Garages in Merseyside

What they can test

All 76 test cars and small vans. Of those, 4 take motorbikes, 17 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 12 can test minibuses and coaches. Liverpool has the most, with 44 of them. 67 of the 76 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in Merseyside

Drivers in Merseyside saw 71.9% of MOTs pass first time in 2025. Great Britain managed 72.5%, so this is 0.6 points behind. Within the county the range runs from 69.8% in Birkenhead to 74.1% in Liverpool.

Cars here averaged 10.4 years old, younger than the national 10.7, which helps. Clocks read 74,000 miles on average, and 1.6% 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 Merseyside