Where in Britain does the Vauxhall Viva fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 13.7% of 201,368 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Vauxhall Viva failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 20.8% against 13.6% elsewhere (+7.2 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −5.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Vauxhall Viva MOT statistics · check a Vauxhall Viva by registration
Vauxhall Viva 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) | 20.8 | 13.6 | +7.2 | +5.2 to +9.2 | 1,596 |
| Dundee (DD) | 19.6 | 13.6 | +6.0 | +3.7 to +8.3 | 1,168 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 18.7 | 13.6 | +5.0 | +2.6 to +7.4 | 1,012 |
| Glasgow (G) | 18.4 | 13.6 | +4.8 | +3.6 to +6.1 | 3,927 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 18.2 | 13.6 | +4.6 | +2.9 to +6.3 | 1,969 |
| London SW (SW) | 18.2 | 13.6 | +4.5 | +1.4 to +7.7 | 588 |
| Leeds (LS) | 17.9 | 13.6 | +4.3 | +2.9 to +5.7 | 3,075 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 17.7 | 13.6 | +4.1 | +2.8 to +5.4 | 3,396 |
| Perth (PH) | 17.6 | 13.7 | +4.0 | +0.6 to +7.4 | 493 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 17.3 | 13.7 | +3.6 | +0.3 to +7.0 | 480 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 16.9 | 13.6 | +3.3 | +1.0 to +5.5 | 1,082 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 16.8 | 13.6 | +3.2 | +1.6 to +4.8 | 2,069 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 16.6 | 13.6 | +3.0 | +1.6 to +4.4 | 2,623 |
| Truro (TR) | 16.6 | 13.6 | +3.0 | +0.7 to +5.2 | 1,018 |
| London W (W) | 16.6 | 13.7 | +2.9 | −2.6 to +8.4 | 175 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 16.4 | 13.7 | +2.7 | +0.1 to +5.3 | 770 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 16.3 | 13.6 | +2.7 | +0.6 to +4.8 | 1,242 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 16.3 | 13.6 | +2.7 | +1.0 to +4.4 | 1,825 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 16.2 | 13.6 | +2.5 | +0.3 to +4.8 | 1,014 |
| Guildford (GU) | 16.1 | 13.6 | +2.5 | +0.9 to +4.1 | 2,066 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 15.9 | 13.6 | +2.3 | +0.7 to +3.9 | 2,085 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 15.9 | 13.7 | +2.2 | −0.3 to +4.8 | 793 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 15.8 | 13.6 | +2.2 | +0.8 to +3.6 | 2,751 |
| Paisley (PA) | 15.6 | 13.6 | +1.9 | −0.1 to +3.9 | 1,221 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 15.4 | 13.6 | +1.8 | +0.8 to +2.9 | 4,549 |
| Halifax (HX) | 15.5 | 13.7 | +1.8 | −1.9 to +5.5 | 375 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 15.4 | 13.7 | +1.8 | −1.2 to +4.7 | 583 |
| Liverpool (L) | 15.4 | 13.6 | +1.8 | +0.3 to +3.3 | 2,247 |
| London SE (SE) | 15.4 | 13.7 | +1.7 | −0.9 to +4.4 | 734 |
| London NW (NW) | 15.4 | 13.7 | +1.7 | −1.6 to +5.1 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 15.3 | 13.7 | +1.7 | −1.1 to +4.5 | 632 |
| Sutton (SM) | 15.3 | 13.7 | +1.7 | −2.1 to +5.4 | 359 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 15.3 | 13.6 | +1.7 | −0.2 to +3.5 | 1,464 |
| Exeter (EX) | 15.3 | 13.6 | +1.6 | +0.1 to +3.1 | 2,230 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 15.1 | 13.7 | +1.5 | −0.9 to +3.9 | 865 |
| Harrow (HA) | 15.1 | 13.7 | +1.4 | −1.7 to +4.5 | 498 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 14.9 | 13.6 | +1.2 | −0.3 to +2.8 | 2,054 |
| Bristol (BS) | 14.8 | 13.6 | +1.2 | +0.0 to +2.3 | 3,727 |
| Ilford (IG) | 14.8 | 13.7 | +1.1 | −3.8 to +6.1 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 14.6 | 13.6 | +1.0 | −0.0 to +2.0 | 4,622 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 14.6 | 13.6 | +1.0 | −0.3 to +2.2 | 3,150 |
| Northampton (NN) | 14.5 | 13.6 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.1 | 2,854 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 14.4 | 13.7 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.5 | 1,448 |
| Manchester (M) | 14.3 | 13.7 | +0.6 | −0.9 to +2.1 | 2,163 |
| Durham (DH) | 14.2 | 13.7 | +0.5 | −1.3 to +2.3 | 1,425 |
| Bolton (BL) | 14.0 | 13.7 | +0.3 | −1.3 to +2.0 | 1,728 |
| Newport (NP) | 13.9 | 13.7 | +0.2 | −1.3 to +1.8 | 1,971 |
| Darlington (DL) | 13.9 | 13.7 | +0.2 | −1.5 to +2.0 | 1,498 |
| Birmingham (B) | 13.8 | 13.7 | +0.2 | −0.9 to +1.2 | 4,242 |
| Croydon (CR) | 13.8 | 13.7 | +0.2 | −2.2 to +2.5 | 818 |
| Reading (RG) | 13.8 | 13.7 | +0.1 | −1.0 to +1.3 | 3,402 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 13.7 | 13.7 | +0.1 | −1.5 to +1.7 | 1,820 |
| Redhill (RH) | 13.7 | 13.7 | +0.0 | −2.0 to +2.0 | 1,126 |
| Preston (PR) | 13.7 | 13.7 | +0.0 | −1.7 to +1.7 | 1,653 |
| Oldham (OL) | 13.6 | 13.7 | −0.1 | −1.9 to +1.8 | 1,338 |
| Enfield (EN) | 13.6 | 13.7 | −0.1 | −2.5 to +2.4 | 752 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 13.6 | 13.7 | −0.1 | −1.8 to +1.6 | 1,623 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 13.5 | 13.7 | −0.1 | −1.3 to +1.0 | 3,647 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 13.5 | 13.7 | −0.2 | −2.4 to +2.0 | 929 |
| Bradford (BD) | 13.4 | 13.7 | −0.3 | −1.9 to +1.4 | 1,588 |
| Crewe (CW) | 13.4 | 13.7 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.6 | 1,238 |
| Oxford (OX) | 13.4 | 13.7 | −0.3 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 2,500 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 13.4 | 13.7 | −0.3 | −2.1 to +1.5 | 1,398 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 13.2 | 13.7 | −0.5 | −1.3 to +0.4 | 6,158 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 13.2 | 13.7 | −0.5 | −2.0 to +1.1 | 1,835 |
| Bromley (BR) | 13.2 | 13.7 | −0.5 | −2.9 to +1.9 | 752 |
| Brighton (BN) | 13.2 | 13.7 | −0.5 | −2.2 to +1.1 | 1,634 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 13.1 | 13.7 | −0.6 | −2.3 to +1.1 | 1,535 |
| Worcester (WR) | 13.1 | 13.7 | −0.6 | −2.5 to +1.4 | 1,138 |
| Dudley (DY) | 13.0 | 13.7 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.8 | 1,979 |
| Hull (HU) | 13.0 | 13.7 | −0.7 | −2.1 to +0.8 | 2,057 |
| Coventry (CV) | 12.9 | 13.7 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.4 | 3,547 |
| Southampton (SO) | 12.9 | 13.7 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.5 | 2,645 |
| St Albans (AL) | 12.8 | 13.7 | −0.9 | −3.3 to +1.6 | 718 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 12.7 | 13.7 | −1.0 | −7.0 to +5.1 | 118 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 12.6 | 13.7 | −1.0 | −3.4 to +1.3 | 768 |
| Wigan (WN) | 12.6 | 13.7 | −1.1 | −3.0 to +0.8 | 1,183 |
| Slough (SL) | 12.6 | 13.7 | −1.1 | −3.4 to +1.2 | 818 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 12.6 | 13.7 | −1.1 | −3.7 to +1.6 | 596 |
| Walsall (WS) | 12.4 | 13.7 | −1.2 | −2.8 to +0.3 | 1,791 |
| Taunton (TA) | 12.4 | 13.7 | −1.3 | −3.7 to +1.1 | 743 |
| Leicester (LE) | 12.3 | 13.7 | −1.4 | −2.6 to −0.2 | 3,112 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 12.2 | 13.7 | −1.4 | −3.0 to +0.1 | 1,715 |
| Colchester (CO) | 12.2 | 13.7 | −1.4 | −2.9 to −0.0 | 2,043 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 12.2 | 13.7 | −1.5 | −3.8 to +0.9 | 762 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 12.2 | 13.7 | −1.5 | −3.3 to +0.3 | 1,249 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 12.1 | 13.7 | −1.6 | −3.4 to +0.1 | 1,327 |
| Chester (CH) | 12.0 | 13.7 | −1.7 | −2.9 to −0.5 | 2,802 |
| Sheffield (S) | 11.9 | 13.7 | −1.8 | −2.8 to −0.8 | 4,152 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 11.8 | 13.7 | −1.8 | −6.0 to +2.4 | 228 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 11.8 | 13.7 | −1.9 | −4.2 to +0.4 | 764 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 11.8 | 13.7 | −1.9 | −5.1 to +1.3 | 383 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 11.7 | 13.7 | −2.0 | −3.2 to −0.8 | 2,787 |
| Norwich (NR) | 11.6 | 13.7 | −2.1 | −3.2 to −1.1 | 3,816 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 11.5 | 13.7 | −2.2 | −4.6 to +0.3 | 660 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 11.5 | 13.7 | −2.2 | −3.6 to −0.7 | 1,987 |
| Bath (BA) | 11.5 | 13.7 | −2.2 | −3.7 to −0.7 | 1,722 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 11.4 | 13.7 | −2.3 | −3.4 to −1.1 | 3,030 |
| Medway (ME) | 11.3 | 13.7 | −2.4 | −4.0 to −0.9 | 1,643 |
| Telford (TF) | 11.2 | 13.7 | −2.5 | −5.0 to −0.1 | 637 |
| York (YO) | 11.2 | 13.7 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.3 | 2,473 |
| Inverness (IV) | 11.1 | 13.7 | −2.6 | −4.7 to −0.4 | 829 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 11.1 | 13.7 | −2.6 | −5.0 to −0.2 | 651 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 11.1 | 13.7 | −2.6 | −3.9 to −1.3 | 2,401 |
| Derby (DE) | 11.0 | 13.7 | −2.7 | −4.0 to −1.4 | 2,263 |
| Luton (LU) | 11.0 | 13.7 | −2.7 | −4.1 to −1.4 | 2,135 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 10.8 | 13.7 | −2.9 | −4.6 to −1.2 | 1,288 |
| Swindon (SN) | 10.7 | 13.7 | −3.0 | −4.5 to −1.5 | 1,663 |
| Hereford (HR) | 10.7 | 13.7 | −3.0 | −5.4 to −0.6 | 655 |
| Dartford (DA) | 10.6 | 13.7 | −3.1 | −4.5 to −1.7 | 1,944 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 10.5 | 13.7 | −3.1 | −5.3 to −1.0 | 778 |
| Warrington (WA) | 10.0 | 13.7 | −3.7 | −5.2 to −2.1 | 1,446 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 9.9 | 13.7 | −3.7 | −5.6 to −1.9 | 1,035 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 9.5 | 13.7 | −4.2 | −5.6 to −2.8 | 1,781 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 9.3 | 13.7 | −4.4 | −5.9 to −2.9 | 1,434 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 8.2 | 13.8 | −5.6 | −6.4 to −4.9 | 5,269 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 201,368 (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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