Unit 13 Lodge Works, Ashcroft Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Kirkby, L33 7TW
MOT test stations in Kirkby
One garage in Kirkby (North West, England) is 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.
MOT results around Kirkby
Cars and light vans tested in the L (Liverpool) postcode area failed 20.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.2 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 337,223 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 7.71% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.32% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.57% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.5% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 22,017 | 24.3% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 16,359 | 21.7% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 9,781 | 26.8% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,774 | 23.8% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,447 | 24.6% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,820 | 18.6% | 20.9% |
| Ford Kuga | 5,732 | 13.8% | 16.3% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,816 | 15.7% | 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 Kirkby
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Merseyside 3
- Prescot 5
- Skelmersdale 11
- Huyton 3
- Liverpool 191
- St Helens 48
- Bootle 5
- Rainhill 3
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