80 South Street, Armadale, EH48 3JS
MOT test stations in Armadale
6 garages in Armadale (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
2 Station Way, Armadale, EH48 3LP
Unit 25, Armadale Industrial Estate, Lower Bathville, Armadale, EH48 2ND
8 Bathgate Road, Armadale, EH48 2PE
83c Cappers Farm, Station Road, Armadale, EH48 3LJ
Units 1 & 2 West End Garage, Westmain Street, Armadale, EH48 3LT
MOT results around Armadale
Cars and light vans tested in the EH (Edinburgh) postcode area failed 27.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.7 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 387,496 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.79% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 8.52% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.21% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.71% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 14,520 | 31.9% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 13,705 | 35.8% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,394 | 22.5% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 8,727 | 31.7% | 27% |
| Ford Focus | 8,419 | 28.2% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,586 | 28.3% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,451 | 33.9% | 27.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 5,681 | 16.5% | 12.8% |
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 Armadale
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Bathgate 14
- Whitburn 3
- West Lothian 4
- West Calder 4
- Shotts 6
- Livingston 20
- Linlithgow 5
- Grangemouth 12
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