Where in Britain does the Volvo S60 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 30.6% of 135,648 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo S60 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Plymouth (PL): 44.3% against 30.5% elsewhere (+13.8 points). It does best in Outer Hebrides (HS), −9.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo S60 MOT statistics · check a Volvo S60 by registration
Volvo S60 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) | 44.3 | 30.5 | +13.8 | +10.2 to +17.4 | 731 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 44.1 | 30.5 | +13.6 | +7.6 to +19.6 | 265 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 42.4 | 30.5 | +11.9 | +6.0 to +17.8 | 271 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 42.0 | 30.5 | +11.5 | +8.1 to +14.8 | 836 |
| Truro (TR) | 39.9 | 30.5 | +9.4 | +5.5 to +13.3 | 609 |
| Dundee (DD) | 39.5 | 30.5 | +9.0 | +5.3 to +12.6 | 699 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 39.3 | 30.5 | +8.8 | +4.8 to +12.8 | 575 |
| Taunton (TA) | 38.2 | 30.5 | +7.6 | +3.8 to +11.4 | 634 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 37.3 | 30.5 | +6.8 | +2.7 to +10.9 | 549 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 37.1 | 30.5 | +6.5 | +3.0 to +10.0 | 734 |
| Bristol (BS) | 36.7 | 30.5 | +6.2 | +4.0 to +8.5 | 1,726 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 36.4 | 30.5 | +5.9 | +3.2 to +8.6 | 1,233 |
| Worcester (WR) | 36.4 | 30.5 | +5.8 | +2.0 to +9.6 | 619 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 35.9 | 30.6 | +5.3 | +0.7 to +10.0 | 404 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 35.7 | 30.5 | +5.2 | +2.6 to +7.8 | 1,307 |
| Exeter (EX) | 35.7 | 30.5 | +5.2 | +2.3 to +8.0 | 1,084 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 35.5 | 30.6 | +5.0 | −3.6 to +13.5 | 121 (rough estimate) |
| Perth (PH) | 35.3 | 30.5 | +4.8 | +0.8 to +8.8 | 552 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 35.0 | 30.5 | +4.5 | +2.2 to +6.8 | 1,655 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 34.9 | 30.6 | +4.3 | −0.1 to +8.8 | 447 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 34.8 | 30.5 | +4.3 | +1.5 to +7.0 | 1,187 |
| Hull (HU) | 34.7 | 30.5 | +4.2 | +1.6 to +6.8 | 1,293 |
| Bath (BA) | 34.7 | 30.5 | +4.1 | +0.8 to +7.5 | 787 |
| Newport (NP) | 34.4 | 30.5 | +3.9 | +1.3 to +6.4 | 1,334 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 34.1 | 30.5 | +3.6 | +0.7 to +6.4 | 1,073 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 33.8 | 30.5 | +3.2 | +0.8 to +5.7 | 1,427 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 33.8 | 30.6 | +3.2 | −0.9 to +7.3 | 515 |
| York (YO) | 33.6 | 30.5 | +3.1 | +1.1 to +5.0 | 2,374 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 33.5 | 30.5 | +2.9 | +0.4 to +5.5 | 1,329 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 33.3 | 30.5 | +2.8 | −0.1 to +5.6 | 1,042 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 33.2 | 30.5 | +2.6 | −0.2 to +5.4 | 1,125 |
| Inverness (IV) | 33.2 | 30.5 | +2.6 | −0.4 to +5.6 | 941 |
| Crewe (CW) | 33.1 | 30.6 | +2.6 | −0.9 to +6.1 | 712 |
| Norwich (NR) | 32.9 | 30.5 | +2.4 | +0.1 to +4.7 | 1,576 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 32.9 | 30.6 | +2.3 | −0.8 to +5.4 | 898 |
| Darlington (DL) | 32.8 | 30.6 | +2.2 | −1.1 to +5.5 | 803 |
| Northampton (NN) | 32.7 | 30.5 | +2.2 | +0.2 to +4.2 | 2,185 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 32.7 | 30.5 | +2.2 | +0.1 to +4.2 | 2,036 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 32.6 | 30.5 | +2.1 | +0.1 to +4.0 | 2,220 |
| Southampton (SO) | 32.2 | 30.6 | +1.7 | −0.8 to +4.1 | 1,384 |
| Chester (CH) | 32.2 | 30.5 | +1.7 | −0.4 to +3.7 | 2,053 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 32.1 | 30.5 | +1.6 | −0.7 to +3.9 | 1,571 |
| Walsall (WS) | 32.1 | 30.6 | +1.6 | −1.5 to +4.6 | 918 |
| Stockport (SK) | 32.1 | 30.6 | +1.6 | −1.2 to +4.3 | 1,105 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 31.9 | 30.6 | +1.4 | −1.4 to +4.2 | 1,061 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 31.7 | 30.6 | +1.1 | −1.0 to +3.3 | 1,800 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 31.7 | 30.6 | +1.1 | −1.7 to +3.9 | 1,055 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 31.6 | 30.5 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.7 | 3,150 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 31.6 | 30.6 | +1.0 | −2.1 to +4.1 | 877 |
| Swansea (SA) | 31.5 | 30.6 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.9 | 2,162 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.4 | 30.6 | +0.9 | −2.7 to +4.5 | 652 |
| Harrow (HA) | 31.3 | 30.6 | +0.8 | −2.9 to +4.4 | 632 |
| Wigan (WN) | 31.3 | 30.6 | +0.8 | −2.5 to +4.0 | 776 |
| Guildford (GU) | 31.2 | 30.6 | +0.6 | −1.8 to +3.0 | 1,402 |
| Colchester (CO) | 31.1 | 30.6 | +0.5 | −2.6 to +3.7 | 833 |
| Swindon (SN) | 30.7 | 30.6 | +0.2 | −2.4 to +2.8 | 1,227 |
| Preston (PR) | 30.7 | 30.6 | +0.1 | −2.3 to +2.5 | 1,460 |
| Sutton (SM) | 30.5 | 30.6 | −0.1 | −6.5 to +6.3 | 200 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 30.4 | 30.6 | −0.1 | −3.2 to +2.9 | 890 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.0 | 30.6 | −0.6 | −3.5 to +2.3 | 967 |
| London SW (SW) | 29.9 | 30.6 | −0.6 | −4.9 to +3.6 | 451 (rough estimate) |
| Liverpool (L) | 29.7 | 30.6 | −0.8 | −2.8 to +1.1 | 2,189 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 29.7 | 30.6 | −0.9 | −4.0 to +2.2 | 845 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 29.7 | 30.6 | −0.9 | −2.4 to +0.7 | 3,467 |
| Reading (RG) | 29.7 | 30.6 | −0.9 | −3.0 to +1.1 | 1,915 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 29.5 | 30.6 | −1.1 | −3.6 to +1.5 | 1,248 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 29.5 | 30.6 | −1.1 | −3.9 to +1.7 | 1,045 |
| Medway (ME) | 29.5 | 30.6 | −1.1 | −3.7 to +1.5 | 1,164 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.5 | 30.6 | −1.1 | −2.8 to +0.6 | 2,880 |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.4 | 30.6 | −1.2 | −3.6 to +1.1 | 1,455 |
| Luton (LU) | 29.3 | 30.6 | −1.3 | −4.4 to +1.9 | 812 |
| Telford (TF) | 29.1 | 30.6 | −1.4 | −4.9 to +2.0 | 659 |
| Durham (DH) | 29.1 | 30.6 | −1.5 | −4.9 to +1.9 | 674 |
| Manchester (M) | 29.0 | 30.6 | −1.6 | −3.7 to +0.5 | 1,827 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 28.9 | 30.6 | −1.6 | −4.6 to +1.4 | 881 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 28.9 | 30.6 | −1.7 | −5.1 to +1.7 | 672 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 28.8 | 30.6 | −1.8 | −4.0 to +0.4 | 1,666 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 28.7 | 30.6 | −1.9 | −6.0 to +2.2 | 467 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 28.4 | 30.6 | −2.1 | −5.2 to +0.9 | 844 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 28.3 | 30.6 | −2.3 | −9.1 to +4.6 | 166 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 28.2 | 30.6 | −2.4 | −4.0 to −0.8 | 3,106 |
| Bradford (BD) | 28.1 | 30.6 | −2.5 | −4.9 to −0.1 | 1,334 |
| Watford (WD) | 28.0 | 30.6 | −2.6 | −6.5 to +1.3 | 518 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 28.0 | 30.6 | −2.6 | −7.0 to +1.8 | 397 (rough estimate) |
| Oldham (OL) | 27.9 | 30.6 | −2.7 | −5.7 to +0.3 | 846 |
| Warrington (WA) | 27.9 | 30.6 | −2.7 | −4.9 to −0.5 | 1,660 |
| St Albans (AL) | 27.8 | 30.6 | −2.8 | −6.5 to +1.0 | 554 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 27.7 | 30.6 | −2.9 | −6.4 to +0.6 | 618 |
| London N (N) | 27.6 | 30.6 | −3.0 | −6.0 to +0.1 | 818 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 27.6 | 30.6 | −3.0 | −5.5 to −0.4 | 1,173 |
| London SE (SE) | 27.6 | 30.6 | −3.0 | −6.2 to +0.2 | 762 |
| Derby (DE) | 27.6 | 30.6 | −3.0 | −5.1 to −1.0 | 1,878 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 27.5 | 30.6 | −3.1 | −5.9 to −0.3 | 968 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.4 | 30.6 | −3.2 | −5.8 to −0.5 | 1,072 |
| Birmingham (B) | 27.4 | 30.7 | −3.3 | −4.7 to −1.9 | 4,092 |
| Leicester (LE) | 26.9 | 30.6 | −3.8 | −5.5 to −2.1 | 2,570 |
| Dartford (DA) | 26.8 | 30.6 | −3.8 | −7.5 to −0.1 | 553 |
| Leeds (LS) | 26.7 | 30.6 | −3.9 | −6.3 to −1.6 | 1,343 |
| Croydon (CR) | 26.6 | 30.6 | −4.0 | −7.5 to −0.5 | 606 |
| Glasgow (G) | 26.6 | 30.6 | −4.1 | −5.8 to −2.3 | 2,545 |
| Romford (RM) | 26.4 | 30.6 | −4.2 | −7.2 to −1.2 | 835 |
| Sheffield (S) | 26.4 | 30.7 | −4.3 | −5.8 to −2.8 | 3,498 |
| Bolton (BL) | 26.1 | 30.6 | −4.4 | −7.1 to −1.8 | 1,063 |
| Dudley (DY) | 26.1 | 30.6 | −4.5 | −7.4 to −1.6 | 874 |
| Coventry (CV) | 26.0 | 30.7 | −4.7 | −6.5 to −2.9 | 2,408 |
| Hereford (HR) | 25.9 | 30.6 | −4.7 | −8.7 to −0.7 | 464 (rough estimate) |
| London NW (NW) | 25.8 | 30.6 | −4.8 | −7.6 to −1.9 | 914 |
| London W (W) | 25.6 | 30.6 | −4.9 | −9.3 to −0.5 | 382 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 25.6 | 30.6 | −5.0 | −7.4 to −2.7 | 1,368 |
| Slough (SL) | 25.2 | 30.6 | −5.4 | −8.1 to −2.7 | 1,012 |
| Ilford (IG) | 24.9 | 30.6 | −5.7 | −9.8 to −1.6 | 426 (rough estimate) |
| Bromley (BR) | 24.7 | 30.6 | −5.9 | −10.0 to −1.9 | 442 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 24.6 | 30.6 | −6.0 | −8.5 to −3.4 | 1,100 |
| Enfield (EN) | 24.2 | 30.6 | −6.4 | −10.2 to −2.7 | 509 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 23.7 | 30.6 | −6.9 | −10.5 to −3.2 | 527 |
| London E (E) | 23.1 | 30.6 | −7.5 | −10.5 to −4.5 | 783 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 20.9 | 30.6 | −9.7 | −16.0 to −3.5 | 163 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 135,648 (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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