Unit 69 Third Avenue, Heatherhouse Industrial Estate, Irvine, KA12 8HN
MOT test stations in Irvine
14 garages in Irvine (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 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.
Unit 15, Whittle Place, South Newmoor Industrial Estate, Irvine, KA11 4HR
Ayr Road, Irvine, KA12 8BZ
9 Arkwright Way, North Newmoor Industrial Estate, Irvine, KA11 4JU
115c Bank Street, Irvine, KA12 0PT
114 Montgomery Street, Irvine, KA12 8PW
Unit 3, West Bowhouse Workshops, Irvine, KA11 1PR
Heatherhouse Road, Irvine, KA12 8HQ
9 East Road, Irvine, KA12 0BP
Unit 5, 7 Kyle Road, Irvine, KA12 8JF
7 Quarry Road, Irvine, KA12 0TE
5 Corsehill Mount Road, Dreghorn, Irvine, KA11 4JZ
Unit 1, Corsehill Mount Road, Dreghorn, Irvine, KA11 4JZ
9 Kyle Road, Irvine, KA12 8JF
MOT results around Irvine
Cars and light vans tested in the KA (Ayr) postcode area failed 25.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 164,844 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.24% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 9.3% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.8% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.69% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,303 | 31.4% | 28.5% |
| Ford Fiesta | 6,298 | 30.3% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 4,532 | 25.4% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,302 | 22.1% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,170 | 31.5% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,672 | 25.6% | 26.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 2,426 | 15.7% | 12.8% |
| Renault Clio | 2,397 | 41.8% | 36.8% |
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 Irvine
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 14 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Kilwinning 5
- Saltcoats 5
- Kilmarnock 31
- Ardrossan 4
- Dalry 3
- Prestwick 3
- Glengarnock 3
- Ayr 42
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