Where in Britain does the Volvo XC40 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 9.8% of 149,372 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo XC40 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Northampton (NN): 18.1% against 9.7% elsewhere (+8.4 points). It does best in Bolton (BL), −6.4 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo XC40 MOT statistics · check a Volvo XC40 by registration
Volvo XC40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton (NN) | 18.1 | 9.7 | +8.4 | +6.7 to +10.0 | 2,120 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 15.8 | 9.7 | +6.0 | +4.4 to +7.7 | 1,876 |
| Warrington (WA) | 15.3 | 9.7 | +5.6 | +4.1 to +7.1 | 2,343 |
| Hull (HU) | 15.0 | 9.8 | +5.3 | +3.4 to +7.1 | 1,464 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 14.9 | 9.7 | +5.2 | +3.8 to +6.6 | 2,549 |
| Bath (BA) | 14.7 | 9.8 | +4.9 | +2.8 to +7.0 | 1,088 |
| Taunton (TA) | 14.2 | 9.8 | +4.4 | +2.1 to +6.7 | 901 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 14.2 | 9.8 | +4.3 | +1.0 to +7.7 | 417 (rough estimate) |
| Brighton (BN) | 13.9 | 9.8 | +4.2 | +2.6 to +5.8 | 1,844 |
| Norwich (NR) | 13.9 | 9.8 | +4.1 | +2.5 to +5.7 | 1,744 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 13.7 | 9.8 | +3.9 | +2.0 to +5.8 | 1,273 |
| Guildford (GU) | 13.5 | 9.8 | +3.8 | +2.3 to +5.2 | 2,084 |
| Exeter (EX) | 12.7 | 9.8 | +2.9 | +1.5 to +4.3 | 2,105 |
| Harrow (HA) | 12.7 | 9.8 | +2.9 | −0.4 to +6.1 | 402 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 12.6 | 9.8 | +2.8 | +1.6 to +4.0 | 3,044 |
| Ilford (IG) | 12.6 | 9.8 | +2.8 | −0.5 to +6.1 | 389 (rough estimate) |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 12.5 | 9.8 | +2.7 | +1.1 to +4.4 | 1,611 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 12.5 | 9.8 | +2.7 | −0.7 to +6.1 | 360 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 11.8 | 9.8 | +1.9 | −2.0 to +5.9 | 255 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 11.7 | 9.8 | +1.9 | +0.5 to +3.2 | 2,236 |
| Enfield (EN) | 11.7 | 9.8 | +1.8 | −1.3 to +4.9 | 412 (rough estimate) |
| Telford (TF) | 11.6 | 9.8 | +1.8 | −2.6 to +6.1 | 207 (rough estimate) |
| London W (W) | 11.5 | 9.8 | +1.7 | +0.1 to +3.3 | 1,530 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 11.4 | 9.8 | +1.6 | −0.3 to +3.5 | 1,068 |
| Manchester (M) | 11.3 | 9.8 | +1.5 | −0.8 to +3.9 | 687 |
| Birmingham (B) | 11.2 | 9.8 | +1.5 | +0.4 to +2.5 | 3,327 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 11.2 | 9.8 | +1.4 | −0.4 to +3.3 | 1,094 |
| Durham (DH) | 11.2 | 9.8 | +1.4 | −2.1 to +4.9 | 312 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 11.1 | 9.8 | +1.3 | −0.2 to +2.8 | 1,669 |
| Liverpool (L) | 11.1 | 9.8 | +1.3 | −1.0 to +3.6 | 722 |
| Chester (CH) | 10.9 | 9.8 | +1.1 | −0.2 to +2.4 | 2,242 |
| Hereford (HR) | 10.9 | 9.8 | +1.1 | −1.3 to +3.5 | 669 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 10.9 | 9.8 | +1.1 | −0.3 to +2.4 | 2,087 |
| London SE (SE) | 10.7 | 9.8 | +0.9 | −0.8 to +2.7 | 1,192 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 10.6 | 9.8 | +0.8 | −0.6 to +2.3 | 1,815 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 10.6 | 9.8 | +0.8 | −0.7 to +2.3 | 1,612 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 10.6 | 9.8 | +0.7 | −0.9 to +2.4 | 1,307 |
| Oldham (OL) | 10.4 | 9.8 | +0.6 | −2.5 to +3.7 | 374 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 10.4 | 9.8 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.2 | 1,355 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 10.4 | 9.8 | +0.6 | −0.6 to +1.8 | 2,394 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 10.4 | 9.8 | +0.6 | −0.6 to +1.8 | 2,501 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 10.4 | 9.8 | +0.6 | −1.9 to +3.0 | 598 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 10.4 | 9.8 | +0.5 | −1.5 to +2.6 | 888 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 10.3 | 9.8 | +0.5 | −1.2 to +2.2 | 1,256 |
| Bromley (BR) | 10.3 | 9.8 | +0.5 | −1.5 to +2.4 | 923 |
| Truro (TR) | 10.3 | 9.8 | +0.5 | −1.3 to +2.3 | 1,098 |
| Luton (LU) | 10.2 | 9.8 | +0.4 | −2.3 to +3.1 | 499 (rough estimate) |
| London N (N) | 10.2 | 9.8 | +0.4 | −1.7 to +2.5 | 795 |
| St Albans (AL) | 10.1 | 9.8 | +0.3 | −1.5 to +2.0 | 1,111 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −1.2 to +1.6 | 1,729 |
| Newport (NP) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +1.9 | 1,120 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.2 | −4.6 to +5.0 | 150 (rough estimate) |
| London SW (SW) | 10.0 | 9.8 | +0.1 | −2.2 to +2.5 | 622 |
| Stockport (SK) | 9.9 | 9.8 | +0.1 | −1.1 to +1.4 | 2,141 |
| London NW (NW) | 9.8 | 9.8 | +0.0 | −1.3 to +1.3 | 2,046 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 9.8 | 9.8 | −0.0 | −1.8 to +1.8 | 1,080 |
| Croydon (CR) | 9.8 | 9.8 | −0.1 | −2.1 to +1.9 | 841 |
| Romford (RM) | 9.7 | 9.8 | −0.2 | −2.1 to +1.8 | 848 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 9.6 | 9.8 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +0.9 | 2,795 |
| Perth (PH) | 9.5 | 9.8 | −0.3 | −2.0 to +1.4 | 1,176 |
| Slough (SL) | 9.4 | 9.8 | −0.4 | −1.8 to +1.0 | 1,668 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 9.3 | 9.8 | −0.5 | −1.9 to +0.9 | 1,708 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 9.3 | 9.8 | −0.6 | −4.5 to +3.4 | 205 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 9.2 | 9.8 | −0.6 | −2.7 to +1.4 | 795 |
| Paisley (PA) | 9.2 | 9.8 | −0.6 | −3.1 to +1.9 | 512 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 9.2 | 9.8 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.5 | 2,550 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 9.1 | 9.8 | −0.7 | −2.2 to +0.8 | 1,523 |
| Sutton (SM) | 8.9 | 9.8 | −0.9 | −6.2 to +4.4 | 112 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 8.9 | 9.8 | −0.9 | −2.3 to +0.5 | 1,725 |
| Sheffield (S) | 8.8 | 9.8 | −1.0 | −2.0 to +0.0 | 2,956 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 8.8 | 9.8 | −1.1 | −2.9 to +0.7 | 937 |
| Halifax (HX) | 8.7 | 9.8 | −1.1 | −4.5 to +2.2 | 276 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 8.7 | 9.8 | −1.2 | −2.4 to +0.0 | 2,125 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 8.6 | 9.8 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.4 | 1,104 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 8.5 | 9.8 | −1.3 | −2.6 to −0.0 | 1,834 |
| Wigan (WN) | 8.4 | 9.8 | −1.4 | −4.6 to +1.8 | 297 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 8.4 | 9.8 | −1.4 | −3.0 to +0.1 | 1,225 |
| Dartford (DA) | 8.3 | 9.8 | −1.5 | −4.1 to +1.1 | 443 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 8.3 | 9.8 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.1 | 1,108 |
| Inverness (IV) | 8.3 | 9.8 | −1.5 | −3.2 to +0.1 | 1,072 |
| Dundee (DD) | 8.3 | 9.8 | −1.6 | −3.3 to +0.2 | 967 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 8.2 | 9.8 | −1.6 | −4.4 to +1.2 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Darlington (DL) | 8.2 | 9.8 | −1.7 | −4.2 to +0.9 | 441 (rough estimate) |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 7.8 | 9.8 | −2.0 | −5.5 to +1.5 | 230 (rough estimate) |
| Walsall (WS) | 7.8 | 9.8 | −2.0 | −4.5 to +0.5 | 460 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 7.7 | 9.8 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.7 | 1,512 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 7.7 | 9.8 | −2.2 | −4.6 to +0.3 | 443 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 7.7 | 9.8 | −2.2 | −3.6 to −0.8 | 1,436 |
| Colchester (CO) | 7.6 | 9.8 | −2.2 | −3.9 to −0.5 | 957 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 7.6 | 9.8 | −2.2 | −3.5 to −0.9 | 1,576 |
| Redhill (RH) | 7.6 | 9.9 | −2.3 | −3.4 to −1.1 | 2,210 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 7.5 | 9.8 | −2.3 | −5.2 to +0.6 | 318 (rough estimate) |
| Llandudno (LL) | 7.2 | 9.8 | −2.6 | −4.2 to −1.1 | 1,108 |
| Coventry (CV) | 7.2 | 9.9 | −2.6 | −3.7 to −1.6 | 2,461 |
| Bradford (BD) | 7.2 | 9.8 | −2.7 | −3.9 to −1.4 | 1,654 |
| Glasgow (G) | 7.2 | 9.9 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.8 | 3,301 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 7.2 | 9.9 | −2.7 | −3.9 to −1.5 | 1,772 |
| Reading (RG) | 7.1 | 9.9 | −2.8 | −3.8 to −1.8 | 2,481 |
| Worcester (WR) | 7.0 | 9.8 | −2.9 | −5.0 to −0.8 | 560 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 6.9 | 9.9 | −3.0 | −4.0 to −1.9 | 2,360 |
| Crewe (CW) | 6.5 | 9.8 | −3.3 | −5.5 to −1.1 | 491 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 6.5 | 9.9 | −3.3 | −4.6 to −2.0 | 1,408 |
| Preston (PR) | 6.5 | 9.9 | −3.4 | −4.6 to −2.2 | 1,634 |
| London E (E) | 6.5 | 9.8 | −3.4 | −5.7 to −1.0 | 418 (rough estimate) |
| Dumfries (DG) | 6.4 | 9.8 | −3.4 | −6.3 to −0.5 | 280 (rough estimate) |
| Leicester (LE) | 6.5 | 9.9 | −3.4 | −4.3 to −2.5 | 2,914 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 6.4 | 9.8 | −3.4 | −5.6 to −1.2 | 468 (rough estimate) |
| Twickenham (TW) | 6.2 | 9.8 | −3.6 | −5.2 to −2.0 | 870 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 5.9 | 9.8 | −4.0 | −5.4 to −2.5 | 968 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 5.8 | 9.8 | −4.0 | −5.4 to −2.6 | 1,095 |
| Swansea (SA) | 5.7 | 9.9 | −4.2 | −5.2 to −3.2 | 2,205 |
| Derby (DE) | 5.3 | 9.9 | −4.6 | −5.7 to −3.5 | 1,624 |
| Oxford (OX) | 5.2 | 9.9 | −4.7 | −5.7 to −3.7 | 2,025 |
| Bolton (BL) | 3.5 | 9.9 | −6.4 | −7.4 to −5.5 | 1,506 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 149,372 (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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