Dalwhat Garage, High Street, Moniaive, Thornhill, DG3 4HN
MOT test stations in Thornhill
4 garages in Thornhill (Scotland) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles.
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.
The Garage, Station Road, Thornhill, DG3 5LZ
Penpont Garage, Penpont, Thornhill, DG3 4BZ
The Garage, Keir Mill, Thornhill, DG3 4DH
MOT results around Thornhill
Cars and light vans tested in the DG (Dumfries) postcode area failed 21.8% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.8 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 72,223 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.59% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 7.16% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.85% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.86% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 2,724 | 25.6% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 2,396 | 25.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 1,829 | 19.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1,767 | 20% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 1,411 | 24% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 1,203 | 25.4% | 27% |
| Renault Clio | 1,105 | 32.6% | 36.8% |
| Skoda Fabia | 996 | 22.9% | 24.2% |
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 Thornhill
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 4 |
Nearby towns
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