Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Amarok fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 21.0% of 106,093 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Amarok failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Harrogate (HG): 30.0% against 21.0% elsewhere (+8.9 points). It does best in London E (E), −10.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Amarok MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Amarok by registration
Volkswagen Amarok 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate (HG) | 30.0 | 21.0 | +8.9 | +3.6 to +14.3 | 287 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 29.4 | 20.8 | +8.6 | +6.9 to +10.3 | 2,837 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 29.5 | 21.0 | +8.5 | +3.5 to +13.5 | 322 (rough estimate) |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 28.5 | 21.0 | +7.5 | +1.2 to +13.7 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 28.3 | 21.0 | +7.3 | +3.9 to +10.6 | 700 |
| Exeter (EX) | 28.1 | 21.0 | +7.2 | +4.7 to +9.7 | 1,244 |
| Dundee (DD) | 27.9 | 21.0 | +6.9 | +2.8 to +10.9 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 27.3 | 21.0 | +6.3 | +1.9 to +10.6 | 396 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 27.2 | 21.0 | +6.2 | +3.6 to +8.8 | 1,156 |
| Bath (BA) | 27.1 | 21.0 | +6.2 | +3.3 to +9.0 | 954 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 26.4 | 21.0 | +5.4 | +1.2 to +9.5 | 436 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 26.2 | 21.0 | +5.2 | +2.0 to +8.3 | 752 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 26.1 | 21.0 | +5.1 | +2.1 to +8.1 | 829 |
| Truro (TR) | 25.4 | 21.0 | +4.4 | +1.3 to +7.6 | 731 |
| Darlington (DL) | 24.9 | 21.0 | +3.9 | +1.2 to +6.7 | 934 |
| Southampton (SO) | 24.8 | 21.0 | +3.8 | +1.3 to +6.4 | 1,095 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 24.6 | 21.0 | +3.6 | +1.1 to +6.0 | 1,230 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 24.4 | 21.0 | +3.4 | −1.1 to +7.9 | 356 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 24.1 | 21.0 | +3.1 | −0.1 to +6.2 | 714 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 23.9 | 21.0 | +2.9 | −1.6 to +7.4 | 347 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 23.6 | 21.0 | +2.6 | +0.5 to +4.8 | 1,510 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 23.6 | 21.0 | +2.6 | −0.0 to +5.2 | 1,047 |
| Taunton (TA) | 23.6 | 21.0 | +2.6 | −0.1 to +5.2 | 1,005 |
| Guildford (GU) | 23.3 | 21.0 | +2.3 | +0.1 to +4.6 | 1,354 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 23.4 | 21.0 | +2.3 | −2.9 to +7.5 | 257 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 23.3 | 21.0 | +2.3 | −0.2 to +4.7 | 1,151 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 23.2 | 21.0 | +2.2 | +0.4 to +4.0 | 2,185 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 23.1 | 21.0 | +2.1 | −1.3 to +5.5 | 592 |
| Swansea (SA) | 23.0 | 21.0 | +2.0 | −0.2 to +4.2 | 1,386 |
| Bromley (BR) | 22.9 | 21.0 | +1.9 | −3.9 to +7.6 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 22.8 | 21.0 | +1.8 | −1.3 to +4.9 | 692 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 22.8 | 21.0 | +1.8 | −1.2 to +4.7 | 776 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 22.8 | 21.0 | +1.7 | −0.9 to +4.4 | 988 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 22.7 | 21.0 | +1.7 | −1.7 to +5.0 | 603 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 22.6 | 21.0 | +1.6 | −1.2 to +4.4 | 888 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 22.6 | 21.0 | +1.6 | −0.4 to +3.6 | 1,698 |
| Oxford (OX) | 22.5 | 21.0 | +1.5 | −0.7 to +3.6 | 1,459 |
| Leicester (LE) | 22.4 | 21.0 | +1.4 | −0.5 to +3.2 | 2,032 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 22.4 | 21.0 | +1.3 | −0.9 to +3.5 | 1,369 |
| Worcester (WR) | 22.2 | 21.0 | +1.2 | −1.3 to +3.7 | 1,071 |
| Luton (LU) | 22.2 | 21.0 | +1.2 | −3.9 to +6.2 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 22.1 | 21.0 | +1.1 | −1.4 to +3.6 | 1,071 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 22.1 | 21.0 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.7 | 2,501 |
| Brighton (BN) | 22.1 | 21.0 | +1.0 | −1.4 to +3.5 | 1,097 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 22.1 | 21.0 | +1.0 | −2.4 to +4.5 | 562 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 21.8 | 21.0 | +0.7 | −4.4 to +5.9 | 248 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 21.6 | 21.0 | +0.6 | −4.1 to +5.2 | 301 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 21.6 | 21.0 | +0.5 | −2.8 to +3.9 | 580 |
| Northampton (NN) | 21.5 | 21.0 | +0.5 | −1.5 to +2.5 | 1,632 |
| Norwich (NR) | 21.5 | 21.0 | +0.5 | −1.3 to +2.3 | 2,061 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 21.5 | 21.0 | +0.4 | −2.1 to +2.9 | 1,072 |
| Reading (RG) | 21.4 | 21.0 | +0.4 | −1.6 to +2.3 | 1,687 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 21.4 | 21.0 | +0.3 | −3.2 to +3.9 | 519 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 21.4 | 21.0 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.1 | 2,074 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 21.4 | 21.0 | +0.3 | −2.9 to +3.5 | 623 |
| London N (N) | 21.3 | 21.0 | +0.2 | −4.3 to +4.8 | 310 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 21.2 | 21.0 | +0.2 | −3.5 to +3.9 | 476 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 21.2 | 21.0 | +0.1 | −2.9 to +3.2 | 675 |
| Walsall (WS) | 21.1 | 21.0 | +0.1 | −2.9 to +3.1 | 705 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.0 | 21.0 | −0.0 | −3.0 to +2.9 | 733 |
| Hull (HU) | 21.0 | 21.0 | −0.1 | −2.8 to +2.6 | 882 |
| Inverness (IV) | 20.9 | 21.0 | −0.1 | −2.1 to +1.8 | 1,725 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 20.8 | 21.0 | −0.2 | −4.0 to +3.5 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 20.7 | 21.0 | −0.4 | −4.6 to +3.9 | 348 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.6 | 21.0 | −0.5 | −3.9 to +2.9 | 535 |
| Dudley (DY) | 20.4 | 21.0 | −0.7 | −3.7 to +2.3 | 702 |
| Oldham (OL) | 20.4 | 21.0 | −0.7 | −4.4 to +3.1 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 20.2 | 21.1 | −0.8 | −3.1 to +1.4 | 1,246 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 20.2 | 21.0 | −0.9 | −7.9 to +6.2 | 124 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 20.1 | 21.1 | −0.9 | −3.2 to +1.4 | 1,216 |
| Bradford (BD) | 20.1 | 21.1 | −1.0 | −3.6 to +1.6 | 937 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 20.0 | 21.1 | −1.1 | −3.0 to +0.9 | 1,606 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 19.9 | 21.1 | −1.2 | −3.9 to +1.6 | 825 |
| Manchester (M) | 19.8 | 21.1 | −1.3 | −3.9 to +1.4 | 874 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 19.7 | 21.1 | −1.4 | −4.3 to +1.5 | 717 |
| St Albans (AL) | 19.5 | 21.0 | −1.5 | −5.4 to +2.4 | 394 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 19.4 | 21.1 | −1.6 | −4.0 to +0.7 | 1,076 |
| Preston (PR) | 19.3 | 21.1 | −1.8 | −4.4 to +0.9 | 860 |
| Newport (NP) | 19.0 | 21.1 | −2.0 | −4.8 to +0.8 | 772 |
| Watford (WD) | 18.9 | 21.0 | −2.1 | −6.8 to +2.6 | 264 (rough estimate) |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 18.9 | 21.0 | −2.1 | −6.8 to +2.6 | 264 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 19.0 | 21.1 | −2.1 | −4.1 to −0.1 | 1,493 |
| Coventry (CV) | 18.9 | 21.1 | −2.2 | −4.5 to +0.2 | 1,080 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 18.9 | 21.1 | −2.2 | −4.1 to −0.3 | 1,700 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 18.9 | 21.1 | −2.2 | −4.6 to +0.2 | 1,055 |
| Bolton (BL) | 18.8 | 21.1 | −2.2 | −5.8 to +1.3 | 467 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 18.5 | 21.1 | −2.5 | −4.5 to −0.5 | 1,462 |
| Redhill (RH) | 18.5 | 21.1 | −2.6 | −4.7 to −0.5 | 1,345 |
| Hereford (HR) | 18.3 | 21.1 | −2.7 | −5.1 to −0.4 | 1,080 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 18.4 | 21.1 | −2.7 | −4.5 to −1.0 | 1,994 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 18.3 | 21.1 | −2.8 | −4.7 to −0.9 | 1,663 |
| London SW (SW) | 18.2 | 21.0 | −2.9 | −9.7 to +4.0 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 17.8 | 21.1 | −3.3 | −6.0 to −0.5 | 769 |
| Liverpool (L) | 17.6 | 21.1 | −3.5 | −6.4 to −0.5 | 648 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 17.6 | 21.1 | −3.5 | −6.5 to −0.5 | 626 |
| Sutton (SM) | 17.3 | 21.0 | −3.8 | −9.2 to +1.7 | 185 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 17.3 | 21.1 | −3.8 | −6.7 to −0.9 | 649 |
| Colchester (CO) | 16.9 | 21.1 | −4.1 | −6.4 to −1.9 | 1,056 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 16.9 | 21.1 | −4.2 | −6.5 to −1.8 | 975 |
| Birmingham (B) | 16.9 | 21.1 | −4.2 | −5.9 to −2.5 | 1,969 |
| Croydon (CR) | 16.7 | 21.1 | −4.4 | −7.3 to −1.4 | 629 |
| Sheffield (S) | 16.7 | 21.1 | −4.4 | −6.0 to −2.8 | 2,241 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 16.1 | 21.1 | −4.9 | −7.6 to −2.2 | 719 |
| Warrington (WA) | 16.0 | 21.1 | −5.1 | −7.9 to −2.2 | 643 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 15.9 | 21.1 | −5.1 | −9.9 to −0.3 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 15.5 | 21.1 | −5.6 | −9.9 to −1.2 | 265 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 15.5 | 21.1 | −5.6 | −9.3 to −1.9 | 362 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 15.5 | 21.1 | −5.6 | −8.0 to −3.2 | 878 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 15.2 | 21.2 | −6.0 | −7.4 to −4.5 | 2,486 |
| Slough (SL) | 14.4 | 21.1 | −6.7 | −9.5 to −3.9 | 618 |
| Romford (RM) | 14.3 | 21.1 | −6.7 | −9.7 to −3.8 | 544 |
| Ilford (IG) | 14.3 | 21.1 | −6.8 | −11.2 to −2.4 | 245 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 14.2 | 21.1 | −6.9 | −10.8 to −3.0 | 311 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 13.7 | 21.1 | −7.4 | −9.8 to −5.0 | 790 |
| London SE (SE) | 12.4 | 21.1 | −8.6 | −12.7 to −4.6 | 257 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 11.2 | 21.1 | −9.9 | −12.7 to −7.0 | 472 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 10.4 | 21.1 | −10.7 | −14.3 to −7.0 | 269 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 106,093 (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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