70 Banstead Road, Carshalton Beeches, Carshalton, SM5 3NL
MOT test stations in Carshalton
7 garages in Carshalton (London, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles.
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.
46 St Andrews Road, Carshalton, SM5 2DY
118-132 High Street, Carshalton, SM5 3AE
Unit 6 Chantry Court, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, SM5 2DG
132 Stanley Park Road, Carshalton, SM5 3JG
292-300 Carshalton Road, Carshalton, SM5 3QB
99 Stanley Park Road, Carshalton, SM5 3HX
MOT results around Carshalton
Cars and light vans tested in the SM (Sutton) postcode area failed 15.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 7.1 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 69,061 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 4.98% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.74% | 5.95% |
| Suspension | 4.55% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 3.67% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 2,514 | 18% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 2,080 | 20.6% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 1,864 | 20.6% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 1,779 | 19.2% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 1,765 | 19.4% | 27% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1,680 | 14.9% | 20.9% |
| Toyota Yaris | 1,325 | 15.2% | 20.4% |
| Honda Jazz | 1,234 | 13.8% | 19.5% |
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 Carshalton
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 6 |
Nearby towns
- Wallington 8
- Sutton 14
- Morden 8
- Mitcham 21
- Croydon 57
- Worcester Park 3
- South Croydon 8
- Coulsdon 9
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