Unit 4, Ramsay Colliery, Engine Road, Loanhead, EH20 9RF
MOT test stations in Loanhead
8 garages in Loanhead (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 1 is 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 14, Dryden Vale, Bilston Glen Industrial Estate, Loanhead, EH20 9HN
7a Nivensknowe Road, Loanhead, EH20 9AU
3 A Borthwick View, Pentland Industrial Estate, Loanhead, EH20 9QH
1b Park Avenue, Loanhead, EH20 9AS
Unit 7/1, Edgefield Road, Loanhead, EH20 9TB
Nivensknowe Road, Loanhead, EH20 9AU
Swinton Place, Straiton, Loanhead, EH20 9FB
MOT results around Loanhead
Cars and light vans tested in the EH (Edinburgh) postcode area failed 27.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.7 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 387,496 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.79% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 8.52% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.21% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.71% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 14,520 | 31.9% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 13,705 | 35.8% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,394 | 22.5% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 8,727 | 31.7% | 27% |
| Ford Focus | 8,419 | 28.2% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,586 | 28.3% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,451 | 33.9% | 27.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 5,681 | 16.5% | 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 Loanhead
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 8 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Bonnyrigg 4
- Dalkeith 10
- Penicuik 4
- Gorebridge 3
- Edinburgh 126
- Musselburgh 4
- Prestonpans 3
- Tranent 8
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