Unit 9-10 Glebeland Centre, Vincent Lane, Dorking, RH4 3HW
MOT test stations in Dorking
9 garages in Dorking (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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.
Unit 3 Rear of Fir Tree House, Horsham Road, Beare Green, Dorking, RH5 4QU
Vicarage Lane, Capel, Dorking, RH5 5LL
158-160 South Street, Dorking, RH4 2ES
The Old Coach House, Vincent Lane, Dorking, RH4 3HW
Unit C, Laundry Way, Capel, Dorking, RH5 5LG
The Workshop, Holmwood View Road, Mid Holmwood, Dorking, RH5 4HG
Station Road, Dorking, RH4 1HF
Unit 7, Curtis Road Industrial Estate, Dorking, RH4 1EJ
MOT results around Dorking
Cars and light vans tested in the RH (Crawley) postcode area failed 21.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.2 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 321,837 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 7.13% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.92% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.66% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 4.5% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 13,817 | 23.9% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 9,598 | 21% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 8,251 | 24.8% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 8,075 | 25.6% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,489 | 27.9% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,665 | 26.8% | 26.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 5,390 | 18.9% | 20.4% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,756 | 22% | 19.8% |
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 Dorking
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 8 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Gillingham 30
- Surrey 30
- Leatherhead 11
- Tadworth 4
- Redhill 22
- Horley 9
- Cranleigh 9
- Crawley 42
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