New Oakwell Garage, Derby Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5FH
MOT test stations in Ilkeston
17 garages in Ilkeston (East Midlands, 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.
Rutland Street, Ilkeston, DE7 8DG
Unit 1b, Quarry Hill Industrial Park, Ilkeston, DE7 4RB
Unit 2 Plot 11 the Rope Walk, Ilkeston, DE7 5HX
Unit 14 Soloman Road, Cossall Industrial Estate, Cossall, Ilkeston, DE7 5UA
Unit 3a Manners Court, Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston, DE7 8EF
High Lane West, West Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 6HQ
Unit 15b Eagle Road, Quarry Hill Industrial Estate, Ilkeston, DE7 4RB
Amilda Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5DB
Unit 3, Bloomsgrove Road, Ilkeston, DE7 8DQ
Units 10 - 11 Richardsons Business Park, Belfield Street, Ilkeston, DE7 8DU
The Gateway, Derby Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5FH
48 Main Road, Smalley, Ilkeston, DE7 6EE
Station Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5TB
Units 1 & 2 Greens Court, Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston, DE7 8EF
23 Wood Lane, Horsley Woodhouse, Ilkeston, DE7 6BN
Units E & F, Digby Business Park, Digby Street, Ilkeston, DE7 5TG
MOT results around Ilkeston
Cars and light vans tested in the DE (Derby) postcode area failed 20.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 425,998 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.36% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.13% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.07% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.07% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 18,300 | 25% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 12,571 | 26.9% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 12,493 | 23.2% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 11,165 | 18.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,603 | 26.6% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 7,823 | 24.5% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,749 | 25.5% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 6,097 | 17.6% | 20.4% |
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 Ilkeston
| 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 | 17 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Heanor 5
- Nottingham 271
- Long Eaton 3
- Derby 154
- Belper 5
- Kirkby in Ashfield 3
- Derbyshire 41
- Alfreton 8
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