Where in Britain does the Volvo C70 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 40.0% of 58,964 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo C70 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 58.4% against 40.0% elsewhere (+18.4 points). It does best in Romford (RM), −13.4 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo C70 MOT statistics · check a Volvo C70 by registration
Volvo C70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 58.4 | 40.0 | +18.4 | +12.3 to +24.6 | 250 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 57.9 | 40.0 | +17.9 | +11.2 to +24.6 | 209 (rough estimate) |
| Harrogate (HG) | 52.1 | 40.0 | +12.1 | +3.9 to +20.3 | 142 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 51.5 | 39.9 | +11.6 | +7.4 to +15.7 | 567 |
| Paisley (PA) | 49.5 | 40.0 | +9.5 | +2.8 to +16.3 | 212 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 48.7 | 39.9 | +8.8 | +5.6 to +12.1 | 905 |
| Watford (WD) | 47.9 | 40.0 | +7.9 | +1.8 to +14.0 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Taunton (TA) | 47.7 | 40.0 | +7.7 | +2.9 to +12.6 | 415 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 47.6 | 40.0 | +7.6 | +1.8 to +13.4 | 288 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 47.5 | 39.9 | +7.5 | +3.9 to +11.2 | 735 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 47.1 | 40.0 | +7.2 | +3.0 to +11.4 | 543 |
| Perth (PH) | 46.5 | 40.0 | +6.4 | −1.4 to +14.3 | 155 (rough estimate) |
| Dorchester (DT) | 45.5 | 40.0 | +5.5 | −0.3 to +11.4 | 279 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 45.4 | 39.9 | +5.5 | +2.3 to +8.7 | 949 |
| Dundee (DD) | 45.4 | 40.0 | +5.3 | −1.7 to +12.4 | 194 (rough estimate) |
| Cardiff (CF) | 45.2 | 40.0 | +5.2 | +1.9 to +8.6 | 865 |
| Stockport (SK) | 45.2 | 40.0 | +5.2 | +0.3 to +10.0 | 403 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 45.0 | 39.9 | +5.1 | +1.9 to +8.3 | 955 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 44.9 | 40.0 | +4.9 | +1.3 to +8.6 | 724 |
| Exeter (EX) | 44.9 | 40.0 | +4.9 | +1.6 to +8.2 | 876 |
| Halifax (HX) | 44.8 | 40.0 | +4.8 | −4.3 to +13.9 | 116 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 44.6 | 40.0 | +4.6 | −0.6 to +9.8 | 354 (rough estimate) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 44.5 | 40.0 | +4.5 | +0.3 to +8.8 | 521 |
| Truro (TR) | 43.9 | 40.0 | +3.9 | −0.4 to +8.3 | 510 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 43.9 | 40.0 | +3.9 | +0.2 to +7.6 | 686 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 43.7 | 40.0 | +3.7 | −3.2 to +10.6 | 199 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 43.5 | 40.0 | +3.5 | −2.6 to +9.6 | 255 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 43.4 | 40.0 | +3.4 | +0.4 to +6.4 | 1,081 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 43.4 | 40.0 | +3.4 | −2.0 to +8.7 | 332 (rough estimate) |
| Bradford (BD) | 43.4 | 40.0 | +3.3 | −1.5 to +8.2 | 406 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 42.9 | 40.0 | +2.9 | +0.2 to +5.7 | 1,228 |
| Colchester (CO) | 42.9 | 40.0 | +2.9 | −1.3 to +7.1 | 543 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 42.9 | 40.0 | +2.9 | −0.7 to +6.5 | 746 |
| Chester (CH) | 42.7 | 40.0 | +2.7 | −0.9 to +6.4 | 730 |
| Preston (PR) | 42.7 | 40.0 | +2.7 | −1.3 to +6.6 | 614 |
| Newport (NP) | 42.7 | 40.0 | +2.7 | −1.9 to +7.2 | 464 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 42.7 | 40.0 | +2.7 | −1.1 to +6.5 | 661 |
| Swansea (SA) | 42.6 | 40.0 | +2.6 | −0.9 to +6.1 | 791 |
| Wigan (WN) | 42.6 | 40.0 | +2.6 | −3.6 to +8.8 | 244 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 42.4 | 40.0 | +2.4 | −1.2 to +6.0 | 727 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 42.2 | 40.0 | +2.2 | −3.8 to +8.2 | 263 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 42.2 | 40.0 | +2.2 | −2.8 to +7.2 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 41.7 | 40.0 | +1.7 | −3.3 to +6.7 | 381 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 41.5 | 40.0 | +1.5 | −1.5 to +4.5 | 1,052 |
| Bath (BA) | 41.5 | 40.0 | +1.4 | −2.7 to +5.6 | 550 |
| Hull (HU) | 41.3 | 40.0 | +1.3 | −4.3 to +6.9 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Ipswich (IP) | 40.9 | 40.0 | +0.9 | −2.3 to +4.0 | 937 |
| Crewe (CW) | 40.6 | 40.0 | +0.6 | −5.1 to +6.3 | 283 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 40.6 | 40.0 | +0.6 | −3.7 to +4.8 | 517 |
| Norwich (NR) | 40.5 | 40.0 | +0.5 | −2.4 to +3.4 | 1,115 |
| Bolton (BL) | 40.5 | 40.0 | +0.5 | −4.9 to +5.9 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 40.4 | 40.0 | +0.4 | −6.5 to +7.3 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Manchester (M) | 40.4 | 40.0 | +0.4 | −3.7 to +4.4 | 582 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 40.3 | 40.0 | +0.3 | −4.7 to +5.3 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 40.2 | 40.0 | +0.2 | −3.0 to +3.4 | 900 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 40.2 | 40.0 | +0.1 | −4.3 to +4.6 | 463 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 40.0 | 40.0 | −0.1 | −3.6 to +3.4 | 763 |
| Derby (DE) | 39.9 | 40.0 | −0.2 | −3.6 to +3.3 | 783 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 39.7 | 40.0 | −0.4 | −6.0 to +5.3 | 290 (rough estimate) |
| Inverness (IV) | 39.6 | 40.0 | −0.5 | −7.6 to +6.6 | 182 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 39.4 | 40.0 | −0.6 | −5.3 to +4.0 | 424 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 39.4 | 40.0 | −0.6 | −5.7 to +4.4 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 39.4 | 40.0 | −0.7 | −4.0 to +2.7 | 826 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 39.1 | 40.0 | −1.0 | −4.9 to +2.9 | 617 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 39.0 | 40.0 | −1.1 | −6.1 to +4.0 | 362 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 38.6 | 40.0 | −1.4 | −8.0 to +5.3 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 38.3 | 40.1 | −1.8 | −4.7 to +1.1 | 1,082 |
| Guildford (GU) | 38.2 | 40.1 | −1.8 | −4.9 to +1.2 | 989 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 38.2 | 40.0 | −1.9 | −5.6 to +1.9 | 644 |
| Durham (DH) | 37.8 | 40.0 | −2.2 | −8.6 to +4.2 | 222 (rough estimate) |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 37.8 | 40.0 | −2.2 | −9.1 to +4.6 | 193 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 37.6 | 40.1 | −2.5 | −4.9 to −0.1 | 1,610 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 37.2 | 40.1 | −2.8 | −6.0 to +0.3 | 921 |
| Leicester (LE) | 37.2 | 40.1 | −2.9 | −5.8 to +0.1 | 1,080 |
| London E (E) | 37.1 | 40.0 | −2.9 | −8.5 to +2.7 | 288 (rough estimate) |
| Peterborough (PE) | 37.1 | 40.1 | −3.0 | −5.7 to −0.3 | 1,266 |
| Warrington (WA) | 36.8 | 40.1 | −3.2 | −7.5 to +1.0 | 497 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 36.8 | 40.1 | −3.2 | −7.1 to +0.6 | 603 |
| St Albans (AL) | 36.8 | 40.0 | −3.3 | −8.6 to +2.0 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 36.6 | 40.0 | −3.4 | −8.9 to +2.0 | 306 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 36.3 | 40.1 | −3.7 | −8.8 to +1.3 | 347 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 36.0 | 40.1 | −4.1 | −9.1 to +1.0 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 36.0 | 40.0 | −4.1 | −10.3 to +2.2 | 228 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 35.6 | 40.1 | −4.5 | −9.3 to +0.3 | 388 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 35.5 | 40.0 | −4.5 | −11.0 to +1.9 | 214 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 35.4 | 40.1 | −4.7 | −9.1 to −0.2 | 449 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 35.1 | 40.1 | −4.9 | −10.9 to +1.0 | 245 (rough estimate) |
| Coventry (CV) | 35.1 | 40.1 | −5.0 | −8.1 to −1.9 | 912 |
| London SE (SE) | 34.9 | 40.1 | −5.1 | −9.3 to −1.0 | 521 |
| Enfield (EN) | 34.9 | 40.1 | −5.1 | −10.8 to +0.5 | 275 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 34.8 | 40.1 | −5.3 | −8.7 to −1.9 | 767 |
| Liverpool (L) | 34.6 | 40.1 | −5.4 | −9.6 to −1.3 | 508 |
| Hereford (HR) | 34.6 | 40.0 | −5.5 | −11.8 to +0.9 | 217 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 34.5 | 40.1 | −5.6 | −9.4 to −1.8 | 600 |
| Sheffield (S) | 34.5 | 40.1 | −5.6 | −8.4 to −2.9 | 1,145 |
| Redhill (RH) | 34.4 | 40.1 | −5.7 | −9.0 to −2.3 | 781 |
| Luton (LU) | 34.3 | 40.1 | −5.8 | −11.3 to −0.3 | 289 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 34.2 | 40.1 | −5.9 | −9.5 to −2.3 | 673 |
| Southampton (SO) | 34.2 | 40.1 | −5.9 | −9.0 to −2.9 | 945 |
| London SW (SW) | 34.0 | 40.1 | −6.0 | −12.1 to +0.1 | 235 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 33.6 | 40.1 | −6.5 | −11.4 to −1.6 | 360 (rough estimate) |
| Harrow (HA) | 33.3 | 40.1 | −6.7 | −13.0 to −0.4 | 216 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 33.3 | 40.1 | −6.7 | −11.7 to −1.8 | 351 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 32.9 | 40.1 | −7.1 | −11.7 to −2.6 | 419 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 32.9 | 40.1 | −7.2 | −11.0 to −3.4 | 587 |
| London NW (NW) | 32.8 | 40.1 | −7.3 | −12.3 to −2.4 | 345 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 32.0 | 40.1 | −8.1 | −12.2 to −4.1 | 516 |
| London N (N) | 30.7 | 40.1 | −9.4 | −13.8 to −5.0 | 427 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 30.5 | 40.1 | −9.5 | −17.4 to −1.6 | 131 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 29.2 | 40.1 | −10.9 | −16.8 to −4.9 | 226 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 28.5 | 40.1 | −11.6 | −18.6 to −4.5 | 158 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 26.7 | 40.1 | −13.4 | −18.4 to −8.4 | 307 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 58,964 (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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