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Where in Britain does the Volkswagen e-Golf fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 13.2% of 17,726 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen e-Golf failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Huddersfield (HD): 27.4% against 13.1% elsewhere (+14.3 points). It does best in London E (E), −9.3 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen e-Golf MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen e-Golf by registration

Volkswagen e-Golf in every postcode area with 100+ tests

From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.

Volkswagen e-Golf: 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
Huddersfield (HD)27.413.1+14.3+5.7 to +23.0102 (rough estimate)
Portsmouth (PO)21.713.1+8.6+3.0 to +14.2212 (rough estimate)
Guildford (GU)21.413.0+8.3+3.9 to +12.7342 (rough estimate)
Salisbury (SP)20.313.2+7.2+0.0 to +14.3123 (rough estimate)
Reading (RG)20.013.1+6.9+2.6 to +11.2335 (rough estimate)
Leicester (LE)19.113.0+6.1+2.7 to +9.4556
Aberdeen (AB)18.313.1+5.2−0.0 to +10.4213 (rough estimate)
Cardiff (CF)18.213.2+5.1−1.2 to +11.3148 (rough estimate)
Ipswich (IP)17.813.2+4.6−1.0 to +10.2180 (rough estimate)
Plymouth (PL)17.713.2+4.5−2.5 to +11.6113 (rough estimate)
Brighton (BN)17.613.2+4.4−1.1 to +9.9188 (rough estimate)
Cambridge (CB)17.413.2+4.3−1.3 to +9.9178 (rough estimate)
Leeds (LS)16.913.2+3.8−1.4 to +8.9207 (rough estimate)
Hemel Hempstead (HP)16.413.1+3.2−0.9 to +7.3318 (rough estimate)
Norwich (NR)16.313.2+3.1−2.7 to +8.8160 (rough estimate)
Worcester (WR)16.213.2+3.0−3.8 to +9.9111 (rough estimate)
Bath (BA)15.913.2+2.8−2.9 to +8.4163 (rough estimate)
Kingston upon Thames (KT)15.213.2+2.0−1.5 to +5.6408 (rough estimate)
Southampton (SO)15.113.2+1.9−2.2 to +6.0298 (rough estimate)
Bristol (BS)15.113.2+1.9−2.1 to +5.8319 (rough estimate)
Luton (LU)14.913.2+1.8−5.0 to +8.5107 (rough estimate)
Swindon (SN)14.213.2+1.0−4.9 to +6.9134 (rough estimate)
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)14.013.2+0.8−5.6 to +7.2114 (rough estimate)
Kirkcaldy (KY)13.713.2+0.5−5.4 to +6.5131 (rough estimate)
Glasgow (G)13.513.2+0.3−3.6 to +4.3288 (rough estimate)
London NW (NW)13.413.2+0.3−3.2 to +3.7394 (rough estimate)
Crewe (CW)13.213.2−0.0−6.3 to +6.2114 (rough estimate)
Medway (ME)13.113.2−0.1−5.3 to +5.2160 (rough estimate)
London N (N)13.113.2−0.1−5.0 to +4.8183 (rough estimate)
Milton Keynes (MK)13.113.2−0.1−4.3 to +4.1252 (rough estimate)
Harrow (HA)13.113.2−0.1−5.9 to +5.7130 (rough estimate)
Edinburgh (EH)12.813.2−0.4−4.3 to +3.5281 (rough estimate)
Warrington (WA)12.813.2−0.4−5.0 to +4.2203 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)12.713.2−0.5−4.5 to +3.6267 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)12.713.2−0.5−5.9 to +4.8150 (rough estimate)
Newport (NP)12.613.2−0.6−7.0 to +5.8103 (rough estimate)
Watford (WD)12.613.2−0.6−6.1 to +4.8143 (rough estimate)
York (YO)12.613.2−0.6−6.1 to +4.8143 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)12.513.2−0.7−4.3 to +2.9328 (rough estimate)
Birmingham (B)12.413.2−0.8−4.0 to +2.5410 (rough estimate)
Peterborough (PE)12.313.2−0.9−4.8 to +2.9285 (rough estimate)
Gloucester (GL)12.213.2−1.1−5.5 to +3.3214 (rough estimate)
Manchester (M)12.113.2−1.1−6.5 to +4.4140 (rough estimate)
St Albans (AL)12.113.2−1.1−5.7 to +3.5198 (rough estimate)
Stevenage (SG)11.913.2−1.4−6.1 to +3.4177 (rough estimate)
Blackburn (BB)11.813.2−1.4−6.8 to +4.1135 (rough estimate)
Twickenham (TW)11.713.2−1.5−5.8 to +2.9213 (rough estimate)
Preston (PR)11.713.2−1.5−7.5 to +4.5111 (rough estimate)
Bournemouth (BH)11.713.2−1.5−7.3 to +4.2120 (rough estimate)
Chelmsford (CM)11.613.2−1.6−6.1 to +2.9198 (rough estimate)
Stockport (SK)11.513.2−1.7−6.3 to +3.0182 (rough estimate)
Oxford (OX)11.413.2−1.8−5.0 to +1.4402 (rough estimate)
Coventry (CV)10.713.2−2.5−6.3 to +1.2271 (rough estimate)
Tonbridge (TN)10.713.2−2.6−6.3 to +1.2262 (rough estimate)
Bolton (BL)10.513.2−2.7−7.9 to +2.5133 (rough estimate)
Newcastle (NE)10.513.2−2.7−6.3 to +0.8295 (rough estimate)
Ilford (IG)10.513.2−2.7−8.6 to +3.1105 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)10.513.3−2.8−5.9 to +0.3391 (rough estimate)
Slough (SL)10.113.2−3.1−7.4 to +1.1198 (rough estimate)
Sheffield (S)10.013.3−3.2−6.7 to +0.3289 (rough estimate)
London SE (SE)9.813.2−3.4−8.2 to +1.3153 (rough estimate)
Torquay (TQ)9.713.2−3.6−9.0 to +1.9114 (rough estimate)
Nottingham (NG)8.913.3−4.4−7.6 to −1.1303 (rough estimate)
Bradford (BD)8.813.2−4.5−8.7 to −0.2171 (rough estimate)
London SW (SW)8.513.3−4.8−8.4 to −1.2236 (rough estimate)
Croydon (CR)8.413.2−4.8−9.1 to −0.6166 (rough estimate)
Chester (CH)8.213.2−5.1−9.4 to −0.8159 (rough estimate)
Exeter (EX)8.013.2−5.2−9.8 to −0.6137 (rough estimate)
Doncaster (DN)5.313.3−8.0−11.1 to −4.9208 (rough estimate)
London E (E)3.913.3−9.3−13.1 to −5.5102 (rough estimate)

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,726 (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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