Unit 3 Park Mill Estate, Off Camden Street, Mossley, OL5 9BD
MOT test stations in Mossley
4 garages in Mossley (North 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 1e the Glover Centre, Egmont Street, Mossley, OL5 9PY
Riverside Works, Waggon Road, Mossley, OL5 9HL
Roaches Garage, Manchester Road, Mossley, OL5 9BL
MOT results around Mossley
Cars and light vans tested in the OL (Oldham) postcode area failed 21.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.3 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 211,946 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.67% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.83% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.62% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.32% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,105 | 26.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,872 | 20% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,860 | 27.9% | 28.5% |
| Toyota Yaris | 5,057 | 25.1% | 20.4% |
| Ford Focus | 4,805 | 23.1% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,749 | 26.1% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,104 | 26% | 27% |
| Audi A3 | 3,607 | 18.1% | 20.2% |
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 Mossley
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 4 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Stalybridge 6
- Ashton Under Lyne 19
- Dukinfield 9
- Oldham 73
- Chadderton 3
- Hyde 15
- Glossop 3
- Rochdale 58
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