21 Richmond Road, Romford, RM1 2DX
MOT test stations in Romford
36 garages in Romford (London, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 5 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.
144 London Road, Romford, RM7 9QL
Unit 7, Bernard Road, Romford, RM7 0HX
Jutsums Lane, Romford, RM7 0ER
Unit 4a, Avenue Industrial Estate, Southed Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0BY
376-382 Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 5TD
Unit 6 Crow Lane Industrial Estate, Crow Lane, Romford, RM7 0EE
Unit 1 the Parade, Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0EX
77 Balgores Lane, Gidea Park, Romford, RM2 5JP
226-232 Main Road, Romford, RM2 5HA
279-289 London Road, Romford, RM7 9NP
R/o 422-428 Whalebone Lane South, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6HP
20-28 London Road, Romford, RM7 9RB
A12 Colchester Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0GU
Unit 3, 178 Crow Lane, Romford, RM7 0ES
245-249 South Street, Romford, RM1 2BE
Cookes Corner, Wangley Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4BW
8 Avenue Industrial Estate, A(127) Southend Arterial Road, Gallows Corner, Romford, RM3 0BY
46-50 London Road, Romford, RM7 9QX
83 London Road, Romford, RM7 9QD
Whalebone Lane North, Romford, RM6 5QX
Hainault Road, Eastern Avenue West, Romford, RM5 3AD
R/o 154 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 6NT
Gallows Corner, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0EZ
Unit 6 Guardian Business Centre, Faringdon Avenue, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 8FD
134 London Road, Romford, RM7 9QU
55 Brentwood Road, Romford, RM1 2EU
Gallows Corner, A127 Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0DZ
R/o Ims House, Collier Row Road, Romford, RM5 2BH
Ashton Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 8UA
Units 4, 5 & 6 178 Crow Lane, Romford, RM7 0ES
Unit 1b Bernard Road, Romford, RM7 0HX
Gallows Corner, Southend Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0BX
Tonbridge Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 8BF
161-163 Victoria Road, Romford, RM1 2LX
16 Avenue Industrial Estate, Arterial Road, Romford, RM3 0BY
MOT results around Romford
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 Romford
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 5 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 5 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 35 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 5 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 7 |
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