Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Eos fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 33.3% of 90,796 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Eos failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 44.8% against 33.2% elsewhere (+11.6 points). It does best in Dartford (DA), −9.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Eos MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Eos by registration
Volkswagen Eos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 44.8 | 33.2 | +11.6 | +4.7 to +18.4 | 203 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 44.6 | 33.2 | +11.4 | +4.7 to +18.0 | 213 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 42.1 | 33.2 | +8.9 | +3.8 to +14.0 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 41.0 | 33.2 | +7.7 | +2.9 to +12.5 | 405 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 40.9 | 33.2 | +7.7 | +3.7 to +11.6 | 587 |
| Paisley (PA) | 40.8 | 33.3 | +7.6 | −0.4 to +15.5 | 147 (rough estimate) |
| Blackpool (FY) | 40.4 | 33.2 | +7.1 | +2.3 to +11.9 | 399 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 40.0 | 33.3 | +6.7 | +0.9 to +12.5 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 39.8 | 33.2 | +6.6 | +3.8 to +9.5 | 1,145 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 39.6 | 33.2 | +6.3 | +2.0 to +10.6 | 498 (rough estimate) |
| Swansea (SA) | 39.2 | 33.2 | +5.9 | +2.6 to +9.3 | 840 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 39.0 | 33.2 | +5.9 | +3.6 to +8.1 | 1,866 |
| Exeter (EX) | 38.8 | 33.2 | +5.6 | +2.6 to +8.6 | 1,012 |
| Bristol (BS) | 38.0 | 33.2 | +4.8 | +2.6 to +7.0 | 1,905 |
| Northampton (NN) | 38.0 | 33.2 | +4.8 | +2.3 to +7.2 | 1,507 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 37.7 | 33.3 | +4.5 | −1.3 to +10.2 | 273 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 37.4 | 33.2 | +4.1 | +0.6 to +7.7 | 712 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 37.1 | 33.2 | +3.8 | +0.8 to +6.9 | 971 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 37.0 | 33.3 | +3.7 | −2.2 to +9.6 | 257 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 36.8 | 33.2 | +3.6 | +0.6 to +6.6 | 988 |
| Wigan (WN) | 36.7 | 33.3 | +3.4 | −1.7 to +8.5 | 341 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 36.5 | 33.3 | +3.3 | −1.0 to +7.6 | 479 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 36.5 | 33.3 | +3.2 | −0.5 to +6.9 | 642 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 36.4 | 33.2 | +3.2 | −0.0 to +6.3 | 893 |
| Brighton (BN) | 36.4 | 33.2 | +3.1 | +0.9 to +5.4 | 1,774 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 36.3 | 33.2 | +3.1 | +0.2 to +5.9 | 1,138 |
| Chester (CH) | 36.2 | 33.2 | +3.0 | −0.4 to +6.3 | 790 |
| York (YO) | 36.2 | 33.3 | +2.9 | −0.6 to +6.4 | 738 |
| Inverness (IV) | 36.1 | 33.3 | +2.8 | −5.7 to +11.3 | 122 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 36.0 | 33.3 | +2.8 | −0.7 to +6.3 | 738 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 36.0 | 33.2 | +2.8 | +0.5 to +5.0 | 1,756 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 35.9 | 33.2 | +2.7 | +0.4 to +4.9 | 1,714 |
| Newport (NP) | 35.9 | 33.3 | +2.6 | −1.0 to +6.3 | 669 |
| Liverpool (L) | 35.8 | 33.3 | +2.6 | −1.2 to +6.4 | 617 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 35.6 | 33.2 | +2.4 | −0.6 to +5.4 | 999 |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.0 | 33.3 | +1.8 | −1.8 to +5.4 | 682 |
| Bath (BA) | 34.9 | 33.3 | +1.7 | −1.4 to +4.7 | 968 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 34.9 | 33.3 | +1.6 | −1.5 to +4.7 | 924 |
| Durham (DH) | 34.8 | 33.3 | +1.5 | −3.5 to +6.4 | 354 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 34.7 | 33.3 | +1.4 | −1.1 to +4.0 | 1,340 |
| London NW (NW) | 34.7 | 33.3 | +1.4 | −2.1 to +5.0 | 689 |
| Colchester (CO) | 34.6 | 33.3 | +1.4 | −2.0 to +4.8 | 768 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 34.6 | 33.3 | +1.3 | −2.7 to +5.4 | 532 |
| Warrington (WA) | 34.5 | 33.3 | +1.2 | −2.3 to +4.8 | 693 |
| Bromley (BR) | 34.4 | 33.3 | +1.1 | −3.6 to +5.8 | 390 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 34.3 | 33.3 | +1.1 | −1.6 to +3.7 | 1,244 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 34.3 | 33.3 | +1.0 | −4.9 to +6.8 | 254 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 34.2 | 33.3 | +1.0 | −3.3 to +5.2 | 488 (rough estimate) |
| Gloucester (GL) | 34.2 | 33.3 | +0.9 | −1.5 to +3.4 | 1,460 |
| Swindon (SN) | 34.1 | 33.3 | +0.8 | −2.3 to +4.0 | 856 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 34.1 | 33.3 | +0.8 | −6.2 to +7.9 | 173 (rough estimate) |
| Stockport (SK) | 34.0 | 33.3 | +0.8 | −2.7 to +4.2 | 717 |
| Medway (ME) | 33.6 | 33.3 | +0.3 | −2.4 to +3.0 | 1,159 |
| Walsall (WS) | 33.5 | 33.3 | +0.3 | −3.4 to +3.9 | 644 |
| Norwich (NR) | 33.5 | 33.3 | +0.2 | −2.4 to +2.8 | 1,284 |
| Luton (LU) | 33.4 | 33.3 | +0.1 | −3.5 to +3.7 | 650 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 33.4 | 33.3 | +0.1 | −2.1 to +2.3 | 1,834 |
| London W (W) | 33.3 | 33.3 | +0.1 | −4.9 to +5.0 | 348 (rough estimate) |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.3 | 33.3 | +0.0 | −2.2 to +2.2 | 1,767 |
| Bolton (BL) | 33.3 | 33.3 | −0.0 | −4.5 to +4.4 | 433 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 33.2 | 33.3 | −0.0 | −3.7 to +3.6 | 656 |
| Ilford (IG) | 33.2 | 33.3 | −0.0 | −5.2 to +5.1 | 322 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 33.2 | 33.3 | −0.1 | −2.5 to +2.4 | 1,430 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 33.0 | 33.3 | −0.2 | −3.9 to +3.4 | 657 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 33.0 | 33.3 | −0.3 | −2.7 to +2.0 | 1,590 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 32.9 | 33.3 | −0.4 | −3.6 to +2.9 | 817 |
| Telford (TF) | 32.8 | 33.3 | −0.5 | −5.4 to +4.4 | 351 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 32.6 | 33.3 | −0.7 | −3.6 to +2.3 | 982 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 32.6 | 33.3 | −0.7 | −4.5 to +3.0 | 605 |
| Redhill (RH) | 32.5 | 33.3 | −0.8 | −3.3 to +1.8 | 1,294 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 32.5 | 33.3 | −0.8 | −4.2 to +2.7 | 720 |
| Dudley (DY) | 32.3 | 33.3 | −0.9 | −4.7 to +2.8 | 603 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 32.3 | 33.3 | −0.9 | −8.9 to +7.0 | 133 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 32.2 | 33.3 | −1.1 | −3.2 to +1.0 | 1,986 |
| Romford (RM) | 32.1 | 33.3 | −1.2 | −5.0 to +2.7 | 579 |
| Bradford (BD) | 31.8 | 33.3 | −1.5 | −5.1 to +2.2 | 635 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 31.7 | 33.3 | −1.6 | −4.4 to +1.2 | 1,085 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 31.7 | 33.3 | −1.6 | −7.0 to +3.8 | 284 (rough estimate) |
| Enfield (EN) | 31.6 | 33.3 | −1.7 | −5.5 to +2.1 | 582 |
| Halifax (HX) | 31.2 | 33.3 | −2.1 | −8.0 to +3.9 | 234 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 30.8 | 33.3 | −2.5 | −5.3 to +0.2 | 1,063 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 30.7 | 33.3 | −2.5 | −6.5 to +1.4 | 527 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 30.7 | 33.3 | −2.6 | −5.3 to +0.1 | 1,111 |
| Crewe (CW) | 30.6 | 33.3 | −2.7 | −6.6 to +1.3 | 519 |
| Coventry (CV) | 30.4 | 33.3 | −2.9 | −5.4 to −0.4 | 1,340 |
| Oldham (OL) | 30.4 | 33.3 | −2.9 | −7.7 to +1.8 | 359 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 30.3 | 33.3 | −3.0 | −5.3 to −0.7 | 1,612 |
| Preston (PR) | 29.8 | 33.3 | −3.5 | −7.0 to +0.1 | 640 |
| Harrow (HA) | 29.8 | 33.3 | −3.5 | −7.0 to −0.0 | 658 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 29.8 | 33.3 | −3.5 | −6.9 to −0.1 | 695 |
| London SW (SW) | 29.7 | 33.3 | −3.6 | −7.0 to −0.2 | 698 |
| Sheffield (S) | 29.6 | 33.3 | −3.7 | −5.9 to −1.6 | 1,787 |
| Worcester (WR) | 29.4 | 33.3 | −3.9 | −7.1 to −0.7 | 779 |
| Derby (DE) | 29.4 | 33.3 | −3.9 | −6.5 to −1.4 | 1,228 |
| London N (N) | 29.2 | 33.3 | −4.1 | −7.3 to −1.0 | 826 |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.1 | 33.3 | −4.2 | −8.7 to +0.3 | 392 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 29.1 | 33.4 | −4.3 | −6.0 to −2.6 | 2,728 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 28.8 | 33.3 | −4.5 | −9.5 to +0.4 | 327 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 28.3 | 33.3 | −5.1 | −8.1 to −2.0 | 835 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 27.7 | 33.3 | −5.6 | −9.3 to −1.8 | 552 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 27.5 | 33.3 | −5.8 | −10.9 to −0.7 | 295 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 27.2 | 33.3 | −6.1 | −8.8 to −3.4 | 1,039 |
| St Albans (AL) | 27.1 | 33.3 | −6.2 | −10.2 to −2.2 | 479 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 26.9 | 33.3 | −6.4 | −9.7 to −3.1 | 710 |
| London SE (SE) | 26.6 | 33.4 | −6.7 | −9.3 to −4.2 | 1,171 |
| Slough (SL) | 26.4 | 33.3 | −7.0 | −10.0 to −4.0 | 834 |
| Sutton (SM) | 24.6 | 33.3 | −8.7 | −14.3 to −3.2 | 232 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.3 | 33.4 | −9.0 | −12.0 to −6.0 | 794 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 23.6 | 33.3 | −9.7 | −13.6 to −5.8 | 453 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 23.6 | 33.4 | −9.8 | −12.4 to −7.1 | 1,004 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.4 | 33.3 | −9.9 | −13.3 to −6.5 | 597 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 90,796 (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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