Where in Britain does the Vauxhall Zafira fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 38.8% of 1,608,690 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Vauxhall Zafira failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 50.8% against 38.8% elsewhere (+12.0 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −11.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Vauxhall Zafira MOT statistics · check a Vauxhall Zafira by registration
Vauxhall Zafira 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 50.8 | 38.8 | +12.0 | +10.6 to +13.4 | 4,988 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 50.2 | 38.7 | +11.5 | +10.4 to +12.5 | 8,656 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 48.1 | 38.7 | +9.5 | +8.7 to +10.2 | 17,797 |
| Hull (HU) | 48.1 | 38.7 | +9.4 | +8.5 to +10.2 | 13,826 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 47.8 | 38.8 | +9.1 | +7.9 to +10.2 | 7,091 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 47.3 | 38.8 | +8.5 | +5.6 to +11.5 | 1,097 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 46.8 | 38.8 | +8.0 | +6.8 to +9.3 | 5,850 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 46.5 | 38.8 | +7.7 | +6.5 to +8.9 | 6,631 |
| Truro (TR) | 46.4 | 38.8 | +7.7 | +6.5 to +8.8 | 7,315 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 45.6 | 38.8 | +6.8 | +5.3 to +8.4 | 3,972 |
| Exeter (EX) | 45.4 | 38.7 | +6.6 | +5.9 to +7.3 | 18,933 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 45.1 | 38.8 | +6.3 | +5.3 to +7.4 | 8,700 |
| Taunton (TA) | 45.0 | 38.8 | +6.3 | +5.3 to +7.2 | 10,601 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 45.0 | 38.8 | +6.2 | +2.7 to +9.6 | 783 |
| Newport (NP) | 44.5 | 38.8 | +5.8 | +4.9 to +6.7 | 11,837 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 44.1 | 38.8 | +5.4 | +3.9 to +6.8 | 4,700 |
| Bath (BA) | 44.0 | 38.8 | +5.3 | +4.4 to +6.1 | 14,093 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 43.9 | 38.7 | +5.2 | +4.6 to +5.8 | 25,834 |
| Halifax (HX) | 43.8 | 38.8 | +5.0 | +3.4 to +6.6 | 3,775 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 43.7 | 38.8 | +4.9 | +4.1 to +5.7 | 15,050 |
| York (YO) | 43.4 | 38.8 | +4.7 | +3.8 to +5.5 | 13,273 |
| Paisley (PA) | 43.3 | 38.8 | +4.5 | +3.2 to +5.8 | 5,353 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 43.1 | 38.8 | +4.3 | +3.1 to +5.5 | 6,223 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 43.0 | 38.7 | +4.2 | +3.6 to +4.9 | 24,568 |
| Bristol (BS) | 43.0 | 38.7 | +4.2 | +3.7 to +4.8 | 32,543 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 42.9 | 38.8 | +4.1 | +3.4 to +4.9 | 16,154 |
| Stockport (SK) | 42.8 | 38.8 | +4.0 | +3.0 to +5.0 | 9,344 |
| Northampton (NN) | 42.7 | 38.7 | +4.0 | +3.3 to +4.6 | 21,940 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 42.6 | 38.8 | +3.9 | −0.9 to +8.6 | 415 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 42.6 | 38.8 | +3.8 | +2.7 to +5.0 | 7,185 |
| Swansea (SA) | 42.4 | 38.8 | +3.6 | +2.9 to +4.4 | 15,920 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 42.4 | 38.8 | +3.6 | +2.3 to +4.9 | 5,574 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 42.3 | 38.8 | +3.5 | +2.7 to +4.2 | 17,118 |
| Darlington (DL) | 42.2 | 38.8 | +3.4 | +2.3 to +4.6 | 7,421 |
| Brighton (BN) | 42.2 | 38.7 | +3.4 | +2.8 to +4.1 | 23,012 |
| Inverness (IV) | 42.2 | 38.8 | +3.4 | +1.9 to +5.0 | 3,935 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 42.1 | 38.8 | +3.3 | +2.1 to +4.6 | 5,842 |
| Perth (PH) | 42.0 | 38.8 | +3.2 | +1.3 to +5.2 | 2,422 |
| Preston (PR) | 42.0 | 38.8 | +3.2 | +2.3 to +4.1 | 11,153 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 42.0 | 38.8 | +3.2 | +1.8 to +4.5 | 5,104 |
| Bradford (BD) | 41.9 | 38.8 | +3.1 | +2.2 to +4.0 | 11,806 |
| Leeds (LS) | 41.9 | 38.8 | +3.1 | +2.3 to +3.9 | 15,670 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 41.8 | 38.8 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +4.1 | 8,362 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 41.7 | 38.8 | +2.9 | +1.6 to +4.2 | 5,421 |
| Wigan (WN) | 41.5 | 38.8 | +2.7 | +1.6 to +3.9 | 6,834 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 41.4 | 38.8 | +2.6 | +1.8 to +3.4 | 16,410 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 41.3 | 38.8 | +2.5 | +1.7 to +3.3 | 15,135 |
| Glasgow (G) | 41.2 | 38.8 | +2.5 | +1.7 to +3.2 | 18,106 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 41.1 | 38.8 | +2.3 | +1.6 to +3.1 | 17,144 |
| Telford (TF) | 41.1 | 38.8 | +2.3 | +1.2 to +3.4 | 7,505 |
| Norwich (NR) | 41.0 | 38.8 | +2.3 | +1.6 to +2.9 | 22,064 |
| Oldham (OL) | 41.0 | 38.8 | +2.2 | +1.2 to +3.2 | 10,006 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 40.7 | 38.8 | +1.9 | −0.1 to +4.0 | 2,210 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 40.7 | 38.8 | +1.9 | +0.9 to +2.9 | 9,877 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 40.5 | 38.8 | +1.7 | +1.1 to +2.4 | 21,495 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 40.4 | 38.8 | +1.6 | +0.9 to +2.4 | 16,998 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 40.3 | 38.8 | +1.5 | +1.0 to +2.1 | 29,967 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 40.3 | 38.8 | +1.5 | +1.0 to +2.0 | 34,901 |
| Bolton (BL) | 40.2 | 38.8 | +1.5 | +0.5 to +2.4 | 9,918 |
| Crewe (CW) | 39.9 | 38.8 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.2 | 8,431 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 39.4 | 38.8 | +0.6 | −0.3 to +1.4 | 14,037 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 39.3 | 38.8 | +0.5 | −1.3 to +2.4 | 2,748 |
| Walsall (WS) | 39.3 | 38.8 | +0.5 | −0.4 to +1.3 | 12,875 |
| Manchester (M) | 39.2 | 38.8 | +0.4 | −0.2 to +1.0 | 23,862 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 39.2 | 38.8 | +0.4 | −0.3 to +1.0 | 23,958 |
| Swindon (SN) | 39.1 | 38.8 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.1 | 15,071 |
| Worcester (WR) | 39.0 | 38.8 | +0.2 | −1.0 to +1.3 | 7,412 |
| Chester (CH) | 38.7 | 38.8 | −0.1 | −0.7 to +0.5 | 23,886 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 38.6 | 38.8 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.7 | 11,556 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 38.5 | 38.8 | −0.3 | −2.2 to +1.5 | 2,679 |
| Dudley (DY) | 38.5 | 38.8 | −0.3 | −1.2 to +0.5 | 12,309 |
| Warrington (WA) | 38.5 | 38.8 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.5 | 13,657 |
| Colchester (CO) | 37.9 | 38.8 | −0.9 | −1.7 to −0.0 | 13,250 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 37.9 | 38.8 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.2 | 18,379 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 37.8 | 38.8 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 10,989 |
| Southampton (SO) | 37.7 | 38.8 | −1.1 | −1.8 to −0.5 | 22,917 |
| Oxford (OX) | 37.7 | 38.8 | −1.1 | −1.8 to −0.5 | 18,758 |
| Derby (DE) | 37.5 | 38.8 | −1.3 | −1.9 to −0.6 | 22,153 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 37.5 | 38.8 | −1.3 | −2.0 to −0.7 | 20,629 |
| Medway (ME) | 37.5 | 38.8 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.7 | 20,719 |
| Durham (DH) | 37.2 | 38.8 | −1.6 | −2.8 to −0.4 | 6,366 |
| Redhill (RH) | 37.0 | 38.8 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.0 | 15,019 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 37.0 | 38.8 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.1 | 16,684 |
| Coventry (CV) | 36.9 | 38.8 | −1.9 | −2.6 to −1.3 | 20,127 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 36.9 | 38.8 | −2.0 | −2.8 to −1.1 | 11,602 |
| Guildford (GU) | 36.8 | 38.8 | −2.1 | −2.8 to −1.4 | 18,047 |
| Hereford (HR) | 36.7 | 38.8 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.8 | 5,105 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 36.6 | 38.8 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.3 | 11,819 |
| Leicester (LE) | 36.6 | 38.8 | −2.3 | −2.8 to −1.7 | 30,599 |
| Sheffield (S) | 36.5 | 38.9 | −2.3 | −2.8 to −1.8 | 36,410 |
| Liverpool (L) | 36.0 | 38.8 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.2 | 20,704 |
| Watford (WD) | 35.9 | 38.8 | −2.9 | −4.1 to −1.8 | 6,698 |
| St Albans (AL) | 35.8 | 38.8 | −3.0 | −4.2 to −1.8 | 6,362 |
| Birmingham (B) | 35.5 | 38.9 | −3.4 | −3.8 to −3.0 | 56,063 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 35.0 | 38.8 | −3.8 | −4.6 to −3.0 | 14,819 |
| London N (N) | 35.0 | 38.8 | −3.9 | −4.7 to −3.1 | 13,486 |
| Harrow (HA) | 34.6 | 38.8 | −4.2 | −5.1 to −3.4 | 12,030 |
| Reading (RG) | 34.7 | 38.9 | −4.2 | −4.8 to −3.6 | 27,560 |
| Ilford (IG) | 34.5 | 38.8 | −4.3 | −5.4 to −3.2 | 7,558 |
| Luton (LU) | 33.9 | 38.9 | −4.9 | −5.6 to −4.3 | 19,426 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 33.7 | 38.8 | −5.1 | −8.8 to −1.4 | 638 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 33.6 | 38.8 | −5.2 | −6.0 to −4.5 | 14,669 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 33.4 | 38.8 | −5.4 | −6.2 to −4.6 | 13,526 |
| London NW (NW) | 32.6 | 38.8 | −6.3 | −7.2 to −5.3 | 9,915 |
| Slough (SL) | 32.2 | 38.8 | −6.7 | −7.5 to −5.8 | 10,953 |
| London E (E) | 32.1 | 38.9 | −6.8 | −7.4 to −6.2 | 21,505 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 32.0 | 38.9 | −6.8 | −7.6 to −6.0 | 13,213 |
| Dartford (DA) | 31.9 | 38.9 | −6.9 | −7.6 to −6.3 | 18,446 |
| Romford (RM) | 31.8 | 38.9 | −7.0 | −7.8 to −6.3 | 16,148 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 31.7 | 38.9 | −7.2 | −7.9 to −6.4 | 16,321 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 31.1 | 38.9 | −7.8 | −8.6 to −7.0 | 14,130 |
| London SE (SE) | 30.6 | 38.9 | −8.3 | −8.9 to −7.7 | 24,342 |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.4 | 38.9 | −8.5 | −9.2 to −7.7 | 15,742 |
| Sutton (SM) | 29.8 | 38.8 | −9.0 | −10.2 to −7.8 | 5,961 |
| Enfield (EN) | 29.8 | 38.9 | −9.1 | −10.0 to −8.2 | 9,266 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.8 | 38.9 | −10.0 | −10.9 to −9.1 | 9,356 |
| London W (W) | 28.5 | 38.8 | −10.4 | −11.8 to −8.9 | 3,941 |
| Bromley (BR) | 27.7 | 38.9 | −11.2 | −12.2 to −10.2 | 7,947 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,608,690 (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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