Unit 1, 62 Bannister Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 5EQ
MOT test stations in West Midlands
23 garages in West Midlands (West Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 7 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 2, Rear of 619 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5GA
1a Sydney Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 5QQ
Unit 18 Premier Industrial Estate, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3UP
Unit G 18 Spon Lane South, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 6AZ
Hill Village Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 5BA
2 Brandon Way, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8JB
Unit 3, 590 Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5FS
Unit 2 -3, Stockton Close, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 8LH
164 Rolfe Street, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 2AU
90 Station Road, Old Hill, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 6PL
208 Walsall Road, Wednesbury, Walsall, West Midlands, WS10 9SN
Fryers Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 7LZ
2 Zarina House, Prospect Row, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 8SG
Unit 3, Cross Keys Business Park, Hallbridge Way, Tipton Road, Tividale, West Midlands, B69 3HW
Unit 9, Garratts Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 5RE
62-66 Sandwell Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3EB
12/17 Doctors Piece, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 1PZ
Brades Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2HN
68 Tat Bank Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 4NH
Vicarage Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8JA
20 Birmingham Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9BL
Potters Lane, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 0AT
MOT results around West Midlands
Cars and light vans tested in the B (Birmingham) postcode area failed 17% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 5.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 966,538 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.43% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.11% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.62% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 4.25% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 44,127 | 22.1% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 29,420 | 20% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 25,997 | 14% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 25,384 | 22.5% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 17,917 | 20% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 17,844 | 13.9% | 20.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 17,580 | 19.9% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 17,193 | 21.1% | 26.6% |
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 West Midlands
| 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 | 23 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 7 |
Nearby towns
- Smethwick 8
- West Bromwich 25
- Warley 11
- Oldbury 19
- Tipton 13
- Wednesbury 16
- Darlaston 5
- Birmingham 321
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