Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Arteon fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 13.0% of 23,294 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Arteon failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Leicester (LE): 30.6% against 12.4% elsewhere (+18.1 points). It does best in London E (E), −6.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Arteon MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Arteon by registration
Volkswagen Arteon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester (LE) | 30.6 | 12.4 | +18.1 | +14.8 to +21.5 | 743 |
| Watford (WD) | 19.4 | 13.0 | +6.5 | −1.2 to +14.1 | 103 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 19.4 | 12.9 | +6.4 | +1.1 to +11.7 | 217 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 19.0 | 13.0 | +6.0 | −1.7 to +13.7 | 100 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 18.4 | 12.9 | +5.5 | +1.4 to +9.6 | 348 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 18.0 | 12.9 | +5.0 | −0.1 to +10.2 | 217 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 17.8 | 13.0 | +4.8 | −2.6 to +12.3 | 101 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 17.1 | 13.0 | +4.2 | −3.1 to +11.4 | 105 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 17.1 | 12.9 | +4.1 | −0.3 to +8.6 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 16.8 | 13.0 | +3.9 | −1.0 to +8.7 | 232 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 16.8 | 13.0 | +3.8 | −2.7 to +10.4 | 125 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 16.4 | 13.0 | +3.4 | −1.6 to +8.4 | 214 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 15.9 | 13.0 | +3.0 | −1.1 to +7.0 | 320 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 15.9 | 13.0 | +2.9 | −3.5 to +9.3 | 126 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 15.7 | 13.0 | +2.7 | −1.7 to +7.2 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 15.6 | 12.9 | +2.7 | −0.9 to +6.3 | 397 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 15.3 | 13.0 | +2.3 | −2.0 to +6.7 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 15.3 | 13.0 | +2.3 | −2.9 to +7.6 | 183 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 15.2 | 13.0 | +2.2 | −3.8 to +8.2 | 138 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 15.1 | 13.0 | +2.1 | −3.2 to +7.4 | 179 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 15.0 | 13.0 | +2.1 | −4.5 to +8.7 | 113 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 15.0 | 13.0 | +2.0 | −2.9 to +6.9 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 14.7 | 13.0 | +1.7 | −4.4 to +7.9 | 129 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 14.6 | 13.0 | +1.6 | −1.5 to +4.7 | 501 |
| Leeds (LS) | 14.6 | 13.0 | +1.6 | −2.9 to +6.1 | 240 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 14.6 | 13.0 | +1.6 | −5.0 to +8.2 | 110 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 14.4 | 13.0 | +1.5 | −3.7 to +6.6 | 180 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 14.2 | 13.0 | +1.2 | −5.1 to +7.4 | 120 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 14.1 | 13.0 | +1.1 | −4.4 to +6.6 | 156 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 14.0 | 13.0 | +1.0 | −3.4 to +5.4 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 14.0 | 13.0 | +1.0 | −2.2 to +4.2 | 451 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 13.9 | 13.0 | +1.0 | −4.2 to +6.2 | 172 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 13.6 | 13.0 | +0.6 | −1.8 to +3.1 | 772 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 13.6 | 13.0 | +0.6 | −3.5 to +4.6 | 280 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 13.4 | 13.0 | +0.5 | −4.7 to +5.6 | 171 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 13.4 | 13.0 | +0.4 | −4.7 to +5.5 | 172 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 13.2 | 13.0 | +0.2 | −3.7 to +4.1 | 295 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 13.2 | 13.0 | +0.2 | −4.3 to +4.7 | 220 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 13.0 | 13.0 | +0.0 | −4.5 to +4.5 | 215 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 12.9 | 13.0 | −0.1 | −5.2 to +4.9 | 171 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 12.8 | 13.0 | −0.2 | −5.9 to +5.5 | 133 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 12.7 | 13.0 | −0.3 | −3.5 to +2.8 | 434 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 12.4 | 13.0 | −0.6 | −6.5 to +5.3 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 12.4 | 13.0 | −0.6 | −5.5 to +4.2 | 178 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 12.3 | 13.0 | −0.8 | −4.0 to +2.5 | 400 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 12.2 | 13.0 | −0.8 | −3.0 to +1.4 | 907 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 12.1 | 13.0 | −0.9 | −5.8 to +3.9 | 174 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 12.1 | 13.0 | −0.9 | −6.3 to +4.4 | 141 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 11.9 | 13.0 | −1.1 | −6.0 to +3.8 | 168 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 11.9 | 13.0 | −1.1 | −4.9 to +2.7 | 286 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 11.8 | 13.0 | −1.2 | −5.9 to +3.4 | 187 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 11.6 | 13.0 | −1.4 | −5.3 to +2.4 | 268 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 11.2 | 13.0 | −1.8 | −6.7 to +3.1 | 161 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 11.0 | 13.0 | −2.0 | −7.3 to +3.3 | 136 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 10.9 | 13.0 | −2.1 | −7.3 to +3.2 | 137 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 10.9 | 13.0 | −2.1 | −6.3 to +2.1 | 211 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 10.9 | 13.0 | −2.1 | −5.4 to +1.1 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 10.8 | 13.0 | −2.2 | −7.0 to +2.5 | 167 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 10.6 | 13.0 | −2.5 | −6.8 to +1.8 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 10.5 | 13.0 | −2.5 | −5.4 to +0.4 | 437 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 10.5 | 13.0 | −2.5 | −6.2 to +1.1 | 276 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 10.5 | 13.0 | −2.5 | −6.4 to +1.3 | 248 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 10.4 | 13.0 | −2.6 | −7.8 to +2.6 | 134 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 10.4 | 13.0 | −2.6 | −6.0 to +0.7 | 327 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 10.4 | 13.0 | −2.7 | −5.7 to +0.4 | 386 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 10.3 | 13.0 | −2.7 | −7.0 to +1.6 | 194 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 10.3 | 13.0 | −2.8 | −6.7 to +1.1 | 234 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 10.2 | 13.0 | −2.8 | −7.6 to +1.9 | 157 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 10.1 | 13.0 | −3.0 | −6.1 to +0.2 | 367 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 9.8 | 13.0 | −3.2 | −7.3 to +1.0 | 203 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 9.8 | 13.0 | −3.2 | −7.4 to +1.0 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 9.8 | 13.0 | −3.3 | −6.9 to +0.3 | 266 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 9.4 | 13.1 | −3.6 | −6.3 to −0.9 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 9.3 | 13.1 | −3.8 | −6.6 to −1.0 | 410 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 9.2 | 13.1 | −3.8 | −6.6 to −1.1 | 423 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 9.0 | 13.0 | −4.0 | −8.1 to +0.1 | 188 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 8.9 | 13.0 | −4.1 | −8.2 to +0.0 | 190 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 8.9 | 13.0 | −4.1 | −7.3 to −0.9 | 313 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 8.8 | 13.1 | −4.3 | −6.8 to −1.7 | 489 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 8.5 | 13.0 | −4.5 | −8.7 to −0.4 | 176 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 8.4 | 13.0 | −4.6 | −9.6 to +0.4 | 119 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 8.2 | 13.0 | −4.9 | −9.5 to −0.2 | 135 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 8.1 | 13.0 | −4.9 | −8.7 to −1.2 | 210 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 8.0 | 13.0 | −5.0 | −10.4 to +0.3 | 100 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 8.0 | 13.0 | −5.1 | −10.1 to −0.0 | 113 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 7.4 | 13.0 | −5.6 | −10.6 to −0.7 | 108 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 7.4 | 13.0 | −5.6 | −10.3 to −1.0 | 122 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 6.3 | 13.0 | −6.7 | −10.7 to −2.7 | 142 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 23,294 (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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