Unit 2, Cartmore Industrial Estate, Lochgelly, KY5 8LL
MOT test stations in Lochgelly
6 garages in Lochgelly (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles.
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.
218 Lochleven Road, Lochore, Lochgelly, KY5 8HZ
Unit 3, Cartmore Industrial Estate, Lochgelly, KY5 8LL
Laurence Park, Kinglassie, Lochgelly, KY5 0YD
Bankhead Buildings, Kinglassie, Lochgelly, KY5 0UH
Central Garage, Whyte Street, Lochgelly, KY5 9DA
MOT results around Lochgelly
Cars and light vans tested in the KY (Kirkcaldy) postcode area failed 33.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 11 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 173,277 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 15.73% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 11.7% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 9.2% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 7.94% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,854 | 40.5% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,538 | 43.1% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 5,011 | 34% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,459 | 27.2% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,773 | 43.4% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,519 | 34.9% | 27% |
| Kia Sportage | 2,477 | 28.2% | 19.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,355 | 37% | 26.6% |
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 Lochgelly
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 6 |
Nearby towns
- Fife 9
- Cowdenbeath 7
- Glenrothes 24
- Kirkcaldy 28
- Kinross 4
- Dunfermline 21
- Inverkeithing 5
- Leven 9
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