Unit 4 Whitewalls Industrial Estate, Easton Grey, Malmesbury, SN16 0RD
MOT test stations in Malmesbury
8 garages in Malmesbury (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test 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.
Unit 4 Hornbury Hill Farm, Hornbury Hill, Minety, Malmesbury, SN16 9QH
5 Church Street, Sherston, Malmesbury, SN16 0LR
26 High Street, Malmesbury, SN16 9AU
Old Station Yard, Gloucester Road, Malmesbury, SN16 9JT
Cloatley Road, Hankerton, Malmesbury, SN16 9LQ
Unit 1, Whitewalls, Easton Grey, Malmesbury, SN16 0RD
Unit 1 Ings Business Park, Crudwell Road, Malmesbury, SN16 9JL
MOT results around Malmesbury
Cars and light vans tested in the SN (Swindon) postcode area failed 24.9% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.3 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 275,259 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.32% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.99% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.54% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.99% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 9,779 | 29.8% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,727 | 24.9% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 6,958 | 29.3% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,299 | 30.4% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,009 | 31.8% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,837 | 32.8% | 27% |
| MINI Hatch | 4,572 | 11.8% | 12.8% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,483 | 32.3% | 27.6% |
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 Malmesbury
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 8 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Tetbury 4
- Chippenham 26
- Cirencester 19
- Stroud 22
- Calne 5
- Corsham 8
- Wotton Under Edge 7
- Stonehouse 5
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