High Road, Deadmans Cross, Nr Shefford, SG17 5QQ
MOT test stations in Nr Shefford
One garage in Nr Shefford (East of England, England) is on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
MOT results around Nr Shefford
Cars and light vans tested in the SG (Stevenage) postcode area failed 20% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 225,957 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.64% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.99% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.92% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 4.18% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 11,011 | 23.2% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 6,526 | 22.7% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,099 | 19% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,001 | 27.1% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,631 | 24.1% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,470 | 23.4% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,142 | 25.5% | 27.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 3,264 | 12.7% | 12.8% |
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 Nr Shefford
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Shefford 4
- Biggleswade 4
- Bedford 69
- Kempston 4
- Arlesey 4
- Ampthill 3
- Sandy 9
- Bedfordshire 7
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