Abercarn MOT Centre
Unit 13 H & J Darren Drive, Prince of Wales Industrial Estate, Abercarn, Newport, NP11 5AR
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Newport. Site number S002722.
Unit 13 H & J Darren Drive, Prince of Wales Industrial Estate, Abercarn, Newport, NP11 5AR
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the NP (Newport) postcode area failed 26% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 270,396 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.59% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.15% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.9% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.54% | 5.95% |
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.
Unit C2 & C3, Chapel Farm Industrial Estate, Cwmcarn, NP11 7BH
High Street, Newbridge, Newport, NP11 4GU
Unit 1 Cwmdows Lane, Off High Street, Newbridge, Newport, NP11 4AL
1 Islwyn Road, Wattsville, Cross Keys, Newport, NP11 7QD
Unit 7 Newtown Industrial Estate, Crosskeys, NP11 7PZ