Bucklers Lane, St Austell, PL25 3JN
MOT test stations in St Austell
18 garages in St Austell (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 8 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.
Woodland Road, St Austell, PL25 4QY
Gwendra Road, St Stephen, St Austell, PL26 7LB
Hewaswater, St Austell, PL26 7JF
Trevarrick, Truro Road, St Austell, PL25 5JN
Unit 2, Penince, Par, St Austell, PL24 2SU
Plot 1 Rosevear Industrial Estate, Rosevear Road, Bugle, St Austell, PL26 8PJ
West Hill, St Austell, PL25 5EY
14 Lytton Place, St Austell, PL25 4PE
Rock Hill Depot, Higher Bugle, Bugle, St Austell, PL26 8RA
77 Fore Street, Bugle, St Austell, PL26 8PD
Unit 12 St Austell Bay Business Park, Par Moor Road, St Austell, PL25 3RF
21 Cooperage Road, Trewoon, St Austell, PL25 5SH
Unit 1, Stennack Road, Holmbush, St Austell, PL25 3JQ
20 Mount Charles Road, Mount Charles, St Austell, PL25 3LD
Shalimar, Victoria, Roche, St Austell, PL26 8LT
East Hill Garage, East Hill, St Austell, PL25 4TR
Cleers, Roche, St Austell, PL26 8ND
MOT results around St Austell
Cars and light vans tested in the PL (Plymouth) postcode area failed 31.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 8.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 316,288 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 13.7% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 11% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 10.03% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.6% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,719 | 37.5% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,591 | 29.3% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 8,532 | 35.1% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,249 | 34.6% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 6,807 | 36.8% | 27.2% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,410 | 35.7% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,286 | 36.7% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,149 | 37.4% | 27% |
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 St Austell
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 17 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 5 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 8 |
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