19 Wheatfield Way, Hinckley Fields Industrial Estate, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1YG
MOT test stations in Leicestershire
11 garages in Leicestershire (East Midlands, 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.
Unit 4 Station Road, Uppingham, Leicestershire, LE15 9TX
Unit 1g, 135-149 Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SF
1 Grenville Gardens, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9PT
Unit 2 Terracotta Court, Hathernware Industrial Estate, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire, LE12 5ES
Unit C the Locks, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5XH
Unit 1 Dawson Yard, Heather, Leicestershire, LE67 2RF
12a Digby Drive, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0RQ
Unit B 78 Waterworks Road, Greenhill Industrial Estate, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4HZ
4a Charlotte Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1NA
414-416 Groby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9QB
MOT results around Leicestershire
Cars and light vans tested in the LE (Leicester) postcode area failed 20.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.3 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 548,136 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.27% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 5.36% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.25% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 26,531 | 24.4% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 17,367 | 23.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 16,509 | 18.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 14,248 | 25.6% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 10,638 | 24.3% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 9,541 | 25.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 9,455 | 25.1% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 9,304 | 16.4% | 20.4% |
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 Leicestershire
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Leicester 225
- Wigston 3
- Loughborough 39
- Melton Mowbray 18
- Coalville 18
- Lutterworth 11
- Oakham 5
- Ripley 3
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