Where in Britain does the Volvo V50 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 43.6% of 225,806 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo V50 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dundee (DD): 57.0% against 43.5% elsewhere (+13.5 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −15.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo V50 MOT statistics · check a Volvo V50 by registration
Volvo V50 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) | 57.0 | 43.5 | +13.5 | +10.2 to +16.7 | 886 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 55.9 | 43.5 | +12.4 | +9.6 to +15.2 | 1,214 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 53.5 | 43.5 | +10.0 | +7.2 to +12.8 | 1,255 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 52.9 | 43.6 | +9.3 | +5.9 to +12.8 | 798 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 52.1 | 43.6 | +8.5 | +4.7 to +12.3 | 668 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 51.8 | 43.6 | +8.3 | +4.7 to +11.8 | 774 |
| Bristol (BS) | 50.7 | 43.5 | +7.2 | +5.7 to +8.8 | 3,926 |
| Truro (TR) | 50.4 | 43.5 | +6.9 | +5.1 to +8.8 | 2,886 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 50.0 | 43.5 | +6.6 | +5.0 to +8.2 | 3,786 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 50.0 | 43.5 | +6.6 | +4.7 to +8.4 | 2,809 |
| Exeter (EX) | 49.9 | 43.5 | +6.4 | +4.9 to +7.9 | 4,215 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 49.4 | 43.5 | +5.9 | +3.7 to +8.1 | 2,035 |
| Hull (HU) | 49.3 | 43.6 | +5.8 | +3.1 to +8.5 | 1,332 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 49.2 | 43.6 | +5.6 | +2.4 to +8.8 | 960 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 49.0 | 43.5 | +5.4 | +3.1 to +7.8 | 1,765 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 48.8 | 43.5 | +5.3 | +3.5 to +7.0 | 3,345 |
| Stockport (SK) | 48.7 | 43.5 | +5.2 | +2.8 to +7.6 | 1,681 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 48.7 | 43.6 | +5.1 | +2.5 to +7.7 | 1,422 |
| Perth (PH) | 48.7 | 43.6 | +5.1 | +1.8 to +8.4 | 865 |
| Inverness (IV) | 48.6 | 43.6 | +5.1 | +2.5 to +7.7 | 1,394 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 48.6 | 43.6 | +5.0 | −0.7 to +10.8 | 288 (rough estimate) |
| Torquay (TQ) | 48.1 | 43.5 | +4.6 | +2.5 to +6.6 | 2,324 |
| Paisley (PA) | 48.1 | 43.6 | +4.5 | +1.1 to +7.9 | 849 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 47.8 | 43.5 | +4.3 | +2.1 to +6.4 | 2,027 |
| Brighton (BN) | 47.8 | 43.5 | +4.2 | +2.6 to +5.9 | 3,417 |
| York (YO) | 47.8 | 43.5 | +4.2 | +2.5 to +5.9 | 3,460 |
| Crewe (CW) | 47.7 | 43.6 | +4.2 | +1.1 to +7.2 | 1,029 |
| Bath (BA) | 47.4 | 43.5 | +3.9 | +2.2 to +5.7 | 3,183 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 47.4 | 43.5 | +3.9 | +2.1 to +5.6 | 3,099 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 47.1 | 43.6 | +3.5 | +1.1 to +5.9 | 1,649 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 47.0 | 43.6 | +3.4 | +1.0 to +5.9 | 1,611 |
| Taunton (TA) | 46.8 | 43.6 | +3.2 | +1.0 to +5.4 | 2,064 |
| Leeds (LS) | 46.4 | 43.6 | +2.9 | +0.8 to +5.0 | 2,231 |
| Halifax (HX) | 46.2 | 43.6 | +2.6 | −1.1 to +6.3 | 697 |
| Worcester (WR) | 46.1 | 43.6 | +2.6 | −0.1 to +5.2 | 1,372 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 45.6 | 43.5 | +2.1 | +0.6 to +3.6 | 4,482 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 45.4 | 43.6 | +1.9 | −1.6 to +5.3 | 812 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 45.3 | 43.6 | +1.8 | −0.8 to +4.3 | 1,447 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 45.2 | 43.6 | +1.6 | −0.5 to +3.7 | 2,195 |
| Oldham (OL) | 45.2 | 43.6 | +1.6 | −1.7 to +4.9 | 892 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 45.1 | 43.6 | +1.6 | −0.5 to +3.6 | 2,233 |
| Swindon (SN) | 45.1 | 43.6 | +1.6 | −0.4 to +3.5 | 2,517 |
| Darlington (DL) | 45.0 | 43.6 | +1.4 | −1.5 to +4.3 | 1,142 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 44.8 | 43.6 | +1.3 | −2.1 to +4.6 | 832 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 44.7 | 43.6 | +1.1 | −0.9 to +3.2 | 2,252 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 44.7 | 43.6 | +1.1 | −0.6 to +2.8 | 3,305 |
| Chester (CH) | 44.5 | 43.6 | +0.9 | −1.1 to +2.9 | 2,395 |
| Newport (NP) | 44.4 | 43.6 | +0.8 | −1.3 to +3.0 | 2,020 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 44.3 | 43.6 | +0.7 | −1.0 to +2.4 | 3,277 |
| Norwich (NR) | 44.2 | 43.6 | +0.7 | −0.8 to +2.1 | 4,397 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 44.2 | 43.6 | +0.7 | −0.9 to +2.2 | 3,862 |
| Northampton (NN) | 43.8 | 43.6 | +0.2 | −1.7 to +2.1 | 2,646 |
| Guildford (GU) | 43.6 | 43.6 | +0.0 | −1.6 to +1.6 | 3,606 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 43.6 | 43.6 | −0.0 | −2.2 to +2.1 | 2,089 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 43.6 | 43.6 | −0.0 | −1.4 to +1.4 | 4,865 |
| Wigan (WN) | 43.4 | 43.6 | −0.2 | −3.6 to +3.3 | 795 |
| Oxford (OX) | 43.2 | 43.6 | −0.4 | −2.0 to +1.2 | 3,786 |
| Swansea (SA) | 43.1 | 43.6 | −0.5 | −2.1 to +1.1 | 3,815 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 42.9 | 43.6 | −0.7 | −2.3 to +0.8 | 3,917 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 42.4 | 43.6 | −1.2 | −3.3 to +0.8 | 2,224 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 42.3 | 43.6 | −1.3 | −3.1 to +0.5 | 2,875 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 42.3 | 43.6 | −1.3 | −3.1 to +0.5 | 2,914 |
| Preston (PR) | 42.3 | 43.6 | −1.3 | −3.6 to +1.0 | 1,764 |
| Bolton (BL) | 41.9 | 43.6 | −1.7 | −4.8 to +1.5 | 959 |
| Bradford (BD) | 41.9 | 43.6 | −1.7 | −3.9 to +0.5 | 1,965 |
| Hereford (HR) | 41.9 | 43.6 | −1.7 | −4.7 to +1.2 | 1,089 |
| Warrington (WA) | 41.8 | 43.6 | −1.8 | −4.1 to +0.5 | 1,745 |
| Southampton (SO) | 41.8 | 43.6 | −1.9 | −3.4 to −0.3 | 3,740 |
| Derby (DE) | 41.7 | 43.6 | −1.9 | −3.9 to −0.0 | 2,518 |
| Walsall (WS) | 41.5 | 43.6 | −2.0 | −4.9 to +0.8 | 1,184 |
| Leicester (LE) | 41.5 | 43.6 | −2.2 | −3.8 to −0.5 | 3,675 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 41.2 | 43.6 | −2.4 | −3.9 to −1.0 | 4,311 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 41.1 | 43.6 | −2.5 | −6.0 to +1.0 | 759 |
| Dudley (DY) | 41.1 | 43.6 | −2.5 | −5.1 to −0.0 | 1,466 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 41.0 | 43.6 | −2.6 | −6.6 to +1.5 | 580 |
| Manchester (M) | 41.0 | 43.6 | −2.6 | −4.7 to −0.6 | 2,257 |
| London W (W) | 40.9 | 43.6 | −2.7 | −6.8 to +1.4 | 550 |
| Glasgow (G) | 40.8 | 43.6 | −2.8 | −4.7 to −0.9 | 2,512 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 40.7 | 43.6 | −2.8 | −9.0 to +3.3 | 243 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 40.7 | 43.6 | −2.9 | −6.0 to +0.3 | 967 |
| St Albans (AL) | 40.5 | 43.6 | −3.1 | −6.7 to +0.5 | 714 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 40.2 | 43.6 | −3.4 | −12.9 to +6.1 | 102 (rough estimate) |
| Redhill (RH) | 40.2 | 43.6 | −3.5 | −5.3 to −1.6 | 2,768 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 40.1 | 43.6 | −3.5 | −5.7 to −1.3 | 1,997 |
| Watford (WD) | 40.1 | 43.6 | −3.5 | −7.5 to +0.4 | 589 |
| Durham (DH) | 40.1 | 43.6 | −3.5 | −6.8 to −0.2 | 861 |
| Colchester (CO) | 40.1 | 43.6 | −3.5 | −5.6 to −1.4 | 2,123 |
| Reading (RG) | 40.1 | 43.6 | −3.5 | −5.1 to −2.0 | 3,967 |
| London N (N) | 40.0 | 43.6 | −3.7 | −6.4 to −0.9 | 1,214 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 40.0 | 43.6 | −3.7 | −6.0 to −1.3 | 1,652 |
| Medway (ME) | 39.9 | 43.6 | −3.7 | −5.9 to −1.6 | 2,026 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 39.3 | 43.6 | −4.3 | −12.1 to +3.6 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| Birmingham (B) | 38.9 | 43.7 | −4.8 | −6.1 to −3.5 | 5,236 |
| Liverpool (L) | 38.7 | 43.6 | −4.9 | −7.0 to −2.8 | 2,055 |
| Coventry (CV) | 38.5 | 43.7 | −5.2 | −6.9 to −3.5 | 3,246 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 38.4 | 43.6 | −5.2 | −8.0 to −2.4 | 1,167 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 37.8 | 43.6 | −5.8 | −9.3 to −2.3 | 751 |
| London E (E) | 37.6 | 43.6 | −6.0 | −9.2 to −2.7 | 850 |
| Bromley (BR) | 37.6 | 43.6 | −6.0 | −9.9 to −2.1 | 609 |
| London SW (SW) | 37.6 | 43.6 | −6.0 | −9.4 to −2.6 | 793 |
| Sheffield (S) | 37.6 | 43.7 | −6.1 | −7.5 to −4.6 | 4,595 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 37.5 | 43.6 | −6.1 | −8.3 to −4.0 | 1,995 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 37.4 | 43.6 | −6.2 | −8.7 to −3.8 | 1,466 |
| Ilford (IG) | 37.2 | 43.6 | −6.4 | −11.9 to −1.0 | 304 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 35.7 | 43.6 | −7.9 | −11.0 to −4.7 | 893 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 35.2 | 43.7 | −8.5 | −10.6 to −6.4 | 2,024 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 35.1 | 43.6 | −8.5 | −11.4 to −5.6 | 1,073 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 35.1 | 43.6 | −8.5 | −11.0 to −6.0 | 1,378 |
| Sutton (SM) | 34.5 | 43.6 | −9.1 | −14.4 to −3.7 | 304 (rough estimate) |
| Slough (SL) | 34.1 | 43.6 | −9.5 | −11.9 to −7.1 | 1,518 |
| London NW (NW) | 33.9 | 43.6 | −9.7 | −13.0 to −6.4 | 778 |
| Dartford (DA) | 33.9 | 43.6 | −9.7 | −13.1 to −6.4 | 770 |
| Harrow (HA) | 33.7 | 43.6 | −9.9 | −14.1 to −5.7 | 486 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 31.4 | 43.6 | −12.2 | −15.3 to −9.2 | 876 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 31.4 | 43.6 | −12.3 | −16.1 to −8.4 | 558 |
| London SE (SE) | 31.0 | 43.7 | −12.7 | −15.1 to −10.2 | 1,390 |
| Romford (RM) | 28.6 | 43.6 | −15.0 | −18.5 to −11.5 | 636 |
| Enfield (EN) | 28.4 | 43.6 | −15.2 | −18.6 to −11.9 | 680 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 225,806 (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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