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MOT test stations in Bournemouth

42 garages in Bournemouth (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 of them can test motorcycles, and 7 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.

MOT results around Bournemouth

Cars and light vans tested in the BH (Poole) postcode area failed 26.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 323,755 tests.

What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:

Area of the carHereNationally
Suspension10.04%8.93%
Lights and electrics9.21%6.95%
Brakes6.85%6.1%
Tyres6.84%5.95%

The most common cars tested here

ModelTests hereFail rate hereNationally
Ford Fiesta11,37428.4%27.3%
Volkswagen Golf7,97127.1%20.9%
Ford Focus7,75330.7%25.4%
Vauxhall Corsa7,57430.8%28.5%
Volkswagen Transporter6,66531.6%27.2%
Volkswagen Polo6,52432.3%27%
Nissan Qashqai5,64632.1%26.6%
Honda Jazz5,54021.4%19.5%

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 Bournemouth

Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc4
Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc4
Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg1
Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses39
Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses3
Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg7

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