Unit 16, Eastfield Business Park, Newark Road South, Glenrothes, KY7 4NS
MOT test stations in Glenrothes
24 garages in Glenrothes (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 6 of them can test motorcycles, and 13 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 G4 Blackwood Road, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 4AL
Unit 2, Poplar Road Depot, Poplar Road, Glenrothes, KY7 4AA
1 Blackwood Road, Glenrothes, KY7 4NP
Unit 1, Bankhead Industrial Estate, Blackwood Way, Glenrothes, KY7 6JF
1 Woodgate Way South, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 4PF
Unit 3, Woodgate Way North, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 4PE
Unit 5, Woodgate Way South, Glenrothes, KY7 4PF
Unit 6, 1 Blackwood Road, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 4NP
8 Woodgate Way North, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 4PE
Bankhead Central, Bankhead Park, Glenrothes, KY7 6GH
Sweetbank, Markinch, Glenrothes, KY7 6JN
38 Whitehill Road, Glenrothes, KY6 2RW
Fullerton Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QR
11a Faraday Road, Glenrothes, KY6 2RU
Unit P, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Baird Road, Glenrothes, KY7 4NY
Unit 3, Castleblair Business Park, Fullerton Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QR
9 Whitehill Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY6 2RP
Unit 10, Whitehill Ind. Est., Whitehill, Glenrothes, KY6 2RW
23 Woodgate Way South, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 4PF
2 Newark Road South, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 4NS
Poplar Road, Glenrothes, KY7 4AA
2a Poplar Road, Glenrothes, KY7 4AA
30 To 34 High Street, Markinch, Glenrothes, KY7 6DQ
MOT results around Glenrothes
Cars and light vans tested in the KY (Kirkcaldy) postcode area failed 33.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 11 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 173,277 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 15.73% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 11.7% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 9.2% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 7.94% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,854 | 40.5% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,538 | 43.1% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 5,011 | 34% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,459 | 27.2% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,773 | 43.4% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,519 | 34.9% | 27% |
| Kia Sportage | 2,477 | 28.2% | 19.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,355 | 37% | 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 Glenrothes
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 6 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 6 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 24 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 7 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 13 |
Nearby towns
- Fife 9
- Kirkcaldy 28
- Lochgelly 6
- Leven 9
- Cowdenbeath 7
- Cupar 12
- Kinross 4
- Dunfermline 21
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