Station Garage, Station Road, Wareham, BH20 4AS
MOT test stations in Wareham
5 garages in Wareham (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 3 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.
Doreys Farm, Holme Lane, Wareham, BH20 5DH
Units 1 and 2, Sandford Lane, Wareham, BH20 4DY
Corfe Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5AA
Station Garage, Wareham Road, Wool, Wareham, BH20 6HQ
MOT results around Wareham
Cars and light vans tested in the BH (Poole) postcode area failed 26.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 323,755 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.04% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 9.21% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 6.85% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.84% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 11,374 | 28.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,971 | 27.1% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 7,753 | 30.7% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,574 | 30.8% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 6,665 | 31.6% | 27.2% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,524 | 32.3% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,646 | 32.1% | 26.6% |
| Honda Jazz | 5,540 | 21.4% | 19.5% |
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 Wareham
| 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 | 5 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 3 |
Nearby towns
- Dorset 19
- Swanage 3
- Poole 83
- Bournemouth 42
- Wimborne 27
- Blandford 5
- Blandford Forum 6
- Dorchester 33
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