Unit 2 Alma Street, Smethwick, B66 2RL
MOT test stations in Smethwick
8 garages in Smethwick (West Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
28 Mornington Road, Smethwick, B66 2JE
Unit 10 161 Rolfe Street, Smethwick, B66 2AU
106-109 Rolfe Street, Smethwick, B66 2BD
Unit 2, Bridge Street South, Smethwick, B66 3DR
Unit B, 64 Anne Road, Smethwick, B66 2NY
166 Oldbury Road, Smethwick, B66 1ND
Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, B66 1BG
MOT results around Smethwick
Cars and light vans tested in the B (Birmingham) postcode area failed 17% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 5.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 966,538 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.43% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.11% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.62% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 4.25% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 44,127 | 22.1% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 29,420 | 20% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 25,997 | 14% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 25,384 | 22.5% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 17,917 | 20% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 17,844 | 13.9% | 20.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 17,580 | 19.9% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 17,193 | 21.1% | 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 Smethwick
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 8 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- West Midlands 23
- Warley 11
- Oldbury 19
- West Bromwich 25
- Birmingham 321
- Tipton 13
- Halesowen 27
- Wednesbury 16
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