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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.

Volkswagen Crafter: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Brighton (BN)45.629.8+15.8+10.3 to +21.4309 (rough estimate)
Falkirk (FK)39.729.9+9.7+1.0 to +18.5121 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)39.429.9+9.5+2.9 to +16.0216 (rough estimate)
Truro (TR)38.829.9+8.9+3.6 to +14.2325 (rough estimate)
Torquay (TQ)38.829.9+8.9+2.6 to +15.2232 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)38.029.9+8.2+2.6 to +13.7297 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)37.629.9+7.6+1.0 to +14.3205 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)36.829.9+6.9+1.6 to +12.3315 (rough estimate)
Dorchester (DT)36.829.9+6.9−0.3 to +14.2171 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)36.329.9+6.4+2.1 to +10.7491 (rough estimate)
Lincoln (LN)36.129.9+6.1−2.4 to +14.7122 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)35.729.9+5.9+1.5 to +10.2470 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)35.329.8+5.5+1.9 to +9.1696
Swansea (SA)34.429.8+4.5+1.1 to +8.0751
Bristol (BS)34.129.9+4.2+0.4 to +8.0613
Bournemouth (BH)33.829.9+3.9−0.9 to +8.7379 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)33.729.9+3.7−2.9 to +10.4196 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)33.429.9+3.5−1.5 to +8.5350 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)33.429.9+3.5−0.9 to +7.9440 (rough estimate)
Llandudno (LL)33.429.9+3.5−0.9 to +7.9449 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)33.329.9+3.3−1.1 to +7.8439 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)33.129.9+3.2−1.2 to +7.6456 (rough estimate)
Dudley (DY)32.930.0+3.0−4.5 to +10.4155 (rough estimate)
Enfield (EN)32.430.0+2.5−6.3 to +11.2111 (rough estimate)
Blackpool (FY)31.830.0+1.9−6.9 to +10.6110 (rough estimate)
York (YO)31.830.0+1.8−3.8 to +7.5261 (rough estimate)
Darlington (DL)31.830.0+1.8−5.1 to +8.8173 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)31.730.0+1.7−3.7 to +7.2281 (rough estimate)
Dundee (DD)31.530.0+1.5−5.7 to +8.7162 (rough estimate)
Motherwell (ML)31.430.0+1.4−5.6 to +8.4169 (rough estimate)
Taunton (TA)31.430.0+1.4−4.4 to +7.1252 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)31.329.9+1.4−3.1 to +5.9415 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)31.130.0+1.2−3.6 to +6.0363 (rough estimate)
Halifax (HX)30.730.0+0.7−6.9 to +8.4140 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)30.630.0+0.7−6.0 to +7.3186 (rough estimate)
Kilmarnock (KA)30.530.0+0.6−6.0 to +7.1190 (rough estimate)
Cleveland (TS)30.430.0+0.5−5.5 to +6.4230 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)30.330.0+0.3−7.5 to +8.2132 (rough estimate)
Perth (PH)30.230.0+0.2−6.7 to +7.2169 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)30.130.0+0.1−4.4 to +4.7392 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)30.030.0+0.1−4.1 to +4.2473 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)29.930.0−0.1−5.1 to +4.9328 (rough estimate)
Hull (HU)29.930.0−0.1−7.6 to +7.4144 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)29.630.0−0.3−5.5 to +4.8307 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)29.630.0−0.4−8.4 to +7.7125 (rough estimate)
Carlisle (CA)29.430.0−0.6−6.0 to +4.8279 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)29.330.0−0.7−5.5 to +4.0359 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)29.130.0−0.9−5.6 to +3.9354 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)29.030.0−1.0−5.6 to +3.6383 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)28.830.0−1.2−6.0 to +3.7340 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)28.730.0−1.2−7.9 to +5.4181 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)28.730.0−1.3−6.3 to +3.8310 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)28.730.0−1.3−5.2 to +2.6523
Peterborough (PE)28.630.0−1.4−5.8 to +3.1402 (rough estimate)
Canterbury (CT)28.630.0−1.4−8.1 to +5.3175 (rough estimate)
Walsall (WS)28.130.0−1.9−7.9 to +4.0221 (rough estimate)
London N (N)28.030.0−2.0−10.8 to +6.8100 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)27.930.0−2.1−6.3 to +2.1441 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)27.730.0−2.3−8.0 to +3.5238 (rough estimate)
Shrewsbury (SY)27.630.0−2.4−7.1 to +2.3351 (rough estimate)
Hemel Hempstead (HP)27.530.0−2.4−9.2 to +4.4167 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)27.430.0−2.5−9.6 to +4.6153 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)27.330.0−2.7−8.1 to +2.8256 (rough estimate)
Lancaster (LA)27.230.0−2.8−7.9 to +2.3294 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)27.230.0−2.8−7.6 to +1.9346 (rough estimate)
Paisley (PA)26.830.0−3.2−9.1 to +2.7220 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)26.730.0−3.3−9.2 to +2.6217 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)26.730.0−3.3−8.6 to +2.0270 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)26.430.0−3.6−9.3 to +2.2227 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)26.330.0−3.7−9.4 to +1.9236 (rough estimate)
Oldham (OL)26.330.0−3.7−9.9 to +2.4198 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)26.130.0−3.9−12.0 to +4.3111 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)26.130.0−3.9−8.9 to +1.1299 (rough estimate)
London NW (NW)25.430.0−4.5−12.7 to +3.6110 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)25.430.0−4.5−11.2 to +2.1165 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)25.430.0−4.6−10.7 to +1.4201 (rough estimate)
Durham (DH)25.330.0−4.7−11.6 to +2.3150 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)25.230.0−4.8−12.9 to +3.3111 (rough estimate)
Wigan (WN)25.230.0−4.8−11.8 to +2.1151 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)25.130.0−4.9−11.2 to +1.5179 (rough estimate)
Worcester (WR)25.030.0−5.0−10.8 to +0.8216 (rough estimate)
Croydon (CR)24.630.0−5.4−11.6 to +0.8187 (rough estimate)
Inverness (IV)24.430.1−5.7−9.7 to −1.7455 (rough estimate)
Preston (PR)24.130.0−5.9−10.7 to −1.1307 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)23.630.1−6.5−10.1 to −2.9559
Romford (RM)23.430.0−6.6−14.7 to +1.4107 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)23.130.1−7.0−10.7 to −3.3515
London SE (SE)22.830.0−7.2−14.5 to +0.2127 (rough estimate)
Wakefield (WF)21.730.0−8.3−13.8 to −2.9221 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)21.530.1−8.6−12.8 to −4.3367 (rough estimate)
Dartford (DA)20.730.0−9.3−16.7 to −1.9116 (rough estimate)
Southend-on-Sea (SS)20.530.0−9.5−17.0 to −2.0112 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)19.630.1−10.5−15.6 to −5.4235 (rough estimate)
Dumfries (DG)19.330.0−10.7−18.0 to −3.5114 (rough estimate)
Colchester (CO)19.130.0−10.9−18.3 to −3.6110 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)14.730.1−15.3−20.8 to −9.9163 (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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