Unit 4 Cd Roberts Yard, 47 Otley Road, Charlestown, Shipley, BD17 7PU
MOT test stations in Shipley
10 garages in Shipley (Yorkshire and The Humber, 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.
Powell Road, Bolton Woods, Shipley, BD18 1BD
Unit 4 Tong Park Industrial Estate, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 7QD
84 Otley Road, Shipley, BD18 3SA
7 Mount Place, Shipley, BD18 3HT
Thackley Old Road, Shipley, BD18 1QB
31-33 Back Saltaire Road, Unit 3, Shipley, BD18 3HH
Thackley Old Road, Shipley, BD18 1QB
31 Back Saltaire Road, Shipley, BD18 3HH
Units 1 & 3 Windhill Workshops, Hillside Road, Leeds Road, Shipley, BD18 1DZ
MOT results around Shipley
Cars and light vans tested in the BD (Bradford) postcode area failed 21% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 275,376 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.96% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 7.17% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.22% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.12% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 13,460 | 17.7% | 20.9% |
| Ford Fiesta | 9,021 | 28.8% | 27.3% |
| Toyota Yaris | 7,161 | 21.5% | 20.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,580 | 28.6% | 28.5% |
| Audi A3 | 6,483 | 15.8% | 20.2% |
| Ford Focus | 5,811 | 25.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,753 | 26.2% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,831 | 28.1% | 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 Shipley
| 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 | 9 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Bingley 6
- Bradford 149
- Pudsey 4
- Otley 6
- West Yorkshire 4
- Ilkley 7
- Keighley 44
- Cleckheaton 4
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