2a Hotspur Street, Bootle, L20 8BR
MOT test stations in Bootle
5 garages in Bootle (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 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.
59 Brasenose Road, Bootle, L20 8HE
31 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AE
Transport Workshop, Unit 1, Vesty Road, Bootle, L30 1NY
Unit 5 Grange Road, Heysham Road Industrial Estate, Bootle, L30 6TS
MOT results around Bootle
Cars and light vans tested in the L (Liverpool) postcode area failed 20.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.2 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 337,223 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 7.71% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.32% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.57% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.5% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 22,017 | 24.3% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 16,359 | 21.7% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 9,781 | 26.8% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,774 | 23.8% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,447 | 24.6% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,820 | 18.6% | 20.9% |
| Ford Kuga | 5,732 | 13.8% | 16.3% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,816 | 15.7% | 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 Bootle
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 5 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Liverpool 191
- Wallasey 17
- Birkenhead 31
- Huyton 3
- Formby 3
- Wirral 30
- Prescot 5
- Merseyside 3
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