Formula One Autocentres Limited
Unit 3, 42 Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Chelmsford. Site number 1ALO57.
Unit 3, 42 Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
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 CM (Chelmsford) postcode area failed 18.7% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.9 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 370,820 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.08% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 5.81% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.48% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 3.91% | 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.
30 Robjohns Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
17 Robjohns Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3AG
Rodney Way, Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, CM1 3AF
17 Writtle Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3BS
3 Russell Way, Chelmsford, CM1 3AA