Unit 12a and 12b, West Station Yard, Maldon, CM9 6TR
MOT test stations in Maldon
12 garages in Maldon (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 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.
Triangle Garage, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4HH
2 Hall Road, Great Totham, Maldon, CM9 8NN
Unit 2, Heybridge House Industrial Est, The Causeway, Maldon, CM9 4XL
Unit H & I Home Farm, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4NL
Unit 2, Triangle Garage, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4NL
West Street Garage, West Street, Tollesbury, Maldon, CM9 8RJ
Fullbridge, Maldon, CM9 4LE
Unit 12h West Station Yard, Spital Road, Maldon, CM9 6TR
Unit 8a West Station Yard, Maldon, CM9 6TR
West Station Road, Maldon, CM9 6TS
17 Station Road, Maldon, CM9 4LQ
MOT results around Maldon
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 Maldon
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 11 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Witham 10
- Chelmsford Essex 3
- Chelmsford 52
- Burnham on Crouch 5
- Hockley 4
- Rayleigh 11
- Wickford 16
- Rochford 8
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