Church Street Garage, Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AA
MOT test stations in Bishops Castle
2 garages in Bishops Castle (West Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles.
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 Forge, Lydham, Bishops Castle, SY9 5HB
MOT results around Bishops Castle
Cars and light vans tested in the SY (Shrewsbury) postcode area failed 24% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 209,372 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.29% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.25% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.87% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.54% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,359 | 30.1% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,809 | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,653 | 30% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 4,612 | 26.5% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,342 | 29.3% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,481 | 29.3% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 3,440 | 24.9% | 27.2% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,161 | 27.5% | 26.6% |
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 Bishops Castle
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Montgomery 3
- Church Stretton 3
- Newtown 14
- Welshpool 10
- Ludlow 10
- Presteigne 4
- Shrewsbury 68
- Shropshire 21
Need the car’s history before you book? Check its MOT record first.