Unit 4 Berkeley Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 7DT
MOT test stations in Ashton Under Lyne
19 garages in Ashton Under Lyne (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 6 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.
268 Stockport Road, Ashton -Under-Lyne, OL7 0NS
Cavendish Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 7QL
Manchester Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 0DG
Unit 3, Gatefield Works, Whitelands Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 6UG
Unit 5, South Street Industrial Estate, Guide Bridge, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 0HU
Wellington Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 6DJ
St Albans Avenue, Hartshead Estate, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 8TU
Victoria Garage, Station Road, Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL5 9HU
Ryecroft Business Centre, Unit 4 - 6, Ryecroft Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 0BS
Beaumont Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 9NX
Ripon Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 9PQ
1 Boodle Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 8NF
114b Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton Under Lyne, OL5 9AY
Alexandria Drive, Off Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 0QN
10 Burlington Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 7JB
Carr Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 8ES
Langham Street, Off Oldham Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 9AX
Langham Street Ind Est, Langham Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 9AX
MOT results around Ashton Under Lyne
Cars and light vans tested in the OL (Oldham) postcode area failed 21.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.3 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 211,946 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.67% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.83% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.62% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.32% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,105 | 26.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,872 | 20% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,860 | 27.9% | 28.5% |
| Toyota Yaris | 5,057 | 25.1% | 20.4% |
| Ford Focus | 4,805 | 23.1% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,749 | 26.1% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,104 | 26% | 27% |
| Audi A3 | 3,607 | 18.1% | 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 Ashton Under Lyne
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 17 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 6 |
Nearby towns
- Dukinfield 9
- Stalybridge 6
- Hyde 15
- Mossley 4
- Oldham 73
- Chadderton 3
- Glossop 3
- Stockport 110
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