Barrington Street, Tiverton, EX16 6PU
MOT test stations in Tiverton
13 garages in Tiverton (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 4 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.
Canonsleigh House, Burlescombe, Tiverton, EX16 7JF
Unit 26, Mountbatten Road, Tiverton, EX16 6SW
Newport Street, Tiverton, EX16 6NL
Unit 1 Key House, Woodward Road, Howden Industrial Estate, Tiverton, EX16 5HW
Unit 8 Ormidale Square, Lowman Way, Tiverton Business Park, Tiverton, EX16 6TW
42 Blundells Road, Tiverton, EX16 4BZ
160 Chapel Street, Tiverton, EX16 6DF
Forward House, Loxbeare Cross, Tiverton, EX16 8DH
The Garage, 2a Woodward Road, Howden Industrial Estate, Tiverton, EX16 5HW
Bolham Road Garage, Tiverton, EX16 6SG
Chapel Hill, Nomansland, Tiverton, EX16 8NN
Ashdown, Lords Meadow Lane, West St, Bampton, Tiverton, EX16 9NY
MOT results around Tiverton
Cars and light vans tested in the EX (Exeter) postcode area failed 30.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 7.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 348,712 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.99% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 11.19% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 8.26% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.53% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 11,751 | 35.1% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,119 | 30.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 8,185 | 31.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,925 | 34.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 7,791 | 38.7% | 27.2% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,568 | 36.4% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,277 | 32.2% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,690 | 34.3% | 27.6% |
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 Tiverton
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 13 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Willand 3
- Cullompton 12
- Dulverton 4
- Crediton 11
- Exeter 91
- Ottery St Mary 5
- Honiton 16
- South Molton 9
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