Where in Britain does the Volvo XC70 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 29.8% of 112,839 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo XC70 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 40.8% against 29.7% elsewhere (+11.1 points). It does best in Ilford (IG), −11.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo XC70 MOT statistics · check a Volvo XC70 by registration
Volvo XC70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 40.8 | 29.7 | +11.1 | +8.1 to +14.2 | 995 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 39.0 | 29.7 | +9.2 | +5.2 to +13.3 | 549 |
| Dundee (DD) | 38.3 | 29.7 | +8.6 | +5.1 to +12.1 | 741 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 38.2 | 29.7 | +8.5 | +5.7 to +11.3 | 1,189 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 37.8 | 29.8 | +8.1 | +0.2 to +15.9 | 148 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 37.7 | 29.7 | +8.0 | +5.0 to +11.0 | 1,029 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 37.6 | 29.8 | +7.9 | +3.3 to +12.4 | 436 (rough estimate) |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 37.3 | 29.6 | +7.6 | +5.5 to +9.7 | 2,051 |
| London E (E) | 37.1 | 29.8 | +7.4 | +0.0 to +14.7 | 167 (rough estimate) |
| Exeter (EX) | 37.0 | 29.7 | +7.3 | +5.2 to +9.4 | 2,002 |
| Bath (BA) | 36.8 | 29.7 | +7.1 | +4.7 to +9.6 | 1,513 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 36.0 | 29.7 | +6.3 | +3.9 to +8.7 | 1,574 |
| Taunton (TA) | 35.7 | 29.7 | +6.0 | +3.4 to +8.6 | 1,285 |
| Inverness (IV) | 35.5 | 29.7 | +5.8 | +3.5 to +8.1 | 1,634 |
| Brighton (BN) | 35.4 | 29.7 | +5.7 | +3.1 to +8.4 | 1,256 |
| London SW (SW) | 35.0 | 29.8 | +5.2 | −1.4 to +11.8 | 203 (rough estimate) |
| Paisley (PA) | 34.4 | 29.8 | +4.6 | +0.8 to +8.4 | 614 |
| Bristol (BS) | 34.3 | 29.7 | +4.6 | +2.0 to +7.1 | 1,335 |
| Perth (PH) | 34.3 | 29.7 | +4.6 | +2.0 to +7.1 | 1,353 |
| Sutton (SM) | 34.3 | 29.8 | +4.5 | −3.4 to +12.5 | 137 (rough estimate) |
| Hull (HU) | 33.8 | 29.8 | +4.1 | +0.3 to +7.8 | 627 |
| Darlington (DL) | 33.8 | 29.8 | +4.1 | +0.5 to +7.6 | 701 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 33.7 | 29.7 | +4.0 | +1.7 to +6.3 | 1,648 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 33.6 | 29.7 | +3.9 | +1.3 to +6.5 | 1,266 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 33.3 | 29.8 | +3.6 | −2.7 to +9.8 | 219 (rough estimate) |
| Galashiels (TD) | 33.1 | 29.8 | +3.4 | +0.4 to +6.4 | 923 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 33.1 | 29.8 | +3.4 | −0.0 to +6.8 | 742 |
| Watford (WD) | 33.0 | 29.8 | +3.2 | −2.1 to +8.6 | 300 (rough estimate) |
| Oxford (OX) | 32.9 | 29.7 | +3.2 | +0.9 to +5.4 | 1,680 |
| York (YO) | 32.5 | 29.7 | +2.8 | +1.2 to +4.5 | 3,166 |
| London N (N) | 32.5 | 29.8 | +2.7 | −1.7 to +7.1 | 440 (rough estimate) |
| Falkirk (FK) | 32.5 | 29.8 | +2.7 | −0.7 to +6.1 | 733 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 32.3 | 29.8 | +2.6 | +0.0 to +5.1 | 1,312 |
| London W (W) | 32.2 | 29.8 | +2.4 | −2.4 to +7.3 | 360 (rough estimate) |
| Salisbury (SP) | 32.1 | 29.8 | +2.3 | −0.5 to +5.2 | 1,035 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 31.7 | 29.8 | +1.9 | −0.7 to +4.6 | 1,164 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 31.2 | 29.8 | +1.4 | −0.9 to +3.7 | 1,601 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 31.0 | 29.8 | +1.2 | −1.5 to +3.8 | 1,179 |
| Leeds (LS) | 30.8 | 29.8 | +1.1 | −1.9 to +4.0 | 957 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 30.7 | 29.8 | +0.9 | −3.4 to +5.2 | 437 (rough estimate) |
| Durham (DH) | 30.6 | 29.8 | +0.9 | −3.0 to +4.7 | 545 |
| Oldham (OL) | 30.5 | 29.8 | +0.7 | −4.3 to +5.8 | 318 (rough estimate) |
| Newcastle (NE) | 30.4 | 29.8 | +0.6 | −1.3 to +2.5 | 2,286 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 30.2 | 29.8 | +0.4 | −3.3 to +4.2 | 579 |
| Norwich (NR) | 30.2 | 29.8 | +0.4 | −1.6 to +2.5 | 1,883 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 30.2 | 29.8 | +0.4 | −4.1 to +4.8 | 411 (rough estimate) |
| Cambridge (CB) | 30.0 | 29.8 | +0.2 | −2.5 to +3.0 | 1,069 |
| Telford (TF) | 30.0 | 29.8 | +0.2 | −4.5 to +5.0 | 363 (rough estimate) |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 29.9 | 29.8 | +0.1 | −2.2 to +2.5 | 1,524 |
| Chester (CH) | 29.9 | 29.8 | +0.1 | −2.4 to +2.6 | 1,304 |
| Stockport (SK) | 29.7 | 29.8 | −0.0 | −3.0 to +2.9 | 955 |
| Colchester (CO) | 29.7 | 29.8 | −0.0 | −2.8 to +2.8 | 1,029 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 29.7 | 29.8 | −0.1 | −4.6 to +4.4 | 394 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 29.5 | 29.8 | −0.2 | −2.2 to +1.8 | 2,048 |
| Swansea (SA) | 29.5 | 29.8 | −0.3 | −2.4 to +1.8 | 1,794 |
| Swindon (SN) | 29.5 | 29.8 | −0.3 | −2.7 to +2.1 | 1,415 |
| Guildford (GU) | 29.4 | 29.8 | −0.3 | −2.4 to +1.7 | 1,973 |
| Warrington (WA) | 29.4 | 29.8 | −0.3 | −3.2 to +2.6 | 951 |
| Hereford (HR) | 29.4 | 29.8 | −0.4 | −3.8 to +3.0 | 697 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 29.4 | 29.8 | −0.4 | −3.6 to +2.9 | 765 |
| St Albans (AL) | 29.3 | 29.8 | −0.5 | −4.5 to +3.6 | 491 (rough estimate) |
| Blackburn (BB) | 29.2 | 29.8 | −0.6 | −4.0 to +2.8 | 706 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 28.7 | 29.8 | −1.1 | −4.0 to +1.9 | 913 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 28.6 | 29.8 | −1.2 | −4.2 to +1.8 | 874 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 28.6 | 29.8 | −1.2 | −4.8 to +2.4 | 612 |
| Liverpool (L) | 28.3 | 29.8 | −1.5 | −5.1 to +2.1 | 594 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 28.3 | 29.8 | −1.5 | −3.4 to +0.4 | 2,245 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 28.2 | 29.8 | −1.6 | −3.7 to +0.4 | 1,888 |
| Birmingham (B) | 28.0 | 29.8 | −1.8 | −4.0 to +0.4 | 1,653 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 27.7 | 29.8 | −2.1 | −4.6 to +0.3 | 1,287 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 27.5 | 29.8 | −2.3 | −5.1 to +0.5 | 979 |
| Bromley (BR) | 27.4 | 29.8 | −2.4 | −7.3 to +2.5 | 321 (rough estimate) |
| Worcester (WR) | 27.4 | 29.8 | −2.4 | −6.0 to +1.1 | 607 |
| Crewe (CW) | 27.3 | 29.8 | −2.5 | −6.0 to +1.0 | 623 |
| Walsall (WS) | 27.3 | 29.8 | −2.5 | −6.6 to +1.6 | 451 (rough estimate) |
| Southampton (SO) | 27.0 | 29.8 | −2.9 | −4.8 to −1.0 | 2,169 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 26.8 | 29.8 | −3.0 | −5.5 to −0.5 | 1,190 |
| Bradford (BD) | 26.7 | 29.8 | −3.1 | −5.6 to −0.7 | 1,269 |
| Halifax (HX) | 26.6 | 29.8 | −3.2 | −7.6 to +1.1 | 403 (rough estimate) |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 26.3 | 29.8 | −3.5 | −7.7 to +0.7 | 422 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 26.3 | 29.8 | −3.5 | −8.4 to +1.4 | 308 (rough estimate) |
| Nottingham (NG) | 26.4 | 29.9 | −3.5 | −5.2 to −1.7 | 2,496 |
| Northampton (NN) | 26.2 | 29.8 | −3.6 | −6.1 to −1.1 | 1,185 |
| Newport (NP) | 26.2 | 29.8 | −3.6 | −6.4 to −0.8 | 942 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 26.1 | 29.8 | −3.7 | −8.4 to +1.1 | 329 (rough estimate) |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 26.1 | 29.8 | −3.7 | −6.5 to −0.9 | 988 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 26.1 | 29.8 | −3.7 | −6.0 to −1.5 | 1,476 |
| Manchester (M) | 26.0 | 29.8 | −3.8 | −7.4 to −0.2 | 581 |
| Leicester (LE) | 25.9 | 29.8 | −3.9 | −6.1 to −1.7 | 1,512 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 25.7 | 29.8 | −4.1 | −10.4 to +2.2 | 183 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 25.4 | 29.8 | −4.3 | −10.1 to +1.4 | 220 (rough estimate) |
| Bolton (BL) | 25.4 | 29.8 | −4.4 | −8.2 to −0.6 | 500 |
| Slough (SL) | 25.4 | 29.8 | −4.5 | −7.3 to −1.6 | 911 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.3 | 29.8 | −4.5 | −8.9 to −0.2 | 380 (rough estimate) |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 25.3 | 29.8 | −4.6 | −7.3 to −1.8 | 954 |
| London NW (NW) | 25.2 | 29.8 | −4.6 | −9.2 to +0.0 | 345 (rough estimate) |
| Medway (ME) | 25.1 | 29.8 | −4.7 | −7.8 to −1.7 | 762 |
| Derby (DE) | 25.0 | 29.8 | −4.8 | −7.2 to −2.4 | 1,254 |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.0 | 29.8 | −4.8 | −7.5 to −2.1 | 1,008 |
| Reading (RG) | 24.8 | 29.9 | −5.1 | −7.0 to −3.2 | 2,084 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 24.5 | 29.8 | −5.3 | −8.6 to −2.1 | 682 |
| Harrow (HA) | 24.3 | 29.8 | −5.5 | −12.4 to +1.5 | 148 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 24.2 | 29.8 | −5.6 | −9.6 to −1.5 | 425 (rough estimate) |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.2 | 29.9 | −5.7 | −7.5 to −3.8 | 2,051 |
| Redhill (RH) | 24.1 | 29.8 | −5.8 | −8.1 to −3.5 | 1,354 |
| Dudley (DY) | 23.8 | 29.8 | −6.0 | −9.6 to −2.4 | 537 |
| London SE (SE) | 23.3 | 29.8 | −6.6 | −11.2 to −1.9 | 314 (rough estimate) |
| Wakefield (WF) | 23.2 | 29.8 | −6.6 | −9.4 to −3.8 | 900 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 23.0 | 29.8 | −6.8 | −9.5 to −4.1 | 947 |
| Glasgow (G) | 22.6 | 29.9 | −7.2 | −9.2 to −5.3 | 1,788 |
| Preston (PR) | 21.3 | 29.9 | −8.6 | −11.1 to −6.1 | 1,030 |
| Enfield (EN) | 21.2 | 29.8 | −8.6 | −14.0 to −3.2 | 222 (rough estimate) |
| Romford (RM) | 20.9 | 29.8 | −8.9 | −14.1 to −3.7 | 235 (rough estimate) |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 20.4 | 29.8 | −9.4 | −13.2 to −5.6 | 426 (rough estimate) |
| Croydon (CR) | 19.6 | 29.8 | −10.2 | −14.5 to −5.9 | 326 (rough estimate) |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.7 | 29.8 | −11.1 | −16.8 to −5.4 | 182 (rough estimate) |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 112,839 (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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