Unit 9, Brookside, Red Marsh Industrial Estate, Thornton, FY5 4EZ
MOT test stations in Thornton
One garage in Thornton (North West, England) is 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.
MOT results around Thornton
Cars and light vans tested in the FY (Blackpool) postcode area failed 27.7% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 5.1 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 131,223 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.61% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 9.61% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 8.62% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.96% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 5,153 | 33.8% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 3,467 | 33.5% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 3,436 | 33.1% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,319 | 34.8% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2,181 | 25.4% | 20.9% |
| BMW 3 Series | 2,120 | 25% | 19.8% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 2,065 | 34.7% | 27.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 1,984 | 19.1% | 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 Thornton
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Thornton Cleveleys 4
- Poulton Le Fylde 14
- Fleetwood 10
- Blackpool 66
- Lytham St Annes 9
- Morecambe 24
- Preston 145
- Lancaster 18
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