65b High Street, Dosthill, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 1LG
MOT test stations in Staffordshire
19 garages in Staffordshire (West Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 9 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 12a Jerome Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9UE
Tewnalls Lane, Elmhurst, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8HE
Derby Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8EG
Unit 1- 19 Brereton Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1DN
Units 21 & 23 Dunston Farm, Dunston, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB
Lower Gungate, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7JN
The Workshop, 6 Well Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6JU
Unit D Dovefields, Dovefields Industrial Estate, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8HU
Unit 4a Sidings Industrial Estate, Wetmore Road, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 1SB
High Street, Rocester, Staffordshire, ST14 5JW
Unit 10-14, Parkhouse Road East, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 7RB
Unit 1 Pooley Baths Business Hub, Pooley Lane, Polesworth, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1JA
Heathcote Road, Bignall End, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 8LL
4 Pool Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2NA
Loomer Road Industrial Estate, Loomer Road, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 7LB
288 Hartshill Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7NA
Station Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2HQ
Unit 4 Birch House Lane Industrial Estate, Cotes, Swynnerton, Staffordshire, ST15 0QQ
MOT results around Staffordshire
Cars and light vans tested in the ST (Stoke on Trent) postcode area failed 25.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 343,273 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.46% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.48% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.33% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.07% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 13,598 | 31.1% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 10,078 | 32% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 9,079 | 28.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,342 | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,067 | 31.4% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,644 | 29.1% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,103 | 31% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 4,632 | 21.9% | 20.4% |
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 Staffordshire
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 17 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 9 |
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