Canal Side, North Lonsdale Road, Ulverston, LA12 9ER
MOT test stations in Ulverston
10 garages in Ulverston (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 4 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.
The Ellers, Ulverston, LA12 0AA
Morecambe Road Industrial Estate, Morecambe Road, Ulverston, LA12 9FU
Lightburn Road Garage, Lightburn Road, Ulverston, LA12 0AU
North Lonsdale Road, Ulverston, LA12 9EB
Unit 5c, North Lonsdale Road Ind Est, Noth Lonsdale Road, Ulverston, LA12 9DL
Greenodd, Ulverston, LA12 7RE
Longrigg Service Station, Hooks Lane, Little Urswick, Ulverston, LA12 0PR
Rowe Head Garage, Pennington, Ulverston, LA12 0RR
Park Road, Swarthmoor, Ulverston, LA12 0HH
MOT results around Ulverston
Cars and light vans tested in the LA (Kendal) postcode area failed 24.1% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.5 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 167,430 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.27% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.37% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.15% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.15% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 6,758 | 29.8% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,696 | 21.5% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 4,239 | 25.7% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 4,013 | 29.9% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,434 | 26.7% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 2,937 | 28.5% | 27.2% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 2,502 | 30.9% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,335 | 31.1% | 26.6% |
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 Ulverston
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
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