Cooks Garage LTD
Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PP
MOT stations / Sturminster Newton
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Sturminster Newton. Site number 7341AN.
Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PP
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the DT (Dorchester) postcode area failed 27.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.7 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 121,661 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.41% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 9.73% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.77% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.06% | 5.95% |
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.
Bow Bridge, Henstridge, BA8 0TF
West Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5RJ
Unit D the Barn, Station Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2RH
Bazeland Hill, Shaftesbury Road, Henstridge, Templecombe, BA8 0TD
Back Street, East Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5LF