1 Coulsdon Road, Caterham, CR3 5NE
MOT test stations in Caterham
4 garages in Caterham (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
43 To 49 High Street, Caterham on the Hill, Caterham, CR3 5UG
Godstone Road, Caterham, CR3 6LH
405 - 407 Croydon Road, Caterham, CR3 6PP
MOT results around Caterham
Cars and light vans tested in the CR (Croydon) postcode area failed 14.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 8 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 209,272 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 5.02% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.42% | 5.95% |
| Suspension | 3.81% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 3.27% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 5,940 | 19% | 27.3% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,166 | 18.4% | 26.6% |
| Ford Focus | 5,041 | 18.6% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,032 | 14.8% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,027 | 20.5% | 28.5% |
| Toyota Yaris | 4,855 | 13.6% | 20.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,653 | 19% | 27% |
| Toyota Prius | 4,141 | 7.3% | 13.4% |
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 Caterham
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Coulsdon 9
- Oxted 3
- South Croydon 8
- Redhill 22
- Westerham 3
- Wallington 8
- Croydon 57
- Carshalton 7
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