Unit 1a, Rectory Business Centre, Rectory Road, Rushden, NN10 0AG
MOT test stations in Rushden
11 garages in Rushden (East Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 4 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.
St Davids Road, Rushden, NN10 6GA
Washbrook Road, Rushden, NN10 6UR
Whites Garage, Cemetery Lane, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8EF
Unit 1 Rectory Road, Rushden, NN10 0AD
Unit 6 Parkham Ind Est, Wellingborough Rd, Rushden, NN10 6AY
150 High Street, Rushden, NN10 0PD
Skinners Hill, Wellingborough Road, Rushden, NN10 9YE
21 Park Road, Rushden, NN10 0RW
Unit 3, Norris Way, Rushden, NN10 6BP
Sanders Lodge Industrial Estate, Rushden, NN10 6BQ
MOT results around Rushden
Cars and light vans tested in the NN (Northampton) postcode area failed 24.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 420,554 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.14% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.24% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.51% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.79% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,218 | 29.3% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 12,957 | 30.4% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 11,805 | 27.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 11,419 | 22% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,540 | 30.5% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,158 | 28.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,614 | 29.7% | 27% |
| BMW 3 Series | 6,100 | 22.6% | 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 Rushden
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 11 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Wellingborough 32
- Northants 7
- Kettering 46
- Northampton 112
- Bedford 69
- Kempston 4
- Northamptonshire 9
- St Ives 9
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