A & J Ryding LTD, Stocks Garage, Higher Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8HY
MOT test stations in Chorley
29 garages in Chorley (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 5 of them can test motorcycles, and 8 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.
78 Market Street, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4HF
Phoenix Works, Steeley Lane, Chorley, PR6 0RJ
Friday Street, Chorley, PR6 0AA
46/50 Bengal Street, Chorley, PR7 1SA
Unit 1 Anglezarke Buildings, Crosse Hall Street, Chorley, PR6 0UJ
Houghton Street, Chorley, PR6 0RG
Unit 1, Tinklers Lane, Cowling Business Park, Chorley, PR6 0QG
Foxhole Road, Chorley, PR7 1NY
Unit C, Ruttle Industrial Estate, Ackhurst Road, Chorley, PR7 1NH
Unit 3 Dickinsons Industrial Estate, Moss Lane, Coppull, Chorley, PR7 5AL
Lawrence Lane, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5SJ
286 the Green, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5TE
254 Wigan Road, Euxton, Chorley, PR7 6JD
Bolton St, Chorley, PR7 3AL
Castle Street, Lyons Lane, Chorley, PR7 3BU
Bengal Street, Chorley, PR7 1SA
Preston Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5HH
98 Towngate, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5QS
Clover Road, Chorley, PR7 2NL
Lyons Lane, Chorley, PR7 3BA
Botany Brow Works, Botany Brow, Chorley, PR6 0JW
Moss Cottage Garage, 131 Eaves Lane, Chorley, PR6 0TB
Railway Street, Chorley, PR7 2UA
Lawrence Lane, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5SJ
Saville Street, Chorley, PR7 3JB
213 Blackburn Road, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8EY
Unit 2, 213 Blackburn Road, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8EY
Yarrow Bridge Garage, Bolton Rd, Chorley, PR7 4AB
MOT results around Chorley
Cars and light vans tested in the PR (Preston) postcode area failed 22.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 283,544 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.53% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.62% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.31% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 6.22% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,477 | 28.2% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,074 | 27% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 6,715 | 25.7% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,397 | 20.1% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,706 | 27.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,771 | 25.2% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,717 | 28.2% | 27.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,241 | 20% | 19.8% |
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 Chorley
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 5 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 5 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 27 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 8 |
Nearby towns
- Leyland 11
- Wigan 65
- Darwen 9
- Preston 145
- Skelmersdale 11
- Bolton 108
- Ormskirk 17
- Lancashire 10
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