Engine House, Blind Lane, Todmorden, OL14 5HZ
MOT test stations in Todmorden
7 garages in Todmorden (Yorkshire and The Humber, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
Square Garage, Rochdale Road, Walsden, Todmorden, OL14 6SX
Central Garage, Stansfield Road, Todmorden, OL14 5DL
Phoenix Garage, Halifax Road, Todmorden, OL14 5SG
The Bakery, Gauxholme Fold, Todmorden, OL14 7PW
Unit 2a Canteen Mill Ind Est, Lydgate, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 8EX
Royd Street, Harley Bank, Todmorden, OL14 5JL
MOT results around Todmorden
Cars and light vans tested in the OL (Oldham) postcode area failed 21.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.3 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 211,946 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.67% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.83% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.62% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.32% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 7,105 | 26.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,872 | 20% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,860 | 27.9% | 28.5% |
| Toyota Yaris | 5,057 | 25.1% | 20.4% |
| Ford Focus | 4,805 | 23.1% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,749 | 26.1% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,104 | 26% | 27% |
| Audi A3 | 3,607 | 18.1% | 20.2% |
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 Todmorden
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 7 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Hebden Bridge 3
- Littleborough 3
- Bacup 3
- Rochdale 58
- Sowerby Bridge 3
- Rossendale 10
- Burnley 37
- Halifax 59
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