101 To 109 Beacon Road, Chatham, ME5 7BP
MOT test stations in Chatham
13 garages in Chatham (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 5 of them can test motorcycles, and 4 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.
76 Luton Road, Chatham, ME4 5AB
110 the Brook, Chatham, ME4 4LB
Unit 3 Revenge Business Centre, Revenge Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8UD
Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME5 9SQ
271 To 287 Dale Street, Chatham, ME4 6QR
480 Maidstone Road, Bluebell Hill Village, Chatham, ME5 9QL
70 - 76 Luton High Street, Chatham, ME5 7LJ
Unit 6, Premier Business Park, Second Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5EQ
Second Avenue, Chatham, ME4 5AU
Snodhurst Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0TB
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, ME4 5XJ
Unit 1 Jenkins Dale, Chatham, ME4 5RD
MOT results around Chatham
Cars and light vans tested in the ME (Maidstone) postcode area failed 19.1% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.5 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 330,105 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.52% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.21% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.41% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 4.11% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,493 | 23.1% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 10,851 | 22.6% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 8,460 | 23.9% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,227 | 18.1% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,227 | 23.5% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,963 | 21.5% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,853 | 24% | 27.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 5,357 | 14.1% | 20.4% |
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 Chatham
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 5 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 5 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 4 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 12 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
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