Sandbeck Trade Centre, Sandbeck Way, Wetherby, LS22 7DN
MOT test stations in Wetherby
5 garages in Wetherby (Yorkshire and The Humber, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
153 High Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BH
Unit 11 Deighton Grange Farm, Wetherby, LS22 5HN
Unit 1a, Woodlands Farm, Knaresborough Road, Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, LS22 4EJ
Unit 702, Thorp Arch Trading Estate, Thorp Arch, Wetherby, LS23 7BJ
MOT results around Wetherby
Cars and light vans tested in the LS (Leeds) postcode area failed 24.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 346,587 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.44% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 7.58% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.03% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.37% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 15,640 | 29.8% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 10,491 | 32.9% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,378 | 22.6% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 9,641 | 26.9% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,118 | 31.4% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,378 | 29.4% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,977 | 30.7% | 26.6% |
| Audi A3 | 5,599 | 20.4% | 20.2% |
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 Wetherby
| 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 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Knaresborough 14
- Tadcaster 5
- Harrogate 47
- Boroughbridge 4
- Leeds 215
- York 112
- Otley 6
- Richmond 13
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