Where in Britain does the Volkswagen up! fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 17.4% of 656,392 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen up! failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Lerwick (ZE): 30.2% against 17.4% elsewhere (+12.9 points). It does best in Southend-on-Sea (SS), −4.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen up! MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen up! by registration
Volkswagen up! 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick (ZE) | 30.2 | 17.4 | +12.9 | +7.6 to +18.2 | 291 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 25.4 | 17.3 | +8.1 | +6.9 to +9.3 | 4,914 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 25.1 | 17.3 | +7.8 | +6.7 to +8.9 | 5,610 |
| Dundee (DD) | 24.6 | 17.3 | +7.2 | +5.9 to +8.6 | 3,876 |
| Glasgow (G) | 23.5 | 17.3 | +6.3 | +5.5 to +7.0 | 12,005 |
| Paisley (PA) | 23.5 | 17.3 | +6.1 | +4.6 to +7.7 | 2,879 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 23.1 | 17.3 | +5.8 | +5.1 to +6.6 | 12,151 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 22.6 | 17.3 | +5.3 | +3.8 to +6.8 | 3,068 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 22.6 | 17.4 | +5.2 | +0.6 to +9.8 | 319 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 22.3 | 17.4 | +5.0 | +3.4 to +6.5 | 2,786 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 22.1 | 17.4 | +4.7 | +3.1 to +6.4 | 2,345 |
| Leeds (LS) | 21.4 | 17.3 | +4.1 | +3.2 to +5.0 | 8,352 |
| Bristol (BS) | 21.2 | 17.3 | +3.9 | +3.2 to +4.6 | 12,812 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 20.9 | 17.4 | +3.6 | +1.1 to +6.0 | 1,080 |
| Hull (HU) | 20.3 | 17.4 | +3.0 | +1.6 to +4.3 | 3,490 |
| Swansea (SA) | 20.1 | 17.3 | +2.7 | +1.9 to +3.5 | 9,973 |
| Perth (PH) | 19.8 | 17.4 | +2.4 | +0.8 to +4.1 | 2,303 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 19.7 | 17.4 | +2.3 | +1.1 to +3.6 | 3,840 |
| Halifax (HX) | 19.7 | 17.4 | +2.3 | +0.8 to +3.9 | 2,551 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 19.6 | 17.4 | +2.3 | −3.0 to +7.5 | 219 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 19.3 | 17.3 | +2.0 | +1.1 to +2.9 | 7,735 |
| Truro (TR) | 19.3 | 17.4 | +2.0 | +0.9 to +3.1 | 4,926 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 19.3 | 17.4 | +1.9 | +0.8 to +3.0 | 4,739 |
| Ilford (IG) | 19.2 | 17.4 | +1.8 | −0.1 to +3.7 | 1,674 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 19.1 | 17.3 | +1.7 | +1.0 to +2.4 | 12,756 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 18.9 | 17.4 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +2.9 | 3,256 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 18.8 | 17.4 | +1.4 | −2.4 to +5.3 | 399 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 18.6 | 17.4 | +1.2 | −0.1 to +2.5 | 3,510 |
| London E (E) | 18.5 | 17.4 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +2.8 | 2,098 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 18.5 | 17.4 | +1.1 | +0.3 to +1.9 | 8,617 |
| Newport (NP) | 18.4 | 17.4 | +1.0 | −0.0 to +2.1 | 5,431 |
| Inverness (IV) | 18.4 | 17.4 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.3 | 3,203 |
| York (YO) | 18.3 | 17.4 | +1.0 | +0.1 to +1.8 | 7,721 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 18.3 | 17.4 | +0.9 | −0.0 to +1.9 | 6,195 |
| Guildford (GU) | 18.1 | 17.4 | +0.8 | +0.1 to +1.4 | 12,125 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 18.1 | 17.4 | +0.7 | −0.3 to +1.7 | 5,538 |
| Luton (LU) | 18.0 | 17.4 | +0.7 | −1.0 to +2.3 | 2,114 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 17.9 | 17.4 | +0.6 | −0.1 to +1.2 | 13,363 |
| Darlington (DL) | 17.9 | 17.4 | +0.6 | −0.6 to +1.7 | 4,492 |
| Brighton (BN) | 17.9 | 17.4 | +0.5 | −0.2 to +1.3 | 10,791 |
| London W (W) | 17.9 | 17.4 | +0.5 | −1.2 to +2.3 | 1,840 |
| Leicester (LE) | 17.8 | 17.4 | +0.5 | −0.3 to +1.2 | 9,157 |
| Swindon (SN) | 17.8 | 17.4 | +0.4 | −0.6 to +1.5 | 5,236 |
| Wigan (WN) | 17.7 | 17.4 | +0.3 | −1.1 to +1.8 | 2,695 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 17.7 | 17.4 | +0.3 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 5,147 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 17.6 | 17.4 | +0.2 | −0.7 to +1.2 | 6,235 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 17.5 | 17.4 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 8,876 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 17.5 | 17.4 | +0.1 | −1.3 to +1.6 | 2,712 |
| London SW (SW) | 17.5 | 17.4 | +0.1 | −1.0 to +1.3 | 4,279 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 17.4 | 17.4 | +0.0 | −1.2 to +1.3 | 3,618 |
| St Albans (AL) | 17.3 | 17.4 | −0.1 | −1.3 to +1.1 | 4,083 |
| Oxford (OX) | 17.2 | 17.4 | −0.1 | −0.9 to +0.6 | 9,127 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 17.2 | 17.4 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +1.0 | 4,258 |
| London N (N) | 17.1 | 17.4 | −0.2 | −1.4 to +0.9 | 4,023 |
| Redhill (RH) | 16.9 | 17.4 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.3 | 9,402 |
| Stockport (SK) | 16.9 | 17.4 | −0.5 | −1.3 to +0.3 | 8,231 |
| London NW (NW) | 16.8 | 17.4 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.7 | 3,442 |
| Enfield (EN) | 16.8 | 17.4 | −0.6 | −2.0 to +0.9 | 2,554 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 16.8 | 17.4 | −0.6 | −2.3 to +1.1 | 1,876 |
| Oldham (OL) | 16.7 | 17.4 | −0.6 | −1.9 to +0.6 | 3,652 |
| Northampton (NN) | 16.7 | 17.4 | −0.7 | −1.5 to +0.2 | 8,160 |
| Reading (RG) | 16.7 | 17.4 | −0.7 | −1.4 to +0.1 | 9,733 |
| Birmingham (B) | 16.7 | 17.4 | −0.7 | −1.3 to −0.1 | 16,421 |
| Southampton (SO) | 16.6 | 17.4 | −0.8 | −1.6 to +0.1 | 8,116 |
| Liverpool (L) | 16.5 | 17.4 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.3 | 4,497 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 16.5 | 17.4 | −0.9 | −1.7 to −0.1 | 9,180 |
| Taunton (TA) | 16.4 | 17.4 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.2 | 3,808 |
| Norwich (NR) | 16.4 | 17.4 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.3 | 9,940 |
| Warrington (WA) | 16.3 | 17.4 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.1 | 6,211 |
| Durham (DH) | 16.3 | 17.4 | −1.1 | −2.1 to +0.0 | 4,603 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 16.3 | 17.4 | −1.1 | −1.9 to −0.3 | 8,385 |
| Exeter (EX) | 16.3 | 17.4 | −1.1 | −2.0 to −0.2 | 6,780 |
| Walsall (WS) | 16.3 | 17.4 | −1.1 | −2.3 to +0.1 | 3,689 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 16.2 | 17.4 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.3 | 7,475 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 16.2 | 17.4 | −1.2 | −1.9 to −0.5 | 11,505 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 16.2 | 17.4 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.4 | 7,756 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 16.1 | 17.4 | −1.2 | −2.3 to −0.2 | 4,699 |
| Sheffield (S) | 15.9 | 17.4 | −1.5 | −2.1 to −0.8 | 14,289 |
| Preston (PR) | 15.8 | 17.4 | −1.5 | −2.5 to −0.6 | 5,903 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 15.8 | 17.4 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.4 | 4,101 |
| Bath (BA) | 15.8 | 17.4 | −1.6 | −2.4 to −0.7 | 7,297 |
| Crewe (CW) | 15.8 | 17.4 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.5 | 4,209 |
| Watford (WD) | 15.8 | 17.4 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.2 | 2,553 |
| Medway (ME) | 15.8 | 17.4 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.7 | 6,394 |
| Bradford (BD) | 15.8 | 17.4 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.8 | 6,713 |
| Harrow (HA) | 15.7 | 17.4 | −1.7 | −3.1 to −0.2 | 2,564 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 15.7 | 17.4 | −1.7 | −2.7 to −0.7 | 5,491 |
| Croydon (CR) | 15.7 | 17.4 | −1.7 | −2.9 to −0.5 | 3,388 |
| London SE (SE) | 15.6 | 17.4 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.6 | 3,613 |
| Chester (CH) | 15.6 | 17.4 | −1.8 | −2.7 to −0.9 | 7,030 |
| Dartford (DA) | 15.5 | 17.4 | −1.9 | −3.1 to −0.6 | 3,194 |
| Telford (TF) | 15.4 | 17.4 | −1.9 | −3.5 to −0.4 | 2,008 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 15.4 | 17.4 | −2.0 | −2.9 to −1.0 | 5,487 |
| Coventry (CV) | 15.4 | 17.4 | −2.0 | −2.7 to −1.3 | 10,507 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 15.3 | 17.4 | −2.0 | −3.1 to −1.0 | 4,405 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 15.3 | 17.4 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −1.0 | 3,783 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 15.3 | 17.4 | −2.1 | −2.9 to −1.4 | 8,371 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 15.3 | 17.4 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.1 | 5,017 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 15.2 | 17.4 | −2.2 | −3.2 to −1.2 | 5,044 |
| Bromley (BR) | 15.2 | 17.4 | −2.2 | −3.5 to −0.9 | 2,961 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 15.1 | 17.4 | −2.3 | −3.6 to −1.0 | 2,856 |
| Bolton (BL) | 15.0 | 17.4 | −2.4 | −3.4 to −1.3 | 4,477 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 15.0 | 17.4 | −2.4 | −3.0 to −1.8 | 14,221 |
| Colchester (CO) | 14.8 | 17.4 | −2.5 | −3.7 to −1.4 | 3,541 |
| Worcester (WR) | 14.8 | 17.4 | −2.5 | −3.5 to −1.6 | 5,866 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 14.8 | 17.4 | −2.6 | −3.8 to −1.4 | 3,509 |
| Slough (SL) | 14.7 | 17.4 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.7 | 5,036 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 14.7 | 17.4 | −2.7 | −4.7 to −0.7 | 1,197 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 14.7 | 17.4 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.8 | 5,589 |
| Hereford (HR) | 14.6 | 17.4 | −2.8 | −4.0 to −1.6 | 3,409 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 14.5 | 17.4 | −2.9 | −3.7 to −2.1 | 7,375 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 14.5 | 17.4 | −2.9 | −3.9 to −2.0 | 5,230 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 14.3 | 17.4 | −3.1 | −4.3 to −1.8 | 2,928 |
| Sutton (SM) | 13.9 | 17.4 | −3.5 | −5.4 to −1.6 | 1,289 |
| Dudley (DY) | 13.8 | 17.4 | −3.6 | −4.7 to −2.5 | 3,972 |
| Romford (RM) | 13.7 | 17.4 | −3.7 | −5.1 to −2.3 | 2,318 |
| Derby (DE) | 13.5 | 17.4 | −4.0 | −4.7 to −3.3 | 8,836 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 13.2 | 17.4 | −4.2 | −5.3 to −3.1 | 3,420 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 656,392 (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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