Mot Garage reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 123 Reddit reviews across 15 subreddits and 25 posts to rank the best Mot Garage brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Cardiff, r/Hull, r/glasgow, r/bristol, r/wakefield. Top-rated brands include Kay's Garage (4.8/5), MOTEST (4.8/5), J&H Auto (5.0/5).
Stats
Reviews123
Subreddits15
Posts25
Brands95
Products40
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#1
Kay's Garage
4.8
(4)
"I work nearby them and haven’t been to a friendlier, more honest garage in all my years on the road. Legends!"
"100% would recommend Kay's garage. All of my family's cars are regular here, very friendly and reliable, great customer service."
"Also started going to Kays from recommendations on here, cant fault them."
"Reliable, reasonable and honest"
#2
MOTEST
4.8
(4)
"Has always been very good to me."
"Were always reliable, no bullshit and very reasonable."
"Always had good service from them, and the price is usually very reasonable."
"For MOTs I've always used motest https://www.motest.co.uk/locations/reading/ they are just off the IDR"
#3
J&H Auto
5.0
(3)
"They are absolutely fantastic."
"Are great, have used them a few times."
"The best, reliable and won't mug you off."
#4
Newland Garage
5.0
(2)
"Always been decent imo."
"Never disappointed."
#5
Chesterman's
5.0
(2)
"Can’t go wrong with chestermans, even though I live at the far end of Tilehurst now they are still the only garage I trust."
"Chesterman's and Southampton Street Garage are both local, very close to town, well established, and will charge you fairly"
#6
Autokare
5.0
(2)
"I'd second Autokare. They seem very honest and knowledgeable."
"I’ve always used Autokare: Very knowledgeable and honest. They’ve been around for years."
#7
Thornes Lane Garage
5.0
(2)
"Thornes lane garage have so far never over charged me and more than once taken a look at an issue free of charge. Reception staff are lovely and very friendly."
"They repaired the brake light fault, so that the car could pass the MOT and didn't bollock me into spending a lot of money."
#8
Cambridge Vehicle Services
5.0
(2)
"Another vouch for CVS. Honest, reasonably priced and really high quality work."
"Cambridge Vehicle Services on Swann’s Road are absolute heroes. I’ve had a few things go wrong with my old Fiesta and they’ve always been upfront and even end up charging me less than they quoted for before."
#9
Whitchurch MOT
5.0
(2)
"Whitchurch MOT, best there is"
"Whitchurch MOT. Converted all my friends to there and none of us have ever been ripped off ir dissatisfied."
#10
Cambus
5.0
(2)
"Highly recommend Cambus MOT."
"Highly recommend Cambus Mot."
#11
Windsor Road Garage
5.0
(2)
"Just had fresh tyres put on at Windsor Road Garage - same price as blackcircles/Asda etc and am really happy with other work they carried out too."
"Windsor Road Garage in St Andrews has always been great for me."
#12
Ace MOT
5.0
(2)
"Ace mot in cathays . Can’t recommend them enough , squeezed me in for an mot at short notice and didn’t take advantage of the fact I’m a poor student."
"Ace MOT in Roath. Always had brilliant service in there."
#13
Fairwater Garage
5.0
(2)
"Fairwater Garage is amazing, Simon who owns it is a really genuinely nice guy who I trust implicitly."
"I take my cars and motorbike to the same one. Fairwatergarage in Fairwater obviously!!"
#14
Mo-Tech
4.5
(2)
"Are great."
"They seem to be quite well thought of."
#15
Bridge Garage
4.5
(2)
"I've always had good experiences with Bridge garage off of Dansom lane, I do a lot of my own work on my car and they've always been straightforward, no BS, and at a good price."
"M.O.T. was £45 and service £120."
#16
Canton Cross Motors
4.5
(2)
"Canton cross motors has always done me right family owned business that’s been there over 60 years"
"Canton Cross Motors are really good."
#17
Venture Tyres
4.5
(2)
"Venture tyres do MOTs. I've been going there for years. 10/10 garage."
"Venture tyres. Streetwise automotive."
#18
Spitfire
4.5
(2)
"Spitfire in Woolston! Amazing service and really reasonable too."
"Always had a good experience at spitfire"
#19
Halfords
4.5
(2)
"The Halfords on Anlaby road, absolutely fantastic guys there. They helped me massively and I always go back."
"I've always had mine done at halfords."
#20
Top Tread
4.0
(2)
"Seconding Top Tread, not far from Heeley really either."
"Top Tread has always been pretty good to us."
#21
Egerton Road Garage
4.0
(2)
"Very reasonable and really helpful."
"Very good and trust worthy."
#22
Stars Garage
4.0
(2)
"Stars garage are good- off Newport road"
"MOT £19 via Groupon."
#23
Watto's
4.0
(2)
"Wattos pal, in and out Saturday morning job 45quid can't beat it my mate"
"2nd this, really nice guy. Chat to him every time i go there"
#24
Beechwood Motor Company
5.0
(1)
"Top notch and will work on pretty much anything and everything."
#25
Hull Test Centre
5.0
(1)
"Hull Test Centre on Sculcoates Lane! My friend recommended this place and they are amazing!"
#26
Luccombe Garage
5.0
(1)
"Luccombe Garage on Redland road. Both really honest folks who never seemed to act like their focus was extracting money from my pocket."
#27
Dolbears
5.0
(1)
"Dolbears North Road - top blokes, good recommendations regarding how much needs doing or not."
#28
Ross Maitland Motor Engineers
5.0
(1)
"Used them for decades with no issues and they’ve even fixed other things like petrol mowers etc for me."
#29
FitnFix Auto
5.0
(1)
"Super friendly, reasonable on cost and if they make a saving on a part, its passed on to the customer"
#30
Central Garage
5.0
(1)
"Central garage in llandaf north are fantastic folks."
#31
E & P Garage
5.0
(1)
"E & P Garage. In ibrox but just through the tunnel and next to ibrox subway. They are class."
#32
Kingsway Service Station
5.0
(1)
"Kingsway Service Station. Cathcart Road. They ended up doing MOT for a bit below the lowest quote they gave me, very quick and straightforward."
#33
Queens Garage
5.0
(1)
"Check their reviews on Google and you won't find a better place."
#34
Niche Autos
5.0
(1)
"Niche Autos, now behind Domino’s at Chantry Bridge, used for nearly five years, friendly, honest and knows his stuff."
#35
Anderson's
5.0
(1)
"Anderson's for me , Beverley road. They have changed to And Sons now just off Newland. Only done one MOT at the new place but he's a very good guy and the old place have done bits and pieces for me for years."
#36
Queen Street Garage
5.0
(1)
"Never let me down in over 10 years, always at or below quoted price, always ready when he says it will be."
#37
Diamond Street Motors
5.0
(1)
"Diamond Street motors in Adamsdown. Mark is the nicest and most honest guy."
#38
Andys MOT
5.0
(1)
"I go to Andys MOT off bev Road. I know a little about cars enough to know he's never tried to rip me off."
#39
Hull Motor Care
5.0
(1)
"Hull Motor Care on Scarborough Street. My family has been using them for nearly 20 years! The work that they have carried out for me has always been excellent."
#40
Favell Mechanics
5.0
(1)
"Someone called favell mechanics in goxhill. Honestly top guy and often availability within a week."
#41
Victoria MOT
5.0
(1)
"Victoria MOT are brilliant, for MOT'S and other problems. My car was then MOT'd with any minor problems they found fixed by 1pm the same day."
#42
JD Service & MOT Centre
5.0
(1)
"I travel from Hornsea to go to JD Service & MOT Centre on St. Mark's Street, they've always been very reasonable and fast with any work that needs doing."
#43
Independent Garage
5.0
(1)
"Used independent for both our cars for the last decade. Can't fault them at all."
#44
Cardiff Council
5.0
(1)
"Cardiff council. Completely impartial, fair price and have a good facility."
#45
Queen's Park Garage
5.0
(1)
"The guy that runs that garage is a such a helpful soul. Got me out of a pickle once when my almost had no MOT."
#46
Hedge End Car Clinic
5.0
(1)
"Ollie who runs it is brilliant! Always a decent price and top service never had to go elsewhere."
#47
Dickies Autocentre Newton Bar
5.0
(1)
"My guys do a great job and only ever work needed I'll never Bull anyone into wasting their money on unnecessary repairs"
#48
Niche
5.0
(1)
"Just had a full service done at Niche in Wakefield near the Hepworth for £149. Really nice guys."
#49
Prestige Autos
5.0
(1)
"Went to school with Shaun & Pete top honest lads."
#50
Clive at Waldorf Way
5.0
(1)
"Clive at waldorf Way behind Sainsbury's off Denby Dale Road, is good on testing and not doing work if it doesn't need to be done."
#51
TPH Auto
5.0
(1)
"Depending where you are and how far you wanna travel, I use TPH Auto in Ossett. Always been spot on"
#52
David Palmer Garage
5.0
(1)
"These guys have been good to me"
#53
NG Motors
5.0
(1)
"NG Motors in Splott. Quick, friendly and affordable."
#54
In&Out Car Servicing
5.0
(1)
"Pretty transparent pricing and I've even had them tell me that work I thought I needed, wasn't needed. I would recommend them"
#55
Reading Auto Services
5.0
(1)
"Reading Auto Services are fair priced and will source any parts at the fraction of Halfords costs. The quality is good and have helped me solve many issues on my old car!"
#56
Marshal Volkswagen
5.0
(1)
"For VWs I use marshal Volkswagen Always been good and priced right"
#57
Reading Service Centre
5.0
(1)
"Reading Service Centre in Caversham, been going there for several years for service and MOT, excellent service and very fair prices."
#58
RA Engineering
5.0
(1)
"RA engineering near town. used them last month for servicing and brake pads and don’t think i ll ever be going back to halfords again. 10/10 would recommend"
#59
NKMOT
5.0
(1)
"Absolutely honest and really good service and will always do a deal. They will do anything on a car and will even suggest you buy parts yourself to keep prices down."
#60
T & M Motors
5.0
(1)
"The best garage we have found is T & M Motors on Arkwright Road."
#61
Airport MOTs
5.0
(1)
"Airport mots,awesome guy,great price x"
#62
EMG Motor Group
4.0
(1)
"I always used EMG motor group in Milton Road. 60£ for the MOT and in the last 3 years they asked me to change stuff only once."
#63
Rayments Garage
4.0
(1)
"I had a nice experience with Rayments Garage in Great Shelford, if you're that side of town. They're very honest and likeable chaps."
#64
E-Tech
4.0
(1)
"If you've got a VW/Audi/SEAT I'd recommend Ed at E-Tech in Pampisford."
#65
JP Autos
4.0
(1)
"Jp autos Saxon gardens. He's reliable with good prices and very good customer service."
#66
Sultas Autos
4.0
(1)
"Sultas Autos near Cardigan Fields just off Kirkstall Road have always served me right and were competitively priced."
#67
Troy Autopoint
4.0
(1)
"I quite like Troy http://www.troyautopoint.co.uk/"
#68
Wright and Shields
4.0
(1)
"If you can get to Bramley, Wright and Shields have a really good reputation. I've used them for a few bits."
#69
Shelby's
4.0
(1)
"Shelby's in Fulham are a decent bunch of helpful no-nonsense guys :)"
#70
Wimbledon Car Care
4.0
(1)
"Wimbledon Car Care have always been pretty good."
#71
Capital Cars
4.0
(1)
"Capital Cars were always very good."
#72
Wimbledon Town Garage
4.0
(1)
"He's never ripped us off, anyway!"
#73
VFMAuto
4.0
(1)
"This is my favorite place for any vehicle related things."
#74
Roadside Garage
4.0
(1)
"Roadside Garage in Heaton Moor is reliable, used them for years."
#75
John Delaney
4.0
(1)
"Not the cheapest, but always reliable and I didn't feel ripped off."
#76
Pantbach Automotive
4.0
(1)
"Pantbach Automotive in Whitchurch."
#77
TOMs
4.0
(1)
"MOTs @ TOMs in West Quay industrial estate gets my vote."
#78
Torque Garage
4.0
(1)
"Torque garage in Splott are reliable."
#79
Mason's
4.0
(1)
"Mason's in Splott."
#80
Council MOT Service
4.0
(1)
"Get your MOT from the council. They won't fail you on windscreen wipers just to sell you a £20 pair of wipers with £20 fitting fee because they dont do repairs."
#81
Kwik Fit
4.0
(1)
"I've used Kwik Fit on Prince of Wales Road for the last few years and would recommend them."
#82
ETB
4.0
(1)
"ETB on Penarth Road has usually been good to me. Good tyre and tracking services too."
#83
Arley Garage
4.0
(1)
"Arley garage near the arches are pretty good."
#84
Ablefit
4.0
(1)
"Ablefit on Muller Road are great for tyres, speedy and reasonably priced."
#85
Monico Garage
4.0
(1)
"Monico Garage, Llanisien."
#86
Protyre
4.0
(1)
"Protyre in Lawrence Hill. Tyres and MOTs. Have always been pretty good everytime I've used them."
#87
Independent MOT
4.0
(1)
"Independent MOT on Gillet street. Any of the local ones recommended here will probably be good if they specialise in MOTs."
#88
Brights
4.0
(1)
"I get great, fast, & affordable service from Brights on Filton Ave."
#89
Halfords Garage
4.0
(1)
"The Halfords garage in Filton is the only garage I’ve used not to issue me with loads of extra repairs and stuff."
#90
Graham Williams
4.0
(1)
"Always had good service from Graham Williams in Filton."
#91
Express Vehicle Services
4.0
(1)
"Express Vehicle Services on Dumballs Road."
#92
Bayside Garage
4.0
(1)
"Bayside Garage on dumballs road is my go-to! They're great."
#93
Cathays Motor Services
4.0
(1)
"Cathays Motor Services on Coburn Street is great."
#94
Lewis Motors
4.0
(1)
"I always use Lewis Motors on City Road. They've always been good for me."
#95
Stonecot Service Station
3.0
(1)
"Once used these guys years ago and they seemed ok"
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