Colchester Road, Coggeshall, CO6 1RP
MOT test stations in Coggeshall
2 garages in Coggeshall (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
9 Priors Way, Coggeshall Industrial Estate, Coggeshall, CO6 1TW
MOT results around Coggeshall
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 Coggeshall
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Witham 10
- Braintree 18
- Halstead 6
- Colchester 85
- Maldon 12
- Chelmsford Essex 3
- Sudbury 23
- Chelmsford 52
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