48 London Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9JR
MOT test stations in Gravesend
18 garages in Gravesend (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 5 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.
6a Saddington Street, Gravesend, DA12 1ED
Albion Parade, Gravesend, DA12 2RR
2 Vale Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9RE
9 Bentley Street, Gravesend, DA12 2DH
Brookvale Depot, Springhead Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8HW
Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2LY
Lion Garage, 301 Old Road East, Gravesend, DA12 1PW
Rear of 155 Vale Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8BX
The Sidings, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0LT
50 Singlewell Road, Gravesend, DA11 7PW
Units 3-8, Canal Industrial Park, Canal Road, Gravesend, DA12 2PA
Unit A, Crown Garage, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3JL
Red Street, Southfleet, Gravesend, DA13 9QJ
Unit 5 Robins Wharf, Grove Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9AX
Unit A Hever Court Road, Gravesend, DA12 5UQ
40 Overcliffe, Gravesend, DA11 0EJ
Watling House, 1 To 3 Pelham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0HN
MOT results around Gravesend
Cars and light vans tested in the DA (Dartford) postcode area failed 14.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 8.1 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 226,653 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 4.66% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.44% | 5.95% |
| Suspension | 4.27% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 3.12% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,204 | 19.6% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,740 | 19% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,546 | 18.5% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,440 | 18.6% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,408 | 18.4% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,222 | 13.8% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,144 | 18.3% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 3,584 | 13% | 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 Gravesend
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 18 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Northfleet 5
- Grays 20
- Strood 8
- Rainham 16
- Dartford 32
- Rochester 20
- Aveley 3
- Stanford Le Hope 3
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