2 North Barrack Road, Walmer, Deal, CT14 7DS
MOT test stations in Deal
11 garages in Deal (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 3 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.
1/3 Deal Business Park, Minters Yard, Southwall Road, Deal, CT14 9PZ
Unit 1, Southwall Road Industrial Est., Southwall Road, Deal, CT14 9QB
67 Mill Hill, Deal, CT14 9EW
57 Gilford Road, Deal, CT14 7DH
Dover Road, Deal, CT14 7NX
Highway Auto Centre, Hacklinge, Sandwich Road, Deal, CT14 0AS
47 - 49 Queen Street, Deal, CT14 6EY
Water Street Garage, Water Street, Deal, CT14 6DJ
9 Park Avenue, Deal, CT14 9AL
Mongeham Road, Great Mongeham, Deal, CT14 9LL
MOT results around Deal
Cars and light vans tested in the CT (Canterbury) postcode area failed 24.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 238,572 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.82% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.33% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.94% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.44% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 9,714 | 29.2% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 6,205 | 28.7% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,059 | 29.2% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,966 | 24.2% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,080 | 28.6% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,239 | 29.4% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,729 | 28.4% | 27.6% |
| Fiat 500 | 3,707 | 26% | 27.2% |
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 Deal
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 11 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 3 |
Nearby towns
- Sandwich 8
- Dover 20
- Ramsgate 11
- Broadstairs 11
- Canterbury Kent 3
- Margate 14
- Canterbury 45
- Folkestone 24
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