10 Rodney Road, Southsea, PO4 8SY
MOT test stations in Southsea
4 garages in Southsea (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles.
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.
34b Exmouth Road, Southsea, PO5 2QL
Northcote Road Garage, 1-3 Northcote Road, Southsea, PO4 0LH
51 53 St Pauls Road, Southsea, PO5 4AA
MOT results around Southsea
Cars and light vans tested in the PO (Portsmouth) postcode area failed 27.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 437,758 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 9.55% | 6.95% |
| Suspension | 9.37% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 8.45% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 6.42% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,533 | 30.5% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 11,405 | 31.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 11,211 | 27.7% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 9,907 | 31.7% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,021 | 33.8% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,441 | 32.5% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 6,941 | 33.6% | 27.2% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,799 | 33.2% | 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 Southsea
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Portsmouth 70
- Gosport 23
- Hayling Island 7
- Havant 20
- Southbourne 3
- Fareham 37
- Waterlooville 13
- Emsworth 5
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