Camphill Close, Dallamires Lane, Ripon, HG4 1TT
MOT test stations in Ripon
15 garages in Ripon (Yorkshire and The Humber, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 6 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.
Unit 2, Navigation Way, Ripon Business Park, Ripon, HG4 1AB
Green End, Melmerby, Ripon, HG4 5HR
Unit 6, Canalside, Dallamires Lane, Ripon, HG4 1TT
Unit 5, Park Field, Studley Road, Ripon, HG4 2QR
Main Street, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, HG4 3SE
Low Skellgate, Harrogate Road, Ripon, HG4 1SR
Unit 6 Ure Bank Maltings, Ripon, HG4 1AE
Hutton Bank, Ripon, HG4 5DT
Ure Bank Top, Ripon, HG4 1JD
Dallamires Lane, Ripon, HG4 1TT
Boroughbridge Road, Ripon, HG4 1UE
Unit 1 the Sidings, Melmerby Junction, Melmerby, Ripon, HG4 5EX
Leyburn Road, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4ER
West Tanfield, Ripon, HG4 5JU
MOT results around Ripon
Cars and light vans tested in the HG (Harrogate) postcode area failed 22.8% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 86,479 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.01% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 6.42% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.87% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.58% | 6.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 2,843 | 30.3% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2,573 | 21.6% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 2,137 | 29.7% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 1,963 | 29.1% | 27% |
| MINI Hatch | 1,867 | 12.3% | 12.8% |
| Ford Focus | 1,411 | 28.4% | 25.4% |
| Kia Sportage | 1,316 | 20.3% | 19.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 1,174 | 27.7% | 27.6% |
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 Ripon
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 15 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 6 |
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