3 College Street, Kempston, MK42 8LU
MOT test stations in Kempston
4 garages in Kempston (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 2 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.
Union Park, Chantry Road, Woburn Industrial Estate, Kempston, MK42 7QB
Unit 33, Woburn Road Industrial Estate, Woburn Road, Kempston, MK42 7QN
267 To 271 Bedford Road, Kempston, MK42 8BP
MOT results around Kempston
Cars and light vans tested in the MK (Milton Keynes) postcode area failed 20.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.2 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 325,169 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 7.47% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.3% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.66% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 4.67% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 11,775 | 24.8% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 9,807 | 26.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 8,335 | 25.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,305 | 19.6% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,983 | 25.7% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,813 | 23.7% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,551 | 26.1% | 27% |
| BMW 3 Series | 5,335 | 18.2% | 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 Kempston
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 4 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
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