20 22 High Street, Wilburton, Ely, CB6 3RB
MOT test stations in Ely
30 garages in Ely (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 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.
Downham Garage, 23a Main Street, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2ST
1 Crown Lane, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1PP
Unit 22, The Dock, Ely, CB7 4GS
Unit 16, 141 Wisbech Road, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1JJ
137 Lynn Road, Ely, CB6 1DG
1 To 5 High Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HB
Unit 12 Henry Crabb Road, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1SE
21 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4TZ
Unit 8 Angel Drove, Ely, CB7 4DT
Southern by Pass, Ely, CB7 4DT
Unit 1,109 the Row, Sutton, Ely, CB6 2PB
12 Station Road, Haddenham, Ely, CB6 3XD
Black Bank Road, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2TZ
21 Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely, CB6 3NW
Carter Street, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5NG
Unit 5 Mount Pleasant Farm, Pymoor, Ely, CB6 2DY
Unit 4, Saxon Business Park, A10 Bypass, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1XX
100 Carter Street, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5JU
Unit 4c, 127 Mereside, Soham, Ely, CB7 5EG
78 Main Street, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HQ
17 Townsend, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DD
Unit 2a Ely Road, Sutton, Ely, CB6 2QD
Unit 17a Lancaster Business Park, Ely, CB6 3NW
Ely Road, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1HJ
8 Townsend, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DB
21b Regal Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5BE
Ibbotts Garage, Ely Road, Sutton, Ely, CB6 2QD
Chettisham Garage, Lynn Road, Ely, CB6 1SA
7 Lower Road, Wicken, Ely, CB7 5YB
MOT results around Ely
Cars and light vans tested in the CB (Cambridge) postcode area failed 22.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 219,555 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.12% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 7.34% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.93% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 4.76% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 8,467 | 26% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,984 | 22.5% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 5,931 | 26.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,599 | 25.8% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 4,317 | 28.7% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,526 | 27.4% | 27.6% |
| Honda Jazz | 3,522 | 16.4% | 19.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,450 | 27.5% | 26.6% |
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 Ely
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 4 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 4 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 29 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 11 |
Nearby towns
- Chatteris 3
- Mildenhall 3
- Newmarket 12
- Cambridge 89
- March 12
- Brandon 8
- Downham Market 5
- Cambridgeshire 11
Need the car’s history before you book? Check its MOT record first.