Unit 2 Tradecroft Industrial Estate, Portland, Dorset, DT5 2LN
MOT test stations in Dorset
19 garages in Dorset (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 of them can test motorcycles, and 5 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.
Westover Showroom, Westover House, 25 West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1JF
118b St Andrews Road, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3BL
Cobham Road, Ferndown, Wimbourne, Dorset, BH21 7PT
Unit 31 Applins Farm, Farrington, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8RA
Unit 4 Bedrock Park, Vulcan Way, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Dorset, BH21 7PT
Unit 8, St Andrews Trading Estate, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3EX
Gorse Hill Unit, Milborne St Andrew, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 0LH
50a Lynch Lane, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9DN
67 - 69 Somerford Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3QA
Unit 14 Cortry Close, Branksome Business Centre, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4BQ
Unit 14-14a Tradecroft Industrial Estate, Portland, Dorset, DT5 2LN
Unit 2f, Sharp Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4BG
141 Somerford Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3PY
149 Ringwood Road, West Moors, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 0AD
7 & 8 Lyon Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HF
Unit 6, Victoria Avenue Industrial Estate, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1AU
2 - 4 Glenville Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4EF
Dorchester Road, Wool, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 6EH
MOT results around Dorset
Cars and light vans tested in the BH (Poole) postcode area failed 26.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 323,755 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.04% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 9.21% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.85% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.84% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 11,374 | 28.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,971 | 27.1% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 7,753 | 30.7% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,574 | 30.8% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 6,665 | 31.6% | 27.2% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,524 | 32.3% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,646 | 32.1% | 26.6% |
| Honda Jazz | 5,540 | 21.4% | 19.5% |
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 Dorset
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 4 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 4 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 16 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Wareham 5
- Poole 83
- Swanage 3
- Blandford 5
- Wimborne 27
- Blandford Forum 6
- Bournemouth 42
- Ferndown 5
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