Unit 84 the Whittle Estate, Cambridge Road, Whetstone, LE8 6LH
MOT test stations in Whetstone
One garage in Whetstone (East Midlands, England) is on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
MOT results around Whetstone
Cars and light vans tested in the LE (Leicester) postcode area failed 20.3% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.3 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 548,136 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.27% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 5.36% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 5.25% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 26,531 | 24.4% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 17,367 | 23.1% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 16,509 | 18.9% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 14,248 | 25.6% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 10,638 | 24.3% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 9,541 | 25.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 9,455 | 25.1% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 9,304 | 16.4% | 20.4% |
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 Whetstone
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Wigston 3
- Leicester 225
- Lutterworth 11
- Ripley 3
- Hinckley 24
- Leicestershire 11
- Nuneaton 40
- Bedworth 4
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