Blackburn Road, Accrington, Blackburn, BB5 0DE
MOT test stations in Blackburn
68 garages in Blackburn (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 of them can test motorcycles, and 19 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.
Global House, Fort Street Industrial Estate, Blackburn, BB1 5DP
Barnes Street, Accrington, Blackburn, BB5 6RN
Whitebirk Drive, Blackburn, BB1 3HT
Unit 1, Pearson Street, Blackburn, BB2 2ES
Unit 1, 67 Canterbury Street, Blackburn, BB2 2HT
Davyfield Road, Roman Road Ind Estate, Blackburn, BB1 2LX
Unit 5, Carluke Street, Blackburn, BB1 3JR
Bowker Blackburn, Trident Park, Whitebirk Drive, Blackburn, BB1 3NU
14 St Peter Street, Blackburn, BB2 2HD
Unit 2 Hollinshead Mill, Rosewood Business Park, St. James Road, Blackburn, BB1 8ET
Unit 2, Thornley Avenue, Blackburn, BB1 3HJ
244a Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, BB1 8QW
Unit 1, Whitebirk Bleach Works, Blackburn, BB1 3HY
2 - 16 Canterbury Street, Blackburn, BB2 2HP
Maple Street, Blackburn, BB1 6LP
Spring Street/brook Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4LL
136 Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HJ
Dock Street, Blackburn, BB1 3AT
Whitebirk Drive, Greenbank Industrial Estate, Blackburn, BB1 3HT
1 Calico Street, Blackburn, BB2 4HX
1 Calico Street, Blackburn, BB2 4HX
19 Grange Lane, Accrington, Blackburn, BB5 1HX
Heys Lane, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UA
Longsight Road, Osbaldeston, Blackburn, BB2 7HX
67 King Street, Blackburn, BB2 2DH
Lower Audley Street, Grimshaw Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 3DY
Unit 2, Globe Works, Hart Street, Blackburn, BB1 1HW
Hippo Prep Centre, Lower Phillips Road, Whitebirk Industrial Estate, Blackburn, BB1 5TH
Hollin Bridge Street, Blackburn, BB2 4BA
Hozier Street, Blackburn, BB1 3JP
James Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4PE
Throstle Street, Blackburn, BB2 1TQ
Walker Street, Blackburn, BB1 1BG
Unit 4, Mosshall Industrial Estate, West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LY
Hollin Bank, Bolton Road, Blackburn, BB2 4HL
Unit 1, Trident Park, Whitebirk Drive, Blackburn, BB1 3NU
Unit 3, Bennington Street, Blackburn, BB1 1RR
Witton Garage, Vauxhall Street, Witton, Blackburn, BB2 1XD
Mayfield Street, Blackburn, BB2 3QN
Mill Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7NN
430 Haslingden Road, Guide, Blackburn, BB1 2NG
99 Montague Street, Blackburn, BB2 1EH
Appleby Street Garage, Appleby Street, Blackburn, BB1 3BL
New Toll Bar Garage, Whalley New Road, Blackburn, BB1 6JT
Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8AB
Pringle Street Works, Pringle Street, Blackburn, BB1 1SA
8-10 Randal Street, Blackburn, BB1 7EG
Blackburn College, Feilden Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LH
Wood Street Garage, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UD
Livesey Branch Road, Blackburn, BB2 4RA
Unit 5/7, Tattersall Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AG
North Side Buildings, Mayfield Street, Blackburn, BB2 3QN
Seven Acre Garage, Barker Lane, Blackburn, BB2 7ED
Sharples Street, Blackburn, BB2 3QT
Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5DQ
Quarry Street, Blackburn, BB1 5DE
Unit 17, Roe Lee Industrial Estate, Blackburn, BB1 9SU
Grimshaw Street, Darwen, Blackburn, BB3 2QJ
12a Newton Street Mill, Newton Street, Blackburn, BB1 1NE
Unit 7, Alan Ramsbottom Way, Heys Lane Industrial Estate, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7UR
258a Whalley New Road, Skewbridge, Blackburn, BB1 9SR
Trident Park, Whitebirk Drive, Blackburn, BB1 3NU
854 Whalley New Road, Blackburn, BB1 9BD
Weir Street, Blackburn, BB2 2AN
163 Wensley Road, Blackburn, BB2 6SS
Longsight Road, Clayton Le Dale, Blackburn, BB2 7JA
Pendle Street, Blackburn, BB1 1NG
MOT results around Blackburn
Cars and light vans tested in the BB (Blackburn) postcode area failed 19% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 268,571 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.86% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 5.72% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.28% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.76% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,284 | 23.6% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,783 | 15.7% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,248 | 24.3% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 6,092 | 22.4% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,253 | 24.2% | 26.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 4,976 | 20.4% | 20.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,783 | 24.1% | 27% |
| Audi A3 | 4,758 | 15.4% | 20.2% |
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 Blackburn
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 4 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 4 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 3 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 66 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 7 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 19 |
Nearby towns
- Lancashire 10
- Oswaldtwistle 3
- Accrington 17
- Darwen 9
- Clitheroe 11
- Padiham 3
- Rossendale 10
- Burnley 37
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