Tollgate Workshop, Bury Road, Kentford, Newmarket, CB8 7PY
MOT test stations in Newmarket
12 garages in Newmarket (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 of them can test motorcycles, and 3 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 5, 109 Fordham Road, Snailwell, Newmarket, CB8 7NB
2-4 Bury Road, Newmarket, CB8 7BP
100 Oaks Drive, Oaks Drive Business Park, Newmarket, CB8 7SX
Bury Road, Kentford, Newmarket, CB8 7PZ
Units 3 & 4, Plot 5 Studlands Park Industrial Estate, Studlands Park Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 7AU
Unit 5b, Victoria Way, Studlands Industrial Estate, Newmarket, CB8 7SH
14-15 Victoria Way, Newmarket, CB8 7SH
46 Exeter Road, Newmarket, CB8 8LR
67c Exning Road, Newmarket, CB8 0EA
204 Bury Road, Stradishall, Newmarket, CB8 8YN
11 Church Street, Exning, Newmarket, CB8 7EH
MOT results around Newmarket
Cars and light vans tested in the CB (Cambridge) postcode area failed 22.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 219,555 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.12% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 7.34% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.93% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 4.76% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 8,467 | 26% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,984 | 22.5% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 5,931 | 26.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,599 | 25.8% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 4,317 | 28.7% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,526 | 27.4% | 27.6% |
| Honda Jazz | 3,522 | 16.4% | 19.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,450 | 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 Newmarket
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 4 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 4 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 11 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 3 |
Nearby towns
- Mildenhall 3
- Ely 30
- Haverhill 8
- Bury St Edmunds 66
- Cambridge 89
- Brandon 8
- Saffron Walden 12
- Sudbury 23
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