Albert Place Garage, 4 Albert Place, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7PL
MOT test stations in Colwyn Bay
11 garages in Colwyn Bay (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 4 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.
Unit 2, Glan Y Wern Road, Mochdre, Colwyn Bay, LL28 5BW
Chapel Street, Mochdre, Colwyn Bay, LL28 5BB
4 Groes Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8PU
Factory Units 1 - 4, Sitequest Enterprise Parc, Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, LL28 5HA
Rear 24-26 Greenfield Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8EL
Glan Conwy, Colwyn Bay, LL28 5TF
Graig, Glan Conwy, Colwyn Bay, LL28 5RA
Conwy Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7LY
Industrial Unit 10, Quinton Hazel Enterprise Park, Glan Y Wern Road, Colwyn Bay, LL28 5BS
Garage & Testing Centre, Abergele Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7SN
MOT results around Colwyn Bay
Cars and light vans tested in the LL (Wrexham) postcode area failed 25.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.7 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 296,067 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.26% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 7.89% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.7% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.93% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,725 | 29.9% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 8,912 | 31% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,877 | 22.1% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 7,818 | 26.1% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,710 | 30.8% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,972 | 28.5% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 4,534 | 26% | 27.2% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,341 | 32.8% | 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 Colwyn Bay
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
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