Unit 6, St Davids Industrial Estate, Pengam, Blackwood, NP12 3SW
MOT test stations in Blackwood
16 garages in Blackwood (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 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.
High Bank Garage, Fairview, Blackwood, NP12 3NL
Starks Yard, Commercial Street, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood, NP12 2JG
Bridge St Garage, Bridge St, Blackwood, NP12 1AT
Unit C1 Britannia Centre, For Enterprise, Pengam, Blackwood, NP12 3SP
Unit A5 Britannia Centre for Enterprise, Pengam Road, Pengam, Blackwood, NP12 3SP
Bryn Gwyn Road, Fleur De Lis, Blackwood, NP12 3RZ
Unit A5a the Yard, Riverside Court, Ponllanfraith, Blackwood, NP12 2JG
Unit D2, St David's Industrial Estate, Pengam, Blackwood, NP12 3SW
Unit D Park Service Station, Bedwellty Road, Cefn Fforest, Blackwood, NP12 3HA
Unit 1, The Yard, Pengam Road, Blackwood, NP12 3TB
Unit 3, Pengam Road, Blackwood, NP12 3AA
5e Pentwyn Road, Blackwood, NP12 1HN
Nyddfa Yard, Commercial Street, Pengam, Blackwood, NP12 3UZ
Unit 3 Woodland Place, Pengam, Blackwood, NP12 3QX
The Garage, Oakdale, Blackwood, NP12 0LE
MOT results around Blackwood
Cars and light vans tested in the NP (Newport) postcode area failed 26% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 270,396 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.59% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.15% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.9% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.54% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,442 | 32.4% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,364 | 31.5% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,149 | 28.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,772 | 24.6% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,732 | 30.4% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,597 | 31% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,433 | 33% | 27.6% |
| BMW 1 Series | 3,891 | 22.1% | 18.9% |
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 Blackwood
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 16 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Bargoed 4
- Hengoed 9
- Caerphilly 21
- Abertillery 4
- Risca 3
- Mountain Ash 3
- Pontypridd 18
- Tredegar 11
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