Unit 1-2 Kelbrook Business Park, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 6SH
MOT test stations in Lancashire
10 garages in Lancashire (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
28b Marathon Place, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 7QN
Unit 4 Ashley Street Works, Cavour Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 0BQ
15 Croft Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7BG
Rosegrove Lane, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6EH
140 Leeds Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 9XB
The Garage 2 Lynton House, Golden Hill, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3NN
Unit 9 Harbour Trading Estate, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7PA
Whitebirk Drive, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 3HT
Higher Bridge Street, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 2HQ
MOT results around Lancashire
Cars and light vans tested in the BB (Blackburn) postcode area failed 19% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 268,571 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.86% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 5.72% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.28% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.76% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,284 | 23.6% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,783 | 15.7% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,248 | 24.3% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 6,092 | 22.4% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,253 | 24.2% | 26.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 4,976 | 20.4% | 20.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,783 | 24.1% | 27% |
| Audi A3 | 4,758 | 15.4% | 20.2% |
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 Lancashire
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Blackburn 68
- Oswaldtwistle 3
- Accrington 17
- Darwen 9
- Padiham 3
- Rossendale 10
- Clitheroe 11
- Burnley 37
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