Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Transporter fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 32.8% of 1,621,121 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Transporter failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Plymouth (PL): 44.5% against 32.5% elsewhere (+11.9 points). It does best in London E (E), −11.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Transporter MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Transporter by registration
Volkswagen Transporter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth (PL) | 44.5 | 32.5 | +11.9 | +11.4 to +12.4 | 38,859 |
| Truro (TR) | 44.2 | 32.6 | +11.6 | +11.1 to +12.2 | 30,413 |
| Exeter (EX) | 42.6 | 32.6 | +10.0 | +9.5 to +10.5 | 43,929 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 42.5 | 32.8 | +9.7 | +8.4 to +11.1 | 5,220 |
| Brighton (BN) | 41.6 | 32.6 | +9.0 | +8.5 to +9.5 | 32,553 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 40.9 | 32.7 | +8.2 | +7.5 to +8.9 | 19,260 |
| Bristol (BS) | 40.7 | 32.6 | +8.1 | +7.7 to +8.6 | 48,908 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 40.0 | 32.8 | +7.2 | +5.0 to +9.4 | 1,977 |
| Bath (BA) | 39.9 | 32.7 | +7.2 | +6.5 to +7.8 | 23,089 |
| Taunton (TA) | 38.4 | 32.8 | +5.7 | +5.0 to +6.3 | 20,809 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 38.0 | 32.7 | +5.3 | +4.8 to +5.8 | 37,461 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 38.0 | 32.8 | +5.2 | +4.4 to +6.0 | 14,493 |
| Dundee (DD) | 37.5 | 32.8 | +4.7 | +3.2 to +6.3 | 3,805 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.3 | 32.7 | +4.6 | +4.1 to +5.1 | 37,147 |
| Perth (PH) | 37.1 | 32.8 | +4.2 | +2.9 to +5.6 | 5,205 |
| Swansea (SA) | 36.9 | 32.7 | +4.1 | +3.7 to +4.6 | 37,782 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 36.8 | 32.7 | +4.1 | +3.6 to +4.6 | 38,606 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 36.8 | 32.8 | +4.0 | +3.1 to +4.9 | 11,602 |
| Paisley (PA) | 36.7 | 32.8 | +3.9 | +2.6 to +5.2 | 5,094 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 36.5 | 32.8 | +3.7 | +2.2 to +5.2 | 4,193 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 35.8 | 32.8 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +4.1 | 8,128 |
| Newport (NP) | 35.7 | 32.8 | +2.9 | +2.2 to +3.7 | 16,953 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 35.6 | 32.8 | +2.8 | +1.9 to +3.8 | 10,084 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 35.6 | 32.8 | +2.8 | +0.9 to +4.7 | 2,370 |
| Norwich (NR) | 35.0 | 32.8 | +2.2 | +1.6 to +2.9 | 21,582 |
| York (YO) | 34.9 | 32.8 | +2.1 | +1.3 to +2.8 | 15,484 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 34.8 | 32.8 | +1.9 | +1.2 to +2.7 | 14,207 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 34.5 | 32.8 | +1.7 | +1.0 to +2.5 | 15,702 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 34.3 | 32.8 | +1.5 | +0.7 to +2.3 | 14,550 |
| Inverness (IV) | 34.1 | 32.8 | +1.3 | +0.4 to +2.2 | 10,684 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 34.1 | 32.8 | +1.3 | +0.8 to +1.8 | 30,655 |
| Leeds (LS) | 34.1 | 32.8 | +1.3 | +0.5 to +2.1 | 13,756 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 33.9 | 32.8 | +1.0 | +0.4 to +1.7 | 19,271 |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.8 | 32.8 | +1.0 | +0.4 to +1.6 | 22,878 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 33.6 | 32.8 | +0.8 | −0.5 to +2.1 | 5,466 |
| Southampton (SO) | 33.2 | 32.8 | +0.4 | −0.1 to +1.0 | 29,495 |
| Colchester (CO) | 33.0 | 32.8 | +0.2 | −0.7 to +1.1 | 10,699 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 32.9 | 32.8 | +0.1 | −1.4 to +1.6 | 3,755 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 32.8 | 32.8 | −0.0 | −0.6 to +0.6 | 23,705 |
| Swindon (SN) | 32.7 | 32.8 | −0.1 | −0.8 to +0.6 | 17,897 |
| Stockport (SK) | 32.1 | 32.8 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.1 | 13,966 |
| Hull (HU) | 31.8 | 32.8 | −1.0 | −2.0 to −0.0 | 8,902 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 31.8 | 32.8 | −1.0 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 9,080 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 31.8 | 32.8 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.2 | 13,214 |
| Chester (CH) | 31.7 | 32.8 | −1.2 | −1.9 to −0.4 | 15,584 |
| Telford (TF) | 31.6 | 32.8 | −1.2 | −2.4 to −0.1 | 6,374 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 31.5 | 32.8 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.7 | 17,830 |
| Darlington (DL) | 31.5 | 32.8 | −1.4 | −2.4 to −0.3 | 7,366 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 31.4 | 32.8 | −1.4 | −2.1 to −0.7 | 17,411 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 31.4 | 32.8 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.8 | 23,092 |
| Northampton (NN) | 31.2 | 32.8 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.0 | 18,658 |
| Oxford (OX) | 31.2 | 32.8 | −1.7 | −2.3 to −1.1 | 22,674 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 31.1 | 32.8 | −1.7 | −3.5 to +0.1 | 2,495 |
| Worcester (WR) | 31.0 | 32.8 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −1.1 | 16,242 |
| Crewe (CW) | 30.9 | 32.8 | −1.9 | −2.8 to −1.0 | 9,997 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 30.8 | 32.8 | −2.0 | −3.3 to −0.7 | 4,998 |
| Dudley (DY) | 30.4 | 32.8 | −2.4 | −3.3 to −1.5 | 11,090 |
| Halifax (HX) | 30.4 | 32.8 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.1 | 4,523 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 30.3 | 32.8 | −2.5 | −5.4 to +0.4 | 963 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 30.1 | 32.8 | −2.8 | −4.4 to −1.1 | 3,011 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 30.0 | 32.9 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.2 | 20,786 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 29.9 | 32.8 | −3.0 | −3.9 to −2.1 | 9,275 |
| Walsall (WS) | 29.8 | 32.8 | −3.1 | −3.8 to −2.3 | 13,058 |
| Watford (WD) | 29.8 | 32.8 | −3.1 | −4.6 to −1.6 | 3,549 |
| Leicester (LE) | 29.8 | 32.9 | −3.1 | −3.7 to −2.5 | 25,191 |
| London W (W) | 29.7 | 32.8 | −3.1 | −5.1 to −1.2 | 2,067 |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.6 | 32.8 | −3.3 | −4.1 to −2.5 | 11,355 |
| Oldham (OL) | 29.5 | 32.8 | −3.3 | −4.5 to −2.2 | 6,130 |
| Glasgow (G) | 29.4 | 32.9 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.7 | 14,003 |
| Bradford (BD) | 29.4 | 32.9 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.7 | 13,005 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 29.3 | 32.8 | −3.5 | −5.0 to −2.0 | 3,498 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 29.2 | 32.8 | −3.6 | −5.2 to −2.1 | 3,283 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 29.1 | 32.8 | −3.8 | −4.9 to −2.6 | 5,734 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 29.0 | 32.8 | −3.8 | −6.9 to −0.8 | 852 |
| Medway (ME) | 29.0 | 32.9 | −3.8 | −4.7 to −3.0 | 11,227 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.9 | 32.9 | −3.9 | −4.6 to −3.2 | 17,043 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 28.9 | 32.9 | −4.0 | −4.6 to −3.4 | 23,992 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 28.8 | 32.9 | −4.1 | −4.9 to −3.2 | 10,661 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 28.6 | 32.9 | −4.2 | −5.1 to −3.4 | 11,114 |
| Warrington (WA) | 28.5 | 32.9 | −4.3 | −5.2 to −3.5 | 11,100 |
| London N (N) | 28.4 | 32.8 | −4.4 | −5.5 to −3.3 | 6,291 |
| Reading (RG) | 28.5 | 32.9 | −4.4 | −5.0 to −3.8 | 22,675 |
| Preston (PR) | 28.3 | 32.9 | −4.6 | −5.3 to −3.8 | 13,678 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.2 | 32.9 | −4.7 | −5.5 to −3.9 | 11,744 |
| Luton (LU) | 27.9 | 32.8 | −4.9 | −6.2 to −3.6 | 4,587 |
| Derby (DE) | 27.9 | 32.9 | −5.0 | −5.6 to −4.4 | 21,312 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.9 | 32.9 | −5.0 | −5.7 to −4.4 | 18,299 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 27.7 | 32.9 | −5.2 | −6.1 to −4.2 | 8,846 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 27.7 | 32.9 | −5.2 | −5.7 to −4.7 | 29,969 |
| Wigan (WN) | 27.4 | 32.8 | −5.4 | −6.6 to −4.2 | 5,203 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 27.0 | 32.9 | −5.8 | −6.6 to −5.1 | 12,706 |
| Manchester (M) | 27.0 | 32.9 | −5.9 | −6.6 to −5.2 | 15,816 |
| St Albans (AL) | 26.9 | 32.8 | −5.9 | −7.1 to −4.7 | 5,039 |
| Sheffield (S) | 27.0 | 32.9 | −6.0 | −6.5 to −5.5 | 31,698 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 26.8 | 32.9 | −6.1 | −7.0 to −5.2 | 9,505 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 26.7 | 32.9 | −6.2 | −7.0 to −5.4 | 12,635 |
| Croydon (CR) | 26.7 | 32.9 | −6.2 | −7.2 to −5.2 | 7,842 |
| London SW (SW) | 26.6 | 32.8 | −6.2 | −7.6 to −4.9 | 4,003 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 26.6 | 32.8 | −6.3 | −7.7 to −4.9 | 3,819 |
| Bromley (BR) | 26.4 | 32.8 | −6.4 | −8.0 to −4.7 | 2,742 |
| Birmingham (B) | 26.4 | 33.0 | −6.6 | −7.0 to −6.1 | 34,195 |
| London SE (SE) | 26.0 | 32.9 | −6.8 | −7.9 to −5.8 | 6,343 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 25.9 | 32.9 | −7.0 | −7.7 to −6.2 | 12,878 |
| London NW (NW) | 25.8 | 32.8 | −7.0 | −8.1 to −5.9 | 5,810 |
| Durham (DH) | 25.6 | 32.8 | −7.2 | −8.4 to −6.0 | 5,178 |
| Bolton (BL) | 25.6 | 32.9 | −7.2 | −8.2 to −6.2 | 7,319 |
| Sutton (SM) | 25.3 | 32.8 | −7.6 | −9.3 to −5.9 | 2,545 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 25.3 | 32.9 | −7.6 | −8.6 to −6.7 | 8,094 |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.3 | 32.9 | −7.6 | −8.2 to −7.1 | 24,191 |
| Harrow (HA) | 25.0 | 32.8 | −7.8 | −9.2 to −6.5 | 3,944 |
| Ilford (IG) | 24.4 | 32.8 | −8.5 | −10.1 to −6.8 | 2,708 |
| Romford (RM) | 24.3 | 32.8 | −8.5 | −9.9 to −7.1 | 3,646 |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.3 | 32.8 | −8.6 | −9.9 to −7.3 | 4,431 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 24.2 | 32.9 | −8.7 | −9.6 to −7.8 | 8,608 |
| Dartford (DA) | 23.7 | 32.9 | −9.2 | −10.2 to −8.2 | 7,081 |
| Liverpool (L) | 23.4 | 32.9 | −9.5 | −10.3 to −8.7 | 10,559 |
| Slough (SL) | 23.2 | 32.9 | −9.7 | −10.6 to −8.7 | 7,647 |
| London E (E) | 21.2 | 32.9 | −11.6 | −12.7 to −10.5 | 5,325 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,621,121 (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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