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MOT test stations in Great Yarmouth

40 garages in Great Yarmouth (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 10 of them can test motorcycles, and 14 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.

MOT results around Great Yarmouth

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 carHereNationally
Suspension10.36%8.93%
Lights and electrics7.92%6.95%
Tyres6.88%5.95%
Brakes6.63%6.1%

The most common cars tested here

ModelTests hereFail rate hereNationally
Ford Fiesta19,80028.9%27.3%
Ford Focus13,15727.3%25.4%
Volkswagen Golf11,94423.9%20.9%
Vauxhall Corsa10,41430.5%28.5%
Nissan Qashqai8,84629.1%26.6%
Vauxhall Astra8,02430%27.6%
Volkswagen Polo7,61629.5%27%
Ford Kuga5,30216.5%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 Great Yarmouth

Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc10
Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc10
Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg5
Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses40
Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses11
Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg14

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