Fallbarn Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 7NT
MOT test stations in Rawtenstall
2 garages in Rawtenstall (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles.
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.
Unit 8, The Corn Exchange, Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 8EU
MOT results around Rawtenstall
Cars and light vans tested in the BB (Blackburn) postcode area failed 19% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 268,571 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.86% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 5.72% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.28% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.76% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,284 | 23.6% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,783 | 15.7% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,248 | 24.3% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 6,092 | 22.4% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,253 | 24.2% | 26.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 4,976 | 20.4% | 20.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,783 | 24.1% | 27% |
| Audi A3 | 4,758 | 15.4% | 20.2% |
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 Rawtenstall
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Rossendale 10
- Bacup 3
- Accrington 17
- Oswaldtwistle 3
- Burnley 37
- Padiham 3
- Bury 41
- Todmorden 7
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