37 Livery Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HR
MOT test stations in Bathgate
14 garages in Bathgate (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 5 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.
Unit 2, Easton Road, Bathgate, EH48 2QG
Wester Inch, Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EQ
Block 1, Unit 5 Factory Road, Whiteside Industrial Estate, Bathgate, EH48 2RX
9d Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2HR
Unit 11, Block 4, Whiteside Industrial Estate, Bathgate, EH48 2RX
Mid Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PS
11 East Main Street, Whitburn, Bathgate, EH47 0RA
Unit 2, Standhill Industrial Park, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2XJ
Unit 4, 19a Glasgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AB
Standhill, Bathgate, EH48 2HT
9c Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Waverley Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HZ
MOT results around Bathgate
Cars and light vans tested in the EH (Edinburgh) postcode area failed 27.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.7 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 387,496 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.79% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 8.52% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.21% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.71% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 14,520 | 31.9% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 13,705 | 35.8% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,394 | 22.5% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 8,727 | 31.7% | 27% |
| Ford Focus | 8,419 | 28.2% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,586 | 28.3% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,451 | 33.9% | 27.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 5,681 | 16.5% | 12.8% |
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 Bathgate
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 14 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
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