Fred Sanders LTD
Higher Cleave, Shirwell Cross, Muddiford, Barnstaple, EX31 4ES
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Barnstaple. Site number V104673.
Higher Cleave, Shirwell Cross, Muddiford, Barnstaple, EX31 4ES
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the EX (Exeter) postcode area failed 30.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 7.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 348,712 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.99% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 11.19% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 8.26% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.53% | 5.95% |
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.
Unit 5, Abbey Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Abbey Garage, Abbey Road, Pilton, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Unit 1, Braunton Road Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 1GG
Unit 1a Taw Trading Estate, Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1JZ
61a Vicarage Street, Barnstaple, EX32 7BT