Station Yard, Station Road, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9DN
MOT test stations in Devon
32 garages in Devon (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 7 of them can test motorcycles, and 11 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.
Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4PB
Unit 6 Harpford Units, Liverton Business Park, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2NU
Gammaton Road, East the Water, Bideford, Devon, EX39 4FG
Units 5 & 6 Loddiswell Business Park, Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 4QG
Unit 1 Bryan Workshops, Dunsland Cross, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 7YH
Coney Avenue, Whiddon Valley Industrial Estate, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8QZ
Fenny Bridges, Honiton, Devon, EX14 3BG
Exeter Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6PP
Unit 3 Thorntree, Liverton Business Park, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2NX
Unit 2, 14 Blair Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0UR
Unit 7 Performance Park, Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3FW
Unit 10 Halwell Business Park, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 7LQ
Kingsdown Garage, Salcombe Regis, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0PD
Central Garage, Brook Street, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1EZ
Shebbear, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5SH
129 Yelland Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3EE
Unit 9a Silverhills Road, Decoy Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 5ND
Unit 3 Ashton Business Centre, Ashton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8LN
Quarry Terrace, 16 Marldon Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3QZ
Unit 1 - 2 Egbeers Yard, Greenhill Way, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3SB
Units A2-A3 Torridge Way, Holsworthy Industrial Estate, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6EP
Unit 1, Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3HN
Burrington, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9JS
7a Strode Business Centre, Huxley Close, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4AY
Unit 1 Torr Trade Park, Torr Quarry Industrial Estate, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 7FA
The Avenue, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2DD
Unit 3 Castle Street Works, Castle Street, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6RG
Aspen Way, Yalberton Industrial Estate, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7QR
Unit 4 Olympus Business Park, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2SN
Unit 1 Three Oaks, Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8NX
Unit 2b, Lower Westbridge Industrial Estate, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8DE
MOT results around Devon
Cars and light vans tested in the EX (Exeter) postcode area failed 30.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 7.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 348,712 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.99% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 11.19% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 8.26% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.53% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 11,751 | 35.1% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,119 | 30.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 8,185 | 31.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,925 | 34.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 7,791 | 38.7% | 27.2% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,568 | 36.4% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,277 | 32.2% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,690 | 34.3% | 27.6% |
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 Devon
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 7 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 7 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 30 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 5 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 11 |
Nearby towns
- Crediton 11
- Ashburton 5
- Newton Abbot 42
- Okehampton 11
- Exeter 91
- Teignmouth 4
- Dawlish 5
- Exmouth 12
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