Smithfield Garage, Pool Road, Newtown, SY16 1DW
MOT test stations in Newtown
14 garages in Newtown (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 6 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 6 Lion Works, Pool Road, Newtown, SY16 3AG
Severn Square, Newtown, SY16 2AE
Tregynon Garage, Tregynon, Newtown, SY16 3EL
Pool Rd, Newtown, SY16 1DD
21b Mochdre Industrial Estate, Newtown, SY16 4LE
Dolfor Rd, Newtown, SY16 4BQ
Glanmule Garage, Kerry, Newtown, SY16 4LW
Unit 4, Grooms Enterprise Park, Pool Road, Newtown, SY16 1DL
Unit 8b, Dyffryn Industrial Estate, Pool Road, Newtown, SY16 3BD
Grooms Industrial Estate, Pool Road, Newtown, SY16 1DL
Unit 8 Lion Works, Pool Rd, Newtown, SY16 3AG
Penshwa, Penshwa Lane, Newtown, SY16 3LY
Unit 18 Vastre Industrial Estate, Newtown, SY16 1DZ
MOT results around Newtown
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 Newtown
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 13 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 6 |
Nearby towns
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