10 Agincourt Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3EB
MOT test stations in Clacton on Sea
27 garages in Clacton on Sea (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 7 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.
Frinton Road, Thorpe Le Soken, Clacton on Sea, CO16 0HP
Unit 5 Brunel Business Centre, Enterprise Way, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4QW
Units 1 & 2 Brunel Business Centre, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4QW
177a Wellesley Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3QE
Hockley Business Centre, Valley Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4AG
Ford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3DS
Weeley Garage, Colchester Road, Weeley, Clacton on Sea, CO16 9JT
Unit 28 Sadds Yard, Skelmersdale Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 6BP
88 Oxford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3TH
Sea Valley Road, Valleybridge Road, Clacton-On-Sea, CO15 4AD
Colchester Road, Clacton on Sea, CO16 9AA
24 the Street, Little Clacton, Clacton on Sea, CO16 9LD
67 Frinton Road, Holland on Sea, Clacton on Sea, CO15 5UH
43 North Road, Great Clacton, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4DD
Unit A, Magnolia Centre, Telford Road, Gorse Lane Ind Estate, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4LP
60 Carnarvon Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 6QA
4 -6 Ford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3DS
Unit 4a (rear of Norwood), Bentley Road, Weeley Heath, Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 9BX
106 Oxford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3TH
Unit 1 Spring Valley Units, Stephenson Road, Gorse Lane Industrial Estate, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4XA
Allen Place, Ford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3DS
14 To 16 Agate Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 1RA
60 London Road, Clacton on Sea, CO16 9RB
Rear of 36 Oxford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3TB
107 Old Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3AL
179 Wellesley Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3QE
MOT results around Clacton on Sea
Cars and light vans tested in the CO (Colchester) postcode area failed 23.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.9 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 245,314 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.93% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.69% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.93% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.64% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 13,938 | 28.3% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 8,545 | 28.2% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,735 | 22.7% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,452 | 27.4% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,257 | 28.9% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,125 | 28.2% | 26.6% |
| Ford Kuga | 3,962 | 15.3% | 16.3% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,683 | 28.3% | 27% |
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 Clacton on Sea
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 26 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 7 |
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