Merrydale Industrial Estate, Linford Road, Chadwell St Mary, RM16 4LQ
MOT test stations in Chadwell St Mary
2 garages in Chadwell St Mary (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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 4 Star Industrial Estate, Off St Johns Road, Chadwell St Mary, RM16 4AT
MOT results around Chadwell St Mary
Cars and light vans tested in the RM (Romford) postcode area failed 12.8% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 9.8 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 250,617 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 4.07% | 6.95% |
| Suspension | 4.02% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 3.93% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 2.55% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 16,269 | 15% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 11,973 | 14.6% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,686 | 16.5% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,538 | 17.4% | 28.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 4,816 | 12.7% | 21.6% |
| Toyota Prius | 4,637 | 9.4% | 13.4% |
| Ford Kuga | 4,490 | 8.6% | 16.3% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,436 | 11.8% | 19.8% |
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 Chadwell St Mary
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Grays 20
- Northfleet 5
- Gravesend 18
- Stanford Le Hope 3
- Rainham 16
- Aveley 3
- Dartford 32
- Strood 8
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