44 Westfield Road, Wells, BA5 2HS
MOT test stations in Wells
9 garages in Wells (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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.
Duck Lane, Westbury Sub Mendip, Wells, BA5 1EZ
Unit 28, Underwood Business Park, Wookey Hole Road, Wells, BA5 1AF
Unit 1, Easton Engineering Works, Easton, Wells, BA5 1EH
Green Ore Garage, Green Ore, Wells, BA5 3ER
Unit 1, Keward Mill Trading Estate, Jocelyn Drive, Wells, BA5 1DA
55 Southover, Wells, BA5 1UH
Keward Park, Glastonbury Road, Wells, BA5 1QE
Webbs Close, West Street, Wells, BA5 2HW
MOT results around Wells
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 Wells
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 8 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
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