Unit 955 Army Road, Tattersset Business Park, Fakenham, NR21 7RQ
MOT test stations in Fakenham
11 garages in Fakenham (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 4 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.
Unit 2, Garrood Drive, Fakenham Industrial Estate, Fakenham, NR21 8NN
Enterprise Way, Fakenham, NR21 8SN
Norwich Road, Fakenham, NR21 8SL
Unit 6a Garrood Drive, Fakenham Industrial Estate, Fakenham, NR21 8NN
South Side, Hempton Road, Fakenham, NR21 7LA
Norwich Road, Fakenham, NR21 0LW
Hawthorn Way, Fakenham, NR21 8SX
148 Fakenham Road, Thursford, Fakenham, NR21 0BD
72 Holt Road, Fakenham, NR21 8DY
South Raynham Service Station, Swaffham Road, South Raynham, Fakenham, NR21 7HP
MOT results around Fakenham
Cars and light vans tested in the NR (Norwich) postcode area failed 25% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 425,064 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.36% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.92% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.88% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 6.63% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 19,800 | 28.9% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 13,157 | 27.3% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 11,944 | 23.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 10,414 | 30.5% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,846 | 29.1% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,024 | 30% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,616 | 29.5% | 27% |
| Ford Kuga | 5,302 | 16.5% | 16.3% |
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 Fakenham
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 9 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Dereham 16
- Norfolk 33
- Swaffham 5
- Kings Lynn 62
- Kings Lynn,norfolk 3
- Cromer 3
- Wymondham 6
- Norwich 162
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