Station Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0BU
MOT test stations in Buckfastleigh
One garage in Buckfastleigh (South West, England) is on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles.
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 Buckfastleigh
Cars and light vans tested in the TQ (Newton Abbot) postcode area failed 29.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 7 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 157,542 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.13% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 11.28% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 8.51% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.03% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 5,996 | 32.7% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,439 | 29% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 3,706 | 29.7% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 3,560 | 35.9% | 27.2% |
| Ford Focus | 3,497 | 33.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,068 | 31.8% | 27% |
| Honda Jazz | 2,974 | 26.3% | 19.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 2,260 | 33.1% | 27.6% |
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 Buckfastleigh
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Ashburton 5
- South Brent 4
- Totnes 15
- Newton Abbot 42
- Ivybridge 12
- Paignton 20
- Torquay 24
- Brixham 5
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