Oakbank Yard, 53 Nags Head Lane, Brentwood, CM14 5NL
MOT test stations in Brentwood
14 garages in Brentwood (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 6 are 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 6, Childerditch Industrial Park, Childerditch Hall Drive, Brentwood, CM13 3HD
Unit A1, Hubert Road, Brentwood, CM14 4JE
32 Tallon Road, Brentwood, CM13 1TH
2 Brook Street, Brentwood, CM14 5LU
Hi Ho Workshops, Wyatts Green Road, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, CM15 0PJ
Unit 1, 134 London Road, Brentwood, CM14 4NS
10 Tallon Road, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1TF
Bentley Garage, Ongar Road, Brentwood, CM15 9SB
481 Ongar Road, Brentwood, CM15 9JG
Unit C, Frieze Hall Farm, Coxtie Green Road, South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5RE
Unit 6, Kings Eight, St James Road, Brentwood, CM14 4LF
30 Rayleigh Road, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1AD
377 Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 9HZ
MOT results around Brentwood
Cars and light vans tested in the CM (Chelmsford) postcode area failed 18.7% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.9 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 370,820 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.08% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 5.81% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.48% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 3.91% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 23,107 | 22% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 13,190 | 20.6% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,144 | 18% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,487 | 25% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,762 | 23.4% | 27% |
| Ford Kuga | 6,505 | 13.5% | 16.3% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,790 | 21.5% | 26.6% |
| Fiat 500 | 5,631 | 23.4% | 27.2% |
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 Brentwood
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 13 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 6 |
Nearby towns
- Ongar 3
- Billericay 11
- Romford 36
- Hornchurch 7
- Essex 79
- Basildon 33
- Hainault 4
- Chigwell 3
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