Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Polo fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 33.1% of 3,584,610 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Polo failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Truro (TR): 44.0% against 33.0% elsewhere (+11.0 points). It does best in Bromley (BR), −6.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Polo MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Polo by registration
Volkswagen Polo 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) | 44.0 | 33.0 | +11.0 | +10.4 to +11.6 | 24,335 |
| Bristol (BS) | 42.0 | 32.9 | +9.1 | +8.7 to +9.5 | 67,759 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 41.7 | 33.1 | +8.6 | +6.7 to +10.5 | 2,591 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 41.3 | 33.0 | +8.3 | +7.8 to +8.8 | 31,473 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 40.8 | 33.0 | +7.8 | +7.1 to +8.4 | 22,026 |
| Exeter (EX) | 39.6 | 33.0 | +6.5 | +6.0 to +7.0 | 39,013 |
| Dundee (DD) | 39.4 | 33.1 | +6.3 | +5.6 to +7.1 | 16,399 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 38.2 | 33.1 | +5.1 | +4.5 to +5.8 | 21,626 |
| Taunton (TA) | 38.0 | 33.1 | +4.9 | +4.3 to +5.5 | 22,708 |
| Bath (BA) | 37.8 | 33.0 | +4.8 | +4.3 to +5.3 | 36,539 |
| Newport (NP) | 37.6 | 33.1 | +4.6 | +4.0 to +5.2 | 25,946 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 37.6 | 33.0 | +4.6 | +4.2 to +5.0 | 57,357 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 37.4 | 33.0 | +4.4 | +3.9 to +4.8 | 48,089 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.4 | 33.0 | +4.3 | +3.9 to +4.8 | 39,981 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 37.2 | 33.0 | +4.2 | +3.7 to +4.7 | 34,194 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 37.1 | 33.1 | +4.0 | +3.3 to +4.7 | 16,859 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 37.0 | 33.0 | +3.9 | +3.5 to +4.4 | 46,311 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 36.6 | 33.1 | +3.6 | +2.9 to +4.3 | 18,951 |
| Swansea (SA) | 36.6 | 33.0 | +3.5 | +3.1 to +4.0 | 41,157 |
| Leeds (LS) | 36.5 | 33.0 | +3.5 | +3.0 to +4.0 | 43,037 |
| Brighton (BN) | 36.4 | 33.0 | +3.4 | +2.9 to +3.8 | 44,746 |
| Swindon (SN) | 36.4 | 33.1 | +3.3 | +2.7 to +3.8 | 29,058 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 36.4 | 33.1 | +3.3 | +2.5 to +4.1 | 13,672 |
| Perth (PH) | 36.0 | 33.1 | +2.9 | +2.0 to +3.8 | 11,202 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 35.8 | 33.0 | +2.7 | +2.3 to +3.1 | 55,320 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 35.8 | 33.1 | +2.7 | +1.0 to +4.5 | 2,834 |
| Glasgow (G) | 35.5 | 33.0 | +2.4 | +2.1 to +2.8 | 62,348 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 35.3 | 33.1 | +2.2 | +1.4 to +3.0 | 13,986 |
| Paisley (PA) | 35.1 | 33.1 | +2.0 | +1.3 to +2.8 | 17,094 |
| Hull (HU) | 34.8 | 33.1 | +1.8 | +1.0 to +2.5 | 15,244 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 34.6 | 33.1 | +1.5 | −1.2 to +4.2 | 1,190 |
| Southampton (SO) | 34.6 | 33.1 | +1.5 | +1.1 to +2.0 | 44,099 |
| Northampton (NN) | 34.6 | 33.1 | +1.5 | +1.1 to +1.9 | 46,638 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 34.5 | 33.1 | +1.4 | +0.6 to +2.1 | 14,998 |
| Manchester (M) | 34.3 | 33.1 | +1.2 | +0.8 to +1.6 | 58,475 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 34.1 | 33.1 | +1.0 | +0.5 to +1.6 | 26,380 |
| Walsall (WS) | 34.1 | 33.1 | +1.0 | +0.3 to +1.7 | 18,324 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 34.0 | 33.1 | +1.0 | +0.5 to +1.5 | 33,466 |
| Guildford (GU) | 34.0 | 33.1 | +0.9 | +0.6 to +1.3 | 68,899 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 34.0 | 33.1 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.6 | 16,605 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 34.0 | 33.1 | +0.9 | +0.3 to +1.5 | 24,416 |
| Oxford (OX) | 33.8 | 33.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 to +1.2 | 51,706 |
| Luton (LU) | 33.8 | 33.1 | +0.7 | +0.0 to +1.4 | 18,053 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 33.8 | 33.1 | +0.7 | +0.2 to +1.2 | 30,829 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 33.8 | 33.1 | +0.7 | −0.1 to +1.4 | 14,441 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 33.7 | 33.1 | +0.6 | −0.3 to +1.6 | 9,918 |
| York (YO) | 33.7 | 33.1 | +0.6 | +0.0 to +1.1 | 28,567 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 33.4 | 33.1 | +0.3 | −0.8 to +1.5 | 6,700 |
| Darlington (DL) | 33.2 | 33.1 | +0.1 | −0.5 to +0.8 | 20,419 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 33.2 | 33.1 | +0.1 | −0.5 to +0.8 | 21,264 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 33.0 | 33.1 | −0.1 | −0.6 to +0.5 | 28,390 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 33.0 | 33.1 | −0.1 | −0.5 to +0.4 | 41,148 |
| Telford (TF) | 32.9 | 33.1 | −0.1 | −1.1 to +0.8 | 10,008 |
| London E (E) | 32.9 | 33.1 | −0.2 | −0.7 to +0.4 | 29,447 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 32.9 | 33.1 | −0.2 | −0.6 to +0.2 | 50,588 |
| Norwich (NR) | 32.8 | 33.1 | −0.3 | −0.7 to +0.1 | 46,766 |
| Reading (RG) | 32.6 | 33.1 | −0.5 | −0.9 to −0.1 | 61,907 |
| London W (W) | 32.4 | 33.1 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.1 | 14,787 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 32.4 | 33.1 | −0.7 | −1.1 to −0.3 | 56,350 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 32.3 | 33.1 | −0.8 | −1.3 to −0.3 | 33,549 |
| Inverness (IV) | 32.2 | 33.1 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.2 | 15,744 |
| Halifax (HX) | 32.2 | 33.1 | −0.9 | −1.8 to +0.0 | 10,218 |
| Colchester (CO) | 32.2 | 33.1 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.3 | 21,289 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 32.1 | 33.1 | −1.0 | −1.5 to −0.4 | 27,512 |
| London N (N) | 32.0 | 33.1 | −1.1 | −1.5 to −0.6 | 38,644 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 31.9 | 33.1 | −1.2 | −1.8 to −0.5 | 18,133 |
| Stockport (SK) | 31.9 | 33.1 | −1.2 | −1.7 to −0.8 | 40,948 |
| Preston (PR) | 31.8 | 33.1 | −1.3 | −1.8 to −0.7 | 28,962 |
| Leicester (LE) | 31.8 | 33.1 | −1.3 | −1.7 to −0.9 | 57,331 |
| Oldham (OL) | 31.7 | 33.1 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.8 | 23,005 |
| London SW (SW) | 31.7 | 33.1 | −1.4 | −1.9 to −0.9 | 33,458 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 31.7 | 33.1 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.8 | 21,189 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 31.7 | 33.1 | −1.4 | −1.8 to −1.1 | 58,626 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 31.6 | 33.1 | −1.5 | −2.0 to −0.9 | 28,514 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 31.6 | 33.1 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.8 | 17,460 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.6 | 33.1 | −1.5 | −2.1 to −0.9 | 22,788 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 31.4 | 33.1 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.8 | 12,536 |
| Bradford (BD) | 31.5 | 33.1 | −1.6 | −2.1 to −1.1 | 33,742 |
| Chester (CH) | 31.4 | 33.1 | −1.7 | −2.2 to −1.1 | 32,832 |
| Crewe (CW) | 31.3 | 33.1 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.1 | 18,148 |
| London SE (SE) | 31.2 | 33.1 | −1.9 | −2.4 to −1.4 | 36,204 |
| Harrow (HA) | 31.0 | 33.1 | −2.1 | −2.6 to −1.6 | 32,840 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 30.9 | 33.1 | −2.2 | −2.6 to −1.7 | 44,315 |
| Ilford (IG) | 30.9 | 33.1 | −2.2 | −2.9 to −1.5 | 17,139 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 30.8 | 33.1 | −2.3 | −3.2 to −1.5 | 11,439 |
| Redhill (RH) | 30.6 | 33.1 | −2.5 | −2.9 to −2.1 | 47,601 |
| Medway (ME) | 30.5 | 33.1 | −2.6 | −3.1 to −2.1 | 35,064 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 30.5 | 33.1 | −2.6 | −3.2 to −2.1 | 27,932 |
| Watford (WD) | 30.4 | 33.1 | −2.7 | −3.4 to −2.0 | 18,221 |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.3 | 33.1 | −2.8 | −3.3 to −2.3 | 29,448 |
| Birmingham (B) | 30.3 | 33.2 | −2.9 | −3.1 to −2.6 | 101,035 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 30.2 | 33.1 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.4 | 27,258 |
| London NW (NW) | 30.1 | 33.1 | −3.0 | −3.5 to −2.5 | 34,199 |
| Derby (DE) | 30.1 | 33.1 | −3.0 | −3.5 to −2.6 | 41,171 |
| Dudley (DY) | 30.1 | 33.1 | −3.0 | −3.7 to −2.4 | 18,557 |
| Liverpool (L) | 30.0 | 33.1 | −3.1 | −3.6 to −2.6 | 28,956 |
| Wigan (WN) | 30.0 | 33.1 | −3.1 | −3.9 to −2.4 | 13,484 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 30.0 | 33.1 | −3.1 | −3.7 to −2.6 | 30,004 |
| Sheffield (S) | 30.0 | 33.2 | −3.2 | −3.5 to −2.8 | 69,461 |
| Durham (DH) | 29.9 | 33.1 | −3.2 | −3.9 to −2.5 | 17,214 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 29.9 | 33.1 | −3.3 | −3.7 to −2.8 | 45,870 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.8 | 33.1 | −3.3 | −4.4 to −2.3 | 7,386 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 29.7 | 33.1 | −3.4 | −3.9 to −3.0 | 37,876 |
| Coventry (CV) | 29.6 | 33.1 | −3.5 | −3.9 to −3.1 | 48,354 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 29.4 | 33.1 | −3.6 | −6.4 to −0.9 | 1,039 |
| Warrington (WA) | 29.5 | 33.1 | −3.6 | −4.1 to −3.1 | 32,596 |
| Slough (SL) | 29.2 | 33.1 | −3.9 | −4.4 to −3.4 | 35,608 |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.1 | 33.1 | −4.1 | −4.7 to −3.4 | 17,848 |
| Bolton (BL) | 29.1 | 33.1 | −4.1 | −4.6 to −3.5 | 25,199 |
| St Albans (AL) | 28.9 | 33.1 | −4.2 | −4.8 to −3.5 | 19,845 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.9 | 33.1 | −4.2 | −5.1 to −3.4 | 11,304 |
| Dartford (DA) | 28.6 | 33.1 | −4.5 | −5.1 to −3.9 | 23,827 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 28.7 | 33.2 | −4.5 | −4.8 to −4.2 | 66,920 |
| Enfield (EN) | 28.4 | 33.1 | −4.8 | −5.3 to −4.2 | 24,822 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 28.0 | 33.1 | −5.1 | −5.6 to −4.7 | 38,140 |
| Romford (RM) | 27.3 | 33.1 | −5.8 | −6.5 to −5.2 | 20,575 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 26.7 | 33.1 | −6.5 | −7.1 to −5.8 | 17,413 |
| Bromley (BR) | 26.5 | 33.1 | −6.6 | −7.3 to −5.9 | 16,770 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,584,610 (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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