72 Hyde Street, Winchester, SO23 7DW
MOT test stations in Winchester
22 garages in Winchester (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 4 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 A St Martins Trade Park, Winchester, SO23 7RJ
Unit 8 Winchester Trade Park, Easton Lane, Winnal, Winchester, SO23 7FA
The Workshop, Vale Farm, Enmill Lane, Winchester, SO22 5QW
Unit 3 Foresters Park, Wellhouse Lane, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7JY
Unit J St Martins Ind Estate, Nickel Close, Easton Lane, Winchester, SO23 7RJ
Priors Dean Road, Harestock, Winchester, SO22 6JU
London Road, Kings Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7QN
Unit 1, Balldown Business Centre, Stockbridge Road, Sparsholt, Winchester, SO21 2NA
32 - 34 Chesil Street, Winchester, SO23 0HX
Easton Lane, Winnall, Winchester, SO23 7SL
Heritage Park, Easton Lane, Winchester, SO23 7RR
Micheldever Station, Winchester, SO21 3AP
Unit 1, Easton Lane Business Park, Easton Lane, Winchester, SO23 7RQ
London Road, Kingsworthy, Winchester, SO23 7QD
Plot 1 Unit 8 Barfield Close, Winchester, SO23 9SQ
The Old Garage, Sutton Scotney Filling Station, Oxford Road, Winchester, SO21 3LA
68 Main Road, Colden Common, Winchester, SO21 1RY
Main Road, Otterbourne, Winchester, SO21 2EE
Sutton Scotney, Winchester, SO21 3NS
Station Garage, Stockbridge Road, Winchester, SO22 6RF
43 St Cross Road, Winchester, SO23 9PU
MOT results around Winchester
Cars and light vans tested in the SO (Southampton) postcode area failed 23.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 378,131 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.23% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.84% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.76% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.6% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 15,991 | 26.4% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 10,597 | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 10,244 | 27.5% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 9,412 | 28.5% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,977 | 28.6% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,207 | 30.1% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,023 | 30% | 26.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 5,559 | 23.8% | 19.8% |
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 Winchester
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 21 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
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