Bangor Road, Bethesda, Bangor, LL57 3LU
MOT test stations in Bangor
16 garages in Bangor (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
Nant Y Mount, Capel Y Graig, Bangor, LL57 2SQ
Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2NU
Caernarfon Road, Bangor, LL57 4SU
Pen Y Bryn Road, Bethesda, Bangor, LL57 3BD
Caernarfon Road, Bangor, LL57 4SU
347 High Street, Bangor, LL57 1YH
Caernarfon Road, Bangor, LL57 4SU
Menai Foundry, Beach Road, Bangor, LL57 1BU
Caernarfon Road, Bangor, LL57 4SU
Farrar Road, Bangor, LL57 1LJ
Central Garage, Bangor Street, Y Felinheli, Bangor, LL56 4PZ
Unit 4, Plot 19, Llandygai Industrial Estate, Bangor, LL57 4YH
Lon Glan Mor, Bangor, LL57 1DG
Unit 2, Plot 2 Llandygai Industrial Estate, Bangor, LL57 4YH
Tregarth, Bangor, LL57 4AY
MOT results around Bangor
Cars and light vans tested in the LL (Wrexham) postcode area failed 25.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.7 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 296,067 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.26% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 7.89% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.7% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.93% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,725 | 29.9% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 8,912 | 31% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,877 | 22.1% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 7,818 | 26.1% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,710 | 30.8% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,972 | 28.5% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 4,534 | 26% | 27.2% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,341 | 32.8% | 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 Bangor
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 16 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Gaerwen 4
- Caernarfon 17
- Llangefni 5
- Anglesey 7
- Conwy 10
- Llandudno Junction 4
- Llandudno 15
- Amlwch 4
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