46 Main Street, Aberchirder, AB54 7SY
MOT test stations in Aberchirder
2 garages in Aberchirder (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 1 is approved for class 7 vans up to 3,500kg.
From the DVSA list published 30 Sep 2026. Ring ahead to book; prices are set by the garage, capped at £54.85 for a car.
Mclarens Garage, 127 Main Street, Aberchirder, AB54 7TB
MOT results around Aberchirder
Cars and light vans tested in the AB (Aberdeen) postcode area failed 29.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 7 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 235,223 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 13.02% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 10.71% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.91% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.03% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,319 | 36.2% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,773 | 39.8% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,102 | 23.4% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,542 | 31.4% | 27% |
| Ford Focus | 5,513 | 32.4% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,697 | 38.4% | 27.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 3,681 | 17.3% | 12.8% |
| Audi A3 | 3,580 | 22.3% | 20.2% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
What they can test in Aberchirder
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Turriff 4
- Huntly 7
- Keith 4
- Buckie 5
- Aberdeenshire 23
- Inverurie 10
- Fraserburgh 8
- Ellon 6
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