76 Station Road, Irthlingborough, NN9 5QE
MOT test stations in Irthlingborough
2 garages in Irthlingborough (East Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
31 High Street, Irthlingborough, NN9 5TE
MOT results around Irthlingborough
Cars and light vans tested in the NN (Northampton) postcode area failed 24.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 420,554 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.14% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.24% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.51% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.79% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,218 | 29.3% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 12,957 | 30.4% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 11,805 | 27.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 11,419 | 22% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,540 | 30.5% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,158 | 28.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,614 | 29.7% | 27% |
| BMW 3 Series | 6,100 | 22.6% | 19.8% |
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 Irthlingborough
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Rushden 11
- Wellingborough 32
- Northants 7
- Kettering 46
- Corby 30
- Northampton 112
- Northamptonshire 9
- Bedford 69
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