Where in Britain does the Volvo S40 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 42.9% of 155,619 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo S40 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 56.7% against 42.8% elsewhere (+13.9 points). It does best in Sutton (SM), −11.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo S40 MOT statistics · check a Volvo S40 by registration
Volvo S40 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) | 56.7 | 42.8 | +13.9 | +10.8 to +17.0 | 973 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 56.3 | 42.8 | +13.5 | +10.5 to +16.5 | 1,055 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 53.0 | 42.8 | +10.1 | +7.3 to +13.0 | 1,188 |
| Exeter (EX) | 51.9 | 42.8 | +9.0 | +6.4 to +11.6 | 1,423 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 50.9 | 42.9 | +8.0 | +4.3 to +11.7 | 698 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 50.8 | 42.9 | +8.0 | +4.7 to +11.2 | 907 |
| Taunton (TA) | 50.6 | 42.9 | +7.8 | +4.4 to +11.1 | 871 |
| Bristol (BS) | 50.5 | 42.8 | +7.6 | +5.3 to +10.0 | 1,748 |
| Hull (HU) | 50.4 | 42.9 | +7.5 | +4.6 to +10.5 | 1,119 |
| Inverness (IV) | 50.3 | 42.9 | +7.4 | +4.0 to +10.9 | 805 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 49.4 | 42.9 | +6.5 | +3.8 to +9.2 | 1,341 |
| Perth (PH) | 49.2 | 42.9 | +6.3 | +2.4 to +10.2 | 634 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 49.2 | 42.9 | +6.3 | +2.3 to +10.3 | 612 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 49.1 | 42.9 | +6.3 | +3.4 to +9.1 | 1,191 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 48.7 | 42.9 | +5.9 | +2.6 to +9.1 | 911 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 48.3 | 42.9 | +5.4 | +0.5 to +10.2 | 406 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 48.1 | 42.9 | +5.2 | +0.2 to +10.1 | 389 (rough estimate) |
| Lincoln (LN) | 48.0 | 42.9 | +5.1 | +2.1 to +8.1 | 1,071 |
| Truro (TR) | 47.9 | 42.9 | +5.0 | +1.5 to +8.5 | 793 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 47.8 | 42.9 | +4.9 | −0.3 to +10.0 | 358 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 47.7 | 42.9 | +4.8 | +1.3 to +8.4 | 767 |
| Brighton (BN) | 47.3 | 42.9 | +4.4 | +2.1 to +6.7 | 1,792 |
| Telford (TF) | 47.2 | 42.9 | +4.3 | +0.4 to +8.1 | 651 |
| Darlington (DL) | 47.1 | 42.9 | +4.2 | +0.8 to +7.7 | 802 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 47.1 | 42.9 | +4.2 | +1.1 to +7.3 | 998 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 46.9 | 42.9 | +4.0 | +2.0 to +6.1 | 2,322 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 46.6 | 42.9 | +3.8 | +1.7 to +5.8 | 2,260 |
| Bath (BA) | 46.6 | 42.9 | +3.7 | +0.7 to +6.8 | 1,051 |
| Hereford (HR) | 46.6 | 42.9 | +3.7 | −0.5 to +7.9 | 545 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 46.3 | 42.9 | +3.4 | +1.1 to +5.7 | 1,827 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 46.2 | 42.9 | +3.3 | +0.8 to +5.8 | 1,527 |
| Swansea (SA) | 46.0 | 42.9 | +3.1 | +1.0 to +5.3 | 2,104 |
| York (YO) | 45.9 | 42.9 | +3.0 | +0.9 to +5.2 | 2,137 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 45.9 | 42.9 | +3.0 | −0.3 to +6.3 | 900 |
| Crewe (CW) | 45.7 | 42.9 | +2.8 | −0.9 to +6.6 | 691 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 45.5 | 42.9 | +2.7 | +0.1 to +5.2 | 1,491 |
| Leeds (LS) | 45.5 | 42.9 | +2.6 | +0.2 to +5.0 | 1,728 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 45.3 | 42.9 | +2.5 | +0.8 to +4.1 | 3,533 |
| Newport (NP) | 44.7 | 42.9 | +1.8 | −0.8 to +4.5 | 1,373 |
| Chester (CH) | 44.7 | 42.9 | +1.8 | −0.4 to +4.0 | 1,992 |
| Wigan (WN) | 44.6 | 42.9 | +1.7 | −1.6 to +5.1 | 869 |
| Stockport (SK) | 44.6 | 42.9 | +1.7 | −1.0 to +4.4 | 1,302 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 44.4 | 42.9 | +1.5 | −1.2 to +4.3 | 1,242 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 44.3 | 42.9 | +1.4 | −0.4 to +3.3 | 2,775 |
| Watford (WD) | 44.2 | 42.9 | +1.3 | −3.1 to +5.6 | 500 |
| Oxford (OX) | 44.2 | 42.9 | +1.3 | −1.1 to +3.7 | 1,675 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 44.0 | 42.9 | +1.1 | −2.7 to +5.0 | 647 |
| Guildford (GU) | 44.0 | 42.9 | +1.1 | −1.4 to +3.6 | 1,514 |
| Northampton (NN) | 44.0 | 42.9 | +1.0 | −1.1 to +3.2 | 2,157 |
| Worcester (WR) | 43.9 | 42.9 | +1.0 | −2.7 to +4.7 | 688 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 43.8 | 42.9 | +0.9 | −0.7 to +2.6 | 3,470 |
| Durham (DH) | 43.8 | 42.9 | +0.9 | −2.3 to +4.2 | 892 |
| Swindon (SN) | 43.5 | 42.9 | +0.6 | −2.1 to +3.4 | 1,249 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 43.3 | 42.9 | +0.4 | −3.1 to +3.9 | 787 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 43.2 | 42.9 | +0.3 | −2.9 to +3.6 | 902 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 43.2 | 42.9 | +0.3 | −8.4 to +9.0 | 125 (rough estimate) |
| Glasgow (G) | 43.1 | 42.9 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.1 | 2,832 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 43.1 | 42.9 | +0.2 | −1.5 to +1.9 | 3,298 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 42.9 | 42.9 | +0.0 | −2.8 to +2.8 | 1,216 |
| Reading (RG) | 42.8 | 42.9 | −0.1 | −2.4 to +2.1 | 1,909 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 42.8 | 42.9 | −0.2 | −3.4 to +3.0 | 931 |
| Southampton (SO) | 42.7 | 42.9 | −0.2 | −2.5 to +2.1 | 1,816 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 42.7 | 42.9 | −0.2 | −2.7 to +2.3 | 1,527 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 42.7 | 42.9 | −0.2 | −2.8 to +2.4 | 1,422 |
| Derby (DE) | 42.6 | 42.9 | −0.3 | −2.5 to +1.8 | 2,027 |
| Colchester (CO) | 42.4 | 42.9 | −0.6 | −3.5 to +2.3 | 1,119 |
| Preston (PR) | 42.3 | 42.9 | −0.6 | −3.1 to +1.8 | 1,551 |
| Bradford (BD) | 42.2 | 42.9 | −0.7 | −3.1 to +1.7 | 1,608 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 42.2 | 42.9 | −0.7 | −3.1 to +1.7 | 1,608 |
| Warrington (WA) | 42.2 | 42.9 | −0.7 | −3.1 to +1.6 | 1,733 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 41.8 | 42.9 | −1.1 | −3.2 to +1.1 | 2,058 |
| Halifax (HX) | 41.8 | 42.9 | −1.1 | −6.0 to +3.7 | 402 (rough estimate) |
| St Albans (AL) | 41.7 | 42.9 | −1.2 | −5.7 to +3.2 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 41.7 | 42.9 | −1.2 | −3.6 to +1.2 | 1,683 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 41.6 | 42.9 | −1.4 | −8.9 to +6.2 | 166 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 41.5 | 42.9 | −1.5 | −4.3 to +1.3 | 1,206 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 41.4 | 42.9 | −1.5 | −4.3 to +1.3 | 1,231 |
| Walsall (WS) | 41.4 | 42.9 | −1.5 | −4.4 to +1.3 | 1,143 |
| Liverpool (L) | 41.1 | 42.9 | −1.9 | −3.8 to +0.0 | 2,626 |
| Luton (LU) | 41.0 | 42.9 | −1.9 | −4.9 to +1.2 | 1,016 |
| Manchester (M) | 40.9 | 42.9 | −2.1 | −4.0 to −0.2 | 2,590 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 40.5 | 43.0 | −2.5 | −4.3 to −0.7 | 2,979 |
| Medway (ME) | 40.3 | 42.9 | −2.6 | −5.3 to +0.0 | 1,322 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 40.1 | 42.9 | −2.8 | −5.7 to −0.0 | 1,167 |
| Dudley (DY) | 40.1 | 42.9 | −2.8 | −6.1 to +0.4 | 888 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 40.0 | 42.9 | −2.9 | −7.2 to +1.4 | 497 (rough estimate) |
| Norwich (NR) | 40.0 | 43.0 | −3.0 | −5.1 to −0.9 | 2,129 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 39.9 | 42.9 | −3.0 | −6.2 to +0.1 | 915 |
| Sheffield (S) | 39.8 | 43.0 | −3.2 | −4.8 to −1.7 | 3,931 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 39.5 | 42.9 | −3.5 | −6.9 to −0.1 | 801 |
| Coventry (CV) | 39.2 | 43.0 | −3.8 | −5.6 to −2.0 | 2,757 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 39.1 | 43.0 | −3.9 | −6.3 to −1.5 | 1,569 |
| Oldham (OL) | 38.8 | 42.9 | −4.1 | −7.3 to −1.0 | 920 |
| Bolton (BL) | 38.7 | 42.9 | −4.2 | −7.1 to −1.3 | 1,100 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 38.5 | 42.9 | −4.4 | −11.5 to +2.8 | 179 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 38.3 | 42.9 | −4.6 | −7.4 to −1.8 | 1,166 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 38.1 | 42.9 | −4.8 | −7.7 to −1.9 | 1,078 |
| Dartford (DA) | 37.9 | 42.9 | −5.1 | −8.7 to −1.5 | 697 |
| Birmingham (B) | 37.9 | 43.1 | −5.2 | −6.6 to −3.9 | 5,175 |
| Leicester (LE) | 37.7 | 43.0 | −5.3 | −7.0 to −3.6 | 3,196 |
| London NW (NW) | 36.9 | 43.0 | −6.1 | −8.9 to −3.2 | 1,104 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 36.8 | 43.0 | −6.2 | −8.8 to −3.6 | 1,334 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 36.4 | 43.0 | −6.5 | −9.3 to −3.7 | 1,142 |
| Harrow (HA) | 36.3 | 43.0 | −6.7 | −9.8 to −3.5 | 912 |
| London W (W) | 36.2 | 42.9 | −6.8 | −11.3 to −2.2 | 423 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 35.5 | 43.0 | −7.5 | −10.3 to −4.6 | 1,087 |
| Croydon (CR) | 35.4 | 43.0 | −7.6 | −10.9 to −4.3 | 800 |
| Slough (SL) | 35.2 | 43.0 | −7.8 | −10.5 to −5.0 | 1,150 |
| London SW (SW) | 35.1 | 42.9 | −7.8 | −11.9 to −3.7 | 535 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 34.9 | 43.0 | −8.1 | −11.3 to −4.9 | 835 |
| Bromley (BR) | 34.6 | 42.9 | −8.4 | −12.6 to −4.2 | 489 (rough estimate) |
| London SE (SE) | 34.4 | 43.0 | −8.6 | −11.2 to −5.9 | 1,243 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 34.1 | 43.0 | −8.9 | −12.3 to −5.5 | 766 |
| Enfield (EN) | 33.0 | 43.0 | −9.9 | −13.4 to −6.4 | 708 |
| Romford (RM) | 32.8 | 43.0 | −10.1 | −13.3 to −7.0 | 859 |
| Ilford (IG) | 31.8 | 42.9 | −11.2 | −15.4 to −7.0 | 472 (rough estimate) |
| Sutton (SM) | 31.3 | 42.9 | −11.6 | −17.2 to −6.0 | 265 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 155,619 (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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