4 Doncaster Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2HX
MOT test stations in Pontefract
29 garages in Pontefract (Yorkshire and The Humber, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 7 of them can test motorcycles, and 10 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.
Wakefield Road Garage, Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF8 4HN
53e Lidgate Crescent, Langthwaite Business Park, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3NR
Wakefield Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7AZ
Tom Wood Ash Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1HB
Stuart Road, Pontefract, WF8 4PQ
Station House, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LR
Unit 2, All Saints Industrial Estate, Baghill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2ST
Doncaster Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2JH
Mill Dam Works, North Bailey Gate, Pontefract, WF8 1EJ
Doncaster Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7BZ
Midland Road Garage, Pontefract, WF8 1QZ
Unit 9h Langthwaite Road, Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3AP
King Street, Kinsley, Pontefract, WF9 5EQ
Unit One, New Street, Kinsley, Pontefract, WF9 5EN
Kirkby Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4DE
Southgate, Pontefract, WF8 1LN
Unit 4, North Bailey Gate, Pontefract, WF8 1ES
2 Colonels Walk, Pontefract, WF8 4GA
68 Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5HG
Unit 9d, Langthwaite Grange Ind Est, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3AP
Unit Number 1 Baghill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HA
78 Knottingley Road, Pontefract, WF8 2LB
31 Lidgate Crescent, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3NR
Barnsley Road, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3LB
Unit D, Acton Hall Enterprise Park, Station Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6EQ
87a Westfield Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2EQ
Doncaster Road, East Hardwick, Pontefract, WF8 3ED
Westfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4PZ
MOT results around Pontefract
Cars and light vans tested in the WF (Wakefield) postcode area failed 21.9% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.7 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 274,247 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.44% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 6.6% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.01% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.97% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,282 | 27.8% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 8,197 | 24.1% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,610 | 29.6% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,312 | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,335 | 27.5% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,782 | 28.5% | 26.6% |
| Audi A3 | 4,530 | 19.5% | 20.2% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,494 | 25.9% | 27% |
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 Pontefract
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 7 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 7 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 4 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 27 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 10 |
Nearby towns
- Featherstone 3
- Knottingley 9
- Castleford 21
- Normanton 4
- Richmond 13
- Wakefield 78
- Barnsley 74
- Mexborough 12
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