Unit 3 Victory Business Park, West Close Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5DH
MOT test stations in Barnoldswick
4 garages in Barnoldswick (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles.
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.
The Workshop, Church Lane, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6UF
Unit 4 Station Yard, Colne Road, Earby, Barnoldswick, BB18 6XD
Skipton Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5EG
MOT results around Barnoldswick
Cars and light vans tested in the BB (Blackburn) postcode area failed 19% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 268,571 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.86% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 5.72% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.28% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.76% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,284 | 23.6% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,783 | 15.7% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,248 | 24.3% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 6,092 | 22.4% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,253 | 24.2% | 26.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 4,976 | 20.4% | 20.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,783 | 24.1% | 27% |
| Audi A3 | 4,758 | 15.4% | 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 Barnoldswick
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 3 |
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