95-103 Upminster Road South, Rainham, RM13 9AA
MOT test stations in Rainham
16 garages in Rainham (London, 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.
Unit A3-A5 Suttons Business Park, 136-138 New Road, Rainham, RM13 8DE
205 New Road, Rainham, RM13 8SJ
43 New Road, Rainham, RM13 8DR
Essex Pride Autos, Victory Road, Rainham, RM13 7RS
Unit 10 K9 Estate, Ferry Lane, Rainham, RM13 9YH
184a New Road, Rainham, RM13 8RS
Unit C10, Suttons Business Park, Rainham, RM13 8DE
Unit 9f, Salamons Way, Rainham, RM13 9UL
Unit 5, Cloverlay Industrial Park, Canterbury Lane, Rainham, ME8 8GL
184 New Road, Rainham, RM13 8RS
35-39 New Road, Rainham, RM13 8DR
201 - 207 Station Road, Rainham, ME8 7PS
High Street, Rainham, ME8 8AX
Unit 3 & 4, Blackwater Close, Rainham, RM13 8UA
Unit 6 ,fordview Industrial Estate, 71 New Road, Rainham, RM13 8ET
MOT results around Rainham
Cars and light vans tested in the RM (Romford) postcode area failed 12.8% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 9.8 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 250,617 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 4.07% | 6.95% |
| Suspension | 4.02% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 3.93% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 2.55% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 16,269 | 15% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 11,973 | 14.6% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,686 | 16.5% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,538 | 17.4% | 28.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 4,816 | 12.7% | 21.6% |
| Toyota Prius | 4,637 | 9.4% | 13.4% |
| Ford Kuga | 4,490 | 8.6% | 16.3% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,436 | 11.8% | 19.8% |
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 Rainham
| 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 | 16 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 5 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 7 |
Nearby towns
- Aveley 3
- Grays 20
- Erith 10
- Dartford 32
- Northfleet 5
- Crayford 7
- Belvedere 3
- Hornchurch 7
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