75 Whalebone Lane South, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1AJ
MOT test stations in Essex
79 garages in Essex (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 19 of them can test motorcycles, and 25 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.
Brooklands Garage, Thaxted Road, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2UT
The Moorings Garage, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3UB
Unit 3, Clipper Park, Thurrock Park Way, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7HG
Unit K, Chandlers Row, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2HG
8 Paxton Road, Gorse Lane Industrial Estate, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 4LR
5 Challenge Way, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2LY
10 Rectory Lane, Loughton, Essex, IG10 2RL
British Rail Car Park, Laindon Station, Laindon, Essex, SS15 6AB
9 High Street, Aveley, Essex, RM15 4BP
Units 12 & 13 Runwood Road, Charfleets Industrial Estate, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 0PL
Unit 1a, the Seedbed Centre, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3TQ
9 Featherby Way, Purdeys Industrial Estate, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1LD
Unit 3 Grove Farm, Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AJ
Aviation Way, Southend Airport, Southend, Essex, SS2 6UN
21 New Road, Rainham, Essex, RM13 8DJ
London Road, Fobbing, Essex, SS17 9HD
Unit A1 Wick Place Industrial Estate, Brentwood Road, Essex, RM14 3TL
Unit 21q, Hales Farm, Little Canfield, Essex, CM6 1TQ
107 Riverview, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, Essex, RM16 4BD
Unit 12, Enterprise Court, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3QS
187 - 191 Green Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1XR
714 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG6 1HU
128 Upminster Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6PL
462a Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 5HZ
Unit 4, K9 Industrial Estate, Ferry Lane, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9YH
Unit 1, 2 Edinburgh Place, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2DJ
Unit 16/17 Sadds Yard, Skelmersdale Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 6BP
Unit 1 Quest Park, Wycke, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6UZ
23 Buckwin Square, Burnt Mills Industrial Estate, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1BJ
44 Broton Drive, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1HB
781 High Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8RW
Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9TF
288 - 298 High Road, Romford, Essex, RM6 6EE
Wimpole Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2BZ
Westway, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3BH
Unit 6 Dukes Park, Edinburgh Way, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2GF
24 Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2HS
30 South Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2AR
102 High Garrett, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5NT
Unit 3, Beaver Road, Hainault, Essex, IG6 3UT
Unit 9 Wycke Hill Business Park, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6UZ
10/12 Springwood Drive, Springwood Industrial Estate, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
Unit 1, Arterial Park, Chelmsford Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7FY
Crossways Garage, Crossways Road, Jaywick, Essex, CO15 2NA
Unit 23 Stort Mill Industrial Estate, River Way, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2SN
Church Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5SH
18 Brunel Road, Gorse Lane Industrial Estate, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, CO15 4LU
2-8 Baynes Place, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QX
Units 3 & 4 Newlands End, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 6DU
14 Star Lane Industrial Estate, Great Wakering, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS3 0PJ
70 Bennetts Castle Lane, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 3XT
Unit 45, Parsonage Farm, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8TY
Unit 3, South Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2AR
Unit 1 Oakwood House, Tonbridge Road, Romford, Essex, RM3 8TS
1a London Road, Aveley, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 4XU
10 Wych Elm, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1QP
Oliver Road, Thurrock, Essex, RM20 3ED
249 London Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 9NB
Unit 10d Noakes Industrial Estate, New Road, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9EB
24 High Street, Chipping Ongar, Essex, CM5 9DZ
Unit 3 Globe Industrial Estate, Grays, Essex, RM17 6ST
45w Suttons Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6RJ
Unit 1, Northgate Park, Collier Row Road, Romford, Essex, RM5 2BG
248 Unit 2, London Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 9EL
Rear of 43-45 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex, RM6 6QJ
Unit C (2) Charfleets Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 OPQ
67 Vanguard Way, Vanguard Industrial Estate, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9QY
42 Springwood Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
Sudbury Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2BA
Unit 13, Halsford Bridge Industrial Estate, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9RB
Unit 2c Fifth Avenue, Bluebridge Industrial Estate, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2SZ
Oak Business Park, Wix Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO16 OAT
117 Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JU
29 - 31 Fingringhoe Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8EA
124 Bergholt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5AJ
Chapel Hill, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3QU
145-147 Beehive Lane, Gantshill, Ilford, Essex, IG4 5DR
623-630 Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge, Essex, IG8 8AF
MOT results around Essex
Cars and light vans tested in the RM (Romford) postcode area failed 12.8% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 9.8 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 250,617 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 4.07% | 6.95% |
| Suspension | 4.02% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 3.93% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 2.55% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 16,269 | 15% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 11,973 | 14.6% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,686 | 16.5% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,538 | 17.4% | 28.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 4,816 | 12.7% | 21.6% |
| Toyota Prius | 4,637 | 9.4% | 13.4% |
| Ford Kuga | 4,490 | 8.6% | 16.3% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,436 | 11.8% | 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 Essex
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 19 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 19 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 3 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 72 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 14 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 25 |
Nearby towns
- Chelmsford 52
- Billericay 11
- Chelmsford Essex 3
- Wickford 16
- Brentwood 14
- Basildon 33
- Ongar 3
- Rayleigh 11
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