Hartness Road, Gilwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, CA11 9BD
MOT test stations in Penrith
26 garages in Penrith (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 of them can test motorcycles, and 13 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.
Firwood, Winskill, Penrith, CA10 1PA
The Garage, Newbiggin, Stainton, Penrith, CA11 0HT
Cromwell Road, Penrith, CA11 7JW
Chambers Garage, Tirril, Penrith, CA10 2JF
Unit 2, Sidings Industrial Estate, Tebay, Penrith, CA10 3XR
Myers Lane, Castletown, Penrith, CA11 9DP
Skirsgill Depot, Skirsgill Lane, Penrith, CA10 2BQ
Unit 4, Haweswater Road, Penrith, CA11 9EU
Cowper Road, Gilwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, CA11 9BN
Temple Sowerby, Penrith, CA10 1RS
Grove House, Foster Street, Penrith, CA11 7NZ
Midtown Farm, Reagill, Penrith, CA10 3ER
Unit 44, Gilwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, CA11 9BL
Meadow Court, Langwathby, Penrith, CA10 1ND
Unit 40, Stalker Road, Gillwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, CA11 9BG
Unit 61, Gilwilly Road, Gilwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, CA11 9BL
Cowper Road, Gilwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, CA11 9BN
Plumpton, Penrith, CA11 9NS
Deneden, Langwathby, Penrith, CA10 1LW
Unit 9, Cowper Road, Gilwilly Industrial Estate, Penrith, CA11 9BN
The Garage, Kirkoswald, Penrith, CA10 1DQ
Shap Garage, Main Street, Shap, Penrith, CA10 3LX
The Garage, Mardale Road, Penrith Industrial Estate, Penrith, CA11 9DP
Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EH
Calthwaite, Penrith, CA11 9QY
MOT results around Penrith
Cars and light vans tested in the CA (Carlisle) postcode area failed 23.1% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.5 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 183,545 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.07% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 6.98% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.21% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 8,343 | 29.9% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 5,797 | 24.4% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,703 | 19.2% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,528 | 24.4% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 3,063 | 31.9% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,012 | 26.5% | 27% |
| Ford Kuga | 2,717 | 17.8% | 16.3% |
| Ford Transit | 2,565 | 31.5% | 30.8% |
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 Penrith
| 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 | 25 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 13 |
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