Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Golf fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 28.4% of 5,326,892 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Golf failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Truro (TR): 38.7% against 28.3% elsewhere (+10.4 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −5.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Golf MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Golf by registration
Volkswagen Golf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truro (TR) | 38.7 | 28.3 | +10.4 | +9.9 to +10.9 | 37,680 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 37.5 | 28.3 | +9.2 | +8.8 to +9.6 | 54,621 |
| Bristol (BS) | 37.0 | 28.2 | +8.8 | +8.4 to +9.1 | 97,816 |
| Exeter (EX) | 36.5 | 28.3 | +8.2 | +7.8 to +8.6 | 64,950 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 35.6 | 28.4 | +7.2 | +6.7 to +7.8 | 29,026 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 34.7 | 28.3 | +6.4 | +6.1 to +6.8 | 73,764 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 34.7 | 28.4 | +6.3 | +5.7 to +6.9 | 25,519 |
| Bath (BA) | 34.6 | 28.3 | +6.3 | +5.9 to +6.7 | 57,083 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 34.4 | 28.4 | +6.0 | +5.5 to +6.6 | 28,580 |
| Brighton (BN) | 34.3 | 28.3 | +6.0 | +5.6 to +6.3 | 64,617 |
| Taunton (TA) | 34.3 | 28.4 | +5.9 | +5.5 to +6.4 | 37,019 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 34.0 | 28.4 | +5.6 | +4.2 to +7.0 | 4,460 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 33.9 | 28.4 | +5.5 | +5.0 to +6.0 | 35,831 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 33.5 | 28.3 | +5.2 | +4.8 to +5.6 | 54,008 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 32.9 | 28.3 | +4.6 | +4.2 to +4.9 | 81,599 |
| Dundee (DD) | 32.4 | 28.4 | +4.0 | +3.4 to +4.6 | 20,383 |
| Newport (NP) | 32.1 | 28.4 | +3.7 | +3.3 to +4.2 | 41,139 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 31.9 | 28.4 | +3.5 | +1.4 to +5.5 | 2,050 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 31.7 | 28.3 | +3.4 | +3.0 to +3.7 | 76,634 |
| Swansea (SA) | 31.6 | 28.4 | +3.2 | +2.8 to +3.6 | 57,754 |
| Swindon (SN) | 31.1 | 28.4 | +2.7 | +2.3 to +3.1 | 50,437 |
| Hull (HU) | 30.8 | 28.4 | +2.4 | +1.8 to +3.0 | 23,211 |
| Southampton (SO) | 30.4 | 28.4 | +2.1 | +1.7 to +2.4 | 69,831 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 30.4 | 28.4 | +2.0 | +1.5 to +2.4 | 38,295 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 30.1 | 28.4 | +1.7 | +1.2 to +2.3 | 24,187 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 29.8 | 28.4 | +1.4 | +0.0 to +2.8 | 4,119 |
| Guildford (GU) | 29.8 | 28.4 | +1.4 | +1.1 to +1.7 | 96,816 |
| Northampton (NN) | 29.6 | 28.4 | +1.2 | +0.9 to +1.5 | 73,229 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 29.6 | 28.4 | +1.2 | +0.5 to +1.9 | 14,766 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 29.5 | 28.4 | +1.2 | +0.8 to +1.5 | 69,383 |
| Leeds (LS) | 29.5 | 28.4 | +1.1 | +0.8 to +1.5 | 64,205 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 29.4 | 28.4 | +1.1 | +0.6 to +1.5 | 48,333 |
| Norwich (NR) | 29.4 | 28.4 | +1.0 | +0.7 to +1.4 | 75,254 |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.3 | 28.4 | +0.9 | +0.6 to +1.2 | 84,026 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 29.3 | 28.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 to +1.3 | 46,309 |
| York (YO) | 29.1 | 28.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 to +1.2 | 45,957 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 29.1 | 28.4 | +0.7 | +0.1 to +1.3 | 22,360 |
| Walsall (WS) | 29.1 | 28.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 to +1.2 | 29,348 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 29.0 | 28.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 to +1.1 | 37,330 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 28.8 | 28.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 to +0.8 | 78,009 |
| Colchester (CO) | 28.8 | 28.4 | +0.4 | −0.1 to +0.9 | 35,703 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 28.6 | 28.4 | +0.2 | −0.2 to +0.5 | 70,975 |
| Manchester (M) | 28.5 | 28.4 | +0.1 | −0.2 to +0.4 | 77,371 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 28.3 | 28.4 | −0.1 | −0.5 to +0.3 | 45,222 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 28.2 | 28.4 | −0.2 | −0.7 to +0.2 | 38,332 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.2 | 28.4 | −0.2 | −0.5 to +0.1 | 92,269 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 28.1 | 28.4 | −0.3 | −0.8 to +0.2 | 30,760 |
| Reading (RG) | 28.1 | 28.4 | −0.3 | −0.6 to +0.0 | 93,245 |
| Perth (PH) | 28.1 | 28.4 | −0.3 | −1.1 to +0.4 | 14,487 |
| Worcester (WR) | 28.1 | 28.4 | −0.3 | −0.8 to +0.1 | 36,491 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.0 | 28.4 | −0.4 | −0.8 to +0.0 | 52,097 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 27.9 | 28.4 | −0.6 | −0.9 to −0.2 | 57,485 |
| Hereford (HR) | 27.7 | 28.4 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.2 | 26,558 |
| Telford (TF) | 27.5 | 28.4 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.3 | 18,320 |
| Preston (PR) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −1.0 | −1.4 to −0.6 | 41,309 |
| Medway (ME) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −1.0 | −1.4 to −0.6 | 46,862 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −1.0 | −1.9 to −0.2 | 11,233 |
| Chester (CH) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −1.0 | −1.4 to −0.6 | 46,755 |
| Glasgow (G) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −1.0 | −1.4 to −0.7 | 78,014 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 27.4 | 28.4 | −1.0 | −1.7 to −0.4 | 18,884 |
| Luton (LU) | 27.3 | 28.4 | −1.1 | −1.5 to −0.6 | 36,527 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 27.3 | 28.4 | −1.1 | −1.8 to −0.4 | 15,177 |
| London W (W) | 27.3 | 28.4 | −1.1 | −1.7 to −0.5 | 20,574 |
| Paisley (PA) | 27.2 | 28.4 | −1.2 | −1.8 to −0.6 | 20,418 |
| London N (N) | 27.2 | 28.4 | −1.2 | −1.6 to −0.8 | 50,181 |
| London E (E) | 27.2 | 28.4 | −1.2 | −1.6 to −0.8 | 46,520 |
| London SE (SE) | 27.2 | 28.4 | −1.2 | −1.6 to −0.8 | 46,563 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.2 | 28.4 | −1.2 | −1.6 to −0.9 | 64,342 |
| Stockport (SK) | 27.1 | 28.4 | −1.3 | −1.7 to −0.9 | 51,891 |
| London SW (SW) | 27.1 | 28.4 | −1.4 | −1.8 to −0.9 | 46,626 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 27.0 | 28.4 | −1.4 | −1.9 to −0.9 | 29,663 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 27.0 | 28.4 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.8 | 21,025 |
| Dudley (DY) | 26.8 | 28.4 | −1.6 | −2.1 to −1.0 | 27,597 |
| Inverness (IV) | 26.7 | 28.4 | −1.7 | −2.2 to −1.1 | 24,704 |
| Bradford (BD) | 26.7 | 28.4 | −1.7 | −2.0 to −1.4 | 74,456 |
| Crewe (CW) | 26.6 | 28.4 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.3 | 28,682 |
| Oldham (OL) | 26.6 | 28.4 | −1.9 | −2.3 to −1.4 | 34,287 |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.6 | 28.4 | −1.9 | −2.1 to −1.6 | 102,842 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 26.5 | 28.4 | −1.9 | −2.6 to −1.2 | 16,809 |
| Harrow (HA) | 26.5 | 28.4 | −1.9 | −2.4 to −1.5 | 37,012 |
| Watford (WD) | 26.5 | 28.4 | −1.9 | −2.5 to −1.4 | 21,835 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 26.4 | 28.4 | −2.0 | −2.5 to −1.5 | 32,613 |
| Halifax (HX) | 26.1 | 28.4 | −2.3 | −3.0 to −1.6 | 14,665 |
| Darlington (DL) | 26.1 | 28.4 | −2.3 | −2.8 to −1.8 | 30,829 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 26.0 | 28.4 | −2.4 | −2.7 to −2.1 | 64,117 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 25.9 | 28.4 | −2.5 | −2.9 to −2.2 | 55,663 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 25.9 | 28.4 | −2.5 | −2.8 to −2.2 | 81,212 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 25.9 | 28.4 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.1 | 29,186 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 25.8 | 28.4 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.2 | 40,219 |
| Sutton (SM) | 25.7 | 28.4 | −2.7 | −3.5 to −1.9 | 12,602 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 25.7 | 28.4 | −2.7 | −3.1 to −2.4 | 54,318 |
| Liverpool (L) | 25.7 | 28.4 | −2.8 | −3.2 to −2.3 | 37,428 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.6 | 28.4 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.2 | 17,103 |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.6 | 28.4 | −2.9 | −3.2 to −2.6 | 77,443 |
| Ilford (IG) | 25.4 | 28.4 | −3.0 | −3.5 to −2.4 | 23,275 |
| Croydon (CR) | 25.4 | 28.4 | −3.0 | −3.5 to −2.5 | 35,071 |
| London NW (NW) | 25.4 | 28.4 | −3.0 | −3.4 to −2.6 | 44,806 |
| Bolton (BL) | 25.4 | 28.4 | −3.1 | −3.5 to −2.6 | 34,525 |
| Warrington (WA) | 25.3 | 28.4 | −3.1 | −3.5 to −2.7 | 44,036 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 25.3 | 28.4 | −3.1 | −3.5 to −2.7 | 48,884 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 25.3 | 28.4 | −3.1 | −3.7 to −2.5 | 19,729 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 25.3 | 28.4 | −3.2 | −3.6 to −2.8 | 45,949 |
| St Albans (AL) | 25.0 | 28.4 | −3.4 | −3.9 to −2.9 | 28,068 |
| Derby (DE) | 25.0 | 28.4 | −3.4 | −3.7 to −3.1 | 70,493 |
| Birmingham (B) | 25.1 | 28.5 | −3.4 | −3.6 to −3.2 | 157,901 |
| Dartford (DA) | 24.8 | 28.4 | −3.6 | −4.1 to −3.1 | 29,270 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 24.7 | 28.4 | −3.7 | −4.5 to −2.9 | 11,763 |
| Slough (SL) | 24.7 | 28.4 | −3.7 | −4.1 to −3.3 | 48,959 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 24.6 | 28.4 | −3.9 | −4.2 to −3.5 | 54,254 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 24.4 | 28.4 | −4.0 | −4.4 to −3.6 | 51,010 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 24.4 | 28.5 | −4.1 | −4.3 to −3.8 | 104,163 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.3 | 28.4 | −4.1 | −4.6 to −3.6 | 26,500 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.2 | 28.5 | −4.3 | −4.5 to −4.0 | 105,024 |
| Romford (RM) | 24.1 | 28.4 | −4.3 | −4.8 to −3.8 | 28,770 |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.1 | 28.4 | −4.3 | −4.8 to −3.9 | 29,676 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 23.6 | 28.4 | −4.8 | −6.8 to −2.9 | 1,791 |
| Durham (DH) | 23.1 | 28.4 | −5.3 | −5.9 to −4.8 | 24,635 |
| Bromley (BR) | 22.6 | 28.4 | −5.8 | −6.4 to −5.2 | 20,291 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,326,892 (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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