Where in Britain does the Volvo XC90 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 29.6% of 378,809 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volvo XC90 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Dorchester (DT): 43.4% against 29.6% elsewhere (+13.8 points). It does best in Enfield (EN), −9.6 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volvo XC90 MOT statistics · check a Volvo XC90 by registration
Volvo XC90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester (DT) | 43.4 | 29.6 | +13.8 | +10.9 to +16.7 | 1,129 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 43.0 | 29.5 | +13.5 | +11.5 to +15.6 | 2,245 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 42.9 | 29.6 | +13.4 | +10.7 to +16.0 | 1,349 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 41.7 | 29.5 | +12.2 | +10.4 to +14.0 | 2,847 |
| Truro (TR) | 41.6 | 29.5 | +12.0 | +9.8 to +14.3 | 1,871 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 40.5 | 29.5 | +11.0 | +8.9 to +13.1 | 2,095 |
| Exeter (EX) | 39.8 | 29.5 | +10.2 | +8.7 to +11.8 | 3,723 |
| Bath (BA) | 39.0 | 29.5 | +9.5 | +7.9 to +11.1 | 3,612 |
| Brighton (BN) | 38.7 | 29.5 | +9.2 | +7.8 to +10.7 | 4,391 |
| Taunton (TA) | 38.1 | 29.6 | +8.5 | +6.5 to +10.5 | 2,256 |
| Dundee (DD) | 37.8 | 29.6 | +8.2 | +5.5 to +10.9 | 1,207 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.3 | 29.5 | +7.8 | +6.3 to +9.3 | 3,831 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 37.1 | 29.5 | +7.6 | +6.2 to +9.1 | 4,439 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 36.7 | 29.5 | +7.2 | +5.9 to +8.6 | 5,007 |
| Norwich (NR) | 36.1 | 29.5 | +6.6 | +5.2 to +8.0 | 4,528 |
| Darlington (DL) | 35.4 | 29.6 | +5.8 | +3.2 to +8.4 | 1,314 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 35.2 | 29.6 | +5.6 | −0.5 to +11.7 | 233 (rough estimate) |
| Lancaster (LA) | 35.1 | 29.6 | +5.5 | +3.0 to +8.0 | 1,421 |
| Hull (HU) | 35.0 | 29.6 | +5.4 | +3.4 to +7.4 | 2,122 |
| Bristol (BS) | 34.4 | 29.5 | +4.8 | +3.5 to +6.2 | 4,883 |
| Perth (PH) | 34.3 | 29.6 | +4.7 | +2.3 to +7.1 | 1,491 |
| Worcester (WR) | 34.0 | 29.6 | +4.4 | +2.0 to +6.8 | 1,518 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 33.8 | 29.5 | +4.3 | +3.3 to +5.3 | 8,770 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 33.6 | 29.5 | +4.1 | +2.8 to +5.3 | 5,593 |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.5 | 29.5 | +4.0 | +3.1 to +5.0 | 9,693 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 33.3 | 29.6 | +3.7 | +2.1 to +5.2 | 3,612 |
| York (YO) | 33.2 | 29.6 | +3.7 | +2.4 to +4.9 | 5,348 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 33.2 | 29.6 | +3.6 | +2.3 to +5.0 | 4,697 |
| Chester (CH) | 33.2 | 29.6 | +3.6 | +2.1 to +5.1 | 3,900 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 33.2 | 29.6 | +3.6 | +0.3 to +6.9 | 790 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 33.0 | 29.6 | +3.4 | +1.8 to +5.1 | 3,109 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 33.0 | 29.6 | +3.3 | −2.4 to +9.1 | 261 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 32.5 | 29.6 | +2.9 | +0.7 to +5.1 | 1,792 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 32.5 | 29.6 | +2.9 | −0.5 to +6.3 | 736 |
| Hereford (HR) | 32.5 | 29.6 | +2.9 | +0.4 to +5.3 | 1,433 |
| Telford (TF) | 32.3 | 29.6 | +2.7 | −0.3 to +5.7 | 931 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 32.2 | 29.6 | +2.6 | +0.9 to +4.3 | 2,977 |
| Walsall (WS) | 32.1 | 29.6 | +2.6 | +0.2 to +4.9 | 1,518 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 32.1 | 29.6 | +2.5 | +1.3 to +3.7 | 5,977 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 32.0 | 29.6 | +2.4 | +0.6 to +4.3 | 2,479 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 31.8 | 29.6 | +2.2 | +0.1 to +4.4 | 1,851 |
| Swansea (SA) | 31.8 | 29.6 | +2.2 | +0.6 to +3.7 | 3,516 |
| Northampton (NN) | 31.7 | 29.6 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.5 | 4,598 |
| Halifax (HX) | 31.6 | 29.6 | +2.0 | −1.1 to +5.2 | 828 |
| Newport (NP) | 31.5 | 29.6 | +1.9 | −0.1 to +3.9 | 2,071 |
| Southampton (SO) | 31.4 | 29.6 | +1.8 | +0.7 to +2.9 | 6,614 |
| Paisley (PA) | 31.3 | 29.6 | +1.7 | −1.1 to +4.6 | 1,015 |
| Swindon (SN) | 31.3 | 29.6 | +1.7 | +0.3 to +3.1 | 4,314 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 31.2 | 29.6 | +1.6 | +0.2 to +3.0 | 4,083 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 31.1 | 29.6 | +1.5 | +0.4 to +2.6 | 7,023 |
| Colchester (CO) | 31.1 | 29.6 | +1.5 | −0.2 to +3.1 | 3,168 |
| Stockport (SK) | 30.9 | 29.6 | +1.3 | −0.3 to +2.9 | 3,278 |
| Leeds (LS) | 30.9 | 29.6 | +1.3 | −0.3 to +2.8 | 3,328 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 30.8 | 29.6 | +1.2 | −0.5 to +3.0 | 2,704 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 30.6 | 29.6 | +1.0 | −1.1 to +3.2 | 1,710 |
| Durham (DH) | 30.6 | 29.6 | +1.0 | −2.1 to +4.0 | 886 |
| Inverness (IV) | 30.4 | 29.6 | +0.8 | −1.5 to +3.1 | 1,538 |
| Crewe (CW) | 29.9 | 29.6 | +0.2 | −2.1 to +2.6 | 1,454 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 29.8 | 29.6 | +0.2 | −3.0 to +3.5 | 774 |
| Watford (WD) | 29.7 | 29.6 | +0.1 | −1.7 to +1.8 | 2,686 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 29.6 | 29.6 | +0.0 | −1.8 to +1.9 | 2,312 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 29.5 | 29.6 | −0.1 | −1.5 to +1.2 | 4,684 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 29.4 | 29.6 | −0.3 | −1.6 to +1.1 | 4,494 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 29.1 | 29.6 | −0.5 | −2.9 to +1.9 | 1,429 |
| St Albans (AL) | 29.0 | 29.6 | −0.6 | −2.1 to +1.0 | 3,342 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 28.6 | 29.6 | −1.0 | −2.8 to +0.8 | 2,324 |
| London SW (SW) | 28.5 | 29.6 | −1.1 | −2.3 to +0.1 | 5,346 |
| Warrington (WA) | 28.5 | 29.6 | −1.1 | −2.7 to +0.5 | 3,148 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 28.5 | 29.6 | −1.2 | −2.9 to +0.6 | 2,572 |
| Derby (DE) | 28.4 | 29.6 | −1.2 | −2.7 to +0.2 | 3,726 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 28.3 | 29.6 | −1.3 | −3.9 to +1.3 | 1,168 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 28.3 | 29.6 | −1.3 | −3.8 to +1.1 | 1,295 |
| Manchester (M) | 27.9 | 29.6 | −1.7 | −3.3 to −0.1 | 2,923 |
| Medway (ME) | 27.9 | 29.6 | −1.7 | −3.1 to −0.3 | 3,939 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 27.9 | 29.6 | −1.7 | −3.9 to +0.5 | 1,611 |
| Redhill (RH) | 27.9 | 29.6 | −1.7 | −2.8 to −0.7 | 7,239 |
| Oxford (OX) | 27.8 | 29.6 | −1.9 | −3.0 to −0.7 | 6,230 |
| Sheffield (S) | 27.6 | 29.6 | −2.0 | −3.2 to −0.8 | 5,458 |
| Liverpool (L) | 27.5 | 29.6 | −2.1 | −4.0 to −0.2 | 2,216 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.3 | 29.6 | −2.3 | −4.1 to −0.5 | 2,411 |
| Oldham (OL) | 27.1 | 29.6 | −2.5 | −5.1 to +0.1 | 1,124 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 27.0 | 29.6 | −2.6 | −11.3 to +6.1 | 100 (rough estimate) |
| Reading (RG) | 26.8 | 29.7 | −2.9 | −3.7 to −2.0 | 10,048 |
| Preston (PR) | 26.1 | 29.6 | −3.6 | −5.3 to −1.8 | 2,466 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 26.0 | 29.6 | −3.7 | −5.9 to −1.4 | 1,487 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 25.9 | 29.6 | −3.7 | −5.0 to −2.3 | 4,096 |
| Harrow (HA) | 25.9 | 29.6 | −3.7 | −5.6 to −1.9 | 2,125 |
| Birmingham (B) | 25.9 | 29.7 | −3.8 | −4.7 to −2.9 | 8,948 |
| Dudley (DY) | 25.5 | 29.6 | −4.1 | −6.1 to −2.1 | 1,916 |
| Bromley (BR) | 25.5 | 29.6 | −4.1 | −5.7 to −2.5 | 2,900 |
| London W (W) | 25.4 | 29.7 | −4.3 | −5.3 to −3.2 | 6,401 |
| Dartford (DA) | 25.3 | 29.6 | −4.3 | −6.3 to −2.3 | 1,768 |
| Luton (LU) | 25.3 | 29.6 | −4.3 | −6.2 to −2.4 | 2,047 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 25.2 | 29.7 | −4.5 | −5.8 to −3.2 | 4,310 |
| Wigan (WN) | 25.1 | 29.6 | −4.6 | −7.0 to −2.1 | 1,173 |
| Coventry (CV) | 25.0 | 29.7 | −4.6 | −5.8 to −3.4 | 4,953 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 24.7 | 29.6 | −4.9 | −7.3 to −2.4 | 1,201 |
| Bradford (BD) | 24.6 | 29.6 | −5.0 | −6.5 to −3.6 | 3,239 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 24.3 | 29.6 | −5.4 | −7.2 to −3.6 | 2,192 |
| Leicester (LE) | 24.3 | 29.7 | −5.4 | −6.5 to −4.3 | 6,146 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 24.3 | 29.7 | −5.5 | −6.4 to −4.5 | 7,856 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 24.0 | 29.7 | −5.7 | −6.8 to −4.6 | 5,866 |
| Slough (SL) | 23.9 | 29.7 | −5.8 | −6.9 to −4.6 | 5,365 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 23.9 | 29.7 | −5.8 | −6.8 to −4.9 | 7,831 |
| Croydon (CR) | 23.6 | 29.7 | −6.1 | −7.4 to −4.8 | 4,020 |
| Sutton (SM) | 23.5 | 29.6 | −6.1 | −8.9 to −3.4 | 915 |
| London SE (SE) | 23.2 | 29.7 | −6.5 | −7.8 to −5.1 | 3,816 |
| London E (E) | 23.0 | 29.6 | −6.6 | −8.4 to −4.9 | 2,200 |
| Bolton (BL) | 22.8 | 29.6 | −6.9 | −8.8 to −4.9 | 1,770 |
| London NW (NW) | 22.4 | 29.7 | −7.4 | −8.4 to −6.3 | 6,128 |
| London N (N) | 22.1 | 29.7 | −7.5 | −8.8 to −6.3 | 4,167 |
| Glasgow (G) | 21.7 | 29.7 | −8.0 | −9.1 to −6.8 | 4,714 |
| Romford (RM) | 21.6 | 29.7 | −8.0 | −9.7 to −6.4 | 2,444 |
| Ilford (IG) | 21.4 | 29.6 | −8.2 | −10.1 to −6.4 | 1,860 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 20.7 | 29.6 | −9.0 | −10.8 to −7.1 | 1,809 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 20.5 | 29.6 | −9.2 | −11.5 to −6.8 | 1,143 |
| Enfield (EN) | 20.1 | 29.6 | −9.6 | −11.5 to −7.7 | 1,660 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 378,809 (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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