Marlow Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, Bourne End, SL8 5NW
MOT test stations in Bourne End
4 garages in Bourne End (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 1 is approved for class 7 vans up to 3,500kg.
From the DVSA list published 30 Sep 2026. Ring ahead to book; prices are set by the garage, capped at £54.85 for a car.
Unit 7c Wessex Road Industrial Estate, Wessex Road, Bourne End, SL8 5DT
Station Road, Bourne End, SL8 5QF
Wessex Road, Bourne End, SL8 5DT
MOT results around Bourne End
Cars and light vans tested in the SL (Slough) postcode area failed 14.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 8.2 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 221,771 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 4.53% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 4.48% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.28% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 3.26% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,364 | 14.3% | 20.9% |
| Ford Fiesta | 7,277 | 18% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,077 | 18.2% | 27% |
| Ford Focus | 5,313 | 17.3% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,267 | 20.3% | 28.5% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,601 | 14.4% | 19.8% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,371 | 16.9% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,267 | 17.3% | 27.6% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
What they can test in Bourne End
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Beaconsfield 3
- Maidenhead 22
- High Wycombe 55
- Slough 43
- Bucks 7
- Windsor 7
- Amersham 4
- Langley 3
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