Hill Down, Glaston Road, Uppingham, LE15 9EU
MOT test stations in Uppingham
One garage in Uppingham (East Midlands, England) is on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
MOT results around Uppingham
Cars and light vans tested in the LE (Leicester) postcode area failed 20.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.3 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 548,136 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.27% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 5.36% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.25% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 26,531 | 24.4% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 17,367 | 23.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 16,509 | 18.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 14,248 | 25.6% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 10,638 | 24.3% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 9,541 | 25.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 9,455 | 25.1% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 9,304 | 16.4% | 20.4% |
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 Uppingham
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Rutland 7
- Oakham 5
- Corby 30
- Stamford 13
- Market Harborough 10
- Kettering 46
- Melton Mowbray 18
- Wigston 3
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