Dumbarton Road, Milton, Dumbarton, G82 2TY
MOT test stations in Dumbarton
9 garages in Dumbarton (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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.
129 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton, G82 1RQ
Unit 5, 50 Castlegreen Street, Dumbarton, G82 1JD
140 Castlegreen Street, Dumbarton, G82 1JU
Dumbuck Garage, Stirling Road, Milton, Dumbarton, G82 2TB
235 Main Street, Renton, By Alexandria, Dumbarton, G82 4PR
Unit 6 & 7, Pioneer Business Park, 80 Castlegreen Street, Dumbarton, G82 1JB
101 Westbridgend Road, Westbridgend, Dumbarton, G82 4AD
Townend Garage, 23 Townend Road, Dumbarton, G82 2BA
MOT results around Dumbarton
Cars and light vans tested in the G (Glasgow) postcode area failed 24.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 492,041 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.91% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 8.33% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.1% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.99% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 21,846 | 30.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Fiesta | 16,407 | 29.6% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 12,002 | 20.7% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 10,951 | 25.6% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 9,530 | 30.3% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 9,342 | 29.7% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,374 | 26.1% | 26.6% |
| Renault Clio | 8,129 | 39.4% | 36.8% |
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 Dumbarton
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 9 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Alexandria 4
- Port Glasgow 5
- Clydebank 13
- Greenock 20
- Johnstone 5
- Renfrew 8
- Paisley 43
- Helensburgh 4
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