Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Touareg fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 23.9% of 216,052 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Touareg failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 33.4% against 23.9% elsewhere (+9.5 points). It does best in Romford (RM), −7.5 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Touareg MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Touareg by registration
Volkswagen Touareg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee (DD) | 33.4 | 23.9 | +9.5 | +6.1 to +12.8 | 758 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 31.0 | 23.8 | +7.1 | +5.4 to +8.8 | 2,920 |
| Truro (TR) | 30.8 | 23.9 | +6.9 | +4.0 to +9.9 | 944 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 30.2 | 23.9 | +6.4 | +4.4 to +8.3 | 2,117 |
| Exeter (EX) | 29.9 | 23.9 | +6.1 | +4.1 to +8.0 | 2,120 |
| Paisley (PA) | 29.9 | 23.9 | +6.1 | +3.3 to +8.8 | 1,065 |
| Bristol (BS) | 29.7 | 23.9 | +5.9 | +4.0 to +7.7 | 2,428 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 29.6 | 23.9 | +5.7 | +3.1 to +8.2 | 1,258 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 29.5 | 23.9 | +5.7 | +3.9 to +7.4 | 2,571 |
| Brighton (BN) | 29.1 | 23.9 | +5.3 | +3.3 to +7.2 | 2,107 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 28.7 | 23.9 | +4.8 | +2.5 to +7.0 | 1,542 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 28.7 | 23.9 | +4.8 | +1.6 to +7.9 | 809 |
| Inverness (IV) | 28.4 | 23.9 | +4.6 | +2.2 to +6.9 | 1,385 |
| Hull (HU) | 28.3 | 23.9 | +4.4 | +1.7 to +7.1 | 1,102 |
| Taunton (TA) | 28.2 | 23.9 | +4.3 | +1.8 to +6.8 | 1,261 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 27.8 | 23.9 | +4.0 | +2.4 to +5.5 | 3,225 |
| Bath (BA) | 27.9 | 23.9 | +4.0 | +1.8 to +6.1 | 1,730 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 27.5 | 23.9 | +3.5 | −2.8 to +9.8 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Colchester (CO) | 27.3 | 23.9 | +3.4 | +1.2 to +5.7 | 1,500 |
| London SW (SW) | 27.3 | 23.9 | +3.4 | +1.1 to +5.7 | 1,450 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 26.9 | 23.9 | +3.0 | +0.5 to +5.5 | 1,256 |
| York (YO) | 26.9 | 23.9 | +3.0 | +1.0 to +4.9 | 2,082 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.8 | 23.9 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.6 | 2,866 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 26.8 | 23.9 | +2.9 | −1.0 to +6.8 | 492 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 26.8 | 23.9 | +2.9 | +1.3 to +4.5 | 2,807 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 26.5 | 23.9 | +2.6 | −0.4 to +5.6 | 831 |
| Darlington (DL) | 26.3 | 23.9 | +2.3 | +0.0 to +4.7 | 1,409 |
| Perth (PH) | 26.2 | 23.9 | +2.3 | −0.5 to +5.1 | 927 |
| London SE (SE) | 26.2 | 23.9 | +2.3 | −0.1 to +4.6 | 1,318 |
| Swansea (SA) | 26.1 | 23.9 | +2.2 | +0.6 to +3.8 | 2,824 |
| Dudley (DY) | 26.1 | 23.9 | +2.2 | −0.4 to +4.8 | 1,076 |
| Newport (NP) | 26.1 | 23.9 | +2.2 | −0.1 to +4.4 | 1,471 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 25.9 | 23.9 | +2.0 | +0.6 to +3.4 | 3,697 |
| Guildford (GU) | 25.8 | 23.9 | +1.9 | +0.5 to +3.3 | 3,825 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 25.7 | 23.9 | +1.8 | −1.2 to +4.8 | 829 |
| Norwich (NR) | 25.6 | 23.9 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.3 | 3,036 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 25.6 | 23.9 | +1.7 | −0.1 to +3.4 | 2,346 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 25.5 | 23.9 | +1.6 | −0.8 to +3.9 | 1,378 |
| Oxford (OX) | 25.3 | 23.9 | +1.4 | −0.2 to +3.0 | 2,834 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 25.1 | 23.9 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.8 | 2,515 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 24.9 | 23.9 | +1.0 | −0.8 to +2.8 | 2,179 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 24.9 | 23.9 | +1.0 | −1.3 to +3.3 | 1,362 |
| Swindon (SN) | 24.8 | 23.9 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.8 | 1,929 |
| London N (N) | 24.7 | 23.9 | +0.8 | −1.4 to +3.0 | 1,499 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 24.7 | 23.9 | +0.7 | −1.7 to +3.2 | 1,204 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.3 | 23.9 | +0.4 | −1.2 to +2.0 | 2,932 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 24.2 | 23.9 | +0.3 | −2.7 to +3.3 | 781 |
| Leicester (LE) | 24.2 | 23.9 | +0.2 | −1.0 to +1.5 | 4,831 |
| Southampton (SO) | 24.1 | 23.9 | +0.2 | −1.4 to +1.8 | 2,725 |
| London W (W) | 24.1 | 23.9 | +0.1 | −3.2 to +3.5 | 640 |
| Leeds (LS) | 24.0 | 23.9 | +0.1 | −1.9 to +2.0 | 1,813 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 24.0 | 23.9 | +0.1 | −2.2 to +2.3 | 1,447 |
| Worcester (WR) | 23.9 | 23.9 | −0.0 | −2.0 to +2.0 | 1,810 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 23.9 | 23.9 | −0.0 | −2.5 to +2.5 | 1,121 |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.8 | 23.9 | −0.1 | −1.5 to +1.3 | 3,721 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 23.8 | 23.9 | −0.1 | −2.9 to +2.6 | 929 |
| Reading (RG) | 23.7 | 23.9 | −0.2 | −1.5 to +1.1 | 3,999 |
| St Albans (AL) | 23.7 | 23.9 | −0.2 | −2.8 to +2.4 | 1,021 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 23.7 | 23.9 | −0.2 | −3.2 to +2.8 | 768 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 23.7 | 23.9 | −0.2 | −1.5 to +1.0 | 4,288 |
| Crewe (CW) | 23.5 | 23.9 | −0.4 | −2.3 to +1.5 | 2,005 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 23.5 | 23.9 | −0.4 | −2.6 to +1.7 | 1,541 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 23.4 | 23.9 | −0.6 | −2.8 to +1.7 | 1,339 |
| Medway (ME) | 23.3 | 23.9 | −0.6 | −2.4 to +1.2 | 2,229 |
| Oldham (OL) | 23.3 | 23.9 | −0.6 | −2.9 to +1.7 | 1,299 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 23.2 | 23.9 | −0.7 | −2.9 to +1.4 | 1,544 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 23.1 | 23.9 | −0.8 | −2.5 to +0.9 | 2,359 |
| Chester (CH) | 23.1 | 23.9 | −0.8 | −2.5 to +0.8 | 2,547 |
| Telford (TF) | 23.1 | 23.9 | −0.8 | −3.7 to +2.0 | 835 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 23.1 | 23.9 | −0.8 | −2.4 to +0.7 | 2,872 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 23.0 | 23.9 | −0.9 | −4.4 to +2.5 | 570 |
| Northampton (NN) | 23.0 | 23.9 | −1.0 | −2.3 to +0.4 | 3,536 |
| Derby (DE) | 23.0 | 23.9 | −1.0 | −2.4 to +0.5 | 3,382 |
| Bolton (BL) | 22.9 | 23.9 | −1.0 | −3.0 to +1.0 | 1,635 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 22.9 | 23.9 | −1.1 | −2.7 to +0.5 | 2,814 |
| Preston (PR) | 22.8 | 23.9 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.7 | 2,019 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 22.8 | 23.9 | −1.1 | −3.6 to +1.3 | 1,097 |
| Hereford (HR) | 22.7 | 23.9 | −1.3 | −3.3 to +0.7 | 1,690 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 22.6 | 23.9 | −1.3 | −3.4 to +0.8 | 1,565 |
| Walsall (WS) | 22.6 | 23.9 | −1.4 | −3.6 to +0.8 | 1,378 |
| Harrow (HA) | 22.5 | 23.9 | −1.4 | −4.0 to +1.1 | 1,026 |
| Stockport (SK) | 22.4 | 23.9 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.1 | 2,566 |
| Wigan (WN) | 22.3 | 23.9 | −1.7 | −4.0 to +0.7 | 1,185 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 22.2 | 23.9 | −1.7 | −4.1 to +0.7 | 1,156 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 22.1 | 23.9 | −1.8 | −3.6 to +0.0 | 2,045 |
| Warrington (WA) | 22.1 | 23.9 | −1.8 | −3.5 to −0.2 | 2,407 |
| Watford (WD) | 21.6 | 23.9 | −2.3 | −4.9 to +0.3 | 958 |
| London E (E) | 21.6 | 23.9 | −2.4 | −4.8 to +0.1 | 1,084 |
| London NW (NW) | 21.5 | 23.9 | −2.4 | −4.6 to −0.2 | 1,323 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 21.5 | 23.9 | −2.5 | −4.3 to −0.6 | 1,833 |
| Sutton (SM) | 21.5 | 23.9 | −2.5 | −6.1 to +1.1 | 503 |
| Luton (LU) | 21.3 | 23.9 | −2.6 | −5.0 to −0.3 | 1,221 |
| Manchester (M) | 21.3 | 24.0 | −2.7 | −4.3 to −1.1 | 2,519 |
| Durham (DH) | 21.2 | 23.9 | −2.7 | −5.5 to +0.0 | 835 |
| Coventry (CV) | 21.2 | 24.0 | −2.8 | −4.3 to −1.3 | 2,883 |
| Halifax (HX) | 21.1 | 23.9 | −2.8 | −6.3 to +0.7 | 526 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 21.1 | 24.0 | −2.9 | −4.3 to −1.5 | 3,368 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 20.9 | 23.9 | −3.0 | −7.6 to +1.6 | 301 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 20.9 | 24.0 | −3.0 | −4.7 to −1.3 | 2,348 |
| Slough (SL) | 20.9 | 23.9 | −3.0 | −5.0 to −1.1 | 1,645 |
| Bromley (BR) | 20.8 | 23.9 | −3.1 | −6.0 to −0.2 | 764 |
| Birmingham (B) | 20.6 | 24.0 | −3.4 | −4.5 to −2.2 | 4,684 |
| Croydon (CR) | 20.4 | 23.9 | −3.6 | −5.8 to −1.3 | 1,217 |
| Dartford (DA) | 20.2 | 23.9 | −3.8 | −5.9 to −1.6 | 1,312 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 20.1 | 24.0 | −3.9 | −5.3 to −2.5 | 3,129 |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.6 | 24.0 | −4.4 | −6.2 to −2.5 | 1,773 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 19.6 | 23.9 | −4.4 | −7.2 to −1.6 | 793 |
| Bradford (BD) | 19.4 | 24.0 | −4.6 | −6.5 to −2.7 | 1,756 |
| Enfield (EN) | 19.1 | 24.0 | −4.9 | −7.1 to −2.6 | 1,163 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 19.0 | 24.0 | −5.0 | −6.9 to −3.0 | 1,555 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 18.8 | 24.1 | −5.2 | −6.3 to −4.2 | 5,122 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.4 | 24.0 | −5.6 | −7.5 to −3.7 | 1,622 |
| Sheffield (S) | 18.3 | 24.0 | −5.7 | −6.9 to −4.6 | 4,617 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.0 | 24.0 | −6.0 | −8.5 to −3.5 | 891 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 17.9 | 23.9 | −6.1 | −9.2 to −2.9 | 559 |
| Romford (RM) | 16.4 | 24.0 | −7.5 | −9.3 to −5.7 | 1,660 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 216,052 (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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