Unit 1, Bramley Road, St Ives, PE27 3WS
MOT test stations in St Ives
9 garages in St Ives (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 3 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 6 Venture Court, Edison Road, St Ives, PE27 3JX
Unit 8e Harding Way, St Ives, PE27 3WR
1 - 3, Houghton Road, St Ives, PE27 6RG
2a Harding Way, St Ives, PE27 3WR
Unit 6, 46 Edison Road, St Ives, PE27 3LG
Unit 3, Penbeagle Industrial Estate, St Ives, TR26 2JH
Unit 6 Needingworth Ind Est, St Ives, PE27 4NB
Ramsey Road, St Ives, PE27 5RE
MOT results around St Ives
Cars and light vans tested in the PE (Peterborough) postcode area failed 21.9% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.7 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 575,471 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.51% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.36% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.86% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.3% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 22,623 | 25.8% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 16,184 | 24.7% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 14,807 | 20.7% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 14,186 | 27.3% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 11,842 | 27.7% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 11,538 | 25.7% | 26.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 9,221 | 19.9% | 19.8% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 8,224 | 26.1% | 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 Ives
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 8 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 3 |
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