What MOT Class Is My Vehicle? Find Out

The government sets the maximum cost of an MOT per vehicle class. Current maximum MOT costs are show in the table below.

Vehicle Type
Vehicle class
Maximum MOT fee
Motorcycle (engine size up to 200cc) 1 £29.65
Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size up to 200cc) 1 £37.80
Motorcycle (engine size over 200cc) 2 £29.65
Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size over 200cc) 2 £37.80
3-wheeled vehicles (up to 450kg unladen weight) 3 £37.80
3-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight) 4 £54.85
Cars (up to 8 passenger seats) 4 £54.85
Motor caravans 4 £54.85
Quads (max unladen weight 400kg - for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw) 4 £54.85
Dual purpose vehicles 4 £54.85
Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats) 4 £54.85
Ambulances and taxis 4 £54.85
Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats) 4 £57.30
Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight) 4 £54.85
Class 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check 4a £64.00
Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats) 5 £59.55
Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats) 5 £80.65
Playbuses 5 £80.65
Class 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check 5a £80.50
Class 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check 5a £124.50
Goods vehicles (over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight) 7 £58.60

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