5 | −7.4 | −9.1 to −5.6 | 2,994 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 40.9 | 48.5 | −7.5 | −9.4 to −5.7 | 2,678 |
| Luton (LU) | 40.0 | 48.5 | −8.5 | −10.1 to −6.9 | 3,601 |
| London SW (SW) | 39.4 | 48.4 | −9.1 | −12.3 to −5.8 | 851 |
| Dartford (DA) | 39.0 | 48.5 | −9.5 | −11.4 to −7.6 | 2,554 |
| London N (N) | 38.6 | 48.5 | −9.8 | −12.2 to −7.4 | 1,615 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 38.3 | 48.5 | −10.2 | −12.5 to −7.8 | 1,640 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 38.0 | 48.5 | −10.4 | −12.4 to −8.4 | 2,300 |
| Sutton (SM) | 37.7 | 48.4 | −10.7 | −14.4 to −7.0 | 660 |
| London E (E) | 37.4 | 48.5 | −11.1 | −13.3 to −8.9 | 1,825 |
| Romford (RM) | 36.6 | 48.5 | −11.9 | −13.9 to −9.8 | 2,100 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 36.5 | 48.5 | −12.0 | −14.2 to −9.7 | 1,784 |
| Bromley (BR) | 36.2 | 48.4 | −12.3 | −15.4 to −9.1 | 893 |
| London W (W) | 36.1 | 48.4 | −12.3 | −16.7 to −7.9 | 462 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 36.1 | 48.4 | −12.4 | −15.2 to −9.5 | 1,084 |
| London SE (SE) | 36.1 | 48.5 | −12.4 | −14.3 to −10.5 | 2,432 |
| Ilford (IG) | 35.3 | 48.4 | −13.1 | −16.3 to −9.9 | 861 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 35.3 | 48.5 | −13.1 | −15.2 to −11.1 | 2,074 |
| Enfield (EN) | 34.4 | 48.5 | −14.0 | −16.5 to −11.6 | 1,449 |
| Croydon (CR) | 34.4 | 48.5 | −14.0 | −16.4 to −11.7 | 1,586 |
| Slough (SL) | 33.4 | 48.5 | −15.1 | −17.1 to −13.2 | 2,254 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 367,850 (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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