Rear of Moxley Rd Service Stn, Moxley Road, Darlaston, WS10 7RJ
MOT test stations in Darlaston
5 garages in Darlaston (West Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
Waverley Road, Darlaston, WS10 8ED
Unit 3, 30 Wolverhampton Street, Darlaston, WS10 8UQ
Heath Road, Darlaston, WS10 8LZ
Unit 4, Westbourne Road, Darlaston, WS10 8BJ
MOT results around Darlaston
Cars and light vans tested in the WS (Walsall) postcode area failed 22.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 222,213 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.1% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.81% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.6% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 9,725 | 27.7% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,982 | 25.7% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 6,453 | 24.9% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,583 | 25.2% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,571 | 19.4% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,995 | 25.4% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,095 | 26% | 27% |
| Fiat 500 | 3,042 | 28.3% | 27.2% |
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 Darlaston
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 5 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Wednesbury 16
- Willenhall 21
- Bilston 12
- Tipton 13
- West Bromwich 25
- Walsall 56
- Wolverhampton 112
- West Midlands 23
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