Redbourn Auto Solutions
Unit 6 Redbourn Industrial Estate, High Street · AL3 7LG
CarsVans to 3.5tMinibus
MOT centres in Redbourn for cars, vans and bikes
2 garages in Redbourn hold a DVSA authorisation to carry out MOT tests. All of them are listed on this page, grouped by postcode district, with the vehicle classes each one tests. Two test class 7 vans. None is authorised for motorcycles; the nearest bike test stations are in Hertfordshire. Cars tested in the AL postcode area fail their MOT 24.6% of the time, some way better than average, by 3.6 points, and a sidelight not working is the defect recorded most often.
2MOT stations
0test motorcycles
2test class 7 vans
24.6%fail rate, AL area
2 of 2 stations
Redbourn MOT Centre LTD
1 High Street · AL3 7LE
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Cars tested in the AL postcode area fail first time 24.6% of the time, against 28.2% nationally, so 3.6 points better than average. A sidelight not working heads the local list, on 8.63% of failed tests, with a broken coil spring close behind. The figures come from 438,607 DVSA test records for the area.
24.6%fail rate in the AL area
28.2%England, Scotland and Wales
438,607local tests analysed
8.63%of fails: sidelight
Bars show how often each defect appears on failed tests in this area. The figure in italics is the difference from the national rate for that defect.
Most lighting failures are a single dead bulb. Testers see them every day, and every one of them could have been fixed in a car park. The pass rates for the whole country show the same pattern, and our advisory conversion table puts a number on how often a noted item fails the following year.
£54.85maximum fee, cars (class 4)
£29.65maximum fee, motorcycles
£58.60maximum fee, class 7 vans
Freeretest within 10 working days
An MOT in Redbourn costs anything up to £54.85 for a car, the legal maximum. Cheaper tests are common and the test is identical wherever you go: same checklist, same DVSA standards, same certificate.
When to book in Redbourn
Demand peaks in March and bottoms out in April, a swing of roughly 68%. The peaks follow the March and September plate changes three years earlier, when new cars reach their first test.
Retests
If the car fails and you leave it at the station for repair, the retest is free. If you take it away, a partial retest within ten working days at the same station is free for a list of minor items such as lamps, wipers, mirrors, seatbelts and tyres, and charged at a reduced fee for anything else. After ten days it is a full test again.
Driving to the test without an MOT
The law allows one journey without a certificate: to a booked MOT, or to repairs arising from one. Keep the booking confirmation with you, and remember that insurance is still required and a dangerous defect still makes the car illegal to drive.
Other towns close by
The next nearest places with MOT stations are MOT in Hemel Hempstead (28), Luton test centres (67), Harpenden test centres (6), St Albans MOT garages (26), MOT test stations in Kings Langley (6) and Berkhamsted test centres (6).
Check the car first
Run a MOT history check before the test: it lists the advisories from last year and tells you how often that kind of advisory becomes a failure. For the cars tested most often in Britain, see the what fails a Vauxhall Corsa, Ford Fiesta MOT pass rate and common Ford Transit MOT failures pages, each built from the national dataset.
Questions people ask
How many MOT centres are there in Redbourn?
2 garages in Redbourn are authorised by DVSA to carry out MOT tests, as of the September 2026 register. None of them tests motorcycles and two test class 7 vans.
What is the price of an MOT in Redbourn?
The maximum fee set by DVSA is £54.85 for a car and £29.65 for a motorcycle, and no Redbourn station can charge more. Many charge £30 to £45 for a car. A retest within ten working days at the same station is free for a list of minor items and reduced for the rest.
Can I get a class 7 van MOT in Redbourn?
Yes. Two Redbourn stations are authorised for class 7, which covers vans between 3,000kg and 3,500kg, namely Redbourn Auto Solutions and Redbourn MOT Centre LTD. The maximum class 7 fee is £58.60.
When is the busiest time for MOTs in Redbourn?
March is the busiest month for MOT tests in the AL postcode area, and April the quietest. Stations fill up two to three weeks ahead in the peak months, so book early if your certificate expires then.
What do cars in Redbourn fail their MOT on most?
A sidelight not working is the most common defect on failed tests in the AL area, appearing on 8.63% of fails, followed by a broken coil spring (8.15%). The local first-time fail rate is 24.6%.
Is it legal to drive to the test with an expired MOT?
Yes, to a pre-booked test and to a garage for repairs found at a test, provided the car is roadworthy and insured. That is the only situation in which driving without an MOT is legal.
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Station details from the DVSA active MOT test stations register (September 2026). Local failure data from the DVSA anonymised test dataset, 2023 to 2025. We do not publish pass rates per station: the public data holds no station identifier. Methodology.