48 Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SW
MOT test stations in Leighton Buzzard
21 garages in Leighton Buzzard (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 5 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.
The Garage, R O 28 High Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EA
The Pumping Station, Wing Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PG
Unit 4 Chassis Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4DD
Unit 9, Oakwood Enterprise Park, Ledburn, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0GR
45 Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1RS
77-83 Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TE
Unit 27, Harmill Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4FF
The Garage, Hill View Lane, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9BN
Unit 18b- 20 Double Arches Business Park, Eastern Way, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LF
Unit 4, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TH
1 Firbank Way, Chartmoor Business Park, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4YP
Units 3- 4 Manor Business Centre, High Street, South Stewkley, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0HR
1 King Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1BY
3 Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4SQ
Leighton Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1LF
13 - 16 Clipstone Brook, Cherry Courtway, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4GP
Beaconview, Sparrow Hall Farm, Leighton Buzzard, LU6 2ES
R/o 63 North Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EQ
Unit 6b, Commerce Way, Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4RW
Unit 1 Chassis Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4DD
MOT results around Leighton Buzzard
Cars and light vans tested in the LU (Luton) postcode area failed 16.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 6.3 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 204,494 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 5.71% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 5.05% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 4.93% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 3.85% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 10,359 | 20.6% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 7,787 | 19.7% | 27.6% |
| Ford Fiesta | 6,010 | 21% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,872 | 13.8% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 5,082 | 20.4% | 25.4% |
| BMW 3 Series | 3,914 | 12.5% | 19.8% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,759 | 22% | 26.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 3,644 | 16% | 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 Leighton Buzzard
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 21 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Dunstable 13
- Bletchley 7
- Tring 8
- Bedfordshire 7
- Milton Keynes 92
- Aylesbury 49
- Luton 68
- Ampthill 3
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