134 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3XW
MOT test stations in Berkshire
10 garages in Berkshire (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
Unit 24 Turnpike Industrial Estate, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2LR
London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 9RF
123 London Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2BX
The Green, Datchet, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 9AR
Unit 5 Worton Grange Industrial Est, Imperial Way, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0TG
Silchester Garage, Pamber Road, Silchester, Berkshire, RG7 2NU
Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0TF
Imperial Way, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0BF
Unit 11, Fleming Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2DE
MOT results around Berkshire
Cars and light vans tested in the RG (Reading) postcode area failed 20.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.4 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 470,659 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.96% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 6.13% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.99% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 4.37% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 19,099 | 22.7% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 14,283 | 20.3% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 12,639 | 22.7% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 12,577 | 25.3% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 10,554 | 25.3% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,510 | 23.6% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,115 | 25.9% | 26.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 7,724 | 21.1% | 19.8% |
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 Berkshire
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Reading 87
- Tadley 5
- Wokingham 23
- Thatcham 10
- Henley on Thames 9
- Hook 9
- Basingstoke 59
- Newbury 33
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