49a Frodsham Street, Tranmere, Birkenhead, CH41 9DS
MOT test stations in Birkenhead
31 garages in Birkenhead (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 4 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.
2 To 16 Queens Street, Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9AS
Unit 6 Roslyn Street, Birkenhead, CH41 9AH
474 Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead, CH43 0SE
2a Argyle Street, Birkenhead, CH41 1AH
Unit 1 Langdale Court, Corporation Road, Birkenhead, CH41 8DT
267-273 Cleveland Street, Birkenhead, CH41 3QF
Cavendish Building, Cavendish Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8FZ
Unit D, Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH41 2UF
124 New Chester Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, CH41 9BN
23 To 25 Rock Lane East, Rockferry, Birkenhead, CH42 1PE
10 Ark Royal Way, New Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9HT
18a Hoylake Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7BX
365 New Chester Road, Rockferry, Birkenhead, CH42 1LB
3 Holborn Square, Birkenhead, CH41 9HQ
Unit 2 Langdale Court, Corporation Road, Birkenhead, CH41 8DT
318 Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8PQ
38 Green Lane, Birkenhead, CH41 9FB
Unit 4 Price Street Business Park, Brook Street East, Birkenhead, CH41 3PJ
72 To 76 Oxton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 2TW
8 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, CH41 1AH
St Pauls Road, Oak Tree Place, Rockferry, Birkenhead, CH42 1LG
Unit 6, 86 Shrewsbury Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, CH43 6TF
133 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3TA
471 Cleveland Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8EE
15 Lingdale Road, Claughton, Birkenhead, CH43 8TE
41-53 Thomas Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5DD
Unit 2 Valiant Way, Lairdside Technology Park, New Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9HS
1-41 Vittoria Street, Birkenhead, CH41 3NT
164 To 190 Cleveland Street, Birkenhead, CH41 3QQ
6 Pilgrim Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5EH
MOT results around Birkenhead
Cars and light vans tested in the CH (Chester) postcode area failed 25.7% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.1 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 343,269 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.45% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.67% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.14% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.35% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 13,881 | 29.6% | 28.5% |
| Ford Fiesta | 12,691 | 32.5% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 8,847 | 30.8% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,725 | 30.1% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,158 | 21.6% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,589 | 30.6% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,277 | 28% | 27% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,830 | 22.5% | 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 Birkenhead
| 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 | 29 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
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