Unit 4, Kendal Business Park, Kendal, LA9 6EW
MOT test stations in Kendal
28 garages in Kendal (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 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.
Castle Street, Kendal, LA9 7AD
Unit 10a, Mintsfeet Road North, Kendal, LA9 6LZ
Unit 10, Dockray Hall Industrial Estate, Dockray Hall Road, Kendal, LA9 4RU
Mintsfeet Road, Kendal, LA9 6LU
Station Road, Kendal, LA9 6BT
Unit 24, Dockray Hall Industrial Estate, Kendal, LA9 4RU
New Road, Kendal, LA9 4AY
Crook Road, Kendal, LA8 8JT
Kentdale Garage, 1 Wildman Street, Kendal, LA9 6EN
Appleby Road Service Station, Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6ES
Unit 2a, Moreland Court, Westmorland Business Park, Kendal, LA9 6NS
Shap Road, Kendal, LA9 6NZ
1 Sandes Avenue, Kendal, LA9 4LL
Mintsfeet Industrial Estate, Kendal, LA9 6DE
Unit 2/3, Shap Road Industrial Estate, Kendal, LA9 6NZ
Unit 2, Natland, Kendal, LA9 7QS
Bridge End Garage, Levens, Kendal, LA8 8EL
Lound Road, Kendal, LA9 7EG
Mintsfeet Road South, Mintsfeet Industrial Estate, Kendal, LA9 6ND
Queen Katherine Avenue, Kendal, LA9 6DU
Unit 7a, Riverside Business Park, Natland Road, Kendal, LA9 7SX
Unit 17, Kendal Business Park, Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6ES
Mint Bridge Road, Kendal, LA9 6NF
Auto & Body Repairs, Old Cooperage Yard, Gatebeck, Kendal, LA8 0HW
Station Road, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9NB
Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9NG
Unit 3, Dockray Hall Road, Kendal, LA9 4RU
MOT results around Kendal
Cars and light vans tested in the LA (Kendal) postcode area failed 24.1% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.5 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 167,430 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.27% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.37% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.15% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.15% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 6,758 | 29.8% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,696 | 21.5% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 4,239 | 25.7% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 4,013 | 29.9% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,434 | 26.7% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 2,937 | 28.5% | 27.2% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 2,502 | 30.9% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,335 | 31.1% | 26.6% |
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 Kendal
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 4 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 4 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 27 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
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