Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Passat fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 30.9% of 1,330,863 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Passat failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Truro (TR): 44.1% against 30.8% elsewhere (+13.3 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −6.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Passat MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Passat by registration
Volkswagen Passat 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) | 44.1 | 30.8 | +13.3 | +12.3 to +14.4 | 8,657 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 41.2 | 30.8 | +10.4 | +9.6 to +11.3 | 12,736 |
| Exeter (EX) | 40.9 | 30.7 | +10.1 | +9.3 to +10.9 | 15,142 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 40.4 | 30.8 | +9.6 | +8.4 to +10.8 | 6,516 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 39.2 | 30.8 | +8.4 | +5.1 to +11.6 | 869 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 39.0 | 30.8 | +8.2 | +7.1 to +9.4 | 7,111 |
| Dundee (DD) | 38.9 | 30.8 | +8.1 | +6.8 to +9.4 | 5,624 |
| Bristol (BS) | 38.7 | 30.7 | +8.0 | +7.4 to +8.6 | 23,869 |
| Bath (BA) | 38.4 | 30.8 | +7.7 | +6.8 to +8.5 | 12,611 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 38.4 | 30.8 | +7.6 | +6.3 to +8.8 | 5,894 |
| Taunton (TA) | 38.0 | 30.8 | +7.2 | +6.2 to +8.1 | 9,837 |
| Brighton (BN) | 37.9 | 30.8 | +7.1 | +6.2 to +7.9 | 13,086 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 37.2 | 30.8 | +6.4 | +5.6 to +7.1 | 15,905 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.0 | 30.8 | +6.2 | +5.4 to +7.1 | 12,835 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 36.6 | 30.8 | +5.8 | +4.8 to +6.8 | 8,273 |
| Hull (HU) | 36.2 | 30.8 | +5.4 | +4.3 to +6.5 | 7,175 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 36.0 | 30.8 | +5.3 | +4.6 to +5.9 | 20,084 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 35.4 | 30.8 | +4.6 | +3.7 to +5.5 | 10,869 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 35.0 | 30.8 | +4.1 | +1.3 to +7.0 | 1,069 |
| Swansea (SA) | 34.8 | 30.8 | +4.0 | +3.3 to +4.8 | 15,035 |
| Swindon (SN) | 34.8 | 30.8 | +4.0 | +3.2 to +4.8 | 13,659 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 34.5 | 30.8 | +3.7 | +2.6 to +4.8 | 7,017 |
| Southampton (SO) | 34.1 | 30.8 | +3.3 | +2.5 to +4.0 | 16,062 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 33.9 | 30.8 | +3.1 | +2.1 to +4.1 | 9,172 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 33.8 | 30.8 | +3.0 | +1.5 to +4.4 | 4,047 |
| Newport (NP) | 33.8 | 30.8 | +3.0 | +2.1 to +3.9 | 10,683 |
| York (YO) | 33.8 | 30.8 | +3.0 | +2.1 to +3.9 | 10,648 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 33.3 | 30.8 | +2.5 | +1.9 to +3.2 | 20,182 |
| Perth (PH) | 33.3 | 30.8 | +2.5 | +1.1 to +3.9 | 4,542 |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.2 | 30.8 | +2.4 | +1.6 to +3.1 | 17,463 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 33.0 | 30.8 | +2.2 | +1.0 to +3.3 | 6,488 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 32.4 | 30.8 | +1.6 | −0.3 to +3.4 | 2,484 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 32.4 | 30.8 | +1.6 | +0.8 to +2.3 | 14,436 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 32.3 | 30.8 | +1.5 | +0.8 to +2.1 | 18,063 |
| Worcester (WR) | 32.1 | 30.8 | +1.3 | +0.3 to +2.2 | 9,390 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 32.1 | 30.8 | +1.3 | +0.2 to +2.3 | 7,317 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 32.0 | 30.8 | +1.2 | +0.2 to +2.2 | 8,890 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 32.0 | 30.8 | +1.2 | −0.2 to +2.6 | 4,439 |
| Oxford (OX) | 31.9 | 30.8 | +1.1 | +0.4 to +1.8 | 18,695 |
| Chester (CH) | 31.7 | 30.8 | +0.8 | +0.0 to +1.6 | 13,817 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 31.6 | 30.8 | +0.8 | +0.1 to +1.5 | 18,523 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 31.6 | 30.8 | +0.7 | −0.6 to +2.0 | 4,820 |
| Leeds (LS) | 31.5 | 30.8 | +0.7 | −0.1 to +1.4 | 15,538 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.4 | 30.8 | +0.5 | −0.6 to +1.7 | 6,685 |
| Inverness (IV) | 31.4 | 30.8 | +0.5 | −0.6 to +1.6 | 6,836 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 31.3 | 30.8 | +0.5 | −0.3 to +1.3 | 13,408 |
| Reading (RG) | 31.2 | 30.8 | +0.3 | −0.3 to +0.9 | 21,590 |
| Northampton (NN) | 31.1 | 30.8 | +0.3 | −0.3 to +0.9 | 23,779 |
| Colchester (CO) | 31.1 | 30.9 | +0.3 | −0.8 to +1.3 | 8,054 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 31.1 | 30.9 | +0.2 | −0.5 to +0.9 | 15,225 |
| Darlington (DL) | 30.9 | 30.9 | +0.1 | −0.9 to +1.1 | 8,224 |
| Norwich (NR) | 30.8 | 30.9 | −0.0 | −0.7 to +0.6 | 17,835 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.6 | 30.9 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +0.9 | 6,696 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 30.6 | 30.9 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.6 | 10,913 |
| Stockport (SK) | 30.6 | 30.9 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.6 | 10,731 |
| Hereford (HR) | 30.5 | 30.9 | −0.3 | −1.4 to +0.8 | 6,913 |
| Telford (TF) | 30.5 | 30.9 | −0.4 | −1.6 to +0.8 | 5,997 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 30.4 | 30.9 | −0.5 | −1.2 to +0.3 | 15,066 |
| Walsall (WS) | 30.2 | 30.9 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.3 | 9,624 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 30.2 | 30.9 | −0.6 | −4.6 to +3.4 | 503 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 30.2 | 30.9 | −0.7 | −1.9 to +0.5 | 5,633 |
| London W (W) | 30.0 | 30.9 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.8 | 2,934 |
| Manchester (M) | 29.9 | 30.9 | −1.0 | −1.6 to −0.4 | 20,293 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 29.8 | 30.9 | −1.0 | −2.6 to +0.6 | 3,155 |
| Harrow (HA) | 29.8 | 30.9 | −1.0 | −2.1 to −0.0 | 7,643 |
| Redhill (RH) | 29.8 | 30.9 | −1.1 | −1.9 to −0.3 | 13,490 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 29.5 | 30.9 | −1.4 | −1.9 to −0.8 | 30,660 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.4 | 30.9 | −1.4 | −3.1 to +0.2 | 2,972 |
| Medway (ME) | 29.4 | 30.9 | −1.4 | −2.2 to −0.6 | 12,123 |
| Watford (WD) | 29.4 | 30.9 | −1.5 | −2.8 to −0.1 | 4,377 |
| Crewe (CW) | 29.3 | 30.9 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.5 | 7,228 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 29.3 | 30.9 | −1.6 | −2.6 to −0.7 | 9,177 |
| Wigan (WN) | 29.1 | 30.9 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.6 | 5,464 |
| Preston (PR) | 29.1 | 30.9 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.0 | 11,594 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 29.1 | 30.9 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.0 | 12,079 |
| Dudley (DY) | 29.0 | 30.9 | −1.9 | −2.9 to −0.9 | 8,049 |
| Warrington (WA) | 28.9 | 30.9 | −1.9 | −2.7 to −1.1 | 12,422 |
| Halifax (HX) | 28.9 | 30.9 | −2.0 | −3.6 to −0.4 | 3,067 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.9 | 30.9 | −2.0 | −2.7 to −1.4 | 20,667 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 28.7 | 30.9 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.4 | 12,955 |
| Leicester (LE) | 28.6 | 30.9 | −2.3 | −2.8 to −1.7 | 25,409 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 28.6 | 30.9 | −2.3 | −3.3 to −1.3 | 7,548 |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.4 | 30.9 | −2.5 | −3.4 to −1.5 | 8,718 |
| Bolton (BL) | 28.4 | 30.9 | −2.5 | −3.4 to −1.6 | 10,003 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 28.4 | 30.9 | −2.5 | −6.0 to +1.0 | 649 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 28.3 | 30.9 | −2.5 | −3.5 to −1.6 | 8,608 |
| Glasgow (G) | 28.4 | 30.9 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.0 | 24,468 |
| Derby (DE) | 28.3 | 30.9 | −2.6 | −3.2 to −1.9 | 19,966 |
| Bradford (BD) | 28.0 | 30.9 | −2.9 | −3.6 to −2.2 | 17,139 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 28.0 | 30.9 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.4 | 23,481 |
| London N (N) | 27.6 | 30.9 | −3.2 | −4.2 to −2.3 | 9,196 |
| St Albans (AL) | 27.5 | 30.9 | −3.4 | −4.6 to −2.1 | 5,113 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 27.5 | 30.9 | −3.4 | −4.3 to −2.4 | 8,415 |
| Durham (DH) | 27.3 | 30.9 | −3.5 | −4.6 to −2.5 | 6,802 |
| Coventry (CV) | 27.3 | 30.9 | −3.7 | −4.2 to −3.1 | 23,069 |
| Birmingham (B) | 27.3 | 31.0 | −3.7 | −4.1 to −3.3 | 47,269 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 27.2 | 30.9 | −3.7 | −4.6 to −2.8 | 8,865 |
| Liverpool (L) | 27.2 | 30.9 | −3.7 | −4.5 to −2.9 | 12,813 |
| London SW (SW) | 27.1 | 30.9 | −3.7 | −4.9 to −2.5 | 5,416 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 26.8 | 30.9 | −4.1 | −4.8 to −3.3 | 13,859 |
| Sheffield (S) | 26.8 | 31.0 | −4.2 | −4.6 to −3.7 | 33,978 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.7 | 30.9 | −4.2 | −4.8 to −3.7 | 28,470 |
| Dartford (DA) | 26.6 | 30.9 | −4.3 | −5.4 to −3.2 | 6,363 |
| Luton (LU) | 26.4 | 30.9 | −4.4 | −5.2 to −3.6 | 11,412 |
| London SE (SE) | 26.3 | 30.9 | −4.6 | −5.5 to −3.6 | 7,712 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 26.3 | 30.9 | −4.6 | −5.4 to −3.8 | 12,293 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 26.3 | 30.9 | −4.6 | −5.4 to −3.8 | 10,724 |
| Romford (RM) | 26.0 | 30.9 | −4.9 | −5.8 to −3.9 | 7,885 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 25.9 | 30.9 | −5.0 | −6.1 to −4.0 | 6,939 |
| Bromley (BR) | 25.8 | 30.9 | −5.1 | −6.7 to −3.4 | 2,725 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 25.7 | 30.9 | −5.2 | −6.3 to −4.1 | 5,688 |
| London E (E) | 25.6 | 30.9 | −5.3 | −6.2 to −4.4 | 9,259 |
| London NW (NW) | 25.6 | 30.9 | −5.3 | −6.2 to −4.4 | 8,258 |
| Sutton (SM) | 25.1 | 30.9 | −5.8 | −7.5 to −4.0 | 2,311 |
| Croydon (CR) | 25.0 | 30.9 | −5.8 | −6.9 to −4.8 | 6,183 |
| Slough (SL) | 24.7 | 30.9 | −6.2 | −7.0 to −5.4 | 10,344 |
| Ilford (IG) | 24.4 | 30.9 | −6.4 | −7.7 to −5.2 | 4,543 |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.1 | 30.9 | −6.8 | −8.0 to −5.7 | 5,286 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,330,863 (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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