MOT test stations in Preston
145 garages in Preston (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 17 of them can test motorcycles, and 36 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.
- A2z Auto (nw) LTD PR1 3AG01772 556535 · class 4
- A6 Garage PR3 5DR01772 862502 · class 4
- A6 Towing Brackets LTD PR7 3AE01257 263343 · class 4, 5, 7
- Anchor MOT Station Hutton LTD PR4 5SP01772 612482 · class 4
- Arnold Clark PR2 2TY01772 329900 · class 4
- Arnold Clark PR1 8PQ01772 258862 · class 4
- Ashton Autos PR2 2DS01772 733357 · class 4
- Ashton MOT & Service Centre LTD PR2 2DB01772 203232 · class 4
- Automatic Transmissions (preston) LTD PR1 7NS01772 259068 · class 3, 4
- Bee Mill Garage PR3 3XJ01254 878765 · class 4
- Belmont Garage & Sons LTD PR3 2DB01772 785598 · class 4
- Bennetts MOT and Car Repair Centre Limited PR1 0DQ01772 745422 · class 4
- Bonds of Longridge Limited PR3 3AE01772 783298 · class 4
- Bowker Preston Limited PR2 2YA01772 769976 · class 4
- Brock Motor Engineers PR3 0GA01995 643279 · class 4
- Browns Autocare LTD PR5 6SY01772 587730 · class 1, 2, 4
- Browns of Grimsargh LTD PR3 2XB01772 652323 · class 4
- C J Dickinson MOT Service PR26 9HQ01772 600223 · class 4
- Cabus Autos PR3 1AD01524 793794 · class 4
- Car Clinic PR1 1TJ01772 251771 · class 4
- Car Doctor PR1 8RT01772 200777 · class 4
- Carford Garage LTD PR2 2RN01772 724347 · class 4
- Castleton Road Garage Limited PR1 6QH01772 252088 · class 4
- Chapel Lane Garage PR4 5EB01772 612124 · class 4
- Chorley Nissan Preston PR1 8DT01772 270270 · class 4
- Clock Garage Preston LTD PR2 6RH01772 652223 · class 4
- Cop Lane Garage Limited PR1 0US01772 743966 · class 4
- Coppull Motor Repairs PR7 5ED01257 791693 · class 4
- Cornalls Kenlis Road Garage PR3 1GB01995 604043 · class 4
- Croston MOT Centre PR26 9RF01772 601605 · class 4
- D and C Autos LTD PR4 6AQ01772 603900 · class 4
- Dal Auto Dynamics Limited PR1 1UH01772 254224 · class 4
- Das Preston Limited PR1 5EJ01772 796066 · class 4
- Deepdale Service Station LTD PR2 8AN01772 700721 · class 4
- Deepdale Tyres & Auto Centre LTD PR1 5LX01772 797726 · class 4
- Devonshire Garage Limited PR1 4UE01772 651642 · class 4
- E and A Jarvis PR3 2NQ0199561800 · class 4, 5, 7
- Eldon Street Garage PR2 2AY01772 729255 · class 4
- Elswick Motors LTD PR4 3YH07508 373240 · class 4
- Evans Halshaw Ford Preston PR2 2YQ01772 204000 · class 4, 5, 7
- Fleet Service LTD PR5 4AN01772 704130 · class 4, 5, 7
- Formula One Autocentres Limited PR1 7JP01772 257688 · class 4, 5, 7
- Fred Coupe Preston Limited PR5 4JB01772 272200 · class 4
- Fulwood Garage LTD PR2 8EA01772 717559 · class 4
- Fylde Autocare PR4 0XQ01772 633777 · class 4
- Garage Services (gsl) Limited PR25 4GU01772 622500 · class 4
- Garstang Motors PR3 1PR01995 605649 · class 4, 7
- Golden Hill Garage PR25 2YE01772 423416 · class 4
- Gos Vehicle Repairs 7 Servicing LTD PR1 9XR01772 741111 · class 4
- Gregson Lane Garage Limited PR5 0FD01254 853762 · class 4, 7
- Halfords Autocentre PR2 2YN01772 726465 · class 4
- Halfords Autocentre PR2 3AB01772 251099 · class 4
- Halfords Autocentre PR1 8RR01772 880699 · class 4
- Hampsons Garage LTD PR1 7JD01772 257979 · class 4
- Hardings Garage PR1 9HY01772 744438 · class 1, 2, 4
- Hartley's Automotive Limited PR1 5RT07872 485711 · class 4
- Head Dyke Garage PR3 6SD01253 790244 · class 4, 5, 7
- Highams Garage Limited PR4 1AH01772 635106 · class 4
- Hoghton Lane Garage PR5 4EH01254 853239 · class 4
- Holmes Motor Engineering Ltd. PR5 5JD01772 323557 · class 4
- Holmeswood Garage Limited PR4 6JS01704 821318 · class 1, 2, 4
- Hpl Motors PR2 5PZ01772 846316 · class 4, 5, 7
- Irelands Garage PR3 2NA01772 785553 · class 3, 4
- J & K Heron LTD PR1 9TD01772 746133 · class 4
- J B Garages Limited PR4 2HD01772 684956 · class 1, 2, 4
- J B Motors (longton) LTD PR4 4SD01772 612447 · class 1, 2, 3, 4
- J Cheetham & Sons PR4 6UD01772 812358 · class 1, 2, 3, 4
- J S B Motors LTD PR1 7JN01772 880810 · class 4
- J Seed Motor Engineers Limited PR1 5HT01772 701433 · class 4
- J Townsend & Sons Warton Limited PR4 1AH01772 632238 · class 1, 2, 4, 7
- Jewel Tyres & Autocare Limited PR1 7JR01772 204544 · class 4
- John Carr & Son Motorcycles LTD PR3 0QH01995 640197 · class 1, 2
- John Handley Motors PR2 3DS01772 717422 · class 4
- Johnsons Seat PR2 2JW01772 333030 · class 4
- Jps Autocare PR2 3QB01772 715917 · class 4, 5, 7
- Junction Garage PR4 5QD01772 616152 · class 4
- Just Citroen PR2 2NJ01772 768222 · class 4, 7
- Kinders Service Station PR3 5HE01772 863922 · class 4
- Kramer Motors PR2 1BQ01772 729704 · class 4
- Kwik - Fit PR1 2HP01772 253002 · class 4
- Kwik Fit PR1 1RU01772 821228 · class 4
- Lancashire County Council Vehicle Maintenance Unit PR5 6BB01772 311507 · class 4, 5, 7
- Lbt Motors Limited PR3 1EB01995 603338 · class 4
- Longton Commercials Limited PR4 4SD01772 616157 · class 1, 2, 4, 5, 7
- Meanygate Garage LTD PR25 2ZJ01772 422944 · class 4, 7
- Mercedes Benz of Preston PR2 2TY01772 326666 · class 4
- Michael Theobald Garage Limited PR25 5DA01772 622900 · class 4
- Millers of Longton LTD PR4 4SR01772 613195 · class 4, 5, 7
- Mitchell Brothers PR3 0JU01995 602233 · class 4
- Motor Depot Limited PR2 2DF01772 429377 · class 4
- Multi PR2 1BQ01772 727213 · class 1, 2
- Naze Lane Garage PR4 1UN01772 631199 · class 4, 5, 7
- Newton Car and Van Centre PR4 3RE01772 686555 · class 4
- North West Ambulance Service Nhs Trust PR3 5LN07812 304632 · class 4, 5, 7
- North West Autocare PR5 6SY01772 314873 · class 4
- Oak Street Garage LTD PR1 3XD01772 827799 · class 4, 7
- Ord Road Garage PR2 2EE01772 728833 · class 1, 2, 4
- Otra Limited PR5 8BF01772 337023 · class 4, 7
- Penwortham Service Station PR1 9XD01772 744394 · class 4
- Pep's Motorcycles PR2 2YL01772 732007 · class 1, 2
- Perrys Motor Sales LTD PR2 5PZ01772 704466 · class 4, 7
- Plox Motors Limited PR4 6HB01772 813437 · class 4, 5, 7
- Porsche Preston PR2 1QJ01772 911911 · class 4
- Preston Audi PR2 2JZ01772 730000 · class 4
- Preston Autofix PR1 1DQ07413 634069 · class 4, 5, 7
- Preston MOT Centre PR1 5BD01772 378717 · class 4
- Preston Motor Park PR2 2YQ01772 555800 · class 4, 5, 7
- Preston Transmissions PR1 8SN01772 824894 · class 4
- Preston Volkswagen PR2 6BX01772 702288 · class 4
- Pye Commercials (preston) LTD PR2 5NN01772 651268 · class 4, 7
- R J & I Wells LTD PR3 0XE01995 670343 · class 4, 5, 7
- Ribble Valley Service Centre Limited PR1 1PJ01772 556027 · class 1, 2, 4
- Ribble Valley Tyre and Auto Services LTD PR3 2AD01772 784000 · class 4
- Ribblesdale Auto Electrics 1992 LTD PR1 8YN01772 555011 · class 4, 7
- Ribbleton Lane MOT Centre PR1 5ED01772 700477 · class 4
- Ribbleton Service Station LTD PR2 6RE01772 792472 · class 4
- Ribby Road Garage PR4 2BB01772 685245 · class 4
- Robins & Day Preston PR2 2DS01772 735811 · class 4, 5, 7
- Royal Mail Group PLC Fleet and Maintenance Services PR2 9GG01772 663362 · class 4, 7
- Rybrook Jaguar PR2 5PZ01772 806666 · class 4
- School Lane Service Station PR5 6QD01772 336938 · class 1, 2, 3, 4
- Shorrock Motorcycles LTD PR1 9XS01772744392463575 · class 1, 2
- Signature Auto Care LTD PR4 0XQ01772 634488 · class 4, 7
- Simpsons Skoda Preston PR2 2TY01772 722200 · class 4
- Skeffington MOT Centre Limited PR1 6RX07581 249124 · class 4
- South Ribble Borough Council PR26 7QR01772 625615 · class 4, 5, 7
- Southgate MOT Service Station LTD PR1 1NP07832 905152 · class 4
- St Michaels Garage PR3 0TJ01995 679606 · class 4
- Stratstone Jlr Preston PR2 5PZ01772 340171 · class 4
- Sunnybank Motors PR4 2JE01772 685357 · class 4
- Suthers (star Garage) LTD PR4 5JS01772 612281 · class 1, 2, 4, 5, 7
- Suttons Garage PR4 6US01772 812288 · class 3, 4
- Swan Street Garage PR1 5NA01772 701144 · class 4
- Taylors Garage Clifton Limited PR4 0YB01772 682789 · class 4, 7
- The Mini Centre (preston) LTD PR1 8JR01772 251189 · class 4
- Three Ways Garage PR3 5DD01772 861126 · class 4
- Tramway Garage Limited PR5 6EE01772 336503 · class 4
- Treales Garage PR4 3SR01772 684594 · class 3, 4
- Vantage Toyota Preston PR2 2TY01772 905000 · class 4, 7
- Vehicle Care Solutions Limited PR1 9XR01772 217500 · class 4
- Vine Street Garage PR1 8SN01772 253908 · class 4
- Volkswagen Van Centre ( Lancashire) PR2 5PY01772 655000 · class 4, 7
- Warwick Street Motors Limited PR3 3EB01772 783282 · class 1, 2, 4
- Whitestake Garage Limited PR4 4JT01772 612268 · class 4
- Ycc Service Centre LTD PR1 5EB01772 704704 · class 4, 5, 7
MOT results around Preston
Cars and light vans tested in the PR (Preston) postcode area failed 22.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 283,544 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.53% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.62% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.31% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 6.22% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,477 | 28.2% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,074 | 27% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 6,715 | 25.7% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,397 | 20.1% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,706 | 27.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,771 | 25.2% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,717 | 28.2% | 27.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,241 | 20% | 19.8% |
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 Preston
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 17 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 17 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 7 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 141 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 21 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 36 |
Nearby towns
- Leyland 11
- Chorley 29
- Blackburn 68
- Lancashire 10
- Darwen 9
- Lytham St Annes 9
- Poulton Le Fylde 14
- Blackpool 66
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