Watling Street, Paulerspury, Towcester, NN12 6LQ
MOT test stations in Towcester
8 garages in Towcester (East Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test 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.
A5 Roundabout, Greens Norton Road, Greens Norton, Towcester, NN12 8QE
168 To 170 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6DB
Watling Street, Potterspury, Towcester, NN12 7QD
Unit 2 Mount Pleasant Farm, Morend Road, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7UF
Old Tiffield Road, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 6PF
Quinbury End, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RF
School Road, Pattishall, Towcester, NN12 8NE
MOT results around Towcester
Cars and light vans tested in the NN (Northampton) postcode area failed 24.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 420,554 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.14% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.24% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.51% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.79% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,218 | 29.3% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 12,957 | 30.4% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 11,805 | 27.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 11,419 | 22% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,540 | 30.5% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,158 | 28.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,614 | 29.7% | 27% |
| BMW 3 Series | 6,100 | 22.6% | 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 Towcester
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 8 |
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