Bryn Awelon Road, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5ND
MOT test stations in Ebbw Vale
7 garages in Ebbw Vale (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 3 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.
The Former Animal Pond, Barleyfield Industrail Estate, Nantyglo, Ebbw Vale, NP23 4LU
Reservoir Rd, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5DF
Blaina Road, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, NP23 4PT
Unit 3 Cwmdraw Industrial Estate, Newtown, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5AE
Units 4, 5 & 6, Hall Street Industrial Estate, Victoria, Ebbw Vale, NP23 8UF
Park Road Garage, Park Road, Ebbw Vale, NP23 8UP
MOT results around Ebbw Vale
Cars and light vans tested in the NP (Newport) postcode area failed 26% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 270,396 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.59% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.15% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.9% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.54% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,442 | 32.4% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,364 | 31.5% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,149 | 28.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,772 | 24.6% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,732 | 30.4% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,597 | 31% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,433 | 33% | 27.6% |
| BMW 1 Series | 3,891 | 22.1% | 18.9% |
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 Ebbw Vale
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 7 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 3 |
Nearby towns
- Tredegar 11
- Abertillery 4
- Crickhowell 4
- Bargoed 4
- Merthyr Tydfil 22
- Blackwood 16
- Abergavenny 13
- Pontypool 22
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