Halfords Autocentre
Units 1 - 4, Cheapside, Brighton, BN1 4GD
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Brighton. Site number 0796B0.
Units 1 - 4, Cheapside, Brighton, BN1 4GD
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the BN (Brighton) postcode area failed 27.8% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 5.2 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 373,174 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 10.07% | 6.95% |
| Suspension | 9.4% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 8.2% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 6.66% | 6.1% |
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.
9 Howard Terrace, Brighton, BN1 3TR
74 Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 4QG
71 Beaconsfield Road, Brighton, BN1 4QJ
77 Beaconsfield Road, Brighton, BN1 4QJ
154 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA