13 Craddocks Parade, Lower Ashtead, KT21 1QL
MOT test stations in Lower Ashtead
One garage in Lower Ashtead (South East, England) is on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles.
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 Lower Ashtead
Cars and light vans tested in the KT (Kingston Upon Thames) postcode area failed 16.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 6.2 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 256,336 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 5.28% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.7% | 5.95% |
| Suspension | 4.57% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 3.39% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 9,111 | 17.7% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,700 | 16.4% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,425 | 20.8% | 27% |
| Honda Jazz | 6,153 | 11.5% | 19.5% |
| Ford Focus | 5,917 | 19.2% | 25.4% |
| MINI Hatch | 5,178 | 10.3% | 12.8% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,806 | 22% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 4,455 | 25.5% | 28.5% |
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 Lower Ashtead
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Leatherhead 11
- Epsom 15
- Tadworth 4
- Surrey 30
- Surbiton 10
- Worcester Park 3
- Gillingham 30
- Sutton 14
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