Shrewsbury Road, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9QQ
MOT test stations in Shropshire
21 garages in Shropshire (West Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 8 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.
Adderley, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3TD
31 Battlefield Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 4AB
High Street, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7AJ
Union Street, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5AJ
Stafford Park 1, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 3BD
Featherbed Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 4NN
Church Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 9AA
Crossways, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6PG
Unit J2 Sandford Industrial Estate, Sandford, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 2AN
Unit 1 Old Station Place, Pipegate, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4FZ
Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1SD
Hospital Street, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 6BG
Unit H Cargotec Ind Park, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9JW
74 Cheshire Street, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3AA
Wrekin Road, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 1QZ
Timberyard, Bucknall, Shropshire, SY7 0EL
Shrewsbury Road, Wem, Shropshire, SY4 5PA
T.o. Tomlins Yard, Station Road, Halfway House, Shropshire, SY5 9DB
Midway Garage, Prees Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 3JT
Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3AG
MOT results around Shropshire
Cars and light vans tested in the SY (Shrewsbury) postcode area failed 24% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 209,372 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.29% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.25% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.87% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.54% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,359 | 30.1% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,809 | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,653 | 30% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 4,612 | 26.5% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,342 | 29.3% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,481 | 29.3% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 3,440 | 24.9% | 27.2% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,161 | 27.5% | 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 Shropshire
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 20 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 8 |
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