Unit D, Snaygill Industrial Estate, Skipton, BD23 2QR
MOT test stations in Skipton
18 garages in Skipton (Yorkshire and The Humber, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 5 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 Engine Shed Lane, Skipton, BD23 1UP
Keighley Road, Skipton, BD23 2QU
Unit 1, Engine Shed Lane, Skipton, BD23 1UP
Hellifield Garage, Hellifield, Skipton, BD23 4HX
Keighley Road, Skipton, BD23 2TA
Bolton Abbey, Skipton, BD23 6HB
1 Mill Lane, Skipton, BD23 2PQ
Unit 4, Carleton Business Park, Carleton New Road, Skipton, BD23 2AA
The Garage, Kettlewell, Skipton, BD23 5QZ
Carleton New Road, Off Broughton Road, Skipton, BD23 1RT
Airedale Business Centre, Keighley Road, Skipton, BD23 2TZ
Pendle Street, Off Broughton Road, Skipton, BD23 1SS
Otley Road, Skipton, BD23 1EY
Unit 12a, Carleton Business Park, Sandylands Business Centre, Skipton, BD23 2AA
Bondcroft Garage, Kirk Lane, Embsay, Skipton, BD23 6SF
Sandylane Business Centre, Carlton New Road, Skipton, BD23 2DG
Water Street, Skipton, BD23 1PB
MOT results around Skipton
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 Skipton
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 18 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
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