Unit 13, Little Court, Gammaton Road, Bideford, EX39 4FG
MOT test stations in Bideford
16 garages in Bideford (South West, England) 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.
The Pill, Kingsley Road, Bideford, EX39 2PF
Handy Cross, Clovelly Road, Bideford, EX39 3ET
Unit 2f, Alverdiscott Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 4LQ
Unit 5 Clifford Park, Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 3HN
The Garage, Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QH
Kynocks Industrial Estate, East the Water, Bideford, EX39 4DT
Quay Lane, Instow, Bideford, EX39 4JR
Monkleigh, Bideford, EX39 5JS
Unit 9, Habat Enterprise Park, Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, EX39 3HN
Kingsley Road, Bideford, EX39 2PF
Bidna Yard, Hubbastone Road, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1LZ
Horns Cross, Bideford, EX39 5DG
Northam Road, Bideford, EX39 3NH
Nutaberry Hill, Bideford, EX39 4EA
Torridge Road, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1NG
MOT results around Bideford
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% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 11,751 | 35.1% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,119 | 30.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 8,185 | 31.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,925 | 34.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 7,791 | 38.7% | 27.2% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,568 | 36.4% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,277 | 32.2% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,690 | 34.3% | 27.6% |
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 Bideford
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 16 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
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