Unit 3- 4 Such Close, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1JF
MOT test stations in Letchworth Garden City
2 garages in Letchworth Garden City (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 2 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.
Units 11 & 12, Jubilee Trade Centre, Jubilee Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1SP
MOT results around Letchworth Garden City
Cars and light vans tested in the SG (Stevenage) postcode area failed 20% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 225,957 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.64% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.99% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.92% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 4.18% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 11,011 | 23.2% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 6,526 | 22.7% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,099 | 19% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,001 | 27.1% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,631 | 24.1% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,470 | 23.4% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,142 | 25.5% | 27.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 3,264 | 12.7% | 12.8% |
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 Letchworth Garden City
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Letchworth 17
- Baldock 3
- Arlesey 4
- Hitchin 16
- Stevenage 28
- Shefford 4
- Biggleswade 4
- Buntingford 5
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