Unit 14, Fountain Way, Reydon Business Park, Reydon, Southwold, IP18 6SZ
MOT test stations in Southwold
2 garages in Southwold (East of England, 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.
Unit 24, Fountain Way, Reydon, Southwold, IP18 6SZ
MOT results around Southwold
Cars and light vans tested in the IP (Ipswich) postcode area failed 23.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 368,391 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.33% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.58% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.96% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.7% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,069 | 27.2% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 11,168 | 26.2% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,647 | 22.8% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,657 | 26.7% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,742 | 27.1% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,696 | 25.9% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,720 | 28% | 27.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 5,417 | 24.2% | 19.8% |
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 Southwold
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Halesworth 8
- Beccles 13
- Lowestoft 21
- Saxmundham 7
- Leiston 3
- Bungay 3
- Harleston 4
- Great Yarmouth 40
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