Unit 4 Steelfields, Owens Way, Gads Hill, Gillingham Kent, ME7 2RT
MOT test stations in Gillingham,kent
6 garages in Gillingham,kent (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
50a - 52 Gardiner Street, Gillingham,kent, ME7 1DW
Bailey Drive, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham Kent, ME8 0PZ
London Road, Rainham, Gillingham,kent, ME8 8PT
Grosvenor Road, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham ,kent, ME8 OSA
1 Ferndale Road, Gillingham Kent, ME7 2PD
MOT results around Gillingham,kent
Cars and light vans tested in the ME (Maidstone) postcode area failed 19.1% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.5 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 330,105 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.52% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.21% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.41% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 4.11% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,493 | 23.1% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 10,851 | 22.6% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 8,460 | 23.9% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,227 | 18.1% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,227 | 23.5% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,963 | 21.5% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,853 | 24% | 27.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 5,357 | 14.1% | 20.4% |
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 Gillingham,kent
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Chatham 13
- Rochester 20
- Strood 8
- Kent 55
- Sittingbourne, Kent 3
- Aylesford 15
- Sittingbourne 21
- Maidstone 48
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