Units 1 & 2 Foundry Road, Foundry Road Business Park, Stamford, PE9 2PY
MOT test stations in Stamford
13 garages in Stamford (East Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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.
Cherryholt Lane, Stamford, PE9 2EP
Barnack Test Centre, Unit 5 Station Road Business Park, Barnack, Stamford, PE9 3DW
Stamford Road, Careby, Stamford, PE9 4EB
Unit 3 Stamford Business Park, Ryhall Road, Stamford, PE9 1XT
23 Stamford Road, Easton-On-The-Hill, Stamford, PE9 3NS
Unit 7, Glen Industrial Estate, Essendine, Stamford, PE9 4LE
Emlyns Street, Stamford, PE9 1QP
Unit Two, Belton Street, Stamford, PE9 2EF
West Street, Stamford, PE9 2PR
Wharf Road, Stamford, PE9 2DZ
Martin Markhams Yard, Ryhall Road, Stamford, PE9 1XF
Foundry Road, Stamford, PE9 2PY
MOT results around Stamford
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 Stamford
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 13 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Rutland 7
- Bourne 7
- Oakham 5
- Peterborough 127
- Corby 30
- Grantham 31
- Spalding 33
- Melton Mowbray 18
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