10b Bennetts Field Trading Estate, Wincanton, BA9 9DT
MOT test stations in Wincanton
8 garages in Wincanton (South West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 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.
Saxon Way, Wincanton Business Park, Wincanton, BA9 9RT
Units 1 & 2, 15a Bennetts Field Trading Estate, Wincanton, BA9 9DT
Units 2b-2d Alfreds Way, Wincanton Business Park, Wincanton, BA9 9RU
Saxon Way, Wincanton Business Park, Wincanton, BA9 9RT
Unit 2, Highwinds Business Park, Higher Holton, Wincanton, BA9 8AU
11 Hopkins Court, Wincanton, BA9 9TD
Wessex Way, Wincanton Business Park, Wincanton, BA9 9RR
MOT results around Wincanton
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 Wincanton
| 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 | 8 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Shepton Mallet 8
- Sherborne 10
- Sturminster Newton 6
- Shaftesbury 11
- Yeovil 43
- Warminster 13
- Frome 12
- Somerton 3
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