Units Bw1 To Bw5, 40 Murdock Road, Bicester, Oxon, OX26 4PP
MOT test stations in Oxon
8 garages in Oxon (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 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.
32-34 Station Road, Chinnor, Oxon, OX39 4PZ
Unit 9, Thorpe Way, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 4SP
55 North Street, Middle Barton, Oxon, OX7 7BH
Unit 22, W&G Industrial Estate, Challow, Oxon, OX12 9TF
9 Jefferson Way, Thame, Oxon, OX9 3SZ
Unit 10a, Pioneer Road, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7BU
Unit E3, New Yatt Business Centre, New Yatt, Witney, Oxon, OX29 6TJ
MOT results around Oxon
Cars and light vans tested in the OX (Oxford) postcode area failed 23.1% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.5 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 346,127 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.56% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.43% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.09% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.33% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 13,069 | 27.9% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 12,945 | 22.1% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 9,026 | 26.6% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 8,428 | 28.6% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,525 | 27.4% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,340 | 27% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,773 | 26.3% | 27.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 5,222 | 10.8% | 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 Oxon
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 8 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Kidlington 6
- Oxford 68
- Oxfordshire 4
- Bicester 27
- Witney 21
- Abingdon 25
- Thame 5
- Carterton 4
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