Castleton Road, Auchterarder, PH3 1AG
MOT test stations in Auchterarder
3 garages in Auchterarder (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.
Abercairney Place, Blackford, Auchterarder, PH4 1QB
Drumlandy, Main Road, Aberuthven, Auchterarder, PH3 1HE
MOT results around Auchterarder
Cars and light vans tested in the PH (Perth) postcode area failed 28.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 5.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 91,289 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.25% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 9.52% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.08% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.85% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 2,956 | 34.5% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 2,270 | 36.8% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2,255 | 23.4% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 1,935 | 29% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 1,656 | 30.4% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 1,217 | 35.5% | 27.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 1,137 | 15.1% | 12.8% |
| Ford Kuga | 1,102 | 22.1% | 16.3% |
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 Auchterarder
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Crieff 6
- Kinross 4
- Alloa 12
- Perth 50
- Stirling 38
- Dunfermline 21
- Cowdenbeath 7
- Lochgelly 6
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