Garages in Portsmouth

What they can test

All 65 test cars and small vans. Of those, 3 take motorbikes, 13 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 8 can test minibuses and coaches. They are all in Portsmouth. 58 of the 65 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in Portsmouth

Drivers in Portsmouth saw 67.8% of MOTs pass first time in 2025. Great Britain managed 72.5%, so this is 4.8 points behind.

Cars here averaged 11.7 years old against 10.7 nationally, and age is what drives the difference. Clocks read 77,000 miles on average, and 1.5% 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 Portsmouth