Central Garage, Waters Green, Macclesfield, SK11 6JS
MOT test stations in Macclesfield
31 garages in Macclesfield (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 8 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.
Fallows Hall Cottage, Chelford Road, Macclesfield, SK10 4SZ
Winterton Way, Lyme Green, Macclesfield, SK11 0LP
4a Adlington Estate, Macclesfield, SK10 4NL
Unit 1 Queens Avenue, Macclesfield, SK10 2BN
Brindley Way, Lyme Green Business Park, Macclesfield, SK11 0TB
Bridge End Garage, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5PW
Goodall Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7BD
Unit One, Rodney Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6TU
London Road, Macclesfield, SK11 7SR
Hulley Road, Macclesfield, SK10 2LP
Winterton Way, Lyme Green Business Park, Macclesfield, SK11 0LP
70 King Edward Street, Macclesfield, SK10 1AT
1 Garden Street, Macclesfield, SK10 2QW
Davenport Street, Macclesfield, SK10 1JE
Lyme Green Filling Station, London Road, Lyme Green, Sutton, Macclesfield, SK11 0JX
Artillery House, Gunco Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 7JL
Star Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 7TX
Unit 6, Pool Street Industrial Estate, Macclesfield, SK11 7NX
Grimshaw Lane, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5JB
Brindley Way, Lyme Green Retail Park, Macclesfield, SK11 0TB
Chelford Road, Henbury, Macclesfield, SK11 9PG
Hibel Road, Macclesfield, SK10 2AB
Leek Road, Rushton Spencer, Macclesfield, SK11 0RN
30 Sunderland Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6JL
Unit 7 Crown Centre, Shaw Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6QY
Wilmslow Road Garage, Butley, Macclesfield, SK10 4LG
Unit 1 Slack Street, Macclesfield, SK11 7JP
Lyme Green Bsiness Park, Winterton Way, Macclesfield, SK11 0LP
Moggie Lane, Adlington, Macclesfield, SK10 4NY
Wellington Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5HT
MOT results around Macclesfield
Cars and light vans tested in the SK (Stockport) postcode area failed 22.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 310,208 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.92% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.56% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.06% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.88% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 13,196 | 27.8% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 7,779 | 25.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,742 | 19.4% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,629 | 27.5% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,197 | 31.2% | 28.5% |
| Toyota Yaris | 5,607 | 20% | 20.4% |
| MINI Hatch | 4,749 | 12.7% | 12.8% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,670 | 28.4% | 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 Macclesfield
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 8 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 8 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 4 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 28 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
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