Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Beetle fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 40.9% of 325,356 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Beetle failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 52.6% against 40.9% elsewhere (+11.7 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −11.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Beetle MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Beetle by registration
Volkswagen Beetle 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) | 52.6 | 40.9 | +11.7 | +9.2 to +14.2 | 1,542 |
| Truro (TR) | 52.5 | 40.8 | +11.6 | +9.7 to +13.5 | 2,726 |
| Perth (PH) | 52.4 | 40.9 | +11.5 | +7.6 to +15.4 | 630 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 51.6 | 40.8 | +10.8 | +9.2 to +12.4 | 3,780 |
| Dundee (DD) | 51.5 | 40.9 | +10.6 | +7.7 to +13.5 | 1,165 |
| Exeter (EX) | 50.0 | 40.8 | +9.2 | +7.6 to +10.7 | 4,117 |
| Bristol (BS) | 48.6 | 40.8 | +7.8 | +6.5 to +9.2 | 5,292 |
| Hull (HU) | 48.6 | 40.9 | +7.7 | +5.5 to +10.0 | 1,863 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 48.2 | 40.9 | +7.3 | +5.2 to +9.4 | 2,126 |
| Bath (BA) | 48.1 | 40.9 | +7.3 | +5.5 to +9.1 | 2,984 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 47.9 | 40.9 | +7.0 | +4.3 to +9.7 | 1,304 |
| Taunton (TA) | 47.7 | 40.9 | +6.8 | +4.8 to +8.9 | 2,335 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 47.4 | 40.9 | +6.5 | +4.3 to +8.7 | 2,001 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 47.2 | 40.8 | +6.4 | +5.1 to +7.7 | 6,029 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 47.0 | 40.9 | +6.1 | −0.6 to +12.7 | 217 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 46.9 | 40.9 | +6.0 | +3.7 to +8.2 | 1,888 |
| Newport (NP) | 46.7 | 40.9 | +5.8 | +3.9 to +7.8 | 2,639 |
| Brighton (BN) | 46.5 | 40.8 | +5.7 | +4.4 to +7.1 | 5,318 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 46.4 | 40.8 | +5.5 | +4.1 to +6.9 | 4,989 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 45.6 | 40.9 | +4.7 | +3.3 to +6.1 | 4,683 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 45.6 | 40.9 | +4.7 | +2.4 to +7.0 | 1,818 |
| Swansea (SA) | 45.1 | 40.9 | +4.3 | +2.8 to +5.7 | 4,801 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 44.7 | 40.9 | +3.8 | +2.3 to +5.4 | 3,981 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 44.6 | 40.9 | +3.7 | +2.1 to +5.4 | 3,569 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 44.5 | 40.9 | +3.5 | +1.0 to +6.1 | 1,424 |
| Inverness (IV) | 44.3 | 40.9 | +3.3 | +0.3 to +6.4 | 1,026 |
| Northampton (NN) | 44.1 | 40.9 | +3.2 | +1.8 to +4.6 | 4,918 |
| York (YO) | 44.0 | 40.9 | +3.2 | +1.3 to +5.0 | 2,824 |
| Paisley (PA) | 43.8 | 40.9 | +2.8 | +0.2 to +5.5 | 1,394 |
| Leeds (LS) | 43.6 | 40.9 | +2.7 | +0.9 to +4.5 | 2,879 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 43.5 | 40.9 | +2.6 | +0.7 to +4.4 | 2,824 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 43.4 | 40.9 | +2.5 | +0.1 to +4.9 | 1,679 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 43.4 | 40.9 | +2.5 | +0.1 to +4.9 | 1,652 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 43.3 | 40.9 | +2.4 | −0.7 to +5.5 | 993 |
| Swindon (SN) | 42.9 | 40.9 | +2.0 | +0.1 to +3.9 | 2,750 |
| Darlington (DL) | 42.5 | 40.9 | +1.6 | −0.8 to +3.9 | 1,710 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 42.5 | 40.9 | +1.6 | −1.0 to +4.1 | 1,449 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 42.3 | 40.9 | +1.3 | −2.4 to +5.1 | 653 |
| Colchester (CO) | 42.1 | 40.9 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +3.0 | 3,071 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 42.0 | 40.9 | +1.1 | −0.1 to +2.4 | 6,179 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 42.0 | 40.9 | +1.1 | −0.5 to +2.6 | 3,904 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 41.9 | 40.9 | +1.0 | −1.0 to +3.0 | 2,395 |
| Preston (PR) | 41.9 | 40.9 | +1.0 | −0.8 to +2.8 | 2,828 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 41.9 | 40.9 | +0.9 | −1.9 to +3.8 | 1,130 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 41.8 | 40.9 | +0.8 | −0.7 to +2.4 | 4,017 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 41.7 | 40.9 | +0.8 | −3.7 to +5.3 | 465 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 41.7 | 40.9 | +0.8 | −0.8 to +2.4 | 3,575 |
| Southampton (SO) | 41.6 | 40.9 | +0.7 | −0.9 to +2.2 | 3,984 |
| Chester (CH) | 41.6 | 40.9 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.3 | 3,635 |
| Norwich (NR) | 41.4 | 40.9 | +0.5 | −0.8 to +1.8 | 5,366 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 41.4 | 40.9 | +0.4 | −0.9 to +1.8 | 5,144 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 41.3 | 40.9 | +0.4 | −1.7 to +2.5 | 2,076 |
| Worcester (WR) | 41.3 | 40.9 | +0.4 | −1.7 to +2.4 | 2,213 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 41.2 | 40.9 | +0.3 | −1.4 to +2.0 | 3,321 |
| Oldham (OL) | 41.1 | 40.9 | +0.2 | −2.2 to +2.6 | 1,628 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 41.1 | 40.9 | +0.2 | −2.9 to +3.2 | 998 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 41.0 | 40.9 | +0.1 | −2.2 to +2.5 | 1,691 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 41.0 | 40.9 | +0.1 | −2.0 to +2.2 | 2,131 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 41.0 | 40.9 | +0.1 | −2.0 to +2.2 | 2,063 |
| Oxford (OX) | 40.7 | 40.9 | −0.2 | −1.7 to +1.3 | 4,260 |
| Manchester (M) | 40.7 | 40.9 | −0.2 | −1.8 to +1.4 | 3,718 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 40.6 | 40.9 | −0.3 | −1.7 to +1.0 | 5,364 |
| Bradford (BD) | 40.4 | 40.9 | −0.5 | −2.7 to +1.6 | 2,007 |
| Guildford (GU) | 40.4 | 40.9 | −0.6 | −2.0 to +0.8 | 4,867 |
| Stockport (SK) | 40.3 | 40.9 | −0.6 | −2.3 to +1.0 | 3,439 |
| Glasgow (G) | 40.2 | 40.9 | −0.7 | −2.1 to +0.7 | 4,997 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 40.2 | 40.9 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.8 | 4,145 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 40.0 | 40.9 | −1.0 | −3.8 to +1.9 | 1,121 |
| Liverpool (L) | 39.9 | 40.9 | −1.0 | −2.9 to +0.8 | 2,708 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 39.9 | 40.9 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.2 | 6,587 |
| Walsall (WS) | 39.9 | 40.9 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.7 | 2,841 |
| Crewe (CW) | 39.8 | 40.9 | −1.2 | −3.2 to +0.9 | 2,157 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 39.6 | 40.9 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.4 | 3,334 |
| Telford (TF) | 39.3 | 40.9 | −1.6 | −4.2 to +1.0 | 1,337 |
| Hereford (HR) | 39.3 | 40.9 | −1.6 | −4.3 to +1.1 | 1,256 |
| Luton (LU) | 39.1 | 40.9 | −1.9 | −4.4 to +0.7 | 1,441 |
| Leicester (LE) | 38.4 | 41.0 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.3 | 6,001 |
| Medway (ME) | 38.3 | 41.0 | −2.7 | −4.2 to −1.1 | 3,713 |
| Wigan (WN) | 38.2 | 40.9 | −2.7 | −5.3 to −0.1 | 1,366 |
| Reading (RG) | 38.0 | 41.0 | −2.9 | −4.3 to −1.5 | 4,664 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 38.0 | 40.9 | −3.0 | −5.0 to −1.0 | 2,249 |
| Durham (DH) | 38.0 | 40.9 | −3.0 | −5.6 to −0.4 | 1,357 |
| London E (E) | 37.9 | 40.9 | −3.1 | −5.4 to −0.7 | 1,663 |
| Sheffield (S) | 37.9 | 41.0 | −3.1 | −4.3 to −1.9 | 6,276 |
| London N (N) | 37.6 | 40.9 | −3.3 | −5.3 to −1.3 | 2,233 |
| Dudley (DY) | 37.4 | 41.0 | −3.6 | −5.6 to −1.5 | 2,230 |
| Warrington (WA) | 37.4 | 41.0 | −3.6 | −5.2 to −1.9 | 3,395 |
| Halifax (HX) | 37.2 | 40.9 | −3.7 | −7.2 to −0.2 | 752 |
| Birmingham (B) | 37.3 | 41.0 | −3.7 | −4.8 to −2.7 | 8,860 |
| Derby (DE) | 37.0 | 41.0 | −4.0 | −5.4 to −2.6 | 4,490 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 36.9 | 41.0 | −4.1 | −5.5 to −2.7 | 4,652 |
| Bolton (BL) | 36.8 | 41.0 | −4.2 | −6.3 to −2.0 | 1,867 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 36.6 | 41.0 | −4.3 | −6.2 to −2.5 | 2,641 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 36.5 | 41.0 | −4.4 | −6.1 to −2.8 | 3,414 |
| Bromley (BR) | 36.3 | 40.9 | −4.6 | −7.3 to −1.9 | 1,203 |
| Coventry (CV) | 35.8 | 41.0 | −5.2 | −6.6 to −3.9 | 5,025 |
| London W (W) | 35.5 | 40.9 | −5.4 | −8.1 to −2.8 | 1,217 |
| Harrow (HA) | 35.5 | 40.9 | −5.5 | −8.0 to −3.0 | 1,412 |
| London NW (NW) | 35.3 | 41.0 | −5.6 | −7.8 to −3.4 | 1,812 |
| Redhill (RH) | 35.3 | 41.0 | −5.7 | −7.2 to −4.2 | 3,932 |
| Sutton (SM) | 34.6 | 40.9 | −6.3 | −9.7 to −2.9 | 771 |
| London SE (SE) | 34.4 | 41.0 | −6.6 | −8.3 to −4.8 | 2,887 |
| Dartford (DA) | 34.2 | 41.0 | −6.8 | −8.7 to −4.8 | 2,274 |
| London SW (SW) | 34.1 | 41.0 | −6.9 | −9.0 to −4.7 | 1,856 |
| St Albans (AL) | 33.9 | 41.0 | −7.0 | −9.4 to −4.7 | 1,568 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 33.9 | 41.0 | −7.2 | −8.6 to −5.7 | 4,132 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 33.5 | 40.9 | −7.4 | −14.8 to +0.1 | 155 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 33.4 | 41.0 | −7.6 | −9.9 to −5.2 | 1,555 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 32.9 | 41.0 | −8.1 | −9.8 to −6.4 | 2,949 |
| Ilford (IG) | 32.0 | 41.0 | −9.0 | −11.8 to −6.2 | 1,066 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 31.9 | 41.0 | −9.0 | −11.6 to −6.5 | 1,293 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 31.9 | 41.0 | −9.1 | −10.9 to −7.3 | 2,594 |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.6 | 41.0 | −10.4 | −12.5 to −8.3 | 1,923 |
| Romford (RM) | 30.5 | 41.0 | −10.5 | −12.5 to −8.5 | 2,124 |
| Slough (SL) | 30.3 | 41.0 | −10.7 | −12.5 to −8.8 | 2,357 |
| Enfield (EN) | 29.2 | 41.0 | −11.8 | −13.8 to −9.7 | 1,895 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 325,356 (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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