Hawthorn Garage
Cardiff Road, Hawthorn, Pontypridd, CF37 5AA
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Pontypridd. Site number 4960A2.
Cardiff Road, Hawthorn, Pontypridd, CF37 5AA
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the CF (Cardiff) postcode area failed 26.9% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.3 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 501,477 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.78% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.89% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 8.04% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.47% | 5.95% |
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.
Glyndwr Avenue, Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd, CF37 5PD
Unit 9b Upper Boat Trading Estate, Treforest, CF37 5BP
The Vauxhall Centre, Severn Road, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, CF37 5SP
Upper Boat, Pontypridd, CF37 5YE
Main Road, Church Village, Pontypridd, CF38 1PY