30 Central Road, Ramsgate, CT11 7SE
MOT test stations in Ramsgate
11 garages in Ramsgate (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test 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.
7-9 Cannon Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9SQ
Elizabeth Road, Ramsgate, CT11 8JA
157b Hereson Road, Ramsgate, CT11 7EL
2 West Cliffe Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9JW
9 Canterbury Road West, Ramsgate, CT12 5DY
Unit 24 Telegraph Industrial Estate, Minster, Ramsgate, CT12 4HY
13 Canterbury Road East, Ramsgate, CT11 0JX
Willsons Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9LZ
39 Margate Road, Ramsgate, CT11 7SU
Whitehall Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6BU
MOT results around Ramsgate
Cars and light vans tested in the CT (Canterbury) postcode area failed 24.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 1.8 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 238,572 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.82% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.33% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.94% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 5.44% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 9,714 | 29.2% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 6,205 | 28.7% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,059 | 29.2% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,966 | 24.2% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,080 | 28.6% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,239 | 29.4% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,729 | 28.4% | 27.6% |
| Fiat 500 | 3,707 | 26% | 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 Ramsgate
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
Nearby towns
- Broadstairs 11
- Margate 14
- Sandwich 8
- Deal 11
- Canterbury Kent 3
- Herne Bay 7
- Canterbury 45
- Dover 20
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