Calamine House, Calamine Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 7HU
MOT test stations in Cheshire
21 garages in Cheshire (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 of them can test motorcycles, and 5 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.
70 - 72 Wardle Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3DH
Unit 1, Erwood Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 7NW
1 Platt Street, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 4QZ
Unit 5 Demmings Industrial Estate, Demmings Road, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 2PE
61-63 West Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3HF
Chester Road, Kelsall, Cheshire, CW6 0SD
Unit 2, Violet Street, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7SB
Unit 3, Alexander Street, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 1DX
6 Mottram Way, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2DH
Derby Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 9WZ
Unit 10, Norse Trade Park, Barn Road, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1GW
Unit 19, 41 Rossmore Trading Estate, Rossbank Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 3AN
1a Perrin Street, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 1LE
239 West Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3HU
Picow Farm Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4UN
15 Park Road, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0AN
Bancroft Motors and Stalybridge MOT Centre, Peel Street, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 1PT
Unit 1 Weaver Place, Road Three, Winsford Industrial Estate, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3TL
Unit 1 Sandpits Business Park, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 3AR
Unit 2, Tricketts Lane, Willaston, Cheshire, CW5 6PZ
MOT results around Cheshire
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 Cheshire
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 4 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 4 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 21 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 5 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Knutsford 9
- Northwich 31
- Lymm 4
- Altrincham 18
- Wilmslow 6
- Middlewich 5
- Winsford 16
- Sale 11
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