Two Waters Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9BS
MOT test stations in Hemel Hempstead
28 garages in Hemel Hempstead (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 7 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.
233 London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9SE
Pudds Cross Industrial Units, Leyhill Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0NW
Unit B Riversend Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9AJ
Orchard Street, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9DT
Unit T2, Trinity Works, Bourne End Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2UJ
Woodlane End, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4SN
Galley Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3LD
London Road, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9SX
28 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BW
909 909 Paradise, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4TF
Fletcher Way, Highfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5SE
Redbourn Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7AZ
Unit 5, Macdonald Business Park, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7EB
501 London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9BQ
Leaside, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4PZ
Unit 12, Kents Avenue Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9XH
London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9SX
126 Bennetts End Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8DY
Unit 1 Manor Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9DW
194a Belswains Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9XA
1 St Albans Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9NG
Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7DF
Unit 4 Kenwood Farm, Harthall Lane, Pimlico, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8SD
The Garage, Pinecroft, Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8AW
559 London Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 2RE
Unit 6, 559 London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RE
Water End Garage, Leighton Buzzard Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BD
MOT results around Hemel Hempstead
Cars and light vans tested in the HP (High Wycombe) postcode area failed 18.8% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.8 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 298,691 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.24% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 5.83% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.46% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 4.26% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,980 | 23.3% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 9,734 | 18.2% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,654 | 25.2% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,462 | 23.8% | 27% |
| Ford Focus | 7,081 | 23% | 25.4% |
| BMW 3 Series | 5,085 | 18.4% | 19.8% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,065 | 23.8% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,787 | 24.4% | 27.6% |
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 Hemel Hempstead
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 27 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 7 |
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