Virdee Auto Centre, White Roding, Great Dunmow, CM6 1RG
MOT test stations in Great Dunmow
5 garages in Great Dunmow (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 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.
The Workshop, Crumps Farm, Little Canfield, Great Dunmow, CM6 1SR
Triumph Essex, Oak Industrial Park, Great Dunmow, CM6 1XN
Unit 3, Chelmsford Road Industrial Est, Great Dunmow, CM6 1HD
Unit 16, Oak Industrial Park, Chelmsford Road, Great Dunmow, CM6 1XN
MOT results around Great Dunmow
Cars and light vans tested in the CM (Chelmsford) postcode area failed 18.7% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.9 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 370,820 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.08% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 5.81% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.48% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 3.91% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 23,107 | 22% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 13,190 | 20.6% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 8,144 | 18% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,487 | 25% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,762 | 23.4% | 27% |
| Ford Kuga | 6,505 | 13.5% | 16.3% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,790 | 21.5% | 26.6% |
| Fiat 500 | 5,631 | 23.4% | 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 Great Dunmow
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 4 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
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