49 Thistle Street, Burntisland, KY3 0EQ
MOT test stations in Burntisland
2 garages in Burntisland (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
Unit 6, Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Cowdenbeath Road, Burntisland, KY3 0LH
MOT results around Burntisland
Cars and light vans tested in the KY (Kirkcaldy) postcode area failed 33.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 11 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 173,277 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 15.73% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 11.7% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 9.2% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 7.94% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,854 | 40.5% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,538 | 43.1% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 5,011 | 34% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,459 | 27.2% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,773 | 43.4% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,519 | 34.9% | 27% |
| Kia Sportage | 2,477 | 28.2% | 19.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,355 | 37% | 26.6% |
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 Burntisland
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Kirkcaldy 28
- Cowdenbeath 7
- Lochgelly 6
- Inverkeithing 5
- Fife 9
- Edinburgh 126
- Dunfermline 21
- Glenrothes 24
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