Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Crafter fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 30.0% of 27,268 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Crafter failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Brighton (BN): 45.6% against 29.8% elsewhere (+15.8 points). It does best in Slough (SL), −15.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Crafter MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Crafter by registration
Volkswagen Crafter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton (BN) | 45.6 | 29.8 | +15.8 | +10.3 to +21.4 | 309 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 39.7 | 29.9 | +9.7 | +1.0 to +18.5 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 39.4 | 29.9 | +9.5 | +2.9 to +16.0 | 216 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 38.8 | 29.9 | +8.9 | +3.6 to +14.2 | 325 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 38.8 | 29.9 | +8.9 | +2.6 to +15.2 | 232 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 38.0 | 29.9 | +8.2 | +2.6 to +13.7 | 297 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 37.6 | 29.9 | +7.6 | +1.0 to +14.3 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Bath (BA) | 36.8 | 29.9 | +6.9 | +1.6 to +12.3 | 315 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 36.8 | 29.9 | +6.9 | −0.3 to +14.2 | 171 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 36.3 | 29.9 | +6.4 | +2.1 to +10.7 | 491 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 36.1 | 29.9 | +6.1 | −2.4 to +14.7 | 122 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 35.7 | 29.9 | +5.9 | +1.5 to +10.2 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 35.3 | 29.8 | +5.5 | +1.9 to +9.1 | 696 |
| Swansea (SA) | 34.4 | 29.8 | +4.5 | +1.1 to +8.0 | 751 |
| Bristol (BS) | 34.1 | 29.9 | +4.2 | +0.4 to +8.0 | 613 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 33.8 | 29.9 | +3.9 | −0.9 to +8.7 | 379 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 33.7 | 29.9 | +3.7 | −2.9 to +10.4 | 196 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 33.4 | 29.9 | +3.5 | −1.5 to +8.5 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 33.4 | 29.9 | +3.5 | −0.9 to +7.9 | 440 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 33.4 | 29.9 | +3.5 | −0.9 to +7.9 | 449 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 33.3 | 29.9 | +3.3 | −1.1 to +7.8 | 439 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 33.1 | 29.9 | +3.2 | −1.2 to +7.6 | 456 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 32.9 | 30.0 | +3.0 | −4.5 to +10.4 | 155 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 32.4 | 30.0 | +2.5 | −6.3 to +11.2 | 111 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 31.8 | 30.0 | +1.9 | −6.9 to +10.6 | 110 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 31.8 | 30.0 | +1.8 | −3.8 to +7.5 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 31.8 | 30.0 | +1.8 | −5.1 to +8.8 | 173 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 31.7 | 30.0 | +1.7 | −3.7 to +7.2 | 281 (rough estimate) |
| Dundee (DD) | 31.5 | 30.0 | +1.5 | −5.7 to +8.7 | 162 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 31.4 | 30.0 | +1.4 | −5.6 to +8.4 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 31.4 | 30.0 | +1.4 | −4.4 to +7.1 | 252 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 31.3 | 29.9 | +1.4 | −3.1 to +5.9 | 415 (rough estimate) |
| Newport (NP) | 31.1 | 30.0 | +1.2 | −3.6 to +6.0 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 30.7 | 30.0 | +0.7 | −6.9 to +8.4 | 140 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 30.6 | 30.0 | +0.7 | −6.0 to +7.3 | 186 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.5 | 30.0 | +0.6 | −6.0 to +7.1 | 190 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 30.4 | 30.0 | +0.5 | −5.5 to +6.4 | 230 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 30.3 | 30.0 | +0.3 | −7.5 to +8.2 | 132 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 30.2 | 30.0 | +0.2 | −6.7 to +7.2 | 169 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 30.1 | 30.0 | +0.1 | −4.4 to +4.7 | 392 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 30.0 | 30.0 | +0.1 | −4.1 to +4.2 | 473 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 29.9 | 30.0 | −0.1 | −5.1 to +4.9 | 328 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 29.9 | 30.0 | −0.1 | −7.6 to +7.4 | 144 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.6 | 30.0 | −0.3 | −5.5 to +4.8 | 307 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 29.6 | 30.0 | −0.4 | −8.4 to +7.7 | 125 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 29.4 | 30.0 | −0.6 | −6.0 to +4.8 | 279 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 29.3 | 30.0 | −0.7 | −5.5 to +4.0 | 359 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 29.1 | 30.0 | −0.9 | −5.6 to +3.9 | 354 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 29.0 | 30.0 | −1.0 | −5.6 to +3.6 | 383 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 28.8 | 30.0 | −1.2 | −6.0 to +3.7 | 340 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 28.7 | 30.0 | −1.2 | −7.9 to +5.4 | 181 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 28.7 | 30.0 | −1.3 | −6.3 to +3.8 | 310 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 28.7 | 30.0 | −1.3 | −5.2 to +2.6 | 523 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.6 | 30.0 | −1.4 | −5.8 to +3.1 | 402 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 28.6 | 30.0 | −1.4 | −8.1 to +5.3 | 175 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 28.1 | 30.0 | −1.9 | −7.9 to +4.0 | 221 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 28.0 | 30.0 | −2.0 | −10.8 to +6.8 | 100 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 27.9 | 30.0 | −2.1 | −6.3 to +2.1 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.7 | 30.0 | −2.3 | −8.0 to +3.5 | 238 (rough estimate) |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 27.6 | 30.0 | −2.4 | −7.1 to +2.3 | 351 (rough estimate) |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 27.5 | 30.0 | −2.4 | −9.2 to +4.4 | 167 (rough estimate) |
| Crewe (CW) | 27.4 | 30.0 | −2.5 | −9.6 to +4.6 | 153 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 27.3 | 30.0 | −2.7 | −8.1 to +2.8 | 256 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 27.2 | 30.0 | −2.8 | −7.9 to +2.3 | 294 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 27.2 | 30.0 | −2.8 | −7.6 to +1.9 | 346 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 26.8 | 30.0 | −3.2 | −9.1 to +2.7 | 220 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 26.7 | 30.0 | −3.3 | −9.2 to +2.6 | 217 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.7 | 30.0 | −3.3 | −8.6 to +2.0 | 270 (rough estimate) |
| Warrington (WA) | 26.4 | 30.0 | −3.6 | −9.3 to +2.2 | 227 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.3 | 30.0 | −3.7 | −9.4 to +1.9 | 236 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 26.3 | 30.0 | −3.7 | −9.9 to +2.4 | 198 (rough estimate) |
| Stevenage (SG) | 26.1 | 30.0 | −3.9 | −12.0 to +4.3 | 111 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 26.1 | 30.0 | −3.9 | −8.9 to +1.1 | 299 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 25.4 | 30.0 | −4.5 | −12.7 to +3.6 | 110 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 25.4 | 30.0 | −4.5 | −11.2 to +2.1 | 165 (rough estimate) |
| Hereford (HR) | 25.4 | 30.0 | −4.6 | −10.7 to +1.4 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 25.3 | 30.0 | −4.7 | −11.6 to +2.3 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.2 | 30.0 | −4.8 | −12.9 to +3.3 | 111 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.2 | 30.0 | −4.8 | −11.8 to +2.1 | 151 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 25.1 | 30.0 | −4.9 | −11.2 to +1.5 | 179 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 25.0 | 30.0 | −5.0 | −10.8 to +0.8 | 216 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 24.6 | 30.0 | −5.4 | −11.6 to +0.8 | 187 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 24.4 | 30.1 | −5.7 | −9.7 to −1.7 | 455 (rough estimate) |
| Preston (PR) | 24.1 | 30.0 | −5.9 | −10.7 to −1.1 | 307 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 23.6 | 30.1 | −6.5 | −10.1 to −2.9 | 559 |
| Romford (RM) | 23.4 | 30.0 | −6.6 | −14.7 to +1.4 | 107 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 23.1 | 30.1 | −7.0 | −10.7 to −3.3 | 515 |
| London SE (SE) | 22.8 | 30.0 | −7.2 | −14.5 to +0.2 | 127 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 21.7 | 30.0 | −8.3 | −13.8 to −2.9 | 221 (rough estimate) |
| Derby (DE) | 21.5 | 30.1 | −8.6 | −12.8 to −4.3 | 367 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.7 | 30.0 | −9.3 | −16.7 to −1.9 | 116 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.5 | 30.0 | −9.5 | −17.0 to −2.0 | 112 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.6 | 30.1 | −10.5 | −15.6 to −5.4 | 235 (rough estimate) |
| Dumfries (DG) | 19.3 | 30.0 | −10.7 | −18.0 to −3.5 | 114 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 19.1 | 30.0 | −10.9 | −18.3 to −3.6 | 110 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 14.7 | 30.1 | −15.3 | −20.8 to −9.9 | 163 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,268 (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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