506 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9BB
MOT test stations in Ferndown
5 garages in Ferndown (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles.
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.
1 Library Road, Ferndown, BH22 9JP
554 Wimborne Road East, Ferndown, BH22 9NQ
441 Wimborne Road East, Ferndown, BH22 9NA
236-240 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9AR
MOT results around Ferndown
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 Ferndown
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Wimborne 27
- Bournemouth 42
- Verwood 5
- Ringwood 10
- Poole 83
- Christchurch 30
- Fordingbridge 5
- New Milton 9
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