Garages in Southampton

What they can test

All 64 test cars and small vans. Of those, 3 take motorbikes, 7 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 5 can test minibuses and coaches. They are all in Southampton. 59 of the 64 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in Southampton

Drivers in Southampton saw 71.2% of MOTs pass first time in 2025. Great Britain managed 72.5%, so this is 1.4 points behind.

Cars here averaged 11.2 years old against 10.7 nationally, and age is what drives the difference. Clocks read 77,000 miles on average, and 2.1% 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 Southampton