Units 10 & 11 Calmore Industrial Estate, Eddystone Road, Totton, SO40 3SA
MOT test stations in Totton
2 garages in Totton (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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.
Totton Workshop, Jacobs Gutter Lane, Hounsdown, Totton, SO40 9TH
MOT results around Totton
Cars and light vans tested in the SO (Southampton) postcode area failed 23.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 378,131 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.23% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.84% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.76% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.6% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 15,991 | 26.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,597 | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 10,244 | 27.5% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 9,412 | 28.5% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,977 | 28.6% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,207 | 30.1% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,023 | 30% | 26.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 5,559 | 23.8% | 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 Totton
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Southampton 157
- Romsey 17
- Eastleigh 27
- Brockenhurst 5
- Lymington 10
- Winchester 22
- Ringwood 10
- New Milton 9
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