Forge Hill Lane Garage, Forge Hill Lane, Knottingley, WF11 8HN
MOT test stations in Knottingley
9 garages in Knottingley (Yorkshire and The Humber, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 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.
North Road, Brotherton, Knottingley, WF11 9EP
Pottery Lane, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8JX
Unit 3 Delta Business Park, Fernley Green Road, Knottingley, WF11 8DY
65b Weeland Road, Knottingley, WF11 8BG
Tyke Petrol Station, Pontefract Road, Knottingley, WF11 9JQ
108 Weeland Road, Knottingley, WF11 8BG
Old Great North Road, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8NN
North Road, Brotherton, Knottingley, WF11 9EP
MOT results around Knottingley
Cars and light vans tested in the WF (Wakefield) postcode area failed 21.9% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.7 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 274,247 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.44% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 6.6% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.01% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.97% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,282 | 27.8% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 8,197 | 24.1% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,610 | 29.6% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,312 | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,335 | 27.5% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,782 | 28.5% | 26.6% |
| Audi A3 | 4,530 | 19.5% | 20.2% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,494 | 25.9% | 27% |
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 Knottingley
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 9 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Castleford 21
- Featherstone 3
- Pontefract 29
- Normanton 4
- Richmond 13
- Selby 16
- Tadcaster 5
- Wakefield 78
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