Portsmouth Road, Ripley, GU23 6EY
MOT test stations in Ripley
3 garages in Ripley (East Midlands, 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.
17b Derby Road, Ripley, DE5 3EA
Havelock Street, Ripley, DE5 3DR
MOT results around Ripley
Cars and light vans tested in the DE (Derby) postcode area failed 20.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 425,998 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.36% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.13% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.07% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.07% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 18,300 | 25% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 12,571 | 26.9% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 12,493 | 23.2% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 11,165 | 18.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,603 | 26.6% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 7,823 | 24.5% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,749 | 25.5% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 6,097 | 17.6% | 20.4% |
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 Ripley
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 3 |
Nearby towns
- Lutterworth 11
- Market Harborough 10
- Wigston 3
- Rugby 34
- Leicester 225
- Hinckley 24
- Northamptonshire 9
- Bedworth 4
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