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

Across Britain, 17.8% of 1,066,993 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Tiguan failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Leicester (LE): 24.3% against 17.6% elsewhere (+6.7 points). It does best in Romford (RM), −5.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.

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

Volkswagen Tiguan in every postcode area with 100+ tests

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

Volkswagen Tiguan: first-time MOT failure by postcode area against the rest of Britain (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
AreaFailed here, %Rest of Britain, %Difference, points95% intervalTests
Leicester (LE)24.317.6+6.7+6.1 to +7.221,894
Truro (TR)24.017.7+6.3+5.3 to +7.37,310
Plymouth (PL)22.917.7+5.2+4.4 to +5.911,202
Kirkcaldy (KY)22.517.7+4.8+3.8 to +5.77,673
Bristol (BS)22.417.7+4.7+4.0 to +5.413,205
Aberdeen (AB)21.917.7+4.1+3.5 to +4.815,346
Salisbury (SP)21.917.8+4.1+3.1 to +5.16,282
Dundee (DD)21.417.8+3.6+2.5 to +4.75,229
Kilmarnock (KA)21.317.8+3.5+2.4 to +4.65,832
Exeter (EX)21.017.7+3.3+2.6 to +4.013,048
Portsmouth (PO)21.017.7+3.3+2.6 to +4.013,158
Sunderland (SR)20.917.8+3.1+1.9 to +4.34,568
Swansea (SA)20.817.7+3.0+2.3 to +3.713,890
Newport (NP)20.717.8+3.0+2.1 to +3.88,972
Edinburgh (EH)20.617.7+2.9+2.2 to +3.515,334
Leeds (LS)20.617.7+2.8+2.1 to +3.511,666
Torquay (TQ)20.617.8+2.8+1.7 to +3.85,819
Paisley (PA)20.417.8+2.7+1.6 to +3.85,294
Glasgow (G)20.317.7+2.6+2.0 to +3.217,979
Huddersfield (HD)20.217.8+2.4+1.4 to +3.55,621
Falkirk (FK)20.117.8+2.3+1.1 to +3.64,201
Swindon (SN)20.017.8+2.2+1.4 to +3.18,717
Cardiff (CF)19.917.7+2.2+1.6 to +2.815,599
Taunton (TA)19.917.8+2.2+1.2 to +3.26,281
Brighton (BN)19.817.8+2.0+1.3 to +2.810,952
Bath (BA)19.817.8+2.0+1.2 to +2.89,915
Llandrindod Wells (LD)19.617.8+1.9−0.5 to +4.21,085
Gloucester (GL)19.417.8+1.7+1.0 to +2.315,116
Motherwell (ML)19.217.8+1.5+0.4 to +2.55,257
York (YO)19.117.8+1.4+0.6 to +2.29,361
Galashiels (TD)19.117.8+1.3−0.1 to +2.73,180
Dorchester (DT)19.117.8+1.3+0.2 to +2.44,741
Guildford (GU)19.017.8+1.3+0.7 to +1.916,182
Stockport (SK)18.917.8+1.1+0.4 to +1.812,348
Hull (HU)18.917.8+1.1+0.1 to +2.15,999
Walsall (WS)18.617.8+0.8−0.2 to +1.85,735
Bournemouth (BH)18.517.8+0.8−0.0 to +1.59,730
Southampton (SO)18.517.8+0.7−0.0 to +1.411,608
Kirkwall (KW)18.417.8+0.6−1.2 to +2.51,651
Medway (ME)18.417.8+0.6−0.1 to +1.410,733
Halifax (HX)18.317.8+0.5−0.9 to +2.02,811
Manchester (M)18.317.8+0.5−0.2 to +1.211,951
Oxford (OX)18.117.8+0.4−0.3 to +1.013,991
Darlington (DL)18.117.8+0.3−0.5 to +1.19,009
Cleveland (TS)18.117.8+0.3−0.5 to +1.18,882
Northampton (NN)18.017.8+0.2−0.4 to +0.815,537
Lincoln (LN)17.917.8+0.1−0.8 to +1.16,475
Perth (PH)17.817.8+0.0−1.1 to +1.24,438
Blackburn (BB)17.817.8+0.0−0.8 to +0.88,682
Milton Keynes (MK)17.817.8−0.0−0.8 to +0.89,052
Shrewsbury (SY)17.717.8−0.0−0.9 to +0.88,375
Harrogate (HG)17.617.8−0.1−1.3 to +1.04,135
Carlisle (CA)17.617.8−0.2−1.1 to +0.77,549
Durham (DH)17.617.8−0.2−1.0 to +0.67,966
Luton (LU)17.617.8−0.2−1.2 to +0.85,103
Reading (RG)17.517.8−0.3−0.9 to +0.315,261
Stoke-on-Trent (ST)17.517.8−0.3−1.0 to +0.411,013
Newcastle (NE)17.417.8−0.4−0.9 to +0.121,178
Inverness (IV)17.317.8−0.5−1.4 to +0.37,626
Chester (CH)17.217.8−0.5−1.3 to +0.210,722
Warrington (WA)17.117.8−0.6−1.3 to +0.111,062
Sutton (SM)17.117.8−0.7−2.5 to +1.11,717
London N (N)17.017.8−0.8−1.7 to +0.16,708
Canterbury (CT)17.017.8−0.8−1.7 to +0.16,965
London W (W)16.917.8−0.9−2.5 to +0.72,058
Tonbridge (TN)16.917.8−0.9−1.5 to −0.315,712
Llandudno (LL)16.917.8−0.9−1.6 to −0.212,058
Oldham (OL)16.817.8−1.0−1.9 to −0.06,177
Norwich (NR)16.817.8−1.0−1.6 to −0.414,962
Kingston upon Thames (KT)16.817.8−1.0−1.8 to −0.39,986
Bradford (BD)16.817.8−1.0−1.7 to −0.311,652
Cambridge (CB)16.817.8−1.0−1.9 to −0.26,860
Watford (WD)16.717.8−1.1−2.1 to −0.04,850
Redhill (RH)16.717.8−1.1−1.8 to −0.412,699
Preston (PR)16.717.8−1.1−1.9 to −0.49,436
Birmingham (B)16.717.8−1.1−1.6 to −0.725,377
Dudley (DY)16.617.8−1.2−2.1 to −0.25,751
Liverpool (L)16.517.8−1.3−2.0 to −0.69,985
Telford (TF)16.517.8−1.3−2.4 to −0.24,106
Bolton (BL)16.317.8−1.5−2.3 to −0.78,651
Lancaster (LA)16.317.8−1.5−2.3 to −0.78,047
Hemel Hempstead (HP)16.317.8−1.5−2.2 to −0.912,395
Blackpool (FY)16.317.8−1.5−2.7 to −0.33,668
Stevenage (SG)16.217.8−1.6−2.4 to −0.77,913
Bromley (BR)16.217.8−1.6−2.7 to −0.54,612
Crewe (CW)16.217.8−1.6−2.5 to −0.76,594
Enfield (EN)16.117.8−1.6−2.7 to −0.54,378
Peterborough (PE)16.117.8−1.7−2.2 to −1.118,365
Ipswich (IP)16.017.8−1.8−2.4 to −1.213,318
Wolverhampton (WV)16.017.8−1.8−2.8 to −0.95,457
London SW (SW)15.917.8−1.8−2.7 to −1.06,829
Ilford (IG)15.917.8−1.8−3.0 to −0.73,871
Worcester (WR)15.917.8−1.9−2.7 to −1.18,531
Croydon (CR)15.817.8−2.0−3.0 to −1.15,811
Wigan (WN)15.617.8−2.1−3.1 to −1.25,153
London NW (NW)15.617.8−2.2−3.0 to −1.36,815
Colchester (CO)15.617.8−2.2−3.1 to −1.36,692
St Albans (AL)15.417.8−2.3−3.3 to −1.35,050
Hereford (HR)15.317.8−2.5−3.3 to −1.66,823
Uxbridge (UB)15.317.8−2.5−3.8 to −1.23,010
London SE (SE)15.217.8−2.5−3.5 to −1.65,025
Wakefield (WF)15.217.8−2.6−3.3 to −1.89,133
Dumfries (DG)15.117.8−2.7−3.9 to −1.43,212
Lerwick (ZE)15.117.8−2.7−5.8 to +0.4524
Slough (SL)15.117.8−2.7−3.6 to −1.96,997
Coventry (CV)15.017.8−2.9−3.5 to −2.314,369
Twickenham (TW)14.917.8−2.9−3.7 to −2.28,123
Harrow (HA)14.817.8−3.0−3.9 to −2.05,452
Doncaster (DN)14.817.8−3.0−3.7 to −2.413,406
Sheffield (S)14.817.9−3.1−3.5 to −2.625,006
Dartford (DA)14.317.8−3.4−4.3 to −2.66,717
Chelmsford (CM)14.417.8−3.5−4.1 to −2.813,165
Derby (DE)14.317.8−3.5−4.0 to −3.016,338
Southend-on-Sea (SS)13.817.8−4.0−4.8 to −3.16,222
Outer Hebrides (HS)13.717.8−4.1−7.5 to −0.7402 (rough estimate)
London E (E)13.017.8−4.8−5.9 to −3.84,027
Nottingham (NG)12.817.9−5.1−5.5 to −4.624,874
Romford (RM)12.617.8−5.2−6.0 to −4.46,349

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,066,993 (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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