Church Farm, Great Thurlow, CB9 7LG
MOT test stations in Great Thurlow
One garage in Great Thurlow (East of England, England) is on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
MOT results around Great Thurlow
Cars and light vans tested in the CB (Cambridge) postcode area failed 22.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 219,555 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.12% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 7.34% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.93% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 4.76% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 8,467 | 26% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,984 | 22.5% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 5,931 | 26.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,599 | 25.8% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 4,317 | 28.7% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,526 | 27.4% | 27.6% |
| Honda Jazz | 3,522 | 16.4% | 19.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,450 | 27.5% | 26.6% |
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 Thurlow
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Haverhill 8
- Newmarket 12
- Saffron Walden 12
- Sudbury 23
- Halstead 6
- Bury St Edmunds 66
- Cambridge 89
- Mildenhall 3
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