Unit 121 Leyland Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 1RT
MOT test stations in Wellingborough
32 garages in Wellingborough (East Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 of them can test motorcycles, and 9 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.
Unit 4 Bradfield Road, Finedon Road Ind Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 4HB
The Embankment, Wellingborough, NN8 1LD
4/20 Gisburne Road, Wellingborough, NN8 4EE
Unit 22 New Barn Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Wellingborough, NN9 6HY
Doddington Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2LY
Unit 6 New Barn Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Raunds, Wellingborough, NN9 6HY
18 Enterprise Court, Park Farm, Wellingborough, NN8 6UW
28d Burton Road, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5HX
Victoria Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1HH
Chichele Street, Higham Ferrers, Wellingborough, NN10 8HT
59 To 60 Mulso Road, Finedon, Wellingborough, NN9 5DP
94-100 Elsden Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1QE
35 High Street, Raunds, Wellingborough, NN9 6HT
27 Turnells Mill Road, Dennington Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 2RN
Salem Lane, Off Queen Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4JT
Northampton Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2LB
16 To 19 Wollaston Road, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7DE
8 Market Square, Higham Ferrers, Wellingborough, NN10 8BP
Wellingborough Road, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, NN9 5RE
37 Oxford Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4JQ
Heron House, The Embankment, Wellingborough, NN8 1LD
56 Finedon Road, Wellingborough, NN8 4AB
8 & 9 Stanton Road, Finedon Road Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 4HN
Progress Motors, Unit C2 Baird Court, Park Farm Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 6QJ
3 Sanders Close, Finedon Road Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 4HQ
26-30 the Trojan Centre, The Trojan Centre, Wellingborough, NN8 4ST
5 Bradfield Road, Finedon Road Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 4HB
59 Leyland Trading Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 1RT
56 Broad Green, Wellingborough, NN8 4LQ
St John Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4LG
St Johns Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4LG
MOT results around Wellingborough
Cars and light vans tested in the NN (Northampton) postcode area failed 24.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 420,554 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.14% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.24% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.51% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.79% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,218 | 29.3% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 12,957 | 30.4% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 11,805 | 27.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 11,419 | 22% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,540 | 30.5% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,158 | 28.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,614 | 29.7% | 27% |
| BMW 3 Series | 6,100 | 22.6% | 19.8% |
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 Wellingborough
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 4 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 4 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 31 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 7 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 9 |
Nearby towns
- Rushden 11
- Northants 7
- Kettering 46
- Northampton 112
- Northamptonshire 9
- Corby 30
- St Ives 9
- Bedford 69
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