2 the Boundary, Farndon Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9NP
MOT test stations in Market Harborough
10 garages in Market Harborough (East Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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 2, Bowden Court, Riverside Industrial Estate, Market Harborough, LE16 7PY
47-49 Kettering Road, Market Harborough, LE16 8AW
Leicester Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7QT
Unit G, Eckland Lodge, Desborough Road, Market Harborough, LE16 8HB
Unit J, Riverside End, Market Harborough, LE16 7PU
Riverside Place, Riverside Industrial Estate, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7PT
16 Fairfield Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9QQ
Leicester Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7AY
Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HD
MOT results around Market Harborough
Cars and light vans tested in the LE (Leicester) postcode area failed 20.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.3 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 548,136 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.27% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 5.36% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.25% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 26,531 | 24.4% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 17,367 | 23.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 16,509 | 18.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 14,248 | 25.6% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 10,638 | 24.3% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 9,541 | 25.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 9,455 | 25.1% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 9,304 | 16.4% | 20.4% |
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 Market Harborough
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Ripley 3
- Corby 30
- Kettering 46
- Lutterworth 11
- Wigston 3
- Northamptonshire 9
- Leicester 225
- Rutland 7
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