Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Sharan fail its MOT most?

Across Britain, 28.6% of 216,873 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Sharan failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Plymouth (PL): 45.6% against 28.5% elsewhere (+17.1 points). It does best in London E (E), −12.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Volkswagen Sharan in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Volkswagen Sharan: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Area	Failed here, %	Rest of Britain, %	Difference, points	95% interval	Tests
Plymouth (PL)	45.6	28.5	+17.1	+14.4 to +19.8	1,295
Dorchester (DT)	43.3	28.6	+14.8	+11.1 to +18.4	713
Truro (TR)	41.3	28.6	+12.8	+9.6 to +16.0	910
Bristol (BS)	41.1	28.4	+12.7	+11.1 to +14.3	3,598
Kirkcaldy (KY)	40.1	28.6	+11.5	+7.7 to +15.3	636
Bournemouth (BH)	39.9	28.5	+11.3	+9.0 to +13.7	1,696
Torquay (TQ)	39.9	28.6	+11.3	+8.0 to +14.7	822
Swansea (SA)	39.3	28.5	+10.7	+8.3 to +13.2	1,515
Exeter (EX)	39.1	28.5	+10.6	+8.3 to +12.9	1,718
Portsmouth (PO)	38.5	28.5	+10.0	+7.8 to +12.2	1,929
Brighton (BN)	38.2	28.5	+9.7	+7.5 to +11.8	1,990
Oldham (OL)	38.1	28.6	+9.5	+6.4 to +12.6	972
Hull (HU)	37.9	28.6	+9.3	+5.6 to +12.9	671
Bath (BA)	37.7	28.5	+9.1	+6.7 to +11.5	1,588
Lincoln (LN)	37.6	28.6	+9.0	+4.9 to +13.1	540
Newport (NP)	37.5	28.6	+9.0	+6.2 to +11.8	1,156
Dundee (DD)	37.5	28.6	+8.9	+4.7 to +13.1	509
Gloucester (GL)	37.0	28.5	+8.5	+6.4 to +10.6	2,073
Taunton (TA)	37.0	28.6	+8.4	+4.9 to +11.8	747
Walsall (WS)	36.9	28.6	+8.3	+5.4 to +11.3	1,033
Huddersfield (HD)	36.5	28.6	+7.9	+3.8 to +11.9	543
Sunderland (SR)	36.3	28.6	+7.7	+2.4 to +13.1	311 (rough estimate)
Halifax (HX)	36.0	28.6	+7.4	+2.6 to +12.2	383 (rough estimate)
Northampton (NN)	35.1	28.5	+6.6	+4.6 to +8.6	2,199
Telford (TF)	35.2	28.6	+6.6	+2.3 to +11.0	463 (rough estimate)
Blackpool (FY)	35.2	28.6	+6.6	+2.2 to +11.0	446 (rough estimate)
Perth (PH)	35.2	28.6	+6.6	+2.3 to +10.9	483 (rough estimate)
Aberdeen (AB)	34.8	28.6	+6.3	+3.6 to +8.9	1,217
Shrewsbury (SY)	34.7	28.6	+6.1	+3.0 to +9.2	937
Canterbury (CT)	34.6	28.6	+6.0	+3.5 to +8.5	1,380
Salisbury (SP)	34.2	28.6	+5.6	+2.7 to +8.5	1,041
Edinburgh (EH)	33.9	28.5	+5.4	+3.6 to +7.1	2,863
Ipswich (IP)	33.9	28.6	+5.3	+3.2 to +7.5	1,873
Dudley (DY)	33.7	28.6	+5.1	+1.6 to +8.7	682
Llandudno (LL)	33.6	28.6	+5.0	+2.4 to +7.7	1,219
Lancaster (LA)	33.4	28.6	+4.8	+1.3 to +8.3	706
Cardiff (CF)	33.4	28.5	+4.8	+3.3 to +6.4	3,571
Swindon (SN)	33.1	28.6	+4.5	+2.3 to +6.7	1,724
Southampton (SO)	33.0	28.6	+4.4	+2.4 to +6.4	2,217
Darlington (DL)	33.0	28.6	+4.4	+0.4 to +8.3	543
Cleveland (TS)	32.8	28.6	+4.2	+1.0 to +7.4	826
Carlisle (CA)	32.6	28.6	+4.0	+0.3 to +7.7	623
Worcester (WR)	32.4	28.6	+3.8	+0.6 to +7.1	802
Cambridge (CB)	32.3	28.6	+3.7	+1.4 to +6.0	1,624
Harrogate (HG)	32.3	28.6	+3.7	−1.3 to +8.6	344 (rough estimate)
Hereford (HR)	32.2	28.6	+3.6	−0.2 to +7.5	565
Milton Keynes (MK)	32.2	28.6	+3.6	+1.8 to +5.5	2,477
Peterborough (PE)	32.1	28.6	+3.6	+1.9 to +5.2	3,060
Stockport (SK)	32.0	28.6	+3.4	+0.9 to +5.9	1,307
Norwich (NR)	31.8	28.6	+3.2	+1.1 to +5.3	1,873
York (YO)	31.8	28.6	+3.2	+0.2 to +6.2	935
Guildford (GU)	31.7	28.6	+3.1	+1.5 to +4.7	3,253
Crewe (CW)	31.7	28.6	+3.1	−0.6 to +6.8	612
Medway (ME)	31.3	28.6	+2.7	+0.5 to +4.9	1,736
Newcastle (NE)	31.2	28.6	+2.6	+1.0 to +4.2	3,076
Paisley (PA)	31.2	28.6	+2.6	−1.3 to +6.5	548
Warrington (WA)	31.1	28.6	+2.6	−0.0 to +5.1	1,268
Leicester (LE)	31.0	28.6	+2.5	+1.0 to +3.9	3,816
Reading (RG)	31.0	28.6	+2.4	+0.9 to +3.9	3,641
Oxford (OX)	31.0	28.6	+2.4	+0.7 to +4.1	2,861
Tonbridge (TN)	30.9	28.6	+2.3	+0.4 to +4.1	2,454
Blackburn (BB)	30.8	28.6	+2.3	+0.3 to +4.2	2,182
Chester (CH)	30.8	28.6	+2.2	−0.3 to +4.6	1,398
Glasgow (G)	30.7	28.6	+2.1	+0.3 to +4.0	2,503
Leeds (LS)	30.7	28.6	+2.1	+0.1 to +4.1	2,000
Kilmarnock (KA)	30.7	28.6	+2.1	−2.6 to +6.8	368 (rough estimate)
Inverness (IV)	30.5	28.6	+1.9	−1.7 to +5.6	609
Bradford (BD)	30.5	28.6	+1.9	+0.2 to +3.7	2,618
Manchester (M)	30.2	28.6	+1.6	−0.1 to +3.3	2,879
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)	30.1	28.6	+1.5	−1.1 to +4.1	1,187
Wakefield (WF)	30.0	28.6	+1.4	−1.1 to +3.9	1,298
Preston (PR)	29.7	28.6	+1.1	−1.3 to +3.5	1,448
Birmingham (B)	29.5	28.6	+0.9	−0.2 to +2.0	7,394
Colchester (CO)	29.4	28.6	+0.8	−2.0 to +3.6	1,027
Wigan (WN)	29.3	28.6	+0.7	−3.7 to +5.1	409 (rough estimate)
Derby (DE)	29.3	28.6	+0.7	−1.4 to +2.9	1,725
Wolverhampton (WV)	29.3	28.6	+0.7	−2.2 to +3.5	990
Dumfries (DG)	29.1	28.6	+0.5	−5.1 to +6.0	258 (rough estimate)
Liverpool (L)	29.0	28.6	+0.4	−1.9 to +2.6	1,543
Coventry (CV)	28.5	28.6	−0.1	−1.8 to +1.6	2,651
Kingston upon Thames (KT)	28.2	28.6	−0.4	−2.1 to +1.3	2,684
Doncaster (DN)	28.2	28.6	−0.4	−3.0 to +2.1	1,221
Sheffield (S)	28.1	28.6	−0.5	−2.2 to +1.2	2,715
Southend-on-Sea (SS)	27.9	28.6	−0.7	−3.5 to +2.1	1,010
Hemel Hempstead (HP)	27.9	28.6	−0.7	−2.4 to +1.0	2,660
Galashiels (TD)	27.8	28.6	−0.8	−7.1 to +5.5	194 (rough estimate)
Durham (DH)	27.8	28.6	−0.9	−4.6 to +2.9	544
Stevenage (SG)	27.5	28.6	−1.1	−3.8 to +1.5	1,132
Bolton (BL)	27.3	28.6	−1.3	−3.5 to +0.9	1,640
Luton (LU)	27.1	28.6	−1.5	−3.3 to +0.3	2,382
Bromley (BR)	27.1	28.6	−1.5	−4.4 to +1.3	941
Falkirk (FK)	26.9	28.6	−1.8	−5.9 to +2.4	432 (rough estimate)
Redhill (RH)	26.7	28.6	−1.9	−3.6 to −0.2	2,705
Dartford (DA)	26.5	28.6	−2.1	−4.4 to +0.1	1,483
St Albans (AL)	26.1	28.6	−2.5	−5.1 to −0.0	1,177
Nottingham (NG)	26.0	28.6	−2.6	−4.2 to −1.0	2,983
Motherwell (ML)	24.8	28.6	−3.8	−8.1 to +0.5	383 (rough estimate)
Watford (WD)	24.8	28.6	−3.9	−6.2 to −1.5	1,321
Chelmsford (CM)	24.6	28.6	−4.1	−6.2 to −1.9	1,578
Uxbridge (UB)	24.3	28.8	−4.6	−5.4 to −3.7	10,340
Twickenham (TW)	24.1	28.7	−4.6	−6.0 to −3.2	3,450
Enfield (EN)	23.4	28.6	−5.3	−7.4 to −3.1	1,502
Slough (SL)	22.6	28.7	−6.1	−7.5 to −4.8	3,605
London NW (NW)	21.7	28.8	−7.1	−8.2 to −5.9	5,263
London SE (SE)	21.4	28.7	−7.4	−8.7 to −6.0	3,880
Harrow (HA)	21.3	28.8	−7.5	−8.5 to −6.5	6,616
Ilford (IG)	20.6	28.7	−8.1	−9.7 to −6.5	2,534
Croydon (CR)	20.0	28.8	−8.8	−10.1 to −7.5	3,643
Romford (RM)	19.0	28.8	−9.8	−11.2 to −8.4	3,079
London SW (SW)	18.6	28.8	−10.2	−11.5 to −8.8	3,251
Sutton (SM)	17.4	28.7	−11.3	−13.5 to −9.1	1,118
London W (W)	17.0	28.7	−11.7	−13.4 to −10.1	1,993
London N (N)	16.7	29.0	−12.3	−13.2 to −11.4	6,673
London E (E)	16.5	29.0	−12.5	−13.4 to −11.6	7,316

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 216,873 (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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