Unit 2 Southwold Road Industrial Estate, Holton, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8PW
MOT test stations in Suffolk
22 garages in Suffolk (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 5 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.
Unit 2, Plot 5 Studlands Park Industrial Estate, Studlands Park Avenue, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AU
Unit 6 Bulmer Road Industrial Estate, Brundon Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7HJ
Charsfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0LX
100 High Street, Lakenheath, Suffolk, IP27 9EW
West End Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DZ
67 Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AB
Unit 1-3 Gosford House, Gosford Road, Suffolk, NR34 9QP
Unit 1 Martlesham Creek Ind Estate, Sandy Lane, Martlesham Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4SD
West End Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DZ
Unit 2 Harrod Close, Horn Hill, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0PX
Unit 10 Crane Boulevard, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9SQ
Unit 2 Riverside View Industrial Estate, Wickham Market, Suffolk, IP13 0TA
Unit 1, Lilac Works, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3SP
15 Barley Way, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7NH
Norwich Road, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, IP14 5DR
Cuckoo Hill, Assington Road, Bures, Suffolk, CO8 5JH
Unit 47 & 48 Boss Hall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5BN
5 Bridge Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7SL
Unit 10a, Masterlord Industrial Estate, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4JD
14-28 Unity Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0AP
Eastlands Industrial Estate, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4LL
MOT results around Suffolk
Cars and light vans tested in the IP (Ipswich) postcode area failed 23.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 368,391 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.33% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.58% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.96% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.7% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,069 | 27.2% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 11,168 | 26.2% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,647 | 22.8% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,657 | 26.7% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,742 | 27.1% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,696 | 25.9% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,720 | 28% | 27.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 5,417 | 24.2% | 19.8% |
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 Suffolk
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 5 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 5 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 21 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 8 |
Nearby towns
- Stowmarket 16
- Woodbridge 13
- Ipswich 82
- Eye 9
- Diss 18
- Saxmundham 7
- Harleston 4
- Felixstowe 8
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