Unit 2, Union Road Industrial Estate, Abergavenny, NP7 7RQ
MOT test stations in Abergavenny
13 garages in Abergavenny (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 4 are 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.
The MOT Testing Station, Walnut Tree Yard, Mill Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5HE
The Garage, Pantygelli, Old Hereford Rd, Abergavenny, NP7 7HS
11 Monmouth Road, Abergavenny, NP7 5HF
Church Lane, Govilon, Abergavenny, NP7 9RP
Merthyr Road, Llanfoist, Abergavenny, NP7 9LP
Central Garage, Grofield, Abergavenny, NP7 5BA
Merthyr Road, Abergavenny, NP7 5DB
Llanwenarth Citra, Abergavenny, NP8 1EP
Merthyr Road, Abergavenny, NP7 9LL
73 Union Road Industrial Estate, Abergavenny, NP7 7RQ
Forge Garage, Llanvetherine, Abergavenny, NP7 8NL
The Bryn Garage, Penpergwm, Abergavenny, NP7 9AT
MOT results around Abergavenny
Cars and light vans tested in the NP (Newport) postcode area failed 26% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 270,396 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.59% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.15% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.9% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.54% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,442 | 32.4% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,364 | 31.5% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,149 | 28.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,772 | 24.6% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,732 | 30.4% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,597 | 31% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,433 | 33% | 27.6% |
| BMW 1 Series | 3,891 | 22.1% | 18.9% |
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 Abergavenny
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 13 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Crickhowell 4
- Pontypool 22
- Ebbw Vale 7
- Abertillery 4
- Usk 4
- Tredegar 11
- Cwmbran 16
- Monmouth 6
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