Unit 2, Glan Yr Afon Industrial Estate, Aberystwyth, SY23 3JQ
MOT test stations in Aberystwyth
14 garages in Aberystwyth (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 5 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.
Unit 10 Min Y Llyn, Glan Yr Afon Industrial Estate, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, SY23 3NG
Hillcrest Garage, New Cross, Aberystwyth, SY23 4LY
Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth, SY23 3LN
Highways,property & Works Dept, Tm Unit, Glanyrafon Ind Est, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, SY23 3JQ
Davmor Garage, Talybont, Aberystwyth, SY24 5HE
Unit 1 Nantllan, Clarach, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DT
Unit 501 Glanyrafon Industrial Estate, Llanbadarn, Aberystwyth, SY23 3JQ
Park Ave, Aberystwyth, SY23 1AA
Capel Seion, Aberystwyth, SY23 4EE
Unit 4, Parc Melin, Aberystwyth, SY23 3JQ
Glanyrafon Industrial Estate, Aberystwyth, SY23 3JQ
Unit 5 Glan Yr Afon Industrial Estate, Aberystwyth, SY23 3JQ
Llanilar, Aberystwyth, SY23 4NZ
MOT results around Aberystwyth
Cars and light vans tested in the SY (Shrewsbury) postcode area failed 24% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 209,372 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.29% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.25% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.87% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.54% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,359 | 30.1% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,809 | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,653 | 30% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 4,612 | 26.5% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,342 | 29.3% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,481 | 29.3% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 3,440 | 24.9% | 27.2% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,161 | 27.5% | 26.6% |
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 Aberystwyth
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 14 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
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