Rossie Island Road, Montrose, DD10 9NW
MOT test stations in Montrose
7 garages in Montrose (Scotland) 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.
Inverbervie, Montrose, DD10 0RU
Forties Road, Montrose, DD10 9ET
Waldron Road, Montrose, DD10 9BD
45a Lower Hall Street, Montrose, DD10 8JN
Broomfield Industrial Estate, Montrose, DD10 8SY
St Cyrus, Montrose, DD10 0BA
MOT results around Montrose
Cars and light vans tested in the DD (Dundee) postcode area failed 32.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 9.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 126,145 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 14.72% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 11.85% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.81% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 7.59% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,033 | 42.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Fiesta | 4,704 | 38.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,120 | 27% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 2,701 | 35.8% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 2,615 | 35.2% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 2,333 | 40% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,078 | 32.2% | 26.6% |
| Renault Clio | 1,839 | 49.9% | 36.8% |
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 Montrose
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 7 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Laurencekirk 3
- Brechin 5
- Arbroath 10
- Stonehaven 4
- Forfar 11
- Carnoustie 4
- Kirriemuir 4
- Banchory 6
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