Units 2-3, Riverway Industrial Estate, Shails Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 8NS
MOT test stations in Trowbridge
28 garages in Trowbridge (South West, England) 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.
Briken Motors, 43/44 Union Street, Trowbridge, BA14 8RY
42/44 Union Street, Trowbridge, BA14 8RY
Unit 4 Kennet Way, Canal Road Industrial Estate, Trowbridge, BA14 8BL
40/41 New Road, Trowbridge, BA14 7AA
169 Bradley Road, Trowbridge, BA14 0RQ
The Transport Yard, Cold Harbour, Great Hinton, Trowbridge, BA14 6DA
Canal Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8RL
J & P Service Centre, Ashton Mills, West Ashton Road, Trowbridge, BA14 7BA
Unit 24 & 25 Marsh Farm, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 7PJ
Unit 14 - 16, Semington Turnpike Industrial Estate, Semington, Trowbridge, BA14 6LB
By the Sea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8HR
11b Riverway Industrial Estate, Riverway, Trowbridge, BA14 8LN
Unit 13, Paxcroft Farm, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 6JB
Frome Road, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9QG
18c Bradley Road, Trowbridge, BA14 0QX
Meridian Business Park, Trowbridge, BA14 0BJ
Meridian Business Park, Trowbridge, BA14 0BJ
Meridian Business Park, Trowbridge, BA14 0BJ
Meridian Business Park, Trowbridge, BA14 0BJ
14 Newtown, Trowbridge, BA14 0BA
Unit 1, Riverway Industrial Estate, Trowbridge, BA14 8LL
Polebarn Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8DA
Unit 7 Yeoman Way, Bradley Road, Trowbridge, BA14 0QR
124 Mortimer Street, Trowbridge, BA14 8BN
Canal Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8RL
Unit 2, Drove Lane, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6XY
Polebarn Road Garage, Polebarn Road, Trowbridge, BA14 7BG
MOT results around Trowbridge
Cars and light vans tested in the BA (Yeovil) postcode area failed 28.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 5.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 261,481 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.54% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 10.08% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.45% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 7.27% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,116 | 32.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,398 | 27.7% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 6,741 | 33.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,823 | 34.1% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,396 | 31.1% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,529 | 33.1% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 4,069 | 33.5% | 27.2% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,966 | 34.2% | 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 Trowbridge
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 26 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 6 |
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