Units 8 & 9 Lea Green Farm, Christchurch Road, Downton, Lymington, SO41 0LA
MOT test stations in Lymington
10 garages in Lymington (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 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.
Unit 275 Ricardo Way, Ampress Park, Lymington, SO41 8JU
735 Ampress Lane, Ampress Park, Lymington, SO41 8LW
Unit 3, 44 Milford Road, Lymington, SO41 8DU
Christchurch Road, Downton, Lymington, SO41 0LA
Ampress Park, 1 Ricardo Way, Lymington, SO41 8JU
Unit 5, Saltmarsh Park, Gosport Street, Lymington, SO41 9EG
Unit 19, Gordleton Industrial Park, Lymington, SO41 8JD
Old Christchurch Road, Everton, Lymington, SO41 0JJ
7 High Street, Milford on Sea, Lymington, SO41 0QF
MOT results around Lymington
Cars and light vans tested in the SO (Southampton) postcode area failed 23.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 378,131 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.23% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.84% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.76% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.6% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 15,991 | 26.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,597 | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 10,244 | 27.5% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 9,412 | 28.5% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,977 | 28.6% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,207 | 30.1% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,023 | 30% | 26.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 5,559 | 23.8% | 19.8% |
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 Lymington
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- New Milton 9
- Brockenhurst 5
- Christchurch 30
- Ringwood 10
- Bournemouth 42
- Southampton 157
- Isle of Wight 42
- Ferndown 5
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