Unit 1 St Ives Way, Sandycroft, Deeside, CH5 2QS
MOT test stations in Deeside
14 garages in Deeside (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 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.
Liverpool Road, Ewloe, Deeside, CH5 3AR
Riverside Works, Off A494 Queensferry Bypass, Queensferry, Deeside, CH5 2DU
The Cross, Queensferry, Deeside, CH5 1SU
Factory Road, Sandycroft, Deeside, CH5 2QJ
High Street, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4DJ
Zone 2, 2nd Avenue, Deeside Industrial Estate, Deeside, CH5 2NX
Unit 8 Rowleys Park, Evans Way, Shotton, Deeside, CH5 1QJ
Bridgegate, Queensferry, Deeside, CH5 2TE
Unit 11, Drive A First Avenue, Zone 2, Deeside Ind Estate, Deeside, CH5 2NU
Greenwood Grange, Chester Road, Dobshill, Deeside, CH5 3LZ
Adams Garage, Rectors Lane, Pentre, Deeside, CH5 2DH
Unit 63, Zone 1 Welsh Road, Deeside Industrial Estate, Deeside, CH5 2LR
Holmwood House, Factory Road, Sandycroft, Deeside, CH5 2QB
MOT results around Deeside
Cars and light vans tested in the CH (Chester) postcode area failed 25.7% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.1 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 343,269 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.45% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.67% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.14% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.35% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 13,881 | 29.6% | 28.5% |
| Ford Fiesta | 12,691 | 32.5% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 8,847 | 30.8% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,725 | 30.1% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,158 | 21.6% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,589 | 30.6% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,277 | 28% | 27% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,830 | 22.5% | 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 Deeside
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 14 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 8 |
Nearby towns
- Buckley 7
- Chester 55
- Flint 5
- Mold 13
- Ellesmere Port 32
- Neston 3
- Bromborough 6
- Wirral 30
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