Unit 14 Garden Court, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BH
MOT test stations in Welwyn Garden City
18 garages in Welwyn Garden City (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 5 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 23, Little Ridge, Ridgeway, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2BH
2 Woodfield Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1JQ
1 South Mundells, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1EP
12 Little Burrow, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4SW
Unit 7, Mundells Court, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1EN
Unit B, Bridge Park, 27 Bridge Road East, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1HL
Unit 4, Tewin Court, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1AU
27 Bridge Road East, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1JE
3 & 4 Southfield, Chequers Industrial Estate, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4ST
Rear of 34 Burrowfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4SR
Unit 6, The Bridgefields Estate, Bridgefields, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1RX
Unit 4, East Burrowfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4TB
Unit D, 27 Bridge Road East, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1JE
23a Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3BQ
9 Blenheim Couirt, Brownfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1AN
8 Quadrant Park, Mundells, Blackfan Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1FS
5 Southfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4ST
MOT results around Welwyn Garden City
Cars and light vans tested in the AL (St Albans) postcode area failed 19.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.3 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 136,354 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.58% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 5.86% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.7% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 3.72% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 5,385 | 24.3% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,083 | 17.7% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,414 | 23.3% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 3,353 | 28.1% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 3,341 | 23.5% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,700 | 20.3% | 26.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 2,379 | 24.3% | 20.4% |
| Honda Jazz | 2,328 | 14.1% | 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 Welwyn Garden City
| 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 | 17 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 5 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Hatfield 12
- Hertford 9
- St Albans 26
- Herts 6
- Harpenden 6
- Potters Bar 7
- Hertfordshire 5
- Stevenage 28
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