Where in Britain does the Volvo V70 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 37.6% of 304,232 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo V70 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Llandrindod Wells (LD): 56.3% against 37.6% elsewhere (+18.7 points). It does best in Outer Hebrides (HS), −11.7 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo V70 MOT statistics · check a Volvo V70 by registration
Volvo V70 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) | 56.3 | 37.6 | +18.7 | +13.4 to +24.0 | 336 (rough estimate) |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 49.2 | 37.5 | +11.7 | +9.1 to +14.2 | 1,477 |
| Dundee (DD) | 49.2 | 37.5 | +11.7 | +8.7 to +14.7 | 1,044 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 47.9 | 37.5 | +10.4 | +8.8 to +12.1 | 3,675 |
| Exeter (EX) | 47.8 | 37.4 | +10.4 | +8.9 to +11.8 | 4,705 |
| Bristol (BS) | 47.7 | 37.4 | +10.2 | +8.8 to +11.7 | 4,583 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 46.5 | 37.5 | +9.0 | +6.5 to +11.4 | 1,587 |
| Brighton (BN) | 45.9 | 37.5 | +8.4 | +7.0 to +9.8 | 4,820 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 45.5 | 37.6 | +7.9 | +4.7 to +11.1 | 943 |
| Paisley (PA) | 45.5 | 37.6 | +7.9 | +4.9 to +11.0 | 1,025 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 45.3 | 37.5 | +7.8 | +5.4 to +10.2 | 1,716 |
| Truro (TR) | 44.7 | 37.5 | +7.2 | +5.4 to +9.0 | 3,111 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 44.5 | 37.5 | +7.0 | +5.2 to +8.9 | 2,814 |
| Taunton (TA) | 44.4 | 37.5 | +6.9 | +4.9 to +8.9 | 2,420 |
| Bath (BA) | 43.9 | 37.5 | +6.4 | +4.9 to +8.0 | 4,027 |
| Perth (PH) | 43.3 | 37.6 | +5.8 | +3.0 to +8.6 | 1,193 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 43.1 | 37.5 | +5.6 | +4.0 to +7.2 | 3,730 |
| Inverness (IV) | 43.0 | 37.6 | +5.5 | +3.2 to +7.8 | 1,824 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 42.5 | 37.5 | +5.0 | +3.4 to +6.6 | 3,665 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 42.5 | 37.5 | +4.9 | +3.1 to +6.8 | 2,780 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 42.1 | 37.5 | +4.6 | +3.2 to +6.0 | 4,760 |
| London N (N) | 41.8 | 37.6 | +4.3 | +2.2 to +6.4 | 2,182 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 41.8 | 37.5 | +4.3 | +2.5 to +6.0 | 3,081 |
| Worcester (WR) | 41.6 | 37.6 | +4.1 | +1.9 to +6.2 | 1,996 |
| London SW (SW) | 41.6 | 37.6 | +4.0 | +1.5 to +6.5 | 1,516 |
| Guildford (GU) | 41.1 | 37.5 | +3.6 | +2.3 to +4.9 | 5,568 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 41.0 | 37.5 | +3.4 | +1.8 to +5.0 | 3,817 |
| Leeds (LS) | 40.4 | 37.6 | +2.8 | +0.9 to +4.7 | 2,544 |
| London E (E) | 40.2 | 37.6 | +2.6 | −0.2 to +5.4 | 1,181 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 40.1 | 37.6 | +2.5 | −2.5 to +7.6 | 359 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 40.0 | 37.6 | +2.5 | +0.8 to +4.2 | 3,261 |
| Swansea (SA) | 39.9 | 37.6 | +2.3 | +0.8 to +3.8 | 4,273 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 39.9 | 37.6 | +2.3 | +0.4 to +4.2 | 2,502 |
| York (YO) | 39.9 | 37.5 | +2.3 | +1.0 to +3.6 | 5,384 |
| Swindon (SN) | 39.7 | 37.6 | +2.1 | +0.5 to +3.8 | 3,562 |
| Crewe (CW) | 39.7 | 37.6 | +2.1 | −0.2 to +4.4 | 1,689 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 39.6 | 37.6 | +2.0 | +0.0 to +4.1 | 2,307 |
| Hull (HU) | 39.6 | 37.6 | +2.0 | −0.4 to +4.3 | 1,673 |
| Hereford (HR) | 39.5 | 37.6 | +2.0 | −0.4 to +4.4 | 1,583 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 39.4 | 37.6 | +1.8 | +0.2 to +3.4 | 3,738 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 39.2 | 37.6 | +1.7 | +0.5 to +2.9 | 6,185 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 39.0 | 37.6 | +1.4 | −0.8 to +3.7 | 1,825 |
| Newport (NP) | 38.9 | 37.6 | +1.3 | −0.7 to +3.3 | 2,355 |
| Darlington (DL) | 38.5 | 37.6 | +0.9 | −1.8 to +3.5 | 1,295 |
| London NW (NW) | 38.4 | 37.6 | +0.8 | −1.8 to +3.4 | 1,349 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 38.3 | 37.6 | +0.7 | −0.5 to +1.9 | 6,087 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 38.2 | 37.6 | +0.6 | −0.7 to +2.0 | 4,901 |
| Stockport (SK) | 38.2 | 37.6 | +0.6 | −1.3 to +2.5 | 2,617 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 38.1 | 37.6 | +0.5 | −1.5 to +2.5 | 2,327 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 38.1 | 37.6 | +0.5 | −2.3 to +3.3 | 1,195 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 38.0 | 37.6 | +0.4 | −1.3 to +2.1 | 3,070 |
| Durham (DH) | 38.0 | 37.6 | +0.4 | −2.7 to +3.5 | 938 |
| London W (W) | 37.6 | 37.6 | +0.0 | −2.8 to +2.8 | 1,144 |
| Norwich (NR) | 37.5 | 37.6 | −0.0 | −1.3 to +1.2 | 5,608 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 37.5 | 37.6 | −0.1 | −2.8 to +2.5 | 1,308 |
| Oxford (OX) | 37.4 | 37.6 | −0.2 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 5,209 |
| Harrow (HA) | 37.1 | 37.6 | −0.5 | −3.8 to +2.7 | 858 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 36.6 | 37.6 | −1.0 | −4.2 to +2.2 | 894 |
| Chester (CH) | 36.4 | 37.6 | −1.3 | −2.7 to +0.2 | 4,121 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 36.2 | 37.6 | −1.4 | −2.6 to −0.2 | 6,326 |
| Colchester (CO) | 36.1 | 37.6 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.2 | 3,078 |
| Watford (WD) | 36.0 | 37.6 | −1.6 | −4.5 to +1.3 | 1,054 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 35.9 | 37.6 | −1.7 | −3.8 to +0.4 | 2,007 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 35.9 | 37.6 | −1.7 | −4.8 to +1.3 | 953 |
| Northampton (NN) | 35.8 | 37.6 | −1.8 | −3.4 to −0.2 | 3,578 |
| Bromley (BR) | 35.8 | 37.6 | −1.8 | −4.5 to +0.9 | 1,205 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 35.7 | 37.6 | −1.9 | −3.2 to −0.7 | 5,730 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 35.3 | 37.6 | −2.3 | −4.4 to −0.1 | 1,945 |
| Southampton (SO) | 35.2 | 37.6 | −2.4 | −3.8 to −1.0 | 4,791 |
| Redhill (RH) | 35.2 | 37.6 | −2.4 | −3.9 to −0.9 | 3,912 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 35.2 | 37.6 | −2.4 | −4.2 to −0.6 | 2,827 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 35.0 | 37.6 | −2.6 | −4.2 to −1.0 | 3,459 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 34.9 | 37.6 | −2.7 | −4.2 to −1.2 | 3,796 |
| Reading (RG) | 34.9 | 37.6 | −2.7 | −4.0 to −1.5 | 5,757 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 34.8 | 37.6 | −2.8 | −5.9 to +0.3 | 908 |
| Derby (DE) | 34.4 | 37.6 | −3.2 | −4.7 to −1.7 | 3,902 |
| Telford (TF) | 34.2 | 37.6 | −3.4 | −6.1 to −0.7 | 1,195 |
| Bradford (BD) | 34.2 | 37.6 | −3.4 | −5.3 to −1.4 | 2,331 |
| Medway (ME) | 34.2 | 37.6 | −3.4 | −5.3 to −1.5 | 2,423 |
| St Albans (AL) | 34.0 | 37.6 | −3.6 | −6.1 to −1.0 | 1,316 |
| Manchester (M) | 34.0 | 37.6 | −3.6 | −5.4 to −1.9 | 2,728 |
| Halifax (HX) | 33.8 | 37.6 | −3.8 | −7.1 to −0.5 | 788 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 33.8 | 37.6 | −3.8 | −5.7 to −2.0 | 2,481 |
| Preston (PR) | 33.7 | 37.6 | −3.9 | −5.6 to −2.3 | 3,081 |
| Walsall (WS) | 33.5 | 37.6 | −4.1 | −6.5 to −1.7 | 1,484 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 33.5 | 37.6 | −4.1 | −6.9 to −1.4 | 1,124 |
| Birmingham (B) | 33.4 | 37.7 | −4.2 | −5.4 to −3.1 | 6,539 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 33.2 | 37.6 | −4.4 | −6.9 to −1.9 | 1,374 |
| Warrington (WA) | 33.2 | 37.6 | −4.4 | −6.2 to −2.6 | 2,675 |
| Sheffield (S) | 33.2 | 37.7 | −4.5 | −5.8 to −3.2 | 4,938 |
| Coventry (CV) | 33.1 | 37.6 | −4.5 | −6.0 to −3.1 | 4,060 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 32.8 | 37.6 | −4.8 | −6.3 to −3.3 | 3,679 |
| Dudley (DY) | 32.7 | 37.6 | −4.9 | −7.3 to −2.6 | 1,545 |
| Leicester (LE) | 32.7 | 37.7 | −5.0 | −6.3 to −3.7 | 4,928 |
| Dartford (DA) | 32.6 | 37.6 | −5.0 | −7.8 to −2.2 | 1,055 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 32.2 | 37.6 | −5.4 | −7.0 to −3.8 | 3,370 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 32.2 | 37.7 | −5.5 | −6.9 to −4.1 | 4,478 |
| London SE (SE) | 31.6 | 37.6 | −6.1 | −8.0 to −4.1 | 2,233 |
| Wigan (WN) | 31.4 | 37.6 | −6.2 | −8.8 to −3.5 | 1,171 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 31.4 | 37.6 | −6.2 | −8.3 to −4.1 | 1,878 |
| Glasgow (G) | 31.4 | 37.7 | −6.3 | −7.8 to −4.8 | 3,576 |
| Oldham (OL) | 31.2 | 37.6 | −6.4 | −9.2 to −3.6 | 1,057 |
| Bolton (BL) | 31.0 | 37.6 | −6.6 | −9.1 to −4.1 | 1,277 |
| Croydon (CR) | 30.7 | 37.6 | −6.9 | −9.2 to −4.6 | 1,546 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 30.7 | 37.6 | −7.0 | −9.0 to −4.9 | 2,047 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 30.6 | 37.6 | −7.0 | −9.5 to −4.5 | 1,314 |
| Slough (SL) | 30.3 | 37.7 | −7.3 | −9.1 to −5.6 | 2,723 |
| Luton (LU) | 30.3 | 37.6 | −7.4 | −10.1 to −4.6 | 1,084 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 30.2 | 37.6 | −7.4 | −10.7 to −4.1 | 741 |
| Liverpool (L) | 29.3 | 37.6 | −8.4 | −10.3 to −6.5 | 2,293 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 28.4 | 37.6 | −9.2 | −12.2 to −6.3 | 902 |
| Sutton (SM) | 28.3 | 37.6 | −9.3 | −12.7 to −5.9 | 668 |
| Enfield (EN) | 28.1 | 37.6 | −9.5 | −12.1 to −6.9 | 1,191 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 27.8 | 37.7 | −9.8 | −11.8 to −7.9 | 2,107 |
| Ilford (IG) | 27.8 | 37.6 | −9.8 | −13.4 to −6.3 | 598 |
| Romford (RM) | 27.0 | 37.6 | −10.6 | −13.5 to −7.7 | 914 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 25.9 | 37.6 | −11.7 | −17.9 to −5.5 | 193 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 304,232 (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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