Royston Motors
170 Broadway, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1QJ
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Cardiff. Site number 8524A2.
170 Broadway, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1QJ
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
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% |
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.
Unit 3, Beresford Lane, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1QU
Unit 2, Beresford Road Lane, Adamsdown, Cardiff, CF24 1QU
385b Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 1RN
Unit 2 Dominion Business Centre, Dominion Way, Cardiff, CF24 1PT
Richards Place, Off Broadway, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1SD