Unit 16 Sir Alfred Owen Way, Pontygwyndy Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, CF83 3HU
MOT test stations in Caerphilly
21 garages in Caerphilly (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 of them can test motorcycles, and 9 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.
Bedwas Road, Caerphilly, CF83 3AR
Unit 4b Sir Alfred Owen Way, Pontygwindy Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, CF83 3HU
Graig Y Fedw Road, Abertridwr, Caerphilly, CF83 4AS
Unit T, Trecenydd Business Park, Caerphilly, CF83 2RZ
Wingfield Crescent, Llanbradach, Caerphilly, CF83 3NT
18 Green Way Commercials LTD, Bedwas House Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, CF83 8DW
Blackbrook Garage, Penrhos, Caerphilly, CF83 1NF
Commercial St, Senghenydd, Caerphilly, CF83 4GY
Western Industrial Est, Lon-Y-Llyn, Caerphilly, CF83 1BQ
Pontygwindy Road, Caerphilly, CF83 3HD
Unit 21 Western Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, CF83 1BQ
Unit 3/6, Sir Alfred Owen Way, Pontygwindy Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, CF83 3HU
Park Road, Bargoed, Caerphilly, CF81 8SP
Unit D, 245 Bedwas Road, Caerphilly, CF83 3AR
Unit 3c,, Pontygwindy Trading Estate, Caerphilly, CF83 3HU
Unit 3 Premier Buildings, Newport Road, Caerphilly, CF83 8YE
Unit 4 - Premier Buildings, Old Newport Road, Bedwas, Caerphilly, CF83 8YE
31 Newport Road, Bedwas, Caerphilly, CF83 8AA
Units 9/10, Western Ind Est, Caerphilly, CF83 1BQ
Unit 1 - 4 Hazel Close, Dyffryn Business Park, Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, CF82 7UB
MOT results around Caerphilly
Cars and light vans tested in the CF (Cardiff) postcode area failed 26.9% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.3 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 501,477 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.78% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.89% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 8.04% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.47% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 28,023 | 33.1% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 13,875 | 30.3% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 12,752 | 32.2% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 11,834 | 24.4% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 9,799 | 33.2% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,633 | 31.3% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 7,294 | 31.2% | 27.2% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 7,113 | 32.5% | 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 Caerphilly
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 4 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 20 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 9 |
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