12 Bancombe Court, Somerton Business Park, Bancombe Road, Somerton, TA11 6SB
MOT test stations in Somerton
3 garages in Somerton (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
Unit 4 George Wheeler Court, Somerton Business Park, Bancombe Road, Somerton, TA11 6FW
Unit 9, Bancombe Road Trading Estate, Somerton, TA11 6SB
MOT results around Somerton
Cars and light vans tested in the TA (Taunton) postcode area failed 27.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 202,447 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.66% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 9.52% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.91% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.7% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 8,285 | 32.5% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,797 | 27.3% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 5,746 | 32% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 3,830 | 33.3% | 27.2% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,762 | 33.6% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 3,697 | 31.4% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,507 | 30.5% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,257 | 32.1% | 27.6% |
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 Somerton
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 3 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
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