Where in Britain does the Volvo V40 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 25.4% of 561,232 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo V40 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 34.9% against 25.4% elsewhere (+9.4 points). It does best in London NW (NW), −7.8 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo V40 MOT statistics · check a Volvo V40 by registration
Volvo V40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 34.9 | 25.4 | +9.4 | +4.9 to +13.9 | 439 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 33.4 | 25.4 | +8.0 | +6.5 to +9.5 | 3,852 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 32.7 | 25.4 | +7.3 | +5.8 to +8.8 | 3,617 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 32.7 | 25.4 | +7.2 | +4.7 to +9.7 | 1,341 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.0 | 25.4 | +6.6 | +4.7 to +8.4 | 2,495 |
| Dundee (DD) | 32.0 | 25.4 | +6.6 | +5.0 to +8.1 | 3,607 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 30.6 | 25.4 | +5.2 | +4.2 to +6.1 | 8,929 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 29.9 | 25.4 | +4.4 | +2.7 to +6.2 | 2,657 |
| Exeter (EX) | 29.7 | 25.4 | +4.3 | +3.2 to +5.5 | 6,190 |
| Hull (HU) | 29.6 | 25.4 | +4.1 | +2.9 to +5.4 | 5,328 |
| Brighton (BN) | 29.4 | 25.4 | +4.0 | +2.8 to +5.2 | 5,662 |
| Worcester (WR) | 29.3 | 25.4 | +3.9 | +2.1 to +5.6 | 2,525 |
| Paisley (PA) | 29.2 | 25.4 | +3.7 | +2.1 to +5.3 | 3,136 |
| Taunton (TA) | 29.2 | 25.4 | +3.7 | +2.1 to +5.3 | 3,090 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 29.1 | 25.4 | +3.7 | +2.5 to +4.9 | 5,627 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 29.0 | 25.4 | +3.6 | +2.5 to +4.7 | 6,248 |
| Northampton (NN) | 28.8 | 25.4 | +3.4 | +2.4 to +4.4 | 7,428 |
| Truro (TR) | 28.7 | 25.4 | +3.3 | +1.8 to +4.8 | 3,513 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 28.7 | 25.4 | +3.3 | +1.6 to +4.9 | 2,799 |
| Bath (BA) | 28.6 | 25.4 | +3.2 | +1.9 to +4.5 | 4,685 |
| York (YO) | 28.6 | 25.4 | +3.2 | +2.3 to +4.0 | 10,712 |
| Leeds (LS) | 28.5 | 25.4 | +3.1 | +2.1 to +4.2 | 7,177 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 28.5 | 25.4 | +3.1 | +1.8 to +4.3 | 4,973 |
| Norwich (NR) | 28.4 | 25.4 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +4.0 | 7,800 |
| Telford (TF) | 28.3 | 25.4 | +2.8 | +0.9 to +4.8 | 2,059 |
| Bristol (BS) | 27.9 | 25.4 | +2.5 | +1.5 to +3.6 | 7,363 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 27.9 | 25.4 | +2.5 | +1.1 to +3.9 | 3,943 |
| Darlington (DL) | 27.6 | 25.4 | +2.2 | +0.6 to +3.8 | 3,054 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 27.6 | 25.4 | +2.2 | +1.1 to +3.3 | 6,557 |
| Guildford (GU) | 27.6 | 25.4 | +2.2 | +1.1 to +3.3 | 6,284 |
| Chester (CH) | 27.4 | 25.4 | +2.0 | +1.0 to +3.0 | 7,806 |
| Hereford (HR) | 27.4 | 25.4 | +2.0 | +0.0 to +3.9 | 2,038 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 27.3 | 25.4 | +1.9 | +0.2 to +3.5 | 2,854 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 27.3 | 25.4 | +1.8 | +0.5 to +3.1 | 4,657 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 27.2 | 25.5 | +1.8 | −0.5 to +4.1 | 1,465 |
| Halifax (HX) | 27.2 | 25.4 | +1.8 | −0.4 to +4.0 | 1,535 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 27.2 | 25.4 | +1.8 | +0.5 to +3.0 | 4,839 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 27.1 | 25.4 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.2 | 3,271 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.1 | 25.4 | +1.7 | +0.2 to +3.2 | 3,331 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 27.1 | 25.4 | +1.6 | +0.3 to +3.0 | 4,154 |
| Inverness (IV) | 26.9 | 25.4 | +1.5 | +0.3 to +2.7 | 4,971 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 26.7 | 25.4 | +1.3 | +0.3 to +2.2 | 8,588 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 26.7 | 25.4 | +1.3 | +0.2 to +2.3 | 6,438 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 26.6 | 25.4 | +1.2 | +0.3 to +2.0 | 10,633 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 26.6 | 25.4 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.2 | 6,482 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 26.6 | 25.4 | +1.1 | +0.2 to +2.1 | 8,299 |
| Crewe (CW) | 26.4 | 25.4 | +1.0 | −0.6 to +2.5 | 3,238 |
| Durham (DH) | 26.1 | 25.5 | +0.7 | −1.1 to +2.4 | 2,449 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 26.1 | 25.4 | +0.6 | −0.7 to +1.9 | 4,317 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 26.1 | 25.4 | +0.6 | −0.5 to +1.8 | 5,748 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 25.9 | 25.5 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.6 | 5,537 |
| Perth (PH) | 25.8 | 25.5 | +0.4 | −1.0 to +1.8 | 3,663 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 25.7 | 25.5 | +0.2 | −0.6 to +1.0 | 11,509 |
| Oldham (OL) | 25.6 | 25.5 | +0.2 | −1.4 to +1.7 | 3,029 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 25.6 | 25.5 | +0.1 | −7.5 to +7.8 | 125 (rough estimate) |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.6 | 25.5 | +0.1 | −1.6 to +1.9 | 2,325 |
| Liverpool (L) | 25.3 | 25.5 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +1.0 | 5,461 |
| Sutton (SM) | 25.1 | 25.5 | −0.3 | −3.8 to +3.2 | 589 |
| Southampton (SO) | 25.0 | 25.5 | −0.5 | −1.5 to +0.6 | 6,968 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.9 | 25.5 | −0.6 | −2.2 to +1.0 | 2,797 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 24.8 | 25.5 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.9 | 2,895 |
| Colchester (CO) | 24.8 | 25.5 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.7 | 3,790 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 24.8 | 25.5 | −0.7 | −1.7 to +0.3 | 6,798 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 24.8 | 25.5 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.9 | 2,992 |
| Birmingham (B) | 24.8 | 25.5 | −0.7 | −1.4 to +0.0 | 14,074 |
| Swansea (SA) | 24.7 | 25.5 | −0.7 | −1.7 to +0.2 | 8,300 |
| Manchester (M) | 24.6 | 25.5 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.3 | 5,983 |
| Stockport (SK) | 24.6 | 25.5 | −0.8 | −2.0 to +0.3 | 5,094 |
| Bradford (BD) | 24.4 | 25.5 | −1.0 | −2.2 to +0.1 | 5,353 |
| Dartford (DA) | 24.4 | 25.5 | −1.0 | −3.4 to +1.3 | 1,323 |
| Oxford (OX) | 24.4 | 25.5 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.1 | 7,221 |
| London E (E) | 24.3 | 25.5 | −1.1 | −3.3 to +1.0 | 1,558 |
| Medway (ME) | 24.2 | 25.5 | −1.2 | −2.5 to +0.0 | 4,394 |
| Newport (NP) | 24.2 | 25.5 | −1.3 | −2.4 to −0.1 | 5,367 |
| Swindon (SN) | 24.2 | 25.5 | −1.3 | −2.4 to −0.2 | 5,714 |
| St Albans (AL) | 24.2 | 25.5 | −1.3 | −3.0 to +0.4 | 2,478 |
| Luton (LU) | 24.0 | 25.5 | −1.4 | −3.1 to +0.2 | 2,651 |
| London SW (SW) | 23.9 | 25.5 | −1.5 | −3.6 to +0.6 | 1,583 |
| Warrington (WA) | 23.9 | 25.5 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.6 | 7,369 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 23.7 | 25.5 | −1.8 | −2.8 to −0.7 | 6,564 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 23.7 | 25.5 | −1.8 | −5.8 to +2.2 | 431 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 23.7 | 25.5 | −1.8 | −2.5 to −1.1 | 14,139 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 23.4 | 25.5 | −2.0 | −5.5 to +1.5 | 550 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 23.4 | 25.5 | −2.0 | −4.1 to −0.0 | 1,691 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 23.4 | 25.5 | −2.0 | −4.0 to −0.1 | 1,896 |
| Coventry (CV) | 23.4 | 25.5 | −2.1 | −2.9 to −1.2 | 9,505 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 23.4 | 25.5 | −2.1 | −3.9 to −0.3 | 2,150 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 23.3 | 25.5 | −2.2 | −3.4 to −1.1 | 5,226 |
| London N (N) | 23.2 | 25.5 | −2.3 | −4.0 to −0.6 | 2,429 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 23.1 | 25.5 | −2.4 | −3.5 to −1.3 | 5,388 |
| Derby (DE) | 22.8 | 25.5 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.7 | 7,845 |
| Redhill (RH) | 22.8 | 25.5 | −2.7 | −3.8 to −1.6 | 5,485 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 22.8 | 25.5 | −2.8 | −3.6 to −1.9 | 10,472 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 22.6 | 25.5 | −2.8 | −3.9 to −1.8 | 6,313 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 22.6 | 25.5 | −2.8 | −4.2 to −1.5 | 3,671 |
| Reading (RG) | 22.6 | 25.5 | −2.8 | −3.8 to −1.9 | 7,897 |
| London W (W) | 22.5 | 25.5 | −2.9 | −4.8 to −1.0 | 1,864 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 22.5 | 25.5 | −3.0 | −4.1 to −1.9 | 5,476 |
| Harrow (HA) | 22.4 | 25.5 | −3.0 | −5.1 to −1.0 | 1,628 |
| Glasgow (G) | 22.3 | 25.5 | −3.2 | −4.0 to −2.4 | 11,818 |
| Bromley (BR) | 22.3 | 25.5 | −3.2 | −5.2 to −1.2 | 1,725 |
| Watford (WD) | 22.3 | 25.5 | −3.2 | −5.1 to −1.4 | 1,946 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 22.1 | 25.5 | −3.4 | −4.8 to −2.1 | 3,599 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 22.1 | 25.5 | −3.4 | −4.9 to −1.9 | 2,989 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 22.0 | 25.5 | −3.5 | −4.8 to −2.1 | 3,608 |
| Dudley (DY) | 22.0 | 25.5 | −3.5 | −4.8 to −2.2 | 3,909 |
| Bolton (BL) | 21.8 | 25.5 | −3.7 | −5.0 to −2.5 | 4,132 |
| London SE (SE) | 21.7 | 25.5 | −3.7 | −5.3 to −2.2 | 2,628 |
| Preston (PR) | 21.6 | 25.5 | −3.9 | −5.0 to −2.8 | 5,506 |
| Leicester (LE) | 21.5 | 25.5 | −4.0 | −4.8 to −3.2 | 10,736 |
| Slough (SL) | 21.4 | 25.5 | −4.0 | −5.3 to −2.8 | 4,049 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.3 | 25.5 | −4.2 | −6.3 to −2.1 | 1,424 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 21.2 | 25.6 | −4.4 | −5.0 to −3.7 | 15,878 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 20.4 | 25.5 | −5.1 | −7.1 to −3.1 | 1,550 |
| Romford (RM) | 20.2 | 25.5 | −5.2 | −7.3 to −3.2 | 1,538 |
| Croydon (CR) | 19.8 | 25.5 | −5.7 | −7.4 to −4.0 | 2,057 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.5 | 25.5 | −7.0 | −9.2 to −4.8 | 1,240 |
| London NW (NW) | 17.7 | 25.5 | −7.8 | −9.1 to −6.4 | 3,112 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 561,232 (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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