Garages in City of Edinburgh

What they can test

All 73 test cars and small vans. Of those, 5 take motorbikes, 16 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 8 can test minibuses and coaches. They are all in Edinburgh. 66 of the 73 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in City of Edinburgh

Drivers in City of Edinburgh saw 70.3% of MOTs pass first time in 2025. Great Britain managed 72.5%, so this is 2.3 points behind.

Cars here averaged 9.3 years old, younger than the national 10.7, which helps. Clocks read 64,000 miles on average, and 2.2% 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 City of Edinburgh