Old Churchstoke, Montgomery, SY15 6DH
MOT test stations in Montgomery
3 garages in Montgomery (Wales) 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.
Castle Street, Montgomery, SY15 6PW
The Sidings, Caerhowell, Montgomery, SY15 6HF
MOT results around Montgomery
Cars and light vans tested in the SY (Shrewsbury) postcode area failed 24% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 209,372 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.29% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.25% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.87% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.54% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,359 | 30.1% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,809 | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,653 | 30% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 4,612 | 26.5% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,342 | 29.3% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,481 | 29.3% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 3,440 | 24.9% | 27.2% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,161 | 27.5% | 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 Montgomery
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 3 |
Nearby towns
- Welshpool 10
- Newtown 14
- Church Stretton 3
- Llanidloes 3
- Shrewsbury 68
- Oswestry 26
- Presteigne 4
- Ludlow 10
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