Garages in Cardiff

What they can test

All 87 test cars and small vans. Of those, 7 take motorbikes, 20 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 13 can test minibuses and coaches. They are all in Cardiff. 83 of the 87 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in Cardiff

Drivers in Cardiff saw 68.9% of MOTs pass first time in 2025. Great Britain managed 72.5%, so this is 3.7 points behind.

Cars here averaged 10.4 years old, younger than the national 10.7, which helps. Clocks read 77,000 miles on average, and 1.4% of tests were electric cars.

Town by town

Pass rates are by postcode area. Age is the average for everything tested there during 2025.

Towns in Cardiff