Where in Britain does the Volvo XC60 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 19.2% of 540,430 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo XC60 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Edinburgh (EH): 29.1% against 19.1% elsewhere (+10.0 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −5.9 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo XC60 MOT statistics · check a Volvo XC60 by registration
Volvo XC60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh (EH) | 29.1 | 19.1 | +10.0 | +8.9 to +11.1 | 6,491 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 28.9 | 19.1 | +9.8 | +7.9 to +11.7 | 2,217 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 26.5 | 19.2 | +7.4 | +5.0 to +9.8 | 1,296 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 25.8 | 19.1 | +6.6 | +5.3 to +8.0 | 4,090 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 25.6 | 19.2 | +6.4 | +4.9 to +7.9 | 3,239 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 24.8 | 19.2 | +5.6 | −1.7 to +13.0 | 133 (rough estimate) |
| Plymouth (PL) | 24.7 | 19.2 | +5.5 | +4.0 to +7.0 | 3,179 |
| Truro (TR) | 24.3 | 19.2 | +5.2 | +3.7 to +6.6 | 3,513 |
| Dundee (DD) | 24.2 | 19.2 | +5.0 | +3.4 to +6.7 | 2,544 |
| Perth (PH) | 23.9 | 19.2 | +4.8 | +3.4 to +6.2 | 3,636 |
| Bath (BA) | 23.9 | 19.1 | +4.8 | +3.6 to +6.0 | 4,770 |
| Leeds (LS) | 23.8 | 19.1 | +4.7 | +3.5 to +5.8 | 5,482 |
| Hull (HU) | 23.7 | 19.2 | +4.5 | +3.3 to +5.8 | 4,439 |
| Exeter (EX) | 23.4 | 19.1 | +4.3 | +3.3 to +5.3 | 6,882 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 23.3 | 19.1 | +4.2 | +3.1 to +5.3 | 5,573 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 23.3 | 19.2 | +4.2 | +2.5 to +5.8 | 2,530 |
| Paisley (PA) | 23.0 | 19.2 | +3.9 | +2.0 to +5.8 | 1,889 |
| Darlington (DL) | 22.8 | 19.2 | +3.7 | +2.0 to +5.3 | 2,417 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 22.6 | 19.1 | +3.5 | +2.6 to +4.4 | 8,763 |
| Brighton (BN) | 22.7 | 19.2 | +3.5 | +2.4 to +4.6 | 5,533 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 22.4 | 19.2 | +3.2 | +0.9 to +5.5 | 1,224 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 22.3 | 19.2 | +3.1 | +2.0 to +4.3 | 5,134 |
| Chester (CH) | 22.3 | 19.1 | +3.1 | +2.2 to +4.0 | 7,777 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 22.3 | 19.2 | +3.1 | −1.2 to +7.3 | 373 (rough estimate) |
| York (YO) | 22.1 | 19.1 | +3.0 | +2.2 to +3.8 | 11,591 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 22.1 | 19.1 | +3.0 | +2.0 to +3.9 | 7,971 |
| Taunton (TA) | 21.9 | 19.2 | +2.7 | +1.2 to +4.1 | 3,137 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 21.8 | 19.2 | +2.6 | +1.1 to +4.2 | 2,839 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 21.8 | 19.2 | +2.6 | −2.0 to +7.2 | 312 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 21.7 | 19.2 | +2.5 | +0.4 to +4.6 | 1,499 |
| Inverness (IV) | 21.5 | 19.2 | +2.4 | +1.1 to +3.7 | 3,856 |
| Bristol (BS) | 21.3 | 19.2 | +2.2 | +1.2 to +3.1 | 6,911 |
| Warrington (WA) | 21.3 | 19.2 | +2.1 | +1.1 to +3.1 | 6,298 |
| Norwich (NR) | 21.2 | 19.2 | +2.1 | +1.2 to +3.0 | 8,071 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 21.2 | 19.2 | +2.0 | +0.7 to +3.3 | 4,079 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 21.1 | 19.2 | +2.0 | +0.4 to +3.5 | 2,714 |
| Guildford (GU) | 21.1 | 19.2 | +2.0 | +1.1 to +2.8 | 9,541 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 21.0 | 19.2 | +1.8 | +0.7 to +3.0 | 5,039 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 21.0 | 19.2 | +1.8 | −0.1 to +3.7 | 1,729 |
| Halifax (HX) | 21.0 | 19.2 | +1.8 | −0.5 to +4.1 | 1,163 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 20.8 | 19.2 | +1.6 | +0.7 to +2.6 | 6,491 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 20.8 | 19.2 | +1.6 | +0.7 to +2.6 | 6,796 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 20.7 | 19.2 | +1.5 | +0.1 to +3.0 | 2,936 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 20.6 | 19.2 | +1.4 | −0.1 to +2.9 | 2,924 |
| Northampton (NN) | 20.4 | 19.2 | +1.3 | +0.3 to +2.2 | 7,348 |
| London W (W) | 20.4 | 19.2 | +1.2 | −0.0 to +2.4 | 4,197 |
| St Albans (AL) | 20.4 | 19.2 | +1.2 | −0.1 to +2.5 | 3,789 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 20.3 | 19.2 | +1.1 | −0.4 to +2.6 | 2,793 |
| Birmingham (B) | 20.2 | 19.2 | +1.0 | +0.3 to +1.8 | 11,369 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 20.0 | 19.2 | +0.8 | −0.2 to +1.8 | 6,262 |
| Crewe (CW) | 19.9 | 19.2 | +0.7 | −0.8 to +2.3 | 2,684 |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.8 | 19.2 | +0.6 | −0.6 to +1.9 | 3,777 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 19.8 | 19.2 | +0.6 | −0.5 to +1.8 | 4,686 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 19.8 | 19.2 | +0.6 | −0.7 to +2.0 | 3,439 |
| Walsall (WS) | 19.7 | 19.2 | +0.5 | −1.1 to +2.2 | 2,246 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 19.7 | 19.2 | +0.5 | −0.3 to +1.4 | 8,735 |
| Wigan (WN) | 19.4 | 19.2 | +0.2 | −1.6 to +2.1 | 1,781 |
| London SW (SW) | 19.4 | 19.2 | +0.2 | −1.3 to +1.6 | 2,754 |
| Bromley (BR) | 19.3 | 19.2 | +0.1 | −1.4 to +1.7 | 2,627 |
| Telford (TF) | 19.1 | 19.2 | −0.1 | −2.0 to +1.9 | 1,543 |
| Worcester (WR) | 19.1 | 19.2 | −0.1 | −1.6 to +1.4 | 2,658 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 18.9 | 19.2 | −0.3 | −1.8 to +1.2 | 2,660 |
| Manchester (M) | 18.9 | 19.2 | −0.3 | −1.6 to +0.9 | 3,696 |
| Stockport (SK) | 18.9 | 19.2 | −0.3 | −1.4 to +0.8 | 4,905 |
| Southampton (SO) | 18.8 | 19.2 | −0.4 | −1.3 to +0.4 | 8,808 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 18.6 | 19.2 | −0.6 | −1.8 to +0.6 | 4,051 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 18.5 | 19.2 | −0.7 | −1.8 to +0.4 | 4,976 |
| Colchester (CO) | 18.4 | 19.2 | −0.8 | −2.0 to +0.4 | 4,167 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 18.4 | 19.2 | −0.8 | −1.9 to +0.2 | 5,476 |
| Hereford (HR) | 18.4 | 19.2 | −0.8 | −2.4 to +0.7 | 2,458 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 18.1 | 19.2 | −1.0 | −4.3 to +2.2 | 540 |
| Oldham (OL) | 17.9 | 19.2 | −1.3 | −3.2 to +0.6 | 1,584 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 17.8 | 19.2 | −1.4 | −2.4 to −0.3 | 5,438 |
| Swindon (SN) | 17.8 | 19.2 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.4 | 6,288 |
| Coventry (CV) | 17.8 | 19.2 | −1.4 | −2.2 to −0.6 | 8,634 |
| Newport (NP) | 17.7 | 19.2 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.3 | 3,995 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 17.5 | 19.2 | −1.7 | −3.8 to +0.4 | 1,241 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 17.5 | 19.2 | −1.7 | −2.6 to −0.8 | 6,779 |
| Slough (SL) | 17.5 | 19.2 | −1.8 | −2.7 to −0.8 | 6,329 |
| Redhill (RH) | 17.4 | 19.2 | −1.8 | −2.6 to −0.9 | 7,735 |
| Bradford (BD) | 17.4 | 19.2 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.8 | 5,081 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 17.3 | 19.2 | −1.9 | −3.3 to −0.5 | 2,809 |
| Sutton (SM) | 17.3 | 19.2 | −1.9 | −4.7 to +0.9 | 693 |
| Swansea (SA) | 17.2 | 19.2 | −2.0 | −2.9 to −1.1 | 7,344 |
| Watford (WD) | 17.1 | 19.2 | −2.1 | −3.5 to −0.7 | 2,733 |
| Oxford (OX) | 17.1 | 19.2 | −2.1 | −3.0 to −1.2 | 7,265 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 17.1 | 19.2 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.1 | 5,331 |
| Preston (PR) | 17.1 | 19.2 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.2 | 5,637 |
| Luton (LU) | 17.0 | 19.2 | −2.2 | −3.7 to −0.6 | 2,227 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 16.9 | 19.2 | −2.4 | −3.0 to −1.7 | 11,917 |
| Dartford (DA) | 16.7 | 19.2 | −2.5 | −4.2 to −0.7 | 1,744 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 16.8 | 19.2 | −2.5 | −3.9 to −1.0 | 2,526 |
| Sheffield (S) | 16.7 | 19.2 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.8 | 10,920 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 16.6 | 19.2 | −2.6 | −3.5 to −1.7 | 7,128 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 16.4 | 19.2 | −2.8 | −3.8 to −1.9 | 6,258 |
| Croydon (CR) | 16.4 | 19.2 | −2.8 | −4.2 to −1.5 | 2,940 |
| Medway (ME) | 16.2 | 19.2 | −3.0 | −4.0 to −2.0 | 5,158 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 16.1 | 19.2 | −3.2 | −3.9 to −2.4 | 8,806 |
| Leicester (LE) | 16.1 | 19.3 | −3.2 | −3.9 to −2.5 | 11,014 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 16.0 | 19.2 | −3.2 | −4.4 to −1.9 | 3,329 |
| Reading (RG) | 15.9 | 19.3 | −3.3 | −4.0 to −2.7 | 11,187 |
| Glasgow (G) | 15.8 | 19.2 | −3.4 | −4.2 to −2.6 | 8,010 |
| Harrow (HA) | 15.8 | 19.2 | −3.4 | −5.2 to −1.6 | 1,574 |
| London SE (SE) | 15.7 | 19.2 | −3.5 | −4.8 to −2.1 | 2,815 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 15.7 | 19.2 | −3.5 | −5.1 to −2.0 | 2,024 |
| Ilford (IG) | 15.5 | 19.2 | −3.7 | −5.4 to −2.0 | 1,767 |
| Derby (DE) | 15.2 | 19.2 | −4.1 | −4.9 to −3.2 | 7,322 |
| London E (E) | 15.0 | 19.2 | −4.2 | −5.9 to −2.4 | 1,591 |
| Bolton (BL) | 15.0 | 19.2 | −4.2 | −5.4 to −3.1 | 3,659 |
| Enfield (EN) | 14.9 | 19.2 | −4.3 | −6.0 to −2.6 | 1,674 |
| Dudley (DY) | 14.8 | 19.2 | −4.4 | −5.6 to −3.2 | 3,262 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 14.8 | 19.2 | −4.4 | −5.9 to −3.0 | 2,325 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 14.7 | 19.2 | −4.5 | −6.4 to −2.5 | 1,271 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 14.4 | 19.2 | −4.8 | −5.8 to −3.7 | 4,368 |
| Romford (RM) | 14.4 | 19.2 | −4.8 | −6.3 to −3.3 | 2,097 |
| London NW (NW) | 14.3 | 19.2 | −4.9 | −5.9 to −3.8 | 4,180 |
| London N (N) | 14.2 | 19.2 | −5.0 | −6.3 to −3.8 | 3,136 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 13.5 | 19.4 | −5.9 | −6.4 to −5.3 | 15,800 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 540,430 (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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