Garages in Newport

What they can test

All 59 test cars and small vans. Of those, 8 take motorbikes, 18 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 11 can test minibuses and coaches. They are all in Newport. 53 of the 59 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in Newport

Drivers in Newport saw 69.5% of MOTs pass first time in 2025. Great Britain managed 72.5%, so this is 3.0 points behind.

At 10.8 years the average car tested matched the rest of the country. Clocks read 81,000 miles on average, and 1.2% 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 Newport