Greenock Road, Bishopton, PA7 5LA
MOT test stations in Bishopton
2 garages in Bishopton (Scotland) 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 3, Rossland Place, 140 Greenock Road, Bishopton, PA7 5AN
MOT results around Bishopton
Cars and light vans tested in the PA (Paisley) postcode area failed 27.1% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.5 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 140,968 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.22% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 9.38% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.87% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.21% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,006 | 31.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Fiesta | 4,952 | 30.2% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 3,446 | 28% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,217 | 24.2% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 2,717 | 32.6% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 2,557 | 31.2% | 27% |
| Renault Clio | 2,025 | 41% | 36.8% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 1,906 | 29% | 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 Bishopton
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Dumbarton 9
- Clydebank 13
- Paisley 43
- Johnstone 5
- Renfrew 8
- Alexandria 4
- Port Glasgow 5
- Greenock 20
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