Dukestown Road, Tredegar, NP22 4QR
MOT test stations in Tredegar
11 garages in Tredegar (Wales) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 6 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.
Crown Garage, Merthyr Road, Tredegar, NP22 3RX
Gelli Garage, Gelli Lane, Tredegar, NP22 3RD
Stocktonville Garage, Gelli Rd, Tredegar, NP22 3RD
Unit 23, Capital Valley Eco Park, Rhymney, Tredegar, NP22 5PT
Rhymney Walk, Rhymney, Tredegar, NP22 5DX
Unit 3, The Promenade, Tredegar, NP22 4HR
Promenade Garage, Tredegar, NP22 4HR
Beaufort Road, Tredegar, NP22 4NZ
Crown Business Park, Dukestown, Tredegar, NP22 4EF
Unit 29, Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate, Tredegar, NP22 3AA
MOT results around Tredegar
Cars and light vans tested in the NP (Newport) postcode area failed 26% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.4 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 270,396 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.59% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.15% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.9% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.54% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,442 | 32.4% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,364 | 31.5% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,149 | 28.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,772 | 24.6% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,732 | 30.4% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,597 | 31% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,433 | 33% | 27.6% |
| BMW 1 Series | 3,891 | 22.1% | 18.9% |
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 Tredegar
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 11 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 6 |
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