Service Garage, Styal Road, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3UA
MOT test stations in Cheadle
5 garages in Cheadle (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test 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.
Carrs Road, Cheadle, SK8 2EE
Cheadle Test Centre, Brookhouse Industrial Estate, Brookhouse Way, Cheadle, ST10 1SR
Draycott Cross Road, Cheadle, ST10 1PN
Unit 21, Demmings Industrial Estate, Cheadle, SK8 2PE
MOT results around Cheadle
Cars and light vans tested in the SK (Stockport) postcode area failed 22.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 310,208 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.92% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.56% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.06% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.88% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 13,196 | 27.8% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 7,779 | 25.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,742 | 19.4% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,629 | 27.5% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,197 | 31.2% | 28.5% |
| Toyota Yaris | 5,607 | 20% | 20.4% |
| MINI Hatch | 4,749 | 12.7% | 12.8% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,670 | 28.4% | 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 Cheadle
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 5 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
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