Units 5 & 6 the Old Sawmills, Middlemarsh, Sherborne, DT9 5QW
MOT test stations in Sherborne
10 garages in Sherborne (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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.
Station Yard, Yetminster, Sherborne, DT9 6LH
Bishops Caundle, Sherborne, DT9 5NA
Western Ways Yard, Bristol Road, Sherborne, DT9 4HR
Pillar Box Lane, Beer Hackett, Sherborne, DT9 6QP
Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5AU
Unit 3a Riverside Works, Gas House Hill, Sherborne, DT9 3NH
Unit 1 Wyvern Buildings, 10 Glovers Close, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5ER
Castletown Way, Sherborne, DT9 4EA
Sherborne Business Centre, East Mile Lane, Sherborne, DT9 3DP
MOT results around Sherborne
Cars and light vans tested in the DT (Dorchester) postcode area failed 27.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.7 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 121,661 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.41% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 9.73% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.77% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.06% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 4,234 | 30% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,033 | 27.6% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 2,991 | 31.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 2,834 | 32.4% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 2,555 | 31.5% | 27.2% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 2,395 | 29.2% | 28.5% |
| Honda Jazz | 2,226 | 22.1% | 19.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,088 | 31.3% | 26.6% |
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 Sherborne
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
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